Sinhala Translation Services
DHCTranslations translates Sinhala documents in the US, and the identity number is where a reader gets lost: a woman's card carries a day of the year that does not exist, because five hundred is added to it. A document costs $54, statement and PDF included.
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Sinhala documents we translate for US files
Birth certificate
The registrar general's certificate, with the district register number and the entry as recorded.
National identity card
Both sides of the card, with the number, the holder's name and the address as printed.
Marriage certificate
The registrar's entry, with the officiant, the witnesses and the district the marriage was registered in.
Death certificate
The death entry, with the informant, the recorded cause and the district register reference.
School certificate
A school leaving or examination certificate, with the subjects, marks and year as printed.
Degree certificate
The university degree, naming the faculty, the year of award and the class conferred.
Transcript
A transcript laid out course by course, with the credits and the grading scale beside them.
Police report
A police clearance or report, with the station, the reference and the period it covers.
Court papers
A court order or affidavit, with the case number, the parties and the date it took effect.
Medical records
Clinic letters, operation notes and vaccination entries, with a Sinhala diagnosis written out.
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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 Sinhala 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 Sinhala translation is checked for
A number that encodes a date in an unfamiliar way, and a name that shrinks between documents, are the two places a Sri Lankan file is doubted. The certificate explains both where they appear rather than in a covering note.
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 number is decoded once: the digits are copied exactly and the rule behind them is stated, including the addition that marks a woman's card, so no reader mistakes a valid number for a typo.
- The name is compared: where one document shortens a name that another prints in full, the certificate says which is which, so a shortened form is not read as a different person.
- 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 day that is not a day
A Sri Lankan identity number records the year of birth and the day of that year rather than the date, and for a woman five hundred is added to the day. So a card can read day 560 of a 365-day year, which looks like an error and is not: subtract the five hundred and the date appears. A US reader comparing that number with a written date needs the rule stated, or the two look like different people.
Birth certificate
- On the Sinhala document
- උප්පැන්න සහතිකය
- Issued by
- the divisional secretariat, from the registrar general's records
Marriage certificate
- On the Sinhala document
- විවාහ සහතිකය
- Issued by
- the registrar who solemnized it
Death certificate
- On the Sinhala document
- මරණ සහතිකය
- Issued by
- the registrar for the district
National identity card
- On the Sinhala document
- ජාතික හැඳුනුම්පත
- Issued by
- the department for registration of persons
Academic certificate
- On the Sinhala document
- අධ්යාපන සහතිකය
- Issued by
- the school or the university
Two further habits of Sri Lankan paperwork matter. A name often runs to four elements or more, and the identity card truncates what the birth certificate prints in full, so the same person appears shorter on one document than the other. And an older card carries nine digits followed by a letter rather than twelve digits, which is not a forgery but an earlier format, still in use for many holders.
What our clients say
Rated 4.9/5 from 314 verified reviews for USCIS submissions, court filings and credential evaluations.
“The clearance came back with the reference and issue date clear, and the visa application went through without a request for a newer one.”
Nadeesha F.
“The translator noticed the English column disagreed with the Sinhala spelling of my name and noted it, which is exactly what stopped my application being returned.”
Kasun P.
“A handwritten reference was transcribed and certified within 24 hours.”
Aisha B.
The certification, the price and the turnaround are the same for Sinhala documents sent from anywhere in the United States. Start with the page that matches what you need:
Frequently asked questions
DHCTranslations handles Sinhala documents in the US, including registrar general certificates, identity cards and university records, and each translation comes with a signed statement naming the translator.
Because a woman's number adds five hundred to the day of the year, so day 560 means day 60. Subtract the five hundred and the date is there; the card is correct and the addition is how the number records sex.
DHCTranslations charges $54 for a document up to 400 words, then $0.12 per word into English or $0.14 from English into Sinhala. The statement and the PDF are part of what is charged.
Because the card truncates a name that runs to four elements or more, while the certificate prints it in full. Both name one person, and the translation says which document carries the fuller form.
No. That is the earlier format, and it remains valid for holders who were issued one. Both the older and the newer numbers are copied as printed, with the format named.
The Sinhala entries, since that is what the registrar wrote. Where an English column differs, the difference is recorded instead of being resolved silently.
Yes, and it is handled as its own language rather than treated as a version of Sinhala. Families in Sri Lanka often hold papers in both, and the certificate names which language each page uses.
USCIS takes the full English text with a translator's signed statement, both of which are supplied with the order. Send the certificate as issued, including the register number.
The certificate and the transcript are translated subject by subject, with the Sri Lankan grading noted where the school or university used it, so the evaluator makes the comparison.
Yes. DHCTranslations charges $0.14 per word from English into Sinhala, written by a native speaker rather than adapted from Tamil.
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