Certified English translation of the passport bio page, with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy.
A certified passport translation is a complete, word-for-word English translation of the passport bio page, delivered with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy. Prism Linguistics translates passports from 326 languages for USCIS, courts, banks, and universities, from around $24.95, with most single-page orders ready in 24 hours when capacity allows.
Last reviewed August 24, 2026 by the Prism Linguistics editorial team
A passport is the identity document that turns up in almost every official process. USCIS wants it translated for green card and naturalization filings when it isn't in English. Courts accept it as identity evidence, banks ask for it in account-opening and KYC checks, universities during enrollment, and employers when it backs up a Form I-9. Notaries abroad often want a translated copy before completing a notarial act.
Passport work sits inside our wider certified translation service. Send a photo of the bio page through the quote form or call +1 (833) 282 8883; you will have a fixed price within 60 minutes during business hours.
In most cases, one page: the bio page, sometimes called the photo page or data page. It carries your photograph, full name, date and place of birth, nationality, passport number, and the dates of issue and expiry. That single page is what USCIS, banks, and registrars care about, which is why a passport is usually the smallest and fastest certified job on our books.
Stamps and visas are a different question. Translate them only when the receiving body asks. An immigration attorney building a timeline may need specific entry stamps or visa pages rendered in English as evidence of travel history; a bank opening an account never will. If the request is unclear, send us the whole thing and we will say what actually needs translating before we quote. Anything illegible, a faded stamp for instance, is marked as illegible rather than guessed at.
Every name, date, and number on the translation has to match the rest of your paperwork exactly, so the job still goes to a professionally qualified native speaker and a second linguist still checks it. Thirty words, two sets of eyes. Short doesn't mean casual when a federal officer is the reader.
USCIS asks for two things when a document is in a foreign language: a complete, word-for-word English translation, and a signed certification stating that the translator is competent and the translation is accurate. Our passport translations deliver both. The translation mirrors the layout of the bio page, every field and machine-readable line accounted for, and the signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy is attached on company letterhead with a name, signature, and date.
That format is what immigration courts (EOIR), state courts, county clerks, the DMV, and the SSA are used to seeing, and it is commonly accepted by USCIS, courts, and universities. Acceptance ultimately depends on the receiving institution, so tell us where the translation is going and we prepare it in the form that office expects. If it is one document in a larger filing, our immigration document translation service handles the full bundle, passport included.
One thing USCIS does not require is notarization. If a consulate or notary abroad asks for a notarized version, we prepare the certified translation in the form a notary public needs; the notarial act itself is completed by the notary, not by us.
Not everyone carries a passport, and the receiving office doesn't always mind. National ID cards, consular ID cards, refugee travel documents, and laissez-passer documents issued by governments or international bodies all reach us regularly, and we certify each one the same way: complete translation, signed certificate. For asylees and refugees whose passport is unavailable for good reason, a translated refugee travel document often stands in its place in USCIS filings.
The practical difference is size, and every one of them is quoted the same way, per page of translatable content. If the document you actually hold is a foreign driver's license, that has its own page: driver's license translation. And when a passport travels together with a civil record, pairing it with a birth certificate translation in a single order keeps the certification consistent across both documents.
Non-Latin scripts make up most of this work, since a passport already printed in English rarely needs translating. Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and Ukrainian passports arrive most weeks, alongside Spanish-language passports from across Latin America. We cover 326 languages in total, so a rarer script, Amharic or Burmese for example, is quoted the same way as a common one.
Three steps, no mailing, no original documents. Your passport never leaves your hands.
Upload a clear scan or phone photo of the passport bio page through our quote form, or email it to info@prismlinguistics.com. A phone photo taken in good light is fine, as long as every word and number is readable. Tell us the language and which institution will receive the translation.
We reply within 60 minutes during business hours with a fixed price and turnaround. Nothing starts until you approve the quote, so there are no surprises later.
A professionally qualified translator produces the word-for-word translation, a second linguist checks it, and we attach the signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy. You receive a signed PDF by email, usually within 24 hours for a single bio page, and we can mail a hard copy by USPS or FedEx.
A passport bio page is typically a single page of translatable content, so this is usually the least expensive certified document there is. As a guide, certified passport translation in the US market starts at around $24.95, and most passport orders land close to that figure. Rare language pairs sit a little higher, and adding stamp or visa pages adds per-page cost. Your quote confirms the exact price before any work begins; broader figures are on our pricing page.
Turnaround runs the same direction. Most single-page passport orders are ready in 24 hours, and for common languages same-day translation is often possible, subject to capacity on the day. Against a hard filing deadline, call rather than email and we will confirm the delivery time before you commit.
The questions we answer most often before a passport order is placed.
Photograph the bio page and tell us where it is going. You will have a fixed price and turnaround within 60 minutes during business hours.
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