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Upload your document, we translate and certify it, eligible routine orders can be delivered in 24 hours where appropriate. That's it. Here's the detailed breakdown.

How It Works — Certified Translation in Three Simple Steps

Upload your document, we translate and certify it, eligible routine orders can be delivered in 24 hours where appropriate. That’s it. Here’s the detailed breakdown.

What should you check before starting?

Before you order certified translation online, make sure each document is readable, complete, and easy to count.

A clear upload helps Corpus prepare the translation faster. Use a full-page scan or a well-lit phone photo. Make sure names, dates, seals, stamps, signatures, and page edges are visible. If your file has several documents in one PDF, count the pages that need translation before checkout.

If you are not sure what should be translated, or if the packet includes handwritten, cropped, or low-resolution pages, request a quote. Quote review is the safer path when page count or readability is unclear.

Certified translation readiness checklist

  • Upload the full document, not a cropped section.
  • Check that names, dates, stamps, and seals are readable.
  • Count each page that needs translation.
  • Use quote review for large packets or unclear files.
  • Keep the original document available in case you need to compare details.

How will I receive the completed translation?

Corpus delivers the completed certified translation as a digital PDF. Eligible routine orders can be delivered in 24 hours where appropriate.

The PDF includes the English translation and the certification statement. If you need certified translation for USCIS, school, licensing, or personal records, keep the delivered file with your original document for submission or recordkeeping.

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FAQ

What do I upload for certified translation?

Upload a full scan or clear phone photo of every document page that needs translation.

What happens if my page count is unclear?

Request a quote. Corpus can review the file and confirm the right order path before payment.

How will I receive the certified translation?

You receive a digital PDF with the English translation and certification statement.

Can Corpus translate documents for USCIS?

Yes. Corpus prepares certified translations for USCIS-purpose use in 65+ languages.

Should I use the order form or quote form?

Use the order form for clear, easy-to-count documents. Use the quote form for large packets, unclear files, or special instructions.

Step 1: Upload a full scan or clear photo. Step 2: Corpus translates and certifies the document. Step 3: You receive the completed PDF.

Step 3: You Receive Your Translation

Eligible routine orders can be delivered in 24 hours where appropriate. Total cost starts at $19.99/page for eligible certified translations.

Step 1 — Upload Your Document

What to do: Go to our quote form and upload your document. That’s it.

What we accept:

  • PDF files
  • Scanned documents
  • Photos taken with your phone (clear, well-lit, full document visible)
  • Any image format (JPG, PNG, TIFF)
  • Documents in any language (65+ supported)

What you’ll provide:

  • Your document (upload)
  • Source language (or select “Auto-Detect” — we’ll identify it)
  • Target language (default: English)
  • Your email address
  • Optional: special instructions (notarization needed, deadline, attorney delivery, etc.)

How long this takes you: About 30 seconds.

Tips for the best results:

  • Make sure the entire document is visible in your photo or scan
  • Ensure text is legible (not blurry or cut off)
  • Include all pages — front and back if both sides have content
  • If your document has stamps or seals, make sure they’re visible

Your document is secure. Uploaded through our encrypted portal. Accessed only by your assigned translator and reviewer. Not stored beyond project completion.

Step 2 — We Translate and Certify

Once you upload your document, here’s what happens on our side:

Quote Confirmation (within 1 hour)

We review your document, confirm the page count, and send you a quote by email. For a standard one-page birth certificate, the quote is $19.99. No surprises.

You review the quote and approve. No payment is processed until you approve.

Professional Translation

A qualified human translator is assigned to your document. This is a professional linguist with:

  • Native-level proficiency in the source language and English
  • Experience with your specific document type (legal, medical, academic, immigration)
  • Understanding of the cultural and legal context behind the document

We do not use machine translation or AI. Every certified translation is produced by a human translator.

The translator converts your document completely — every word, every stamp, every seal, every handwritten annotation. Nothing is skipped.

Quality Review

A second qualified reviewer checks the translation against the original document for:

  • Accuracy of names, dates, and numbers
  • Completeness (all content translated, including stamps and annotations)
  • Terminology consistency
  • Formatting and readability
  • Certificate of accuracy compliance

Errors are caught and corrected before the translation reaches you.

Certification

We prepare a signed certificate of accuracy — the document that makes your translation “certified” and prepared for USCIS submissions, courts, and universities. The certificate includes:

  • Our company name and contact information
  • A statement that the translation is complete and accurate
  • A statement of translator competency
  • Signature and date

The certificate of accuracy is included with every translation at no extra cost.

Digital Delivery (Standard)

Your certified translation and certificate of accuracy are delivered as a professional PDF to your email. The PDF is:

  • Print-ready — download and print at home or any copy center
  • Formatted for submission — meets the formatting expectations of USCIS, courts, and universities
  • Complete — includes the translation and the certificate of accuracy in one document

What You Receive

  1. The certified translation — Complete English translation of your original document
  2. The certificate of accuracy — Signed certification attesting to accuracy and translator competency
  3. Both in one PDF — Ready to print and submit

What to Do With It

  • For USCIS: Include the certified translation alongside a copy of the original foreign-language document in your immigration filing
  • For courts: Submit as certified evidence (notarized version available if required by your jurisdiction)
  • For universities: Include with your application materials or send directly to the credential evaluation service
  • For personal use: Print and keep for your records

Optional Add-Ons

  • Notarization: $25 per document. Learn more →
  • Hard copy mailing: $15 via USPS Priority Mail
  • Delivery to attorney: Include your attorney’s email and we’ll deliver to both of you

Complete Timeline — From Upload to Delivery

StepWhat HappensTime
UploadYou submit your document30 seconds
QuoteWe confirm page count and costWithin 1 hour
ApprovalYou review and approveYour pace
TranslationProfessional translator works on your documentIncluded in 24hr
ReviewSecond reviewer checks accuracyIncluded in 24hr
CertificationCertificate of accuracy preparedIncluded in 24hr
DeliveryCertified translation emailed to youWithin 24 hours of approval

Eligible routine orders can be delivered in 24 hours where appropriate.

Upload your document. eligible routine orders can be delivered in 24 hours where appropriate, you have a certified translation. starting at $19.99/page for eligible certified translations.

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starting at $19.99/page for eligible certified translations · 24-hour delivery · USCIS-accepted · 65+ languages

Frequently Asked Questions

[Same-day delivery](/rush-translation/) is available for urgent situations. Note your deadline when you submit and we'll confirm availability.

You'll receive email updates when your quote is ready, when your payment is processed, and when your translation is delivered.

We offer free revisions. If anything needs adjusting, contact us and we'll revise at no cost.

Submit them all at once. We'll provide a single quote for the full set and deliver everything within 24 hours.

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