# Marriage certificate translation template, free in Word

This marriage certificate translation template is a Word file laid out like a civil marriage record: the registry entry, both spouses, their parents, the witnesses and the officiant, then a separate page with the translator's certification. Download it and fill it in, or upload your certificate and LoreAI returns the translation in your certificate's own layout.

## The template

The fields follow the order most civil registries use for a marriage entry. Rows your certificate lacks can go, and anything extra on your certificate, such as a prenuptial regime or a later annotation, gets a row of its own.

```text
TRANSLATION FROM [SOURCE LANGUAGE] INTO ENGLISH

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

Issuing office (Civil Registry): ____________________
Book / Page / Entry No.: ____________________
Date of registration: ____________________

DATE AND PLACE OF MARRIAGE
Date of marriage: ____________________   Time: ________
Place of marriage: ____________________
Type of ceremony (civil / religious): ____________________

FIRST SPOUSE
Full name: ____________________
Date and place of birth: ____________________
Nationality: ____________________   Marital status before marriage: ________
Occupation: ____________________
Address: ____________________
Father: ____________________   Mother: ____________________

SECOND SPOUSE
Full name: ____________________
Date and place of birth: ____________________
Nationality: ____________________   Marital status before marriage: ________
Occupation: ____________________
Address: ____________________
Father: ____________________   Mother: ____________________

MARITAL PROPERTY REGIME (if stated): ____________________
Name after marriage (if stated): ____________________

WITNESSES
1. ____________________   ID No.: ________
2. ____________________   ID No.: ________

Officiant / Registrar: ____________________
Marginal notes and annotations: ____________________
Seals and signatures: [Seal: ________] [Signature of first spouse] [Signature of second spouse] [Signature of registrar]

(Translator's certification follows on the next page.)
```

## How to fill in each part

1. Copy both spouses' names letter for letter, with every surname and accent. A name that changed at marriage keeps both forms, exactly as the certificate shows them.
2. Write the date of marriage with the month in words, for example 3 May 2019, so day and month cannot be swapped.
3. Translate the marital status before marriage (single, divorced, widowed) and the property regime, such as separation of property or community property, and keep the original term in brackets when it has no exact English match.
4. List every witness the certificate names, with ID numbers as written.
5. Describe seals, stamps, signatures and handwritten notes in square brackets. Mark anything you cannot read as [illegible].
6. Translate annotations in the margin or on the back, such as a later divorce note or an apostille.
7. Attach the signed translator's certification on the second page. The wording is in the [certificate of translation template](https://www.loreai.org/certificate-of-translation-template).

## Marriage certificates differ more than birth certificates

A Mexican acta de matrimonio states the marital property regime. A Portuguese certidão de casamento lists the spouses' parents and later annotations. A Philippine certificate records the marriage license number, and a church certificate may stand next to the civil one. A single template cannot show all of these in the right order, and the person checking your file compares the translation with the original line by line.

LoreAI follows your certificate instead. Upload the scan or a phone photo, and the Word file comes back translated in the same field order, with tables kept and names, dates and numbers as written. Then add the certification page, as you would with the template.

## Questions people ask

### Is this a USCIS marriage certificate translation template?

It includes the certification page that USCIS asks for. USCIS does not publish or approve templates. It asks for a complete English translation and the translator's signed certification that it is complete and accurate and that they are competent to translate.

### Is there a sample of a filled-in marriage certificate translation?

The example on this page shows a Portuguese marriage certificate and its English translation in Word, side by side. It is the layout LoreAI returns for an uploaded certificate.

### Can my spouse translate and certify our marriage certificate?

USCIS asks for a translator competent in both languages. Many applicants ask someone outside the marriage to sign so nobody questions the translation.

### Can I edit the template in Google Docs?

Yes. Upload the .docx to Google Drive and open it with Google Docs, or copy the text above into a new document.

### Is the template free?

Yes. Copy the text or download the Word file. Translating your own certificate with LoreAI is free for your first document.