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Certified translation sample, annotated: every order is two parts, the complete English translation of your document and the signed Certificate of Accuracy, and both are shown below the way they arrive. All names and numbers in the sample are fictional.

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Part 1: the translated document

What does a certified translation look like? Like your original, in English. Here is a Brazilian birth certificate (certidão de nascimento) the way we deliver it, with the details that decide acceptance numbered.

Certified translation from Portuguese

Birth Certificate

Certidão de Nascimento, full content (inteiro teor)

Registry office2nd Civil Registry Office of Natural Persons, São Paulo, SP1
Book / Page / EntryBook (Livro) A-042 · Page (Folha) 118 · Entry (Termo) 35.6172
Full nameMARIA EXEMPLO DA SILVA
Date of birthMarch 12, 19903
ParentsJosé Exemplo da Silva and Ana Modelo da Silva
Seal[Round seal of the registry office. Text: 2º Ofício de Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais, São Paulo, SP]4
Back of documentMarginal note (averbação): given name corrected by court order dated June 3, 2015. [Signature: illegible]5
  • 1Every field is translated, including the registry header most people skip past.
  • 2Registry numbers are copied exactly as written. They are how Brazil identifies your record, so they are never rounded or reformatted.
  • 3Dates are rendered in the format a US officer expects, with nothing ambiguous left in day-month order.
  • 4Stamps and seals are described in brackets, with the readable text inside them translated. A missing seal description is a completeness defect.
  • 5The averbação on the back is translated too. Skipping the back page is the most common reason a translation triggers an RFE.

Part 2: the signed Certificate of Accuracy

This page is what makes the translation certified. The wording tracks 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3): complete, accurate, and signed by a competent translator.

Certificate of Translation Accuracy

I certify that I am competent to translate from Portuguese to English, and that the above translation of the attached document, Certidão de Nascimento, is, to the best of my knowledge and ability, a complete and accurate translation from Portuguese into English.

TranslatorIvy (her full legal name appears on your certificate)
SignatureSigned by hand on every order
DateThe day your order is delivered
ContactIncluded on the certificate

Get yours looking exactly like this

This is the everyday product: $19 a page, one page being up to 250 words, delivered within 24 hours with the certificate attached and the USCIS acceptance guarantee behind it. Whether it is a birth certificate, a marriage certificate, or any other Portuguese document, send a photo and this is what comes back.

Your translation is handled and signed personally by Ivy, a native Brazilian Portuguese speaker, and it comes with the signed Certificate of Accuracy USCIS requires under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3).

Questions

Common questions

Can I copy this format and certify a translation myself?

The format is not secret and never was: USCIS publishes the requirement, not a template. The catch is not the layout, it is the signature: whoever signs the certification takes responsibility for every word being complete and accurate. If you are weighing that, read can I translate my own document for USCIS first.

Does a certified translation need letterhead or a notary stamp?

No. USCIS requires the complete translation and the signed certification, nothing about letterhead, and notarization is not required either. Companies that dress the page up in seals are selling the look, not a requirement.

Will my translation match my document's layout?

Yes. We format the translation to mirror your original, so the officer can hold the two side by side and find every field in the same place. Tables stay tables, margin notes stay in the margin, and seals are described exactly where they sit.

What does the translation of a stamp or seal look like?

A bracketed description in the spot where the stamp appears, with any readable text inside it translated, like the seal line in the sample above. Anything genuinely unreadable is marked illegible rather than guessed at. That is what the completeness rule expects.

Does the certificate carry a real signature?

Yes. Ivy signs every Certificate of Accuracy herself, with her full legal name, the date, and contact details, on every order. The sample above shows placeholders only because this page is public.

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