Certified Arabic-to-English and English-to-Arabic document translation covers civil, academic, court, identity, and immigration-support records. Eligible clear standard files start online at $19.99/page, and 24-hour delivery is available for many standard documents. Handwriting, faint scans, dense tables, mixed scripts, uncertain page counts, multi-file packets, or recipient-specific instructions require quote review. Every certified translation includes a signed Certificate of Accuracy.
Arabic records from Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Palestine, Sudan, and Gulf states do not share one format or vocabulary. A file may be Arabic-only, Arabic/French, Arabic/English, or contain another language or script. Corpus inventories the complete source before confirming scope. The receiving office decides whether a translation and source record meet its requirements.
Arabic documents we translate
شهادة الميلادBirth certificate
عقد الزواج / وثيقة الزواجMarriage contract / certificate
شهادة الطلاقDivorce certificate
شهادة الوفاةDeath certificate
سجل الأسرةFamily register / book
شهادة عدم المحكومية / فيش جنائيPolice record / clearance
These are source-language examples. They do not establish authenticity, issuer, completeness, filing necessity, or recipient sufficiency.
Arabic translation price and routing
Eligible clear standard certified document translations start at $19.99/page; complex or uncertain files require quote review before payment.
Direct order fits a readable standard document with a known page count and no unusual layout or recipient instructions. Quote review fits handwriting, damaged pages, faint carbon copies, dense tables, mixed languages or scripts, historical material, uncertain page counts, unusual formatting, and multi-file packets. Price is based on the complete upload, including backs, annexes, and pages with stamps or endorsements. A quoted scope controls when a file does not meet standard checkout conditions.
Arabic documents Corpus translates
Corpus translates readable Arabic civil, identity, police, court, academic, professional, business, and personal documents.
Common requests include birth certificates, marriage contracts and certificates, divorce certificates, death certificates, family registers, national identity cards, passport pages and endorsements, police records, court orders, diplomas, transcripts, and professional records. Religious and civil marriage records may use different terms and structures. Egyptian, Jordanian, Iraqi, Moroccan, Saudi, Lebanese, Syrian, Yemeni, Palestinian, Sudanese, and Gulf records can also differ by issuer and document version. Corpus translates the supplied text; it does not decide which source record a filing requires.
How do country and issuer differences affect an Arabic record?
Country, issuing authority, printed language, document version, and recipient instructions control the translation scope.
Country of issue does not establish source language by itself. Moroccan and other North African records may combine Arabic and French. Gulf records may place Arabic and English in parallel fields. A family register may contain civil facts, but only the recipient or filing instructions determine whether that record is acceptable instead of an individual certificate. Police-record and marriage-document terminology also varies by authority. Corpus preserves the issuer's printed labels and relationships rather than replacing them with a generic regional form. Buyers should upload the complete record and any instructions so all languages and pages can be inventoried before timing is promised.
How are Arabic script, digits, and mixed-direction fields handled?
Arabic reads right to left, while numbers, Latin text, tables, stamps, and bilingual fields can create mixed-direction layouts.
The translation preserves field order and reading relationships instead of flattening the page through raw OCR. Arabic-Indic digits ٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩ are distinguished from Latin digits, and other Arabic-script digit forms may appear in regional or mixed-language material. A faint glyph is never guessed from context. Tables, serial numbers, QR panels, seals, signatures, photographs, and marginal notes remain tied to their source positions. Mixed Arabic/Persian, Arabic/Urdu, Arabic/Kurdish, Arabic/French, Arabic/English, Ottoman or historical material must be identified before price and delivery are confirmed.
How are Arabic names and transliteration handled?
Arabic names can have several established Latin-script spellings, so identity consistency depends on source support and supplied records.
Corpus matches an existing passport or recipient spelling when the source supports the same identity. Patronymic elements, family-name structure, aliases, initials, and spacing are preserved rather than silently anglicized. A similar spelling does not prove that two records name the same person. Conflicts among a passport, national ID, civil record, school record, earlier filing, and customer-provided spelling require review. The Library of Congress Arabic romanization table can inform systematic rendering, but an individual's established documentary spelling controls when the evidence supports it. Corpus does not invent equivalence between names.
How should Arabic scans, stamps, and handwriting be submitted?
Upload uncropped color images of every page and side, including margins, folds, stamps, seals, signatures, and annexes.
Keep embossed marks, reverse-side text, photographs, QR panels, serial numbers, and handwritten notes in frame. Glare, blur, low contrast, folds, and cropped edges can hide a name, date, registry number, amendment, or issuer mark. Handwriting, faint carbon copies, unclear seals, damaged pages, calligraphic text, and complex layouts go through quote review. Genuinely unreadable source text is marked [ILLEGIBLE]; names, dates, numbers, and stamps are not reconstructed from surrounding context. A full upload reduces scope changes after work begins.
USCIS requirements for Arabic document translation
Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), foreign-language evidence submitted to USCIS needs a complete English translation and signed translator certification.
Corpus includes a signed Certificate of Accuracy with certified Arabic translations prepared for USCIS-purpose review. The translation covers readable text, printed fields, stamps, seals, and handwritten notations on the supplied pages. This service translates and certifies the document; it does not authenticate the source, choose filing evidence, provide legal advice, or guarantee acceptance or an immigration outcome. For NVC, courts, schools, credential evaluators, licensing bodies, employers, and foreign authorities, buyers should confirm the recipient's current document, format, and submission rules.
See USCIS-purpose certified translation for the service process.
