Khmer Translation Services
A certified Khmer to English translation at DHCTranslations starts at $54 per document, with the translator's signed certificate and the PDF included, then $0.12 per word past the first 400 words. Khmer names are carried into passport order, Buddhist-era years are converted with both dates shown, and every file closes with the signed statement.
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For USCIS, US courts, WES, ECFMG and CGFNS.
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Khmer documents we translate most often
Birth certificate
Registered at a sangkat office and countersigned at khan level, with the entry number kept.
Marriage certificate
The sangkat record, with the witness names and the register number as printed.
Family book
The family book translated cover to cover, with each member and their relationship.
Residence certificate
The residence certificate, with the household address and the issuing commune named.
Criminal record
The Cambodian criminal record, with its reference and date of issue as printed.
Baccalaureate
The national school certificate, with each subject and grade as issued.
Degree and transcript
The degree with its transcript, credits and grades as printed, for WES or NACES.
Passport and ID
The biographical page with the machine-readable zone reproduced, and the name order explained.
Medical report
Hospital reports with the stamp described in brackets and the diagnosis written out.
Bank statement
Statements from Cambodian banks, with every figure and every date intact.
Employment contract
The contract, with the role, the salary and the term as written.
Court documents
Court papers with the case number and the hearing date kept in their original order.
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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 Khmer 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
How It Works: 3 Steps to a Certified Translation
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 a Khmer order arrives with
A Khmer file closes with a signed statement of accuracy carrying the translator's name, the language pair and the date, and the sangkat that issued each paper is identified on it.
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.
- Every household line: a family book is translated from cover to cover, including members who are not the applicant and the relationship each one bears to the head of the household.
- Name order made explicit: Khmer puts the family name first, so a form expecting given name first would invert it; the translation marks which element is the surname rather than leaving it to guesswork.
- 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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Khmer script, sangkat seals, family books
Cambodian identity papers are made at sangkat level and countersigned at khan level, and the script runs without gaps between words, so a line is read by its structure rather than by its spacing. Each record below is given with the Khmer wording it carries.
Birth certificate
- On the Khmer document
- សំបុត្រកំណើត, with the sangkat stamp and the entry number
- What we do with it
- Translated in full, with the register number kept and the countersigning office named
Family book
- On the Khmer document
- សៀវភៅគ្រួសារ, one household with a line for each member
- What we do with it
- Every member translated, with the relationship to the head of the household stated
Marriage certificate
- On the Khmer document
- សំបុត្ររៀបការ, with the witness names and the registrar's signature
- What we do with it
- Witness names and the date of registration left where they are printed
Residence certificate
- On the Khmer document
- សំបុត្រស្នាក់នៅ, recording the address of the household
- What we do with it
- Address set in the order a US reader expects, with the Khmer line shown beside it
A family book covers a household while a birth certificate proves one person inside it, and an agency given one usually asks for the other. Khmer numerals are converted to Western digits with the original kept in brackets, since a register number that changes shape cannot be matched to a form.
What our clients say
Rated 4.9/5 from 314 verified reviews for USCIS submissions, court filings and credential evaluations.
“The commune certificate had a handwritten register number and a stamp that had partly faded, and the translator described the stamp instead of guessing which office it was.”
Sophea M.
“The family book listed eight people with their relationships, and all of it was translated, which settled a query about my brother's place in the household.”
Chanthy S.
“A handwritten reference was transcribed and certified within 24 hours.”
Aisha B.
The certification, the price and the turnaround are the same for Khmer documents sent from anywhere in the United States. Start with the page that matches what you need:
Frequently asked questions
DHCTranslations prepares certified English versions of Khmer records in the US, working from scans sent through our secure upload. Sangkat certificates, family books, criminal records and university papers are all handled, and the finished PDF arrives with a signed statement.
One document is $54, covering the translation, the signed certificate and the PDF. Past the first 400 words the rate is $0.12 per word into English, and English into Khmer is $0.14 per word. A household set of a family book plus certificates is quoted as a single total.
Most Khmer documents confirmed with cleared payment before 4pm ET are emailed the same weekday. A family book with several certificates usually takes one business day, and a long court or medical file is given a date in the quote rather than an estimate.
Yes. Yes. USCIS reads the English and the translator's signed statement of competence, which 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires, rather than any register of approved translators. Our statement carries the translator's name, the date and our contact details, and the Khmer original is translated page for page.
Khmer places the family name first, so the translation labels the surname and the given names instead of relying on position. Where a passport or an earlier US filing fixes an order, that order wins, and the Khmer spelling appears beside the English at first use.
Yes. A Cambodian record may give the year in the Buddhist Era, which runs 543 years ahead of the Gregorian count. Both years are shown, the Gregorian first, with the original figure in brackets so a reader can check the conversion against the page.
A household register held by a family, listing each member with a birth date and a stated relationship to the head of the household. For US family petitions it is often the only paper linking parents to children, which is why every line is translated and not just the applicant's.
Yes. Khmer is written without spaces between words and without capital letters, so a handwritten sangkat entry is read against the printed form around it. Faded stamps are described in brackets rather than guessed at, and text that has bled through a carbon copy is noted.
No originals are needed. Scan every page, including the family book cover and each page carrying an entry, and the certified PDF returns by email. Printed sets are quoted on request and go by USPS tracked, with postage stated before you pay.
Yes. Papers from Khmer families who settled in Vietnam or Thailand, and Khmer Krom records from the Mekong Delta, are accepted as they come. The issuing office is named on the translation, because a sangkat stamp and a khan countersignature carry different weight.
Yes, at $0.14 per word. Contracts, manuals and letters are the usual work, and a certified Khmer version of a US document can be issued where the recipient accepts the translator's signed statement.
Yes. The record is translated complete, with its reference number, the date of issue and the office behind it, since US agencies compare that reference with what the applicant wrote on the form.
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