Tagalog Translation Services: English ↔ Tagalog (Filipino)

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Same rates in both directions. A 1,000-word general document costs about $100, a 5,000-word contract about $600, and a 10,000-word technical manual about $1,500. Certified personal documents for USCIS are priced per page (see below). Cebuano (Bisaya) and Ilocano translation is also available: ask for a free quote.

Tagalog Translation for Business and Public Services

Healthcare and insurance. Tagalog (including Filipino) is the third most spoken language other than English in US homes, after Spanish and Chinese, and about 3 in 10 speakers report speaking English less than "very well" (U.S. Census Bureau, 2018–2022 American Community Survey). We translate patient education, consent forms, discharge instructions, benefits notices and member letters into clear, plain Filipino. → Healthcare translation · Medical translation · Pharmaceutical translation

Government, schools and nonprofits. Public notices, applications, program guides, school letters and community outreach for Filipino-American communities in California, Hawaii, Nevada and across the US. → Government translation

Legal. Contracts, employment agreements, demand letters and evidence for US cases: Tagalog and Taglish chat logs, letters and audio recordings, transcribed and translated with timestamps. → Legal translation · Contract translation · Transcription services

BPO, customer support and HR. The Philippines is one of the world's largest contact-center and BPO hubs. We translate knowledge-base articles, support macros, call scripts, training modules, employee handbooks and policies, so Philippine teams and Filipino-speaking customers get the same, consistent wording. → Employee manuals · E-learning translation · Business translation

E-commerce, apps and marketing. Filipino shoppers buy on Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop and Facebook, and much consumer brand copy in the Philippines mixes English and Tagalog. We localize product listings, app interfaces, ads and social posts in the register your audience expects: formal Filipino or natural Taglish. → Website localization · App localization · Marketing translation · Social media translation · Multilingual SEO

Also available: Tagalog subtitling, voice-over, desktop publishing, and proofreading of existing Tagalog translations.

Certified Tagalog to English Translation for USCIS

Every foreign-language document filed with USCIS needs a complete English translation and a signed translator certification under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3). Notarization is not required.

Do your Philippine documents need translation? Usually not the civil records themselves. PSA (formerly NSO) birth, marriage and death certificates, CENOMARs and NBI clearances are issued in English and can be filed as they are. You need a certified translation when a document, or part of it, is written in Filipino, another Philippine language such as Cebuano or Ilocano, or Spanish on older records.

Multi-page documents receive lower per-page rates.

Philippines-specific notes:

• PSA copies, not local copies. For immigrant visas, the U.S. Department of State asks for PSA-issued certificates on PSA security paper. If your record was corrected or amended, request the annotated PSA copy. Check the Department of State reciprocity schedule for the Philippines before you order documents.
• Annulment decrees. Philippine courts usually end marriages through annulment or a declaration of nullity rather than divorce. These decrees, and court orders recognizing a foreign divorce, are normally in English; any parts in Filipino are translated.
• Taglish chats and letters. Relationship evidence often mixes Tagalog and English. We translate the whole conversation, keep the English as written, note emojis, photos and timestamps, and keep the original layout so an officer can follow who said what.
• Older records in Spanish. Pre-war civil and church records may be in Spanish. Our Spanish translators handle them in the same order.
• Names. Reproduced exactly as on the source, including middle names and abbreviations such as "Ma." for María.

Every certified translation includes: complete translation of text, seals and annotations; the signed Translation Accuracy Certificate; 24-hour delivery for most 1–2 page documents; and the USCIS acceptance guarantee. Applying to IRCC in Canada? See our ATIO and STIBC certification samples.

→ USCIS certified translation → Immigration documents → Affidavit translation → Marriage certificate translation

Getting Tagalog Right

Tagalog or Filipino? Filipino is the national language of the Philippines and is based on Tagalog. In writing they are close to the same standard: Filipino uses the 28-letter modern alphabet, which adds letters such as f, j, ñ, v and z for borrowed words. We translate into standard Filipino and adjust vocabulary for your audience. The Philippines has many other languages, and we also translate Cebuano (Bisaya) and Ilocano.

Taglish or formal Filipino. Everyday Filipino mixes in English, and many technical and business terms stay in English. Government, legal and healthcare texts call for formal, plain Filipino; ads, social posts and apps often read more naturally in Taglish. Translating every English term into deep Tagalog can sound stiff or confuse readers. We agree the register in the brief and apply it across the whole project.

Respect markers and "you." Filipino shows politeness with "po" and "opo" and with the plural "kayo/ninyo" instead of "ikaw/mo" when addressing someone formally. Customer-service scripts usually need "po"; app buttons and short interface text often don't. Our translators keep the choice consistent.

Filipino names on official records. A full name is usually first name, middle name and surname, and the middle name is usually the mother's maiden surname. Married women often keep their maiden surname as the middle name. We copy names exactly, abbreviations such as "Ma." included, so your translations match your PSA records and US forms.

Plan for longer text. Tagalog sentences usually run longer than the English source. Leave room in app screens, slides and print layouts, or let our desktop publishing team adjust the layout.

Why Choose TheWordPoint for Tagalog

Native Filipino translators, 100% human. Each project goes to a native translator with experience in your subject. Glossaries keep recurring terms consistent across orders.

Certified for official use. Every certified translation comes with a signed Translation Accuracy Certificate. See a sample certificate before you order.

Clear pricing. $0.10, $0.12 or $0.15 per word by content type, and fixed per-page prices for certified documents.

Fast delivery and 24/7 support. Most certified personal documents are ready within 24 hours; large projects can be split across translators with one reviewer for consistency.

Confidential. Your documents are never shared.

 

Related guides: Translating Tagalog chats and letters for a spousal or fiancé(e) petition? See the family green card and K-1 visa use case. Immigrant visa interview at the U.S. Embassy in Manila? Read NVC and consular processing (DS-260). Need it today? Order same-day certified translation.

Reviewed and updated on November 12, 2026, by

Christakis Christodoulou,
Managing Director
Head of the Certified Translation Department