Certified Swahili translation for US filings.
Swahili is the most widely spoken language in East and Central Africa and an official language of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and the African Union. Verdacert translates Swahili civil status records, Tanzanian and Kenyan birth and marriage certificates, court documents, refugee documents from East African camps, and academic transcripts from across the region.
Certified Swahili translation, priced upfront.
Per-page rates for Swahili → English. All tiers include the signed certificate of accuracy accepted by USCIS, US courts, universities, and employers. Wall-clock turnaround — evenings and weekends included.
- USCIS-accepted certification
- 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
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). Notarization and hard copies on request.
Every swahili document we routinely translate.
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Reviewers calibrated to the swahili you actually have.
Supported swahili variants
- Standard (Tanzanian) Swahili — basis of nearly all official documents
- Kenyan Swahili — Kenyan administrative and educational documents
- Congolese Swahili — Eastern DRC documents, with French and Lingala influences
What our reviewers know about your documents
Modern Swahili is written in a Latin-based alphabet and uses the Gregorian calendar. Civil documents from Tanzania and Kenya are commonly bilingual with English; Congolese Swahili documents are commonly bilingual with French. Verdacert reconciles bilingual sources into a single English certified translation and notes regional document conventions where they matter for US filings.
Common source countries: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Standard delivers in 48 hours; Express in 24; Rush in 14. USCIS-accepted, or your money back.