Portuguese ID Card Translation
Portuguese ID card translation to English of the Brazilian RG, the Carteira de Identidade issued by each state, and the new Carteira de Identidade Nacional, for USCIS, a bank, a school, an employer or a court. We translate the front and the back, including the doc. origem line, and we translate a US state ID into Portuguese for a cartório or a Brazilian employer.
- 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 Portuguese (Brazil) id card records
The RG is a state document, and the back is where the facts are
Until 2022 each state issued its own Carteira de Identidade, which is why one Brazilian can hold several RG numbers. The new national card changes that, and both are in circulation.
Órgão expedidor and the RG number
The RG number belongs to the state that issued it, so a document from São Paulo reads SSP/SP and one from Rio Grande do Sul IGP/RS, and a person who moved may have a different number from each state. US forms ask for one national ID number. The translation spells out the issuing office, Secretaria de Segurança Pública or Instituto-Geral de Perícias, keeps the state, and gives the number exactly, with the check digit and any X.
Doc. origem: the link to the birth certificate
The back of the RG cites the document it was issued from: the certidão de nascimento or casamento, with the cartório, the livro, the folha and the termo, or the matrícula on newer cards. That line is what lets a USCIS officer tie the ID to the certificate in the same file. We translate it in full with the abbreviations expanded, and we translate the filiação and the naturalidade beside it.
The Carteira de Identidade Nacional
Since 2022 the states have been issuing the CIN, which uses the CPF as its single number, carries a QR code and a machine-readable zone, and comes as a card and as a gov.br digital version. Old RGs stay valid until 2032. The CIN still prints filiação, naturalidade and the doc. origem data in Portuguese, so it needs the same translation, and the QR verification code is carried over so a recipient can check it.
Who is asking for your Portuguese (Brazil) 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 Portuguese (Brazil) 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 Portuguese (Brazil) 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.
Portuguese (Brazil) ID Card FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Does USCIS need my RG translated if I am sending my passport?
- Not always, but officers often ask for it. The RG is the identity document that shows your parents' names, your naturalidade and the certificate you were registered on, and an officer checking a family petition may want it. An ID card is one page front and back, which usually fits within one page of translation at $25. Send both sides in one order.
- My RG is laminated and the thumbprint and signature cover part of the text. Is that a problem?
- Usually not. Lay the card on a scanner or photograph it flat without flash, both sides, and the translator works from that. The right thumbprint and the signature are noted as present, not reproduced. If a line is unreadable under the lamination, the translation marks it illegible rather than guessing, and you can request a segunda via from the Instituto de Identificação if the recipient needs that line.
- Can you translate a CNH or a carteira de trabalho used as an ID?
- Yes. In Brazil the CNH, the Carteira de Trabalho, a professional card such as the OAB or CRM card and a passport all serve as identity documents, and a US recipient asking for a government ID may accept any of them translated. Tell us which document the recipient asked for by name. Each is priced by its text, and a CNH or a CTPS data page is usually one page.
- 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 Portuguese (Brazil) 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.