Passport and ID Document Translation
The identification page translated as printed, including the passport number, the issuing authority, the dates of issue and expiry and the machine-readable zone at the foot of the page. Stamps and visas are translated when they are part of what you were asked to show. From $54 per document.
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Certified Translations
For USCIS, US courts, WES, ECFMG and CGFNS.
Quote Response
Same-day certified PDF delivery available for most documents ordered before 4pm ET.
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Prepared For Submissions To US Agencies & Credential Services
*Authority names are referenced as industry benchmarks of compliance. All official translation orders are processed directly through DHCTranslations.
What a Certified Passport Translation Includes
An officer compares the translation with the passport open beside it, so the layout is followed rather than reorganized. Where a page carries a visa or an entry stamp that matters to the case, it is translated on the same sheet.
What the translation covers
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Bio Page: surname and given names, nationality, date and place of birth, passport number, issuing authority and the dates of issue and expiry.
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Machine-Readable Zone: the two lines of code at the foot of the page are reproduced as printed and left untranslated, because a reader scans them rather than reads them.
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Stamps and Visas: entry stamps, residence permits and visas are translated where they form part of the evidence, with the date and the port of entry preserved.
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Signature and Photograph: the signature is described rather than imitated, and the position of the photograph is noted so the page can be matched to the original.
Before you order
What you were asked to show decides which pages are translated.
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Which Pages: a USCIS filing may need the bio page alone, while a background check can run to every stamped page, so send what the request names.
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Previous Passports: an expired passport is translated as its own document, and the two are often filed together to show a continuous travel history.
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Names and Numbers: the passport number and the name spelling are carried through exactly, since a single transposed digit sends a file back.
Photograph the page flat, whole page in frame, with the machine-readable zone legible.
Certified for
Prices are per document and start at $54 — see what a translation costs.
Three Steps From a Passport to a Certified Page
The page is read, priced and signed, and the layout stays where it was.
Send the open page
Photograph the bio page flat, then any stamped page the request names, and say which office is asking for it.
- The bio page, fully in frame
- Every page the request names
- The office asking for it
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Receive the matched layout
Each translated page sits beside its original in the file, which is how a consular officer or a registrar checks it without hunting.
- Each translation beside its original
- Signed translator statement
- The machine-readable zone as printed
Documents Filed With a Passport
Birth Certificate
A birth certificate, filed with the passport to establish identity and citizenship.
Immigration Documents
Affidavits, sponsor letters and other papers that travel with the passport.
Certified for USCIS
The regulator page for USCIS work, with the wording that office expects.
All Document Services
The complete list of document types, with the receiving body named.
Can't find your specific document type?
We translate document types that are not listed here. Send us the document and we will confirm the price before you order: [email protected].
Most frequently requested languages we translate
These are the languages our clients ask for most often, but they are only a fraction of what we cover. We translate 200+ language pairs, so if yours is not listed, just ask.
What our clients say
Rated 4.9/5 from 314 verified reviews for USCIS submissions, court filings and credential evaluations.
“Needed a 5 page translation done from German to English, contacted them Friday evening and the translation was completed and in my inbox by Monday morning, signed and certified. Done at a very good price and to a high standard, definitely my go-to translation agency.”
Peter Muller
“The birth certificate arrived with the register entry and the district translated, and the surname forms explained beside the passport spelling.”
Sinéad M.
“The diploma and its annex kept the subject list and marks, and the patronymic note stopped the university filing my father's name as a middle name.”
Karen A.
Frequently asked questions
DHCTranslations translates passport bio pages and stamped pages from a New York base and emails a certified PDF with a signed translator statement, for USCIS filings, school applications and background checks.
The price at DHCTranslations starts at $54 for up to 400 words and rises at $0.12 per word into English or $0.14 per word into another language. A passport with several stamped pages is quoted on the whole set, not per sheet.
No. The two lines of code at the foot of the bio page are left exactly as printed, because a scanner reads them. The translator records that the zone is present rather than turning it into words.
Only the pages you were asked to show. A request that names the bio page alone is quoted for one page, and a request for the full travel history is quoted once the stamped pages have been counted.
The translation goes with your passport and never replaces it, and no translation company can vouch for who is holding the document. Offices that ask for a translated bio page read it beside the original.
Yes. Expired passports are translated as their own document and are commonly filed beside a current one, because the older stamps are what show a continuous travel history.
They are translated where they are part of the evidence, with the visa number, the issuing post and the dates kept in place. A residence permit issued as a separate card is treated as its own document.
Often yes, because the English field names sit beside entries written in another language. Send the page and we will say whether a translation is needed before anything is charged.
A bio page approved before 4pm ET is usually sent by DHCTranslations the same day. A passport with a run of stamped pages takes about one business day, and the date on your quote is the estimate we hold to.
No. We translate the page and certify the translation. Copying or certifying the identity document itself is not a service we offer, and doing so would not make the translation certified either.
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