If your birth certificate is in Farsi, we prepare the certified English translation IRCC needs for PR, citizenship and sponsorship files — and we explain the separate notarized true-copy step so you avoid the most common filing mistake.
IRCC requires a certified English translation of any non-English civil document. We translate Farsi birth certificates from Iran, Afghanistan and other Persian-speaking countries and certify them with a signed translator declaration accepted by IRCC.
We translate Farsi-language birth certificates issued in:
Farsi birth certificates are written in the Perso-Arabic script and read right to left, so every field must be transliterated and translated into English. Every certified translation is a full, word-for-word rendering into English — full name, date and place of birth, parents' names, registrar and registration numbers — signed with a translator's declaration that IRCC accepts.
Starting price for a standard one-page Farsi birth certificate translation prepared for IRCC-related use.
This is the most common point of confusion, so we make it explicit.
Your original Farsi birth certificate is the source record.
A photocopy of the original certified by a Notary Public as a true copy.
The English translation we prepare, with the translator's affidavit included.
A simple process built for IRCC submissions.
Send a clear scan or photo of your Farsi birth certificate through the order form.
We prepare the certified English translation with the required affidavit.
Pick it up in Toronto or Ottawa, or receive it by Canada Post anywhere in Canada.
Yes. We translate Farsi-language birth certificates issued in Iran, Afghanistan into certified English for IRCC use.
Yes. We fully transliterate and translate the Perso-Arabic script into English so IRCC can read every field: full name, date and place of birth and registration details.
Usually the original. IRCC typically wants a notarized true copy of the original birth certificate, not notarization of the translation itself.
Most are completed within 1-2 business days. Same-day service is available on request.
A standard one-page Farsi birth certificate translation starts at $59 plus HST. See our pricing page for details.
See also: birth certificate translation, notarized true copies, and full pricing. Need other documents too? Use the same order form.