certified translation?

[Tamara and Mehdi 0]

could someone please tell me if translations of documents have to done by someone certified to translate or if they can be done by anyone who speaks and reads both languages fluently...thanks so much!!

[Petition2252 7]

could someone please tell me if translations of documents have to done by someone certified to translate or if they can be done by anyone who speaks and reads both languages fluently...thanks so much!!

You can find the answer by emailing the consular in the embassy the interview will be in.

My wife and I emailed Moscow and they said copies of documents and translations do not need to be notarized. Now we are confused on if she should translate her own documents, or if we should still have a professional do it.

I am still waiting for my NOA1, so until then we are in the same boat.

I think I am going to resend my email to Moscow asking more specifically if we can translate our own documents and if we need proof of authenticity.

[Tamara and Mehdi 0]

You can find the answer by emailing the consular in the embassy the interview will be in.

My wife and I emailed Moscow and they said copies of documents and translations do not need to be notarized. Now we are confused on if she should translate her own documents, or if we should still have a professional do it.

I am still waiting for my NOA1, so until then we are in the same boat.

I think I am going to resend my email to Moscow asking more specifically if we can translate our own documents and if we need proof of authenticity.

Thanks so much...and good luck with your process I hope its speedy!!!!....Im just starting to get overwhelmed and Im terrified that I will do something wrong and things will be delayed because of something I did or did not do..and I have so many questions and I get so confused and second guess myself sometimes...wheew I need to relax lol..hopefully I will be able to find all my answers and everything will work out!!! Thanks again!!

[littlecrazyangel 1]

could someone please tell me if translations of documents have to done by someone certified to translate or if they can be done by anyone who speaks and reads both languages fluently...thanks so much!!

Documents need to be translated but not notarized by someone who is certified. Mails and chat logos you can translate yourself.

I didn't translate my mails and they didn't say nothing. Everything was in hungarian.

[Petition2252 7]

Thanks so much...and good luck with your process I hope its speedy!!!!....Im just starting to get overwhelmed and Im terrified that I will do something wrong and things will be delayed because of something I did or did not do..and I have so many questions and I get so confused and second guess myself sometimes...wheew I need to relax lol..hopefully I will be able to find all my answers and everything will work out!!! Thanks again!!

Here is a helpful site (look below the chart): http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reci...ocity_3585.html

From what I now understand, documents need to be either 1) original or 2) certified official.

However, the translation of these documents should probably be done by a professional, but do not need to be notarized.

[spectheintro 18]

You're going to need official translations by someone certified to do them for any official documents. For example, for my CR-1 visa, I had official translations for:

1.) Our marriage certificate

2.) Her birth certificate

3.) My Iranian birth certificate

4.) A joint bank account

In retrospect, I did not need to get my birth certificate translated, but hers was necessary. I'm not sure what the requirements are for K-1 visas but if he has ANY official documentation that must be filed (birth certificate, divorce decree, etc.) you'll want an official translation.

[Darnell 8,478]

usually, and at a minimum, the translator person has an attestation statement somewhere in the translated document, with HIS/HER signature. not need to be notarized.

But hei - ask the embassy IV staff what they want, exactly (or maybe it's already there on some DOS web portal for 'that' embassy ? )

[Tamara and Mehdi 0]

thanks everyone!!! I emailed the consulate and they said I needed to have a professional do them.....sooo now I have to find one ....anyone have any ideas?? lol