Chinese Birth Certificate Translation by Professional Chinese Translators
Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, or simplified Chinese) certificate of birth: Certified English translation for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS, formerly, Immigration and Naturalization Service – INS) for your Green Card (permanent resident visa), U.S. citizenship, American passport, and other applications.
Your birth certificate and Permanent Resident Registration Card issued in Chinese language are considered as your identification card.
If you are married, then you need your marriage certificate issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China is also required.
Chinese to English translation by a third-party independent professional translation agency
Translate your Chinese certificate of birth: Your Chinese birth certificate is the most important document in applying for your Green Card, U.S. citizenship, American passport, and marriage.
Your birth certificate issued in Chinese language is considered as your identification card. Especially after higher security measures introduced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, you need your birth certificate when you apply for permanent resident visa (Green Card), fiancé visa (K-1 form), marriage visa, H1B visa and other immigration visas, American citizenship, U.S. Passport Agency, driver’s license from Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and others.
Contents of Chinese birth certificates
A typical Chinese birth certificate contains your first, middle, and last name, maiden name (if you married and changed your last name), sex (gender – male or female, or boy or girl), your father’s and mother’s name, date of birth, place of birth, name of issuing agency and place of registration, name and title of signing officer.
Some Chinese birth certificates may have additional information and data such as: nationality, ages, and professions of father and mother, paternal and maternal grandfather and grandmother information, addresses (residences) of father, mother, and grandparents.
Some Chinese birth certificates are very simple and contain minimum level of information and data.
Who issues birth certificates in Chinese language?
In many cases, civil service office of municipality is authorized to issue birth certificates, marriage certificates, and similar civil registration documents in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, or in other cities.
If you need a new Chinese birth certificate or lost yours, you may get a new one from Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Washington, D.C.
Legal basis for "certified" English translations of your immigration documents
We prepare our certification per U.S. government requirements (Federal Regulations 8 CFR 103.2 b 2 relating to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Immigration Regulations/Powers and Duties – Availability of Records).
You need “certified" English translation of your Chinese birth certificate in hard copy
USCIS, U.S. Passport Agency, and many other public and private organizations require “certified translation” of your Chinese birth certificate by a third-party, independent translation agency in original format. They do not accept photocopies or electronic copies.
You will receive “Certification by Translator” document printed on our corporate letterhead with our authorized signature and raised (embossed) corporate seal with a statement as required by the USCIS, U.S. Passport Agency, and other organizations.
