Haitian Passport Translation
Haitian passport translation to English for an I-485 or I-765 packet, a TPS re-registration, a state DMV, a bank opening an account, or a notary who needs the identity page in English. The passport is issued by the Direction de l'Immigration et de l'Émigration (DIE) in Port-au-Prince or by a Haitian embassy or consulate abroad, and its pages are written in French with Creole labels on the newer booklets.
- 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 passport records
What in a Haitian passport is not already in English
The bio page of the current passport is bilingual French and Haitian Creole, and the pages behind it are where most of the translation work is.
The bio page
The current booklet, biometric since 2015 and valid for ten years, prints each label twice, in French and in Creole: nom, prénoms, nationalité, date de naissance, sexe, lieu de naissance, date de délivrance, date d'expiration, autorité. Nationality is written haïtienne for every holder, and the translation renders it as Haitian. Place of birth is a commune name with no country, so the translation adds Haiti in brackets. The machine-readable lines at the bottom are left as printed.
Prorogations and the page of observations
Older passports, the ones many TPS holders from 2010 and 2011 still keep in their files, were extended by a stamp in the observations pages reading prorogé jusqu'au, with a date written by hand and signed by the DIE or a consulate. The printed expiry on the bio page is then not the real one, and USCIS asks to see the stamp. We translate every observation: the prorogation, a correction to a name, a child added to a parent's passport, each with its date, office and signature.
Entry and exit stamps as proof of presence
For TPS and for an I-485, the stamps show when you left and arrived. A Haitian passport collects the DIE's sortie and entrée stamps from Toussaint Louverture airport, Dominican stamps in Spanish from the Jimaní and Dajabón crossings, and, for people who came north through South America, Brazilian and Chilean stamps in Portuguese and Spanish. We translate a stamp page as one job and list each stamp with its country, office and date in order, so the officer can follow the route without reading four languages.
Who is asking for your Haitian Creole passport 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.
DMVs, banks and employers
A foreign passport used as proof of identity is accepted with a certified translation of the data page. Digital delivery as a PDF is usually enough; ask for a hard copy if they want one.
Consulates and registries abroad
A US passport sent abroad for a marriage, a residency permit or a property purchase often needs the translation notarized. Tell us the country in your order notes.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Haitian Creole passport.
Send the data page and any page with a stamp
The photo page carries the name, number and dates. Visa pages, entry stamps and an amendment page matter too when the recipient is tracing travel history, so include them if the checklist asks.
Give us the spelling you use in English
The translation keeps the name as the passport prints it and notes the romanized spelling you use elsewhere. Say which at checkout so the recipient can match the two.
Scan it flat with the machine-readable lines in frame
The two lines of characters at the foot of the photo page are copied exactly as printed. A crooked or cropped photo hides them and slows the translator down.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Haitian Creole passport 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 passport 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 Passport FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- The new passport already has English-looking labels. Does USCIS still want a translation?
- The second label on the new bio page is Creole, not English, and the observations and stamp pages are not translated at all. USCIS form instructions ask for a full English translation of any document that is not in English, so we translate the bio page as one page at $25 and add the observation and stamp pages you need. For an old green booklet, the bio page is French only.
- My passport expired or was lost. What can I use instead?
- A copy of an expired Haitian passport is still identity evidence for TPS, and we translate from a clear photocopy or a phone photo. If the passport is gone, people use the carte d'identification nationale or the extrait des archives instead, and we translate those too. Tell us which form you are filing so the certification names the document correctly.
- Which pages of my Haitian passport need translating?
- For most USCIS forms, the bio page. For TPS or an I-485 where your travel history matters, add the pages with entry and exit stamps. If the printed expiry has passed and the passport was extended, add the observations page with the prorogation. Blank pages and the printed notices at the back can stay out. Each page you send is priced at $25.
- 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
Passport translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's passport records.
Sending it with an application? Read the USCIS translation requirements before you order.