Do you translate the Hukou (household register)?

Yes — and it's often required for I-130 family petitions to prove the parent-child relationship in mainland Chinese filings.

Chinese (Simplified & Traditional) Translation

Chinese to English Certified Translation for USCIS

Certified translation of Chinese documents — Simplified and Traditional — for U.S. immigration filings and university admission.

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Chinese-language USCIS filings are unique in two ways: first, China issues both Simplified (mainland) and Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau) characters, and translators must be fluent in both; second, mainland China's notarial certificate ('公证书' / gōngzhèngshū) is itself the document USCIS sees, not the underlying birth or marriage record.

We translate Simplified and Traditional Chinese documents from native translators familiar with both jurisdictions, including the standardized notarial certificate format used across mainland China.

Source countries we cover: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong.

Documents we translate by country

China (mainland)

出生公证书 (Notarial Birth Certificate) — issued by a notary office, not a hospital
结婚公证书 (Notarial Marriage Certificate)
离婚公证书 (Notarial Divorce Certificate)
无犯罪记录公证书 (Notarial Police Clearance)
学历公证书 (Notarial Diploma Certificate)
户口本 (Hukou / household register)

Taiwan

戶籍謄本 (Household Registration Transcript)
出生證明 (Birth Certificate)
結婚證書 (Marriage Certificate)

Hong Kong

Birth and Marriage Certificates — often already in English with Chinese; translation may be partial

8 CFR §103.2(b)(3)

What USCIS requires for a foreign-language document

Full English translation
Every word, stamp, seal, and marginal note on the foreign document must be rendered into English — not summarized.
Signed Certificate of Accuracy
The translator certifies, in writing, that the translation is complete and accurate and that they are competent to translate from the source language to English.
Original visible alongside translation
USCIS expects the certified English translation to be submitted together with a legible copy of the original foreign-language document.
Independent translator
The translator cannot be the applicant or beneficiary. Self-translations are routinely rejected, even when accurate.

Common pitfalls with Chinese (Simplified & Traditional) documents

Translating only the notarial certificate, not the underlying record

Mainland Chinese notarial certificates have an attached photocopy of the original. Both must be translated, not just the notary's certification page.

Name romanization inconsistencies

Pinyin (mainland) and Wade-Giles (Taiwan) produce different romanizations of the same name. Decide on one and use it consistently across every document in the filing.

Frequently asked questions

Match what's on your passport. Whichever romanization your passport uses should be used consistently on every translated document — otherwise USCIS sees what looks like two different people.

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