Certified Lao translation for US filings.
Lao is the official language of Laos, and Lao Americans arrived largely as refugees after 1975. Verdacert translates Lao birth certificates, family registration books, marriage certificates, national ID documents, school records, and court documents for US immigration, family-based, and naturalization filings.
Certified Lao translation, priced upfront.
Per-page rates for Lao → English. All tiers include the signed certificate of accuracy accepted by USCIS, US courts, universities, and employers. Wall-clock turnaround - evenings and weekends included. Lao carries a +50% page-rate multiplier and +25% SLA because qualified reviewers are scarce.
- Certification in the 8 CFR § 103.2(b)(3) form
- Native-speaker reviewer
- JWS-verifiable receipt
- 24/7 turnaround, no business-day games
- Same certificate & acceptance
- Most common tier for filing deadlines
- For deadlines under 24 hours
- Priority queue, 7 days a week
- Same certificate & acceptance
- Translator and reviewer assigned on receipt
- Best-effort, not guaranteed*
- Full refund if we miss the window
* Whether an 8-hour window is achievable depends on when your document reaches us and how long it is, so we confirm it before starting work. If we can't deliver in time, the order is refunded in full.
Complex document types (court documents, medical records, tax filings, contracts, powers of attorney, adoption decrees) add a flat $10/page surcharge. Add-ons (hardcopy mailing, extra certified copies) are priced upfront at checkout - no hidden fees.
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Upload, we translate, you submit. Every step is bounded by a real deadline and a named reviewer.
Upload your document
Drag & drop a PDF, or photograph the original with your phone. We accept JPG, PNG, HEIC, PDF, and TIFF up to 25 MB.
We translate & certify
Our translation engine produces a first draft. A vetted native-speaker reviewer with regional expertise edits and signs the certification before release.
Download your USCIS-ready file
You receive a single PDF: original, translation, and the signed certification statement that meets 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3). Hard-copy mailing available at checkout.
Every lao document we routinely translate.
Pick a document type below for use-case-specific guidance and a live quote.
Reviewers calibrated to the lao you actually have.
Supported lao variants
- Vientiane Lao - the basis of official documents
- Luang Prabang and Southern Lao - regional varieties on local records
What our reviewers know about your documents
Lao is written in its own script, related to Thai, read left-to-right with no spaces between words, and uses Lao numerals that Verdacert transcribes to Western digits. Each household is recorded in a family registration book, which USCIS adjudicators often ask for alongside a birth certificate. Lao names put the given name before the family name, and older documents may use the Buddhist Era year; Verdacert converts dates to Gregorian and retains the original in parentheses. Dates use the day-month-year order.
Common source countries: Laos, Thailand.
Common reasons people order certified translations
Every Verdacert translation ships with a signed certification accepted by these authorities.
Guides & resources
Plain-English explainers on certification rules, filing requirements, and country conventions.
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Standard delivers in 48 hours; Express in 24; Rush in 14; Same-Day in 8 when the clock allows. Refund or retranslation if a recipient rejects a translation for a translation error - see our Refund Policy.