Extrait de Naissance: French Birth Extract

This service starts at $24.95 per page for up to 250 words. Most French birth extracts are one page, so many orders total $24.95 unless the filing also includes a copie intégrale, later-note pages, or other French civil records that need translation in the same order. We confirm actual page count before billing, so you know the exact total before production begins. Optional notarization, hard-copy mailing, and expedited handling are listed separately. Upload the full page first so the quote matches the record you really plan to submit.

An extrait de naissance is a French birth-record extract rather than the full copy of the birth act. In the French civil system, a birth record may be issued as a copie intégrale or as an extract, and the extract itself may be with filiation or without filiation. That is why it is not automatically the same thing as a generic birth certificate in English. The exact value of the extract depends on what information it contains and what the receiving authority asked for.

Most orders are delivered within 24 hours after scope and legibility review. A standard one-page extract is usually fast, but records with heavy marginal notes, later updates, or bundled French civil-document packets can extend turnaround to 24 to 48 hours because the record type and note structure still need careful QA. We confirm timing before production starts so you can plan around USCIS, NVC, court, or nationality deadlines. If your deadline is tight, mention it at intake and request rush handling early. Uploading the full page at the start is the fastest way to avoid preventable delay.

USCIS generally expects a complete English translation of any foreign-language document submitted as evidence, together with a certification statement from the translator. Our package includes full translation of the submitted extract page, a signed Certificate of Accuracy, and formatting aligned with common USCIS expectations for foreign-language civil records. Acceptance always belongs to USCIS, but translation-related problems usually come from hidden record-type distinctions, skipped marginal notes, or incomplete certification language. Exact record-level handling is the safest way to avoid those avoidable issues.

A French birth extract with marginal notes can still be translated when the text is legible enough to verify safely. Because the later notes can materially affect the meaning of the record, they should not be ignored as side text. We translate all readable content and mark text as illegible only when it cannot be confirmed responsibly. For the best result, upload a clean full-page PDF or high-resolution image rather than a cropped copy. Better source quality usually means faster delivery and fewer follow-up questions later.

A copie intégrale is the complete copy of the birth act, while an extrait de naissance is an official extract of that act. The extract is shorter, and depending on the version it may be issued with filiation or without filiation. That means the two records do not always contain the same amount of information even though both relate to the same birth. In translation, the distinction must remain explicit because some destinations care about which level of record you submitted.

Not exactly. In broad English conversation, people may describe it as a kind of birth certificate, but legally it is more precise to say that it is a French birth-record extract. That difference matters because an extract is not automatically the same as the complete copy of the act. If the destination specifically asks for the fuller record, a correct extract translation does not turn the extract into a copie intégrale. Translate the exact record you have, but confirm the required record level first.

Yes. The translation preserves whether the extract includes filiation because that changes the amount of parentage detail on the page. An extract with filiation provides more family information than one without filiation, and the English version should make that distinction visible instead of smoothing both into the same generic format. That helps the receiving authority evaluate the record correctly. It also reduces confusion when the extract is being compared against other family documents in the packet.

Often yes, if you are submitting both records. A livret de famille and an extrait de naissance are different French civil documents with different roles. The booklet may support the family timeline, while the birth extract shows the specific birth-record content you are filing. If both pages are part of the packet, the safest approach is to translate both as they will be submitted rather than assuming one replaces the other. Upload the full French civil-record set together so scope can be confirmed before payment.