Haitian Criminal Record Translation
Haitian criminal record translation to English for a green card, a consular visa, TPS, naturalization or a Canadian application, from the certificate issued by the Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire in Port-au-Prince and the court-issued extrait du casier judiciaire. Both are French documents, short, stamped and easy to translate badly.
- 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 criminal record records
Which Haitian record do you hold?
Haiti issues more than one paper that says a person has no record, and recipients do not treat them alike.
The DCPJ certificate
The Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire, the investigative branch of the Police Nationale d'Haïti, issues the national police certificate after taking the applicant's fingerprints in Port-au-Prince, or from prints taken abroad and brought in by a relative. It is the document IRCC names for Haiti and the one most US consular files carry. It states the holder's identity from the carte d'identification nationale and the acte de naissance, the search result and the officer's name, under the DCPJ stamp. We translate the result sentence exactly as written, néant or aucune condamnation, and never summarize it as "clean".
Extrait du casier judiciaire from the parquet
The extrait du casier judiciaire comes from the greffe or the parquet of the tribunal de première instance for the jurisdiction where the person lived, and it lists convictions registered with that court. It is a regional document: an extrait from Cap-Haïtien does not cover Port-au-Prince, and IRCC does not accept it in place of the DCPJ certificate. Where a US recipient asks for it, we translate it under its own title so it is not mistaken for the police certificate.
Fingerprint sheets and the fee receipt
A Haitian criminal record file often arrives with its supporting papers: the fingerprint card taken at a US police station for an applicant abroad, the receipt for the fee, and a consulate cover letter. Most recipients want only the certificate, but when a checklist asks for the full set we translate each sheet, and a fingerprint card needs only its headings and the officer's attestation rendered.
Who is asking for your Haitian Creole criminal record translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
USCIS and the National Visa Center
Consular processing asks for police certificates with a complete English translation and a signed certification. No notarization is needed.
IRCC
IRCC accepts a certified translation with the translator's affidavit. Order the certified translation and add notarization if your application guide asks for it.
Residency applications abroad
A US 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 criminal record.
Get the certificate first, then the translation
Most police certificates are valid for a few months. Have the certificate issued, then upload it, so the translation and the original are current together.
Check which authority the checklist names
A state letter, a federal letter and a court record are different documents. Read the consulate or USCIS checklist and send the one it asks for, or all of them.
Keep the QR code and verification number in the scan
Online certificates carry a QR code or a verification code. They are translated with the rest and are how a consulate confirms the document is genuine.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Haitian Creole criminal record 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 criminal record 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 Criminal Record FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- The certificate says néant. What does the translation say?
- It says "none" or "no record found", with the French word in brackets the first time, and a translator's note that néant is the standard wording for a clear search. An officer reading the English sees the same single word the Haitian officer wrote, not a paraphrase. If the certificate instead lists a case, every line is translated, including the article of the Code pénal it cites.
- How long is a Haitian police certificate valid?
- The DCPJ prints no expiry, and the recipient sets the rule: US consulates generally want a certificate issued within the last two years, and IRCC treats it as current only if it was issued after you last left Haiti. The translation carries the issue date exactly, so order it once you know the certificate is recent enough, and tell us if the recipient wants the certification dated within a set window.
- I need my FBI record in French for Haiti. Is that the same service?
- Yes, in the other direction. Haitian authorities ask a foreigner or a returning Haitian for a US police record for a permis de séjour or an employment file, and want it in French. The FBI Identity History Summary is a few pages; we translate it with its headings and the FBI's result statement, and notarize the certification if the Haitian office asks. Authentication of the original is a separate step through the US Department of State and the Haitian embassy.
- 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
Criminal record translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's criminal record records.
Sending it with an application? Read the USCIS translation requirements, IRCC translation requirements before you order.