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Polish to English Translation
eVerbary turns Polish-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 Polish 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 Polish, 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. |
Full copy or abridged copy
Polish civil records are issued as an odpis zupełny (full copy), which reproduces the whole entry with every later annotation, or an odpis skrócony (abridged copy), which gives the main facts only. Offices in the United States usually want the full copy, because it names the parents and shows what changed since — a divorce, a change of name, a correction. Since 2015 the registry is national and digital, so a full copy can be ordered from any civil registry office (Urząd Stanu Cywilnego) in Poland, not only the one that made the entry.
Every annotation on a full copy is translated. See the Polish birth certificate page and the other Polish documents listed below.
Kowalski and Kowalska, ł and l
Polish surnames ending in -ski, -cki or -dzki change ending with gender, so a woman born Kowalska is the daughter of a man named Kowalski, and a family on one marriage record carries two forms of the same name. The translation keeps each form as written; it is not an error to be "fixed".
The letters ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź and ż are part of the spelling, and ł is a different letter from l. Names are reproduced exactly as issued, and where a US document already uses a stripped spelling we follow your passport or the spelling you give us and keep it consistent.
Old records, school certificates, police certificates
Records made before 1945 — parish registers and civil records from the partitions — are often in Latin, German or Russian rather than Polish, and we translate those too. Secondary school ends with the świadectwo dojrzałości (the matura); a degree comes as a dyplom with a supplement, graded from 2 to 5 at university (1 to 6 at school), translated as printed.
A Polish police certificate is a zaświadczenie o niekaralności from the National Criminal Register (Krajowy Rejestr Karny); its number and date are what an office checks, and both are kept exactly.
Documents from Poland
Each of these pages describes the document as Poland issues it — the authority, the format, the annotations and what offices in the United States ask for: Birth Certificate · Marriage Certificate · Divorce Decree · Criminal Record Certificate · 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 · Identity Card (Dowód Osobisty) · 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 Polish 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.
Do I need a full copy (odpis zupełny) or an abridged one?
Usually the full copy, because it shows the parents and every annotation. It can be ordered from any civil registry office in Poland.
My mother's surname ends in -ska and my father's in -ski.
That is how Polish surnames work. The translation keeps both forms as written.
My great-grandparents' records are in Latin or German.
Common for records before 1945. We translate those as well.
How much does Polish 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.