Nepali to English translation

Bikram Sambat dates

Nepal’s Bikram Sambat calendar runs about 56 to 57 years ahead of the Western one, and its new year falls in mid-April, so one BS year spans two Western years. The translation converts each specific day and keeps the original date in square brackets. Dates and calendars on a translation shows the sums.

Ward office certificates

A ward office issues many of the papers a family visa file leans on, including the relationship certificate (नाता प्रमाणित). Some municipalities issue it in Nepali and in English. Check which version you hold: if yours is already in English, you may not need a translation at all.

Source: Tadi Rural Municipality, relationship certificate in Nepali and English (checked 19 September 2026)

Devanagari names and numerals

Names are romanised to match your passport, and Devanagari numerals (०१२३) are written as Western digits, so a citizenship certificate number or a date reads the same in both versions. The original figures stay beside any date that was converted. Spelled differently on two of your papers? See which spelling of your name goes on the translation.

The citizenship certificate

Both sides in full: the certificate number, name, parents’ and spouse’s names where printed, place and date of birth, address, the issuing district office, and each stamp, signature and later endorsement.

Ward and registration records

Birth, marriage and migration registration certificates, relationship and address certificates, and income or occupation letters from a ward office. The ward stamp and signature are marked where they appear.

Nothing summarised

Every line and every stamp is translated in the document’s own order. Handwriting that cannot be read is marked [illegible] rather than guessed, and a seal with no words is marked in square brackets.