Arabic Text Message Translation
Arabic text message translation for a marriage-based green card, an I-751, a VAWA or U visa petition, a custody or harassment case, or a workplace dispute. Arabic on a phone is dialect, often typed in Latin letters and numerals, with contacts saved as Abu Ahmad and dates in Arabic-Indic digits. We translate WhatsApp exports and screenshots into certified English, and English threads into Arabic for a court or police complaint abroad.
- Up to 250 words per page
- $25 per page
- Standard turnaround
- From 24 hours
- Certificate of accuracy
- Signed & stamped
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Written for Arabic text messages for court records
Reading Arabic the way people text it
Nobody texts in the Arabic of a birth certificate. The translation has to carry dialect, Arabizi and kinship names and still be checkable against the screenshot line by line.
Arabizi: 3 for ع and 7 for ح
Egyptians, Lebanese and Jordanians often type Arabic in Latin letters with numerals standing in for sounds English lacks: 3 for ع, 7 for ح, 2 for the glottal stop, 5 for خ, 9 for ص. "7abibi 3amel eh" is Egyptian for "love, how are you". Machine tools fail on it, and so does a translator who only reads printed Arabic. We render each Arabizi line into English, reproduce it as typed, and name the dialect, since a Moroccan thread mixing Darija with French and a Kuwaiti thread in Gulf dialect read as different languages.
حبيبي, Abu Ahmad and what the words mean here
حبيبي is said to a spouse, a brother, a shopkeeper and a toddler, so on its own it does not show romance, and we translate it by context with a note saying so. A contact saved as أبو أحمد is the father of Ahmad, a kunya, not a different man, and أم أحمد is his wife. Oaths like والله and phrases like إن شاء الله are neither promises nor evasions. In a harassment or custody file the same care runs the other way: بقتلك can be an idiom or a threat, and we translate the words and flag the ambiguity rather than decide it.
Digits, months and exports
A phone set to Arabic shows ٢٠٢٤/٠٣/١٤ in Arabic-Indic digits, a Syrian or Lebanese phone names the month آذار, an Egyptian one مارس, an Algerian one جانفي or أوت, and a Saudi phone may add a Hijri date. A WhatsApp export reads right to left and opens with the line الرسائل والمكالمات مشفرة تماماً. We keep each timestamp as shown with Western digits beside it, keep sender labels as the phone shows them, and translate both sides. A screenshot rarely reaches the 250 words of a $25 page, so picking messages out saves nothing and raises the question of what was left out.
Who is asking for your Arabic text messages for court translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
USCIS
Messages filed as proof of a relationship or of a threat need a complete English translation and a signed certification from the translator. No notarization is needed.
Courts
Family, criminal and civil courts admit translated messages with a signed certification, and some judges want it notarized. Each message is translated in full with its date and sender.
Insurers
An insurer handling a claim may ask for messages that show when an accident was reported or what was agreed. A certified translation they can read next to the screenshots is enough.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Arabic text messages for court.
Export the thread, do not retype it
Screenshots or a phone export keep the sender, the date and the time on each message. Those details are what a court or USCIS checks, so keep them in the file.
Keep the conversation complete and in order
Send the whole thread from the first message to the last, including the ones that do not help your case. A thread with gaps is easier to challenge.
Tell us who each contact is
Phone screens show nicknames and numbers. Give us the full name behind each contact so the translation can identify the speakers.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Arabic text messages for court translation
One price per page covers the translation and its certification. A page is up to 250 words, and the quote tells you the page count before you pay.
Everything on the text messages for court is translated, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes. Tell us the English spelling you use for each name when you order.
Certified Translation
Word-for-word translation with a certificate of accuracy for official use.
$25
USD / page
up to 250 words per page
Included
- Signed & stamped certification of translation accuracy
- Certified by a professional translator
- Digital delivery via PDF
- Review and approve final translation
- 100% Guaranteed Acceptance
- Standard turnaround starting at 24 hours
Optional services
- Expedited turnaround
- Priority handling when your deadline is shorter than the standard turnaround.
- By deadline
- Notarization
- A notary public signs and stamps the certification statement.
- $20 per order
- Physical copy
- A wet-ink original of your translation, mailed by express courier.
- $35 per order
- Apostille
- Authenticates the notary’s signature and seal for use in Hague Convention countries.
- $180 per document
What the certificate of accuracy states
Your translation arrives with a Certification of Translation Accuracy issued by ImmiTranslate. It is the page the receiving organization checks first.
- The translation is complete and accurate.
- The document title and the language pair.
- The translator is competent in both languages.
- A signature and the ImmiTranslate certification stamp.
- Our American Translators Association corporate membership.
Our translation process
Our goal is to make the translation process as simple as possible for you. Our service is streamlined specifically for documents of this nature.
Arabic Text Messages For Court FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Most of our conversation was voice notes. Can you translate those?
- This page covers written messages. A voice note has to be transcribed in its dialect before it can be translated, which is a separate job; send us a few files with the dialect named and we will tell you whether we can take them. Where a voice note sits inside a text thread, the translation marks its position and length so the thread reads whole.
- Will the family group chat help my marriage case?
- Often more than the couple's own thread. A WhatsApp group named for the family, with in-laws in Amman or Alexandria sending wedding photos, Eid greetings and questions about the visa, shows a marriage known to both families, which is what an I-130 or I-751 officer is looking for. We translate the whole export, label each message with the sender as saved on the phone, and give the base name for anyone saved by a kunya or a nickname.
- Can you translate English messages into Arabic for a court or the police in the UAE or Egypt?
- Yes, for you and your lawyer. UAE courts and police take WhatsApp threads as evidence, and the cybercrime law there treats an insult or threat sent by message as an offense in itself, so English threads are translated into Arabic for complaints in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The filed copy has to come from a translator licensed in the UAE or Egypt, so our version is the one you and your lawyer work from.
- How much does a certified translation cost?
- Certified translation is $25 per page, with a page counted as up to 250 words. Notarization, a mailed physical copy and an apostille are optional and priced separately.
- How long does a certified translation take?
- Standard turnaround starts at 24 hours and depends on the length and language of your documents. If you have a deadline, include it in your quote request.
Other Arabic documents we translate
Text messages for court translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's text messages for court records.
Sending it with an application? Read the USCIS translation requirements, Certified translations before you order.