Latin Translation Services
DHCTranslations translates Latin documents in the US, and the thing that unsettles a reader is the name: Latin changes a name's ending to show its place in the sentence, so one person appears in three forms on a single page and looks like three people. A document costs $54, statement and PDF included.
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Latin documents we translate for US files
Birth certificate
A register entry or testimonial, with the names resolved to a single English form.
Marriage certificate
The marriage entry, with the parties, the witnesses and the date recorded.
Baptismal certificate
The parish entry, with the godparents named and the register page identified.
Ordination and ministry papers
Papers conferring orders or office, with the diocese and the date named.
Degree certificates
The diploma, with the Latin title given in full and the awarding body named.
Study testimonials
Records of study, with the courses, the grades and the years as the institution set them.
Deeds and instruments
Older instruments and deeds, with the parties, the property and the witnesses in order.
Parish register entries
Entries copied from a register, with the page reference and any marginal note described.
Academic and civic honors
Citations and honors, with the formula translated as it stands and the body named.
Court and curial documents
A decision or a decree, with the case reference, the parties and the authority named.
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What a certified Latin 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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What a certified Latin translation is checked for
An officer comparing a certificate to a passport needs to know that the differences on the page are grammar, and that the translation has already resolved them.
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.
- The names are reconciled: every form of a name on the page is tied to one English rendering, with a note that the variation is grammatical, so a reader is not left to work out which of three strings is the person.
- The formula is rendered, not rewritten: the fixed wording of the certificate is translated as it stands rather than tidied into modern prose, because an officer is checking the document against the form it was issued on.
- 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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One person, three endings
A Latin certificate names the same person several times and does not spell the name the same way twice, because the ending carries the grammar rather than the identity. A reader matching the page against a passport sees one form that matches and two that do not, and concludes something is wrong. The translation resolves each to a single English form and states which it used.
Birth certificate
- On the Latin document
- testimonium nativitatis
- Issued by
- the parish, or the civil registry
Marriage certificate
- On the Latin document
- testimonium matrimonii
- Issued by
- the parish, or the civil registry
Baptismal certificate
- On the Latin document
- testimonium baptismi
- Issued by
- the parish that holds the register
Ordination certificate
- On the Latin document
- testimonium ordinationis
- Issued by
- the diocese, or the religious institute
Degree certificate
- On the Latin document
- diploma
- Issued by
- the university that conferred it
Three features of a Latin document need explaining in the US. A name appears in more than one grammatical form on the same page, and the forms are the same person rather than variants of a spelling. The wording is a formula fixed by the issuing body, so the same phrases recur across dioceses and universities and a translation renders them rather than paraphrasing. And the degree titles are Latin names for qualifications that a US reader has no frame for, so each is given in full with the awarding body named.
What our clients say
Rated 4.9/5 from 314 verified reviews for USCIS submissions, court filings and credential evaluations.
“Roman numerals in the marks column were converted with the originals printed alongside, which is what the university registrar asked for.”
Peter L.
“The 1890s register entry used abbreviations I had never seen, and the translation expanded each one and kept the original beside it.”
Clare D.
“The conferral formula and the summa cum laude class were translated clause by clause, and the admissions office could match it to their own template.”
Thomas W.
The certification, the price and the turnaround are the same for Latin documents sent from anywhere in the United States. Start with the page that matches what you need:
Frequently asked questions
DHCTranslations translates Latin documents in the US, covering diplomas, study testimonials, baptismal and marriage entries, ordination papers, deeds and curial decisions, each with a signed statement.
Because Latin changes a name's ending to show its part in the sentence, and a certificate names the person in several places. Each form is the same person, and the translation ties them to one English rendering.
DHCTranslations charges $54 for a document up to 400 words, then $0.12 per word into English or $0.14 from English into Latin, with the statement and PDF included.
The title is given in full rather than shortened, and the awarding body is named beside it. Whether it equates to a US degree is a question for a credential evaluator rather than for the translation.
In some filings a parish entry is accepted where a civil record does not exist, and in others it is supporting evidence only. The translation renders it as a parish record, with the register page identified, so it is not mistaken for a civil certificate.
They are reproduced as printed and given in Arabic figures beside them, since a date in numerals is easy to misread by a year and an officer should not have to check arithmetic.
A translation is accepted when the full text is present and the translator has signed for it, and both travel with the order. Send the document as issued, with any seal or signature visible.
Usually. Register hands from different centuries vary a great deal, and where a word cannot be read with confidence the translation marks it rather than filling the gap with a guess.
Yes. Documents from earlier centuries use forms that classical dictionaries do not carry, and the translation follows the page rather than correcting it to a classical standard.
Yes. DHCTranslations charges $0.14 per word from English into Latin, written by a translator who works in the language rather than running an English text through a converter.
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