Tagalog Translation Services
Tagalog documents are translated into English at DHCTranslations for $54 a document, with the signed certificate and the PDF included; past 400 words the charge is $0.12 per word. A page that is already partly in English is translated in full anyway, so the file reads as one document.
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For USCIS, US courts, WES, ECFMG and CGFNS.
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Tagalog documents we translate most often
Birth certificate
The PSA certificate, or an older local copy, with the registry number and any annotation the office added.
Marriage contract
The marriage certificate, with the solemnizing officer, the license number and the registry entry.
CENOMAR
The certificate of no marriage record from the PSA, which a fiancé or spouse petition asks for by name.
NBI clearance
The NBI clearance, with its reference number and the validity printed on the face of the certificate.
Academic transcript
Form 137 or a university transcript, with English marks and Filipino subject headings translated.
Diploma
The diploma and the certification of graduation, with the school and the course as recorded.
Driver's license
The LTO license, with the restriction codes, for a state DMV or an exchange application.
Passport
The data page and the machine-readable strip, set out as the passport prints them.
Medical records
Clinical abstracts, discharge summaries and laboratory results, with the hospital named.
Court documents
Decisions and orders, with the case number and the date of promulgation kept in place.
Affidavits
Sinumpaang salaysay and counter-affidavits, with the jurat and the certification details translated.
Barangay certification
A barangay certificate or clearance in Tagalog, with the captain's signature and the barangay seal.
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We translate document types that are not listed here. Send us the document and we will confirm the price before you order: [email protected].
What a certified Tagalog translation costs
Certified translations start at $54 per document: from $0.12 per word after the first 400 words into English, and from $0.14 per word for English into another language, with some pairs quoted higher.
Certification is the translator's signed statement, and it is included in the price.
A translation for USCIS, a US court or a US university is certified by the translator's signed statement, and nothing further is added to the quote.
$54
From, per document
$0.12+
Per word after 400, into English
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A simple route from a phone photo to a certified PDF prepared for the receiving authority.
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Certified PDF, often the same day when ordered before 4pm ET, with printed copies available on request.
- Certification page and translator credentials
- Layout, stamps and seals mirrored
- Certification wording the receiving body asks for
What comes with a certified Tagalog translation
A Tagalog order comes back with a statement of accuracy signed by the translator, and the certificate says which parts of the original were in Tagalog and which were already English.
What the certification includes
- Signed statement of accuracy: the translator's name, signature and date, their CIOL or ITI membership number, our company stamp and our contact details.
- Mixed pages: a Philippine record can open in English, turn to Tagalog in the body and close with an English jurat. The translation keeps that shape rather than flattening it into one language, so the reader can see which part was written in which.
- The mother's surname: a Filipino name carries the mother's maiden name as the middle name, and a US form asks for it in a box of its own. It is kept in the order printed and marked as the mother's, not passed off as a second given name.
- Certified PDF: the certified file is emailed at no extra cost, which is what a US filing accepts. A printed set can be arranged if a receiving body insists on paper, and is quoted per order.
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The Tagalog documents US applicants send
Philippine offices print some records in English, some in Tagalog, and a single page can carry both. The table below sets out which records arrive in Tagalog, what the page carries, and what the English does with it.
Barangay certification
- What usually appears
- A barangay certificate or clearance in Tagalog, signed by the barangay captain
- What we do with it
- Translated in full, with the barangay named and the signature described
Sworn statement
- What usually appears
- A sinumpaang salaysay, often partly in English, sworn in the Philippines
- What we do with it
- Translated whole, with the certification reference where it appears
Academic record
- What usually appears
- A Form 137 or transcript with English marks and Filipino subject headings
- What we do with it
- Every subject and mark translated, with the Filipino headings given in English
Court document
- What usually appears
- A decision or order with the court, the case number and the date of promulgation
- What we do with it
- Kept in the court's order, with the case number where the page prints it
A page that switches between the two languages is translated in one pass, so the reader sees one document rather than a patchwork. Where a Filipino term has no settled English equivalent, the English keeps the term and explains it.
What our clients say
Rated 4.9/5 from 314 verified reviews for USCIS submissions, court filings and credential evaluations.
“Both documents were translated together and my mother's maiden name as the middle name was explained in a note, which stopped the spouse visa being queried.”
Ana D.
“The annotation about my late registration was translated in full, which explained the date difference the caseworker had queried on my first application.”
Maria C.
“The clearance came back with the reference number and validity period clear, and the sponsorship paperwork was accepted without a follow-up.”
Jose R.
The certification, the price and the turnaround are the same for Tagalog documents sent from anywhere in the United States. Start with the page that matches what you need:
Frequently asked questions
DHCTranslations translates Tagalog pages into English at our US offices, and the translator signs the certificate that goes with them. Send the whole page, including a jurat or a seal, and name the office receiving it, so the English is arranged for that reader.
A document is $54, with the signed statement and the PDF included. Past 400 words the rate is $0.12 per word into English, and a Tagalog version of a US document is $0.14. Where a family file is sent together, the quote covers the words in all of it.
A page paid for before 4pm ET on a weekday is usually emailed back the same day. A set of barangay and civil records normally takes the next business day, and a court decision or a long school record is given a date when we quote.
Yes. USCIS wants every page in English with a certificate signed by the translator, giving competence, the date and contact details, which is the 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requirement. A partly English page is translated in full rather than left half done.
No, often not. Often not. A PSA birth or marriage certificate is printed in English and a US agency usually reads it as it stands, so check before ordering. The pages that do need work are the local ones: a barangay certificate, a Tagalog affidavit, a handwritten endorsement.
The certificate of no marriage record is issued by the PSA and states whether the person has any marriage on record. A fiancé or spouse petition asks for it by name, and it carries a validity period, so order it close to the filing date.
It is the mother's maiden name, not a second given name. It is kept where the page puts it and marked as the mother's surname, because a US form asks for it in a box of its own and a reader comparing the two needs to see the same name twice.
Yes. It is signed by the barangay captain and stamped with the barangay seal, and both are part of the page: the signature is described, the barangay is named, and a handwritten addition is translated rather than tidied away.
The National Bureau of Investigation clearance prints its own validity period on the face of the certificate. It is translated complete, and where the receiving office asks for a recent one, check the date before sending the scan to us.
No. A photograph of each page is enough if it is flat and the seal readable, and the reverse matters where an endorsement sits there. Originals stay with you, which is safer for a PSA certificate that is awkward to replace. The PDF comes back by email.
Yes, at $0.14 per word. Affidavits and powers of attorney are the usual orders, and the Tagalog is written as Filipino offices write it, so the document can be used there without a second translation.
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