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Haitian Creole to English Translation
eVerbary turns Haitian Creole-language documents into certified English translations accepted by USCIS, courts, universities and employers across the United States. Professional human translators, flat $24.95 per page and a 100% USCIS acceptance guarantee.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, up to 250 words. No hidden fees.
100% USCIS acceptance
Every certified translation is guaranteed to be accepted by USCIS.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Price, speed and what is included
| How it works | |
|---|---|
| Price | $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, the same as every language paired with English. The signed certificate of translation accuracy, every stamp and seal, formatting and a PDF are included. No minimum. |
| Turnaround | Most orders are delivered within a few hours; 24 hours at most for one to three pages as standard. Expedited (+$4.99 per page) takes about half the time. Expedited Plus (+$9.98 per page) delivers one to three Haitian Creole pages in about 4 hours, for orders placed on a weekday between 8:00 AM and 4:59 PM Eastern. |
| Accepted by | USCIS, the NVC, courts, DMVs and other government agencies, universities, schools, credential evaluators such as WES and ECE, and employers in the United States — guaranteed, or your money back (terms). |
| Who translates | A professional human translator in the United States who works in Haitian Creole, never machine translation; a second reviewer checks it before delivery. |
| Notarization | Not needed for USCIS. When another office asks for it: $34.90 per order. |
| Paper copy | The certified PDF is included; a printed, signed copy by mail is from $19.95. |
Your certificate is probably in French, and that is fine
Almost every Haitian official document — birth, marriage and death records, judgments, school certificates, police records — is written in French, even though Haitian Creole is the language almost everyone speaks. Personal documents are the opposite: sworn statements, letters from relatives, declarations written for an asylum or family case and messages are usually in Creole. A Haitian file therefore routinely needs both, and we translate both at the same price and in the same order.
Haitian civil records are kept by the civil registrar of the commune and deposited with the Archives Nationales d'Haïti. Many people hold the commune's act, while foreign authorities often ask for the extract issued by the Archives (extrait des archives); it is worth checking which one before you pay for a translation. See the Haitian birth certificate and marriage certificate pages.
Late registrations and handwritten narrative acts
Many Haitian births were declared years after the fact, and the act says so: a late declaration (déclaration tardive) records who declared the birth, when, and on what basis. Older acts are handwritten paragraphs reciting who appeared before the registrar and what they declared, rather than a form with fields. Both are translated as written, and anything genuinely illegible is marked illegible instead of guessed.
Place names and personal names in two languages
Creole and French name the same places differently — Pòtoprens and Port-au-Prince, Okap and Cap-Haïtien, Gonayiv and Gonaïves — and statements written in Creole use the Creole forms. The translation gives the place in the form the document uses, with the familiar name where a reader would otherwise not recognize it.
Personal names drift between documents too: hyphenated or not (Jean-Baptiste, Jean Baptiste), with or without accents, sometimes in a different order. We follow your passport, or the spelling you give us, and keep it consistent across the whole file.
Creole statements for asylum and family cases
Written Creole has had a standard spelling since 1979, but people write the way they speak, often with French-influenced spelling or none in particular. A handwritten declaration or a letter from a relative is translated for what it says, faithfully and without polishing, with the translator's certification attached like any other document — see personal declarations and asylum translations.
Documents from Haiti
Each of these pages describes the document as Haiti issues it — the authority, the format, the annotations and what offices in the United States ask for: Birth Certificate · Marriage Certificate · Divorce Document · Certificate of Good Conduct · Academic Transcript · High School Diploma · University Diploma · Articles of Incorporation · Bank Statement · Death Certificate · Disability Certificate · Driver's license · Expert Report · Lease Agreement · Legal Separation · Medical Records · Name Change · National ID Card (CIN) · Passport · Paternity Acknowledgment · Power of Attorney · Property Deed · Vehicle Title.
How it works
Upload a photo or a scan of your document, pick the language pair and check out online. You never have to mail originals: a legible copy is all we need.
A professional human translator, never machine translation, translates the document word for word and mirrors the layout of the original. Every certified translation ships with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy that meets the requirements of USCIS, courts and universities.
Your translation is delivered digitally, usually within 24 hours for documents of one to three pages, and same-day delivery is available. If anything needs adjusting, we revise it.
Certified vs. standard translation
A certified translation is a word-for-word translation accompanied by a signed statement attesting to its accuracy and completeness. It is what official bodies require: USCIS, courts, universities and government agencies. Certified translations are $24.95 per page, where a page is up to 250 words.
A standard translation is the same professional human translation without the certificate, for when you only need to understand the content or for internal or informal use. It is billed at the same $24.95 per page of up to 250 words.
Frequently asked questions
Is a certified Haitian Creole translation accepted by USCIS?
Yes. USCIS asks for a complete English translation and the translator's certification that it is accurate (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)); every translation carries that signed certification, and acceptance is guaranteed or your money back.
My Haitian birth certificate is in French. Is that a problem?
No, that is normal: Haitian civil records are in French. We translate French and Creole documents alike, at the same price.
Should I get the commune act or the extrait des archives?
Foreign authorities often ask for the Archives Nationales extract. Check with the office or your attorney before ordering a translation of the one you have.
My act says it was a late declaration.
Very common for Haitian births. We translate the act as written, including who declared the birth and when.
Can you translate a handwritten letter in Creole?
Yes. Statements and letters are translated faithfully, as written, with the signed certification.
How much does Haitian Creole to English translation cost?
$24.95 per page of up to 250 words, the same as every other language, with the signed certification, the translation of every stamp and seal, and formatting included. Most certificates are one or two pages and come back within 24 hours.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.