Certified translation for USCIS: the complete guide
If you're filing documents in another language with USCIS, they must be accompanied by a certified English translation. This guide explains what the rule requires, which documents need translation, and how to get yours — from $20 per page, with an acceptance guarantee.
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What USCIS requires from a certified translation
Every Swornly translation fully meets USCIS requirements for foreign-language documents:
Certification statement
Includes the translator's statement with name, signature, and attestation of competence to translate from the source language.
Complete and accurate
We translate everything — stamps, seals, signatures, and annotations. Nothing is left out.
Same layout as the original
The translation mirrors the document's structure so the USCIS officer can compare it easily.
Done by a human translator
Certified human translation — we don't use machine translation as the final product.
Which documents need translation?
The need varies by process (green card, Adjustment of Status, citizenship, family petition), but the documents below are the most requested. Click to see the details of each:
birth certificate criminal background check marriage certificate diploma and transcript divorce certificate vaccination record passport bank statement death certificate
How it works
- Send the document. Upload a photo or PDF — you get an instant quote, by page count.
- Pay securely. Card or Zelle. From $20 per page.
- Receive the certified translation. Delivered by email, ready to file with USCIS.
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