Haitian Background Check Translation
Haitian background check translation for an employer, a school, a nursing board, a landlord or an adoption agency that wants a Haitian applicant's history in English, or a Haitian office that wants a US check in French. The Haitian papers are a certificat de bonne vie et mœurs, attestations and references written in French, with the occasional Creole letter from a pastor or a neighbour.
- 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 Haitian Creole background check records
The papers behind a Haitian background check
There is no single Haitian background report. A check is assembled from several short certificates, each from a different office.
Certificat de bonne vie et mœurs
The certificat de bonne vie et mœurs is a good-conduct certificate issued locally, by the commissariat for the commune, on the strength of the applicant's identity papers and a short enquiry. It is what Haitian employers, schools and the civil service ask for, and it is older and looser than the national DCPJ search. Translated, it is one page, and the translation keeps the issuing office and the commune so the reader can see it is local.
Attestations de scolarité and references
US employers and licensing boards checking years spent in Haiti ask for proof of each school and each job. The Haitian answer is an attestation de fréquentation or de scolarité from the school, a short letter from the employer, and a lettre de recommandation from a supervisor or a pastor. The reference is the one most often written in Creole, and the translator renders it in plain English without polishing it into a formal reference it was not.
Identity behind the check
Every Haitian certificate identifies the holder by the CIN or NIF number as well as the name. A US screening firm searches by name, and one Haitian name can be spelled three ways across a file. The number is what ties the certificates to your passport, so the translation copies it digit for digit and gives each name exactly as that certificate spells it.
Who is asking for your Haitian Creole background check translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
USCIS and the National Visa Center
Green card and visa applications ask for police and court records with a complete English translation and a signed certification. No notarization is needed.
Employers and licensing boards
An employer or a professional board checking your record from abroad accepts a certified translation they can read next to the original. Ask whether they want a hard copy.
Residency and work permits abroad
An FBI or state background check going to another country usually needs an apostille and a translation into that country's language, sometimes notarized.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Haitian Creole background check.
Get the check issued first, then order the translation
Most background checks are valid for a few months. Have it issued, then upload it, so the translation and the original are current together.
Send the report the checklist names
A police certificate, a court record and an FBI identity history summary are different documents. Read the employer or consulate checklist and send the one it asks for.
Keep the verification code in the scan
Online reports carry a QR code or a reference number that the recipient uses to confirm the result. Scan the whole page so it is translated with the rest.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Haitian Creole background check 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 background check 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.
Haitian Creole Background Check FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- A nursing board wants a background check for the years I lived in Haiti. What should I get?
- Ask the board which document it accepts. Most want the national police certificate from the DCPJ, since a local certificat de bonne vie et mœurs covers one commune only; some accept both together. Whichever you obtain, we translate it with a certification the board can file, and if the board's own form has to be completed by a Haitian authority, we translate the completed form too.
- My employer in Haiti has closed. How do I prove those years of work?
- A letter from a former supervisor, in French or Creole, is the usual start, and payslips help if you kept them. The ONA, the national pension office, can issue a statement of the contributions paid in your name, listing each employer and the periods worked. We translate each paper as its own document so the board or the screening firm can check the dates.
- Can you fill in my screening company's form or contact the Haitian offices for me?
- No. We translate documents you already hold. The DCPJ certificate, the bonne vie et mœurs and the attestations have to be requested in Haiti, by you or a relative. Once you have them, our certified translations go to the screening firm as supporting documents, and the firm completes its own form from them.
- 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 Haitian Creole documents we translate
Background check translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's background check records.
Sending it with an application? Read the USCIS translation requirements, Notarized translations before you order.