Birth Certificate Translation

[boxer615 9]

Greetings all,

My Fiancee just asked me to help her with the translation forms for her birth certificate and sent me the dead link to the mfa website. i am struggling to find a working link with similar forms.

Does anyone know of how I can go about finding and completing the forms for the translation?

I appreciate any and all help.

[khwaidee1 196]

I e-mailed her birth certificate, name change and single certificate to www.uscts.com and for a reasonable fee got certified copies of the translation with a quick turn around.

[boxer615 9]

Thanks for the response khwaidee1.

Are you familiar with any options in Bangkok and or with the self translation option which the Thai Ministry can validate? I myself am relatively fluent and probably more than capable of translating it along with the help of my fiancee who pretty much the same with English as I am with Thai. Although Thai grammar is much easier to understand than English Grammar.

I also noticed you went through everything recently. Congrats!

Was the Affidavit of Single Status actually needed? I am actually contacting the embassy today about it as my Fiancee has never been married, nor had children out of wedlock.

[Ning 619]

Thanks for the response khwaidee1.

Are you familiar with any options in Bangkok and or with the self translation option which the Thai Ministry can validate? I myself am relatively fluent and probably more than capable of translating it along with the help of my fiancee who pretty much the same with English as I am with Thai. Although Thai grammar is much easier to understand than English Grammar.

I also noticed you went through everything recently. Congrats!

Was the Affidavit of Single Status actually needed? I am actually contacting the embassy today about it as my Fiancee has never been married, nor had children out of wedlock.

The format I copied below has been used many times. The " certification " is simply the statement you see. Anyone fluent in both languages can do it. There is no need for using a Thai Ministry that I know of.

Certification by Translator

I [typed name], certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and ________ languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled ______________________________.

Signature_________________________________

Date Typed Name

Address

[boxer615 9]

The format I copied below has been used many times. The " certification " is simply the statement you see. Anyone fluent in both languages can do it. There is no need for using a Thai Ministry that I know of.

Certification by Translator

I [typed name], certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and ________ languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled ______________________________.

Signature_________________________________

Date Typed Name

Address

Thank you very much for your help Ning.

[khwaidee1 196]

Thanks for the response khwaidee1.

Are you familiar with any options in Bangkok and or with the self translation option which the Thai Ministry can validate? I myself am relatively fluent and probably more than capable of translating it along with the help of my fiancee who pretty much the same with English as I am with Thai. Although Thai grammar is much easier to understand than English Grammar.

I also noticed you went through everything recently. Congrats!

Was the Affidavit of Single Status actually needed? I am actually contacting the embassy today about it as my Fiancee has never been married, nor had children out of wedlock.

Ning has provided you with the self translation info. There are a few translation services on Wireless Road near the embassy that are pretty reasonable. As for the Affadavit of Single Status, my wife was never married nor has any children. However, she read on the USVISA4THAI web site that we needed it and, I wasn't going to argue with my wife so she went to her amphur, got it, I had it translated and put in packet 3. I wanted to take no chances as well. Good luck!

[Ning 619]

Ning has provided you with the self translation info. There are a few translation services on Wireless Road near the embassy that are pretty reasonable. As for the Affadavit of Single Status, my wife was never married nor has any children. However, she read on the USVISA4THAI web site that we needed it and, I wasn't going to argue with my wife so she went to her amphur, got it, I had it translated and put in packet 3. I wanted to take no chances as well. Good luck!

This single status idea is something we see from time to time. It doesnt seem to be consistant to me. The web site noted has put out bad info in the past but I couldnt say about this subject. Thais have a bad habit of thinking they have this visa stuff figured out and then pass along a lot of incorrect info to each other. I have seen a lot of that on the noted web site.

I suppose it doesnt hurt to do it but I would like to know if its a requirement of the embassy.

[boxer615 9]

Yeah, I had contacted the embassy and received word that she didn't need it. I passed on the word to her and she told me she was on the bus back to her hometown to get it. I wasn't going to argue as it doesn't hurt and if she feels more comfortable having it then that's good enough for me.

Thank go I got a jump start on everything because my bank messed up the letter regarding my account. As