Hijri and dual-calendar date handling
Corpus preserves the date as printed, translates calendar labels, and labels any supported conversion instead of silently replacing the source date.
Arabic civil and religious records may show Hijri dates, Gregorian dates, or both. A Gregorian conversion is added only when the source and recipient workflow support it, and the conversion is identified clearly. Faint digits, uncertain calendar labels, and conflicting dates require review rather than inference. The same source-led rule applies to handwritten dates and numerals embedded in seals or tables.
Arabic country coverage and file qualification
Corpus reviews Arabic-language documents from many countries, but each file is scoped by its actual language, condition, issuer, and layout.
Corpus regularly handles records issued across the Middle East and North Africa, including Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Morocco, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Palestine, Sudan, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria. Country coverage does not mean every file is standard-order eligible. Mixed languages, non-Arabic scripts, dialect-heavy text, complex tables, damaged pages, and historical records require inventory and quote review before timing is confirmed.
Arabic records in I-130-related document sets
The filing instructions and recipient decide what evidence is required; Corpus translates the records the buyer supplies.
An I-130-related packet may contain birth, marriage, divorce, family-register, or other civil records, including stamps, back pages, and annotations. A family book can contain useful civil facts, but it does not automatically replace an individual vital record. Upload the complete document set and any attorney or agency instructions so translation scope can be checked. Corpus does not choose evidence or give filing advice.
Nikah and Arabic marriage-contract translation
Yes. Corpus translates readable Islamic and civil marriage records, including the complete text supplied in the source.
An Arabic marriage record may be labeled عقد الزواج, صك الزواج, وثيقة النكاح, or another issuer-specific term. The translation can include mahr terms, witness attestations, conditions, civil-registration notes, stamps, and annotations when they are present and readable. Corpus does not determine the record's legal effect or whether it satisfies a particular filing. Handwriting, damage, mixed languages, dense formatting, or missing pages require quote review.
Certified Arabic translation turnaround
24-hour delivery is available for many eligible clear standard Arabic documents after scope and payment are confirmed.
Dense court records, historical material, handwriting, faint or damaged scans, mixed scripts, complex tables, uncertain page counts, and large document sets may need a different confirmed timeline. Upload every page and side before ordering so Corpus can distinguish standard work from quote-review work. Timing is not promised until the complete file and scope are reviewed.
Official-document and recipient guidance
Corpus explains translation scope, but the recipient or a qualified adviser controls filing, format, and document-acceptance decisions.
Corpus offers certified document translation only. It does not provide interpretation, legal advice, apostille service, notarization, hard-copy mailing, document procurement, authenticity verification, or an acceptance guarantee. Share any current instructions from USCIS, NVC, a court, school, credential evaluator, licensing body, employer, or foreign authority with the file. Corpus can then prepare the translation to the confirmed scope without claiming authority over the recipient's decision.
How can buyers evaluate an Arabic translation provider?
Check whether the provider preserves complete source content, mixed-direction structure, name consistency, unreadable text, and a signed certification statement.
Arabic document work should distinguish issuer terminology, Arabic-Indic digits, Hijri or dual-calendar labels, stamps, seals, handwriting, and mixed-language text. A provider should state when a file qualifies for direct order and when quote review is needed. Price and timing should be conditional on a complete readable upload. Read how to choose a certified translation service for USCIS purposes and the factual provider pages for RushTranslate, ImmiTranslate, Day Translations, and One Hour Translation.
Certified Arabic translation in the NYC and New Jersey metro
Corpus serves Arabic-speaking customers across the New York and New Jersey metro area through online document intake. Arabic-speaking communities in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Jersey City, and Newark include people with records issued across the Middle East and North Africa. Local location does not change the source-led translation rules: upload the full document and recipient instructions, then use direct order only for a clear eligible file with a known page count.
See the local service pages for Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Jersey City, and Newark.
Frequently asked questions — certified Arabic translation
How much does Arabic certified translation cost?
Eligible clear standard certified document translations start at $19.99/page; complex or uncertain files require quote review before payment.
What Arabic documents can Corpus translate?
Corpus translates readable Arabic civil, identity, police, court, academic, professional, business, and personal documents.
Does Corpus provide official-document or recipient guidance?
Corpus explains translation scope, but the recipient or a qualified adviser controls filing, format, and document-acceptance decisions.
What does USCIS require for an Arabic document translation?
Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), foreign-language evidence submitted to USCIS needs a complete English translation and signed translator certification.
How are Hijri and dual-calendar dates handled?
Corpus preserves the date as printed, translates calendar labels, and labels any supported conversion instead of silently replacing the source date.
Does Corpus translate Arabic documents from every country?
Corpus reviews Arabic-language documents from many countries, but each file is scoped by its actual language, condition, issuer, and layout.
What Arabic records might appear in an I-130 document set?
The filing instructions and recipient decide what evidence is required; Corpus translates the records the buyer supplies.
Can Corpus translate a nikah or Arabic marriage contract?
Yes. Corpus translates readable Islamic and civil marriage records, including the complete text supplied in the source.
How long does certified Arabic translation take?
24-hour delivery is available for many eligible clear standard Arabic documents after scope and payment are confirmed.
Ready to translate an Arabic document?
Start your order for a clear standard file with a known page count. Get a quote for handwriting, damaged or faint scans, mixed scripts, dense tables, historical material, uncertain page counts, complex layouts, multi-file packets, or recipient-specific instructions. Eligible clear files start at $19.99/page, and 24-hour delivery is available for many standard documents.