Haitian ID Card Translation
Haitian ID card translation to English for a TPS or asylum file, an I-130 that needs the beneficiary's identity document, a bank, a notary or a school. The card is the carte d'identification nationale (CIN) issued by the Office National d'Identification (ONI). The newer biometric card prints its labels in French and Haitian Creole; the 2005 card is French only.
- 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 id card records
Old CIN or new CIN: what each card says
Two generations of the carte d'identification nationale sit in Haitian files in the US, and they do not carry the same number.
The 2005 card
The first CIN, issued by ONI from August 2005, carries a 17-digit national identification number grouped 2-2-2-4-2-5, or on later cards a 14-digit number, with a fingerprint on the back. The card was withdrawn in 2017, but it is the one most TPS applicants from 2011 copied into their first filing, and USCIS still compares it to the newer card. The translation keeps the number with its original grouping so the two documents can be matched.
The biometric card
The card in use since 2018 has two photos on the front and prints every label in French and Creole. It shows a 10-digit numéro d'identification nationale unique, which the 2017 law also makes the holder's tax number, and a separate 9-character card number mixing letters and digits. The back gives the département, the commune and the section communale, an address that is often only a habitation name, a 2D barcode and a machine-readable line. We translate each label once and note that the card is bilingual.
The NIF card and what the ID proves
Older files also hold the carte NIF, the small tax number card from the Direction Générale des Impôts that Haitians carried as a second ID before the new CIN absorbed the number. USCIS takes the CIN as identity evidence for TPS and as a supporting document on an I-130, and banks in Florida use it to open an account for a Haitian national who has no US ID yet. A clerk who cannot tell the two numbers apart rejects the file, so the translation labels each card by its issuing office and says which number is which.
Who is asking for your Haitian Creole id card translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
USCIS
USCIS asks for a complete English translation and a signed certification from the translator. No notarization is needed.
State DMVs and Social Security offices
An ID card offered as proof of identity or date of birth is accepted with a certified translation. A few offices want it notarized as well, so check with your office before you order.
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.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Haitian Creole id card.
Scan both sides
The issuing office, the expiry date and the address are usually on the back. Upload the front and the back in one order so the translation covers the whole card.
Give us the spelling you use in English
The translation shows the name as the card prints it and notes the spelling on your passport or green card. Say which at checkout so the two documents match.
A phone photo works if every character is readable
Lay the card on a plain surface, avoid glare on the hologram and take one picture per side with the whole card in frame.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Haitian Creole id card 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 id card 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 ID Card FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Do you translate both sides of the CIN?
- Yes, and you should send both. The front carries the name, photo and numbers; the back carries the address by département, commune and section communale, the barcode and the machine-readable line, which a US clerk uses to check the card. Both sides together count as one page at $25 with the signed certification.
- My old CIN number has 17 digits and the new card has 10. Which one goes on the form?
- Use the number on the card you are submitting, and submit both cards if both are in your file. We translate each card as its own document and add a translator's note that the two numbers belong to the same holder, with the dates of issue, so the officer sees why the number changed rather than suspecting two identities.
- I only have the ONI receipt while I wait for the card. Can you translate that?
- Yes. ONI gives a paper récépissé at enrolment, and people carry it for months while the card is produced. It names the office, the enrolment date and the applicant, and a US recipient may accept it as evidence that an ID was applied for. We translate it as a one-page document, and when the card arrives we translate that too.
- 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
ID card translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's id card records.
Sending it with an application? Read the USCIS translation requirements before you order.