Spanish Name Change Translation
Spanish name change translation for USCIS, a passport agency, Social Security, a DMV or a consulate. We translate a Mexican sentencia or acta de rectificación, a Colombian escritura pública de cambio de nombre and a Spanish Registro Civil resolution into certified English, and a US court order or naturalization name change into Spanish for the consulate that must update your records.
- 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 Spanish change of name records
How a name gets changed in Spanish-speaking countries
There is no single name change document. Each country changes a name through a different office, and the paper you hold is either a court ruling, a notarial deed or a registry note.
Mexico: rectificación, aclaración and the annotated acta
A Mexican name is changed by a juicio de rectificación de acta before a family judge, or in a growing number of states by an administrative rectificación at the Registro Civil, while a typo is fixed by a simpler aclaración. Either way the result is a marginal note on the original acta and often a reissued acta that already shows the new name. We translate the ruling or the resolution and the annotated acta together, and label the note as a marginal annotation so the US reader sees why the two records differ.
Colombia and Spain
A Colombian changes a name by escritura pública before a notary, which the notaría then records on the registro civil de nacimiento, so the file is the deed plus the annotated birth record. In Spain a change of nombre or apellidos is resolved through the Registro Civil, and a common change is simply swapping the order of the two surnames. The translation names the deed, the notary and the registry entry, and shows the old and new names side by side in the same spelling the applicant uses.
A name changed in the US, recorded back home
The more common case runs the other way. Someone drops the maternal surname, takes a spouse's name or anglicizes a first name at naturalization or in a US court, and the old name stays on the Mexican, Colombian or Spanish record. Before that country will issue a passport in the new name, its consulate or registry needs the US order or the naturalization certificate in Spanish. We translate it with the old and new names written exactly as the US document gives them.
Who is asking for your Spanish change of name 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.
US passports and the Department of State
The Department of State wants the translation notarized. Add notarization at checkout and we handle the rest.
Banks, DMVs and Social Security
Offices updating your record to the new name accept a certified translation of the order, read next to the original. Some DMVs want it notarized as well, so check with your office first.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Spanish change of name.
Send the court order or the registry act
A name change is proved by the judge's order, the deed poll or the registry entry that recorded it. Upload the document that made the change, not only an ID in the new name.
Show both names in the scan
The page that lists the old name and the new one is the page every recipient wants. Include the seal, the registration number and the back of the page.
Give us the English spelling of both names
Tell us how each name appears on your passport or other documents. The translation keeps the names as the order writes them and notes the spelling you use.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Spanish change of name 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 change of name 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.
Spanish Change Of Name FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- My acta has a typo in my name. Can you translate it the right way?
- No. A certified translation has to match the original, so a misspelled name is copied as written and the translator adds a note giving the spelling you use. If the error is more than a letter or an accent, get it fixed in your country first through an aclaración at the Registro Civil, then send us the corrected acta.
- Do you translate a name and gender change from Mexico City or Spain?
- Yes. Mexico City and several other states issue a new acta with the new name and gender marker through the Registro Civil, and Spain does the same through its registry. The new acta usually carries no visible note of the change, so send the old record as well if the US office needs to link the two, and tell us which name to use in the translator's note.
- Does the Mexican consulate need my US name change translated?
- Often. A Mexican passport is issued in the name on your Mexican acta, so a name changed in the US does not appear on it until the consulate or a Registro Civil in Mexico records the change, and they will want the US order or naturalization certificate in Spanish. Ask your consulate what it accepts before you order, since some want the translation notarized and apostilled as a set.
- 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 Spanish documents we translate
Change of name translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's change of name records.
Sending it with an application? Read the USCIS translation requirements, Notarized translations before you order.