Relationship Evidence needing help..

[Mkandi 0]

Hello,

I am currently putting together a I-129F petition for my Japanese fiance.

But I'm facing an issue with the relationship evidence.

I know you can use e-mails and letters as a way to show you have an ongoing relationship,

but they're all in Japanese.

Is it okay to use them?

Do I have to translate them into English for them to be readable to the officers?

Thank you very much.

I know that someone in this forum may have faced this issue, since not all fiances/spouses are native/fluent in English.

Thank you again!! Any advice and help is truly appreciated!!

[Matt_Stevens 5]

From what I understand, you do not need to have them translated. The fact that you are both communicating in Japanese will only work in your favor.

[thongd4me 69]

Hello,

I am currently putting together a I-129F petition for my Japanese fiance.

But I'm facing an issue with the relationship evidence.

I know you can use e-mails and letters as a way to show you have an ongoing relationship,

but they're all in Japanese.

Is it okay to use them?

Do I have to translate them into English for them to be readable to the officers?

Thank you very much.

I know that someone in this forum may have faced this issue, since not all fiances/spouses are native/fluent in English.

Thank you again!! Any advice and help is truly appreciated!!

Soo, omoshiroi mondai desu!

Watashi dekinai yo.

You should be able to do the translations yourself, but other Japan filers would be better sources for this question.

Self-Certifying Translations

[thongd4me 69]

From what I understand, you do not need to have them translated. The fact that you are both communicating in Japanese will only work in your favor.

I wold HOPE that the CO in Japan can understand (read?) Japanese.

Japanese is actually not that difficult and for all the tax dollars that go

into embassy salaries that's the least we can expect.

Just ask the consulate if you REALLY need translations; it may have more

to do with paperwork down the line where US officials may NOT be required

to know Japanese.

Edited December 5, 2009 by thongd4me

[Mkandi 0]

I guess I will have to ask them then.

Just a perplexing issue.

Does anyone know if the people that interview him in Tokyo at the embassy speak Japanese or English?

I'm praying that they can communicate to him in Japanese..

Thank you all for this amazing help!!

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I guess I will have to ask them then.

Just a perplexing issue.

Does anyone know if the people that interview him in Tokyo at the embassy speak Japanese or English?

I'm praying that they can communicate to him in Japanese..

Thank you all for this amazing help!!

According to the embassy reviews, the officers can usually speak Japanese, and will often conduct the interview in Japanese unless the interviewee indicates that they can speak English. In the event your fiance gets an officer who can't, they have translators available. Remember that the CO's interview people for many types of visas, and being able to speak English is not required in order to get a visa, so the consulate must be able to deal with people who don't speak English.

USCIS requires all documents not in English to be accompanied by a certified translation. However, many consulates will accept documents if they are either in English or the native language of the country where they are located. The website for the US Embassy in Tokyo states that non-English documents must be translated. I suspect this might only apply to "official" documents, and not to evidence of a bonafide relationship, like chat logs and emails. You might want to contact the embassy for clarification on this.