Certified Korean Translation Services
Korean to English certified translations of family relation certificates, diplomas, transcripts and police records for $24.95 per page, delivered in 24 hours and guaranteed to be accepted by USCIS.
How much does certified Korean translation cost?
Certified Korean to English translation costs **$24.95 per page** with standard delivery in **24 hours**. The price is the same for every language and every document type, and it includes a signed Certificate of Accuracy. If you need it sooner, expedited delivery is $39.95 per page (12 hours) and rush delivery is $59.95 per page (same day). Notarization is available for $24.99 per document when an embassy, court or state agency asks for it; USCIS does not require notarization. A mailed hard copy is $13.95. Larger orders are discounted automatically: 10% off 10 to 24 pages, 15% off 25 to 49 pages and 20% off 50 pages or more. See the full breakdown on our [pricing page](/pricing).
- Standard: $24.95 per page, 24-hour delivery
- Expedited: $39.95 per page, 12-hour delivery
- Rush: $59.95 per page, same-day delivery
- Optional notarization: $24.99 per document
- Business, technical and marketing projects are quoted individually through [our quote form](/quote)
Which Korean family records replace the old hoju register?
Since January 1, 2008, South Korea has issued **family relation certificates** (가족관계등록부 records) instead of the old **hoju (hojuk) family register**, which was abolished after the Constitutional Court found it unconstitutional. Most Korean applicants therefore submit one or more of the certificates below, each of which records a different relationship for one person. Events that happened before 2008, such as a grandparent's marriage or a parent's early adoption, may appear only on the closed register transcript (제적등본). We translate the closed register transcript as well, at the same per-page price. If you are not sure which certificate your case needs, check the [USCIS document checklist](/tools/uscis-checklist) or ask the agency that requested it.
- Basic certificate (기본증명서): the person's own birth, name changes and nationality details; commonly used as the Korean equivalent of a birth certificate
- Family relation certificate (가족관계증명서): parents, spouse and children
- Marriage relation certificate (혼인관계증명서): current and past marriages and divorces
- Adoption relation certificate (입양관계증명서) and full adoption relation certificate (친양자입양관계증명서)
- Closed register transcript (제적등본) for events recorded under the pre-2008 hoju system
How are Korean names and dates handled in the translation?
Korean names are translated **surname first on the source and matched to the spelling on your passport** in the English translation. That matters because one Korean surname can be romanized several ways: 박 appears as Park or Bak, 이 as Lee, Yi or Rhee, and 김 almost always as Kim. South Korea's official Revised Romanization (adopted in 2000) and the older McCune-Reischauer system produce different spellings, so a mechanical transliteration can create a mismatch between your translation, your passport and your USCIS forms. Tell us the passport spelling of every name when you order and we will use it consistently. Korean documents write dates in year, month, day order (for example 2019년 3월 5일 or 2019.03.05), which we convert to an unambiguous English date. The 13-digit resident registration number (주민등록번호) is reproduced exactly as it appears, and any Hanja (Chinese characters) printed next to Hangul names on older records is noted rather than silently dropped.
What Korean documents do we translate?
We translate **any Korean document into English**, and English into Korean, with a certified translation for official use. The most common requests come from applicants filing family-based, employment-based and student cases, and from people enrolling in US schools or licensing boards.
- Civil records: basic, family relation, marriage relation and adoption certificates; death records; [birth](/services/birth-certificate-translation) and [marriage](/services/marriage-certificate-translation) documents
- Police records: criminal record certificates issued by the Korean National Police Agency
- Academic records: certificates of graduation (졸업증명서), transcripts (성적증명서) and [diplomas](/services/diploma-translation), often graded on a 4.5 or 4.3 scale
- Identity documents: resident registration cards and Korean driver's licenses
- Financial and employment records: bank statements, certificates of employment and tax documents
- Legal and medical files: court judgments, contracts and [medical records](/services/medical-translation)
Will USCIS accept a Korean translation from TAUSA?
Yes. Every Korean certified translation meets the USCIS requirement in **8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)**: a complete English translation plus the translator's signed certification that they are competent in Korean and English and that the translation is accurate. We back it with a USCIS acceptance guarantee; if a translation is ever rejected, we revise or redo it free of charge. Your translation covers the whole document, including stamps, seals, handwritten notes and the issuing office's verification details, because USCIS asks for a full translation, not a summary. Read more about our [USCIS translation services](/immigration/uscis-translation-services).
Who translates your Korean documents?
Your documents are translated by **human, native-speaking Korean professionals**, not by machine translation. TAUSA is a member of the American Translators Association and follows an ISO 17100 compliant translation and review process. The process is fully online: upload a scan or phone photo of each page, pay, and receive your certified translation as a PDF by email. There is no appointment and no office visit. See [how it works](/how-it-works) for each step, or [start your order](/order) now.
Frequently Asked Questions
A certified Korean to English document translation costs $24.95 per page with 24-hour delivery. Expedited 12-hour service is $39.95 per page and same-day rush is $59.95 per page. Business and technical projects are quoted individually.
No, not on its own. Machine translation can give you the gist of a Korean document, but USCIS requires a translator to sign a certification of competence and accuracy, and a chatbot cannot do that. Machine output also tends to mishandle romanized names, Hanja and the layout of family relation certificates.
You can order one online from a professional translation service that issues a signed Certificate of Accuracy. At TAUSA you upload your document, pay $24.95 per page, and receive a certified PDF translation by email within 24 hours, prepared by a native Korean-speaking translator.
For USCIS purposes there is no government license for translators. A certified translation is one accompanied by the translator's signed statement that they are competent in both languages and that the translation is complete and accurate. To avoid questions about impartiality, most applicants use an independent professional translator rather than translating their own documents.
Most South Korean applicants use the basic certificate (기본증명서), usually together with the family relation certificate (가족관계증명서) to show their parents. Both have replaced the hoju family register abolished in 2008. Always confirm with the requesting agency, then upload the certificates you receive for translation.
No. USCIS accepts a certified translation without notarization. Some embassies, courts and state agencies do require it, and notarization can be added for $24.99 per document.
Yes. We translate in both directions, so you can have US documents such as diplomas, bank letters or court papers translated into Korean for use in South Korea. Certified document pricing is the same $24.95 per page.
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