Notarized translation · Add-on
Notarized translations, without a trip to the notary.
Add notarization to any certified translation at checkout. A Verdacert officer swears to the translation's accuracy in an affidavit, a commissioned US notary notarizes it over a recorded video session, and you receive the notarized PDF, usually within three business days after the certified PDF. $29.95 covers every document on the order.
HOW IT WORKS
How a notarized translation is made
- You order. Upload your documents, choose a speed, and tick Notarization in the add-ons step of the order form.
- We certify. Your certified translation is delivered as a PDF on the speed you chose, as on every order. You can use it right away wherever notarization isn't required.
- An officer swears to it. A Verdacert officer signs an affidavit attesting to the translation's accuracy, and a commissioned US notary notarizes it over a recorded video session.
- You receive the notarized PDF. One for each document: the certified translation with the notarized affidavit attached, emailed to you usually within three business days after the certified PDF.
WHAT IT PROVES
What a notary adds, and what it doesn't
A notary checks who signed the affidavit, watches them sign and applies a seal. The notary doesn't read the translation or vouch for its accuracy: that is what the certification does. Notarization proves the person named on the affidavit really signed it.
So the translation is the same either way. Order notarization when the office you're sending it to asks for it, and skip it when it doesn't.
WHO ASKS
Who asks for a notarized translation
- USCIS: no. A certified translation is the whole requirement.
- Immigration court (EOIR): no. A certified translation with the translator's statement of competence and accuracy is enough.
- State courts and state agencies: sometimes. Rules vary by state and by court, so check the filing instructions or ask the clerk.
- DMVs, schools and employers: usually a certified translation; a few ask for notarization.
- Universities and credential evaluators: usually a certified translation. Check the evaluator's requirements for how it must be sent.
- Foreign consulates and documents going abroad: often, and sometimes an apostille on top of it.
What a notarized translation costs
The translation is priced per page. Notarization is one price for the whole order, because one notary session takes every document's affidavit.
| Price | What it covers | |
|---|---|---|
| Certified translation | From $22.95/page | 48 hours at Standard, 24 at Express, 14 at Rush. Legal and other complex documents are $32.95/page. |
| Notarization | $29.95 an order | Every document on the order, each with its own notarized affidavit, as a PDF. |
| Signed hardcopy (optional) | From $9.95 plus postage | The certified translation printed, signed in ink and mailed. It isn't the notarized copy. |
| Apostille, for use abroad | $149.95 a document | An ink notarization in Pennsylvania and the state's apostille, mailed with the hardcopy. Includes the notarization. |
Your exact total, add-ons included, shows on the order form before you pay.
CHECK FIRST
Three things to check before you order
- Will it take a PDF? The notarized translation is an electronically notarized PDF. A mailed hardcopy is the ink-signed certified translation, not a notarized one: an online notarization has no paper original. If the office insists on paper with an ink seal, ask whether it accepts an electronically notarized document.
- Whose signature? The affidavit is signed by a Verdacert officer, not by the individual translator. If an office requires the translator's own signature to be notarized, check with it before ordering.
- Whose translation? We notarize our own certified translations. We can't notarize your original document or a translation someone else made.
Notarized translation, answered
Q.01How much does a notarized translation cost?
The certified translation is priced per page, from $22.95 at Standard. Notarization adds $29.95 to the whole order, however many documents it has. The order form shows the exact total before you pay.
Q.02How long does a notarized translation take?
Your certified PDF arrives on the speed you chose: 48 hours at Standard, 24 at Express or 14 at Rush. The notarized PDF follows, usually within three business days after the certified PDF.
Q.03Does USCIS require a notarized translation?
No. USCIS asks for a full English translation and the translator's certification that it is complete and accurate and that they are competent to translate (8 CFR § 103.2(b)(3)). A notary isn't part of the rule, so for a USCIS filing you can skip notarization.
Q.04Is an online notarization valid?
The affidavit is notarized by a commissioned US notary over a recorded video session, under the law of a state that authorizes remote online notarization. Whether a particular office accepts an electronically notarized document is that office's own rule, so if yours asks for a paper original with an ink seal, check with it before ordering.
Q.05Can I get the notarized translation mailed to me?
The notarized translation is a PDF. You can add a signed hardcopy by mail, but it is the wet-ink-signed certified translation, not a notarized one, because an online notarization has no paper original. A printout of the notarized PDF would be a copy.
Q.06Who signs the affidavit?
A Verdacert officer, who swears to the translation's accuracy before the notary. The reviewer who certified the translation signs the certification statement on the translation itself.
Q.07Can you notarize a translation I already have?
No. We notarize our own certified translations only, not your original document or another translator's work. Order the translation from us and add notarization at checkout.
Q.08Do I pay for notarization per document?
No. $29.95 covers every document on the order, and each document gets its own notarized affidavit.
Where to go next
Other services, the pages behind the rules above, and the guides that explain them.
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Languages supported - Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashto, Dari, and more
8 CFR § 103.2(b)(3)
The certification standard every translation is prepared to
Refund if rejected
for a translation error - see our Refund Policy
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Standard delivers in 48 hours; Express in 24; Rush in 14; Same-Day in 8 and 4-Hour in 4 when the clock allows. Refund or retranslation if a recipient rejects a translation for a translation error - see our Refund Policy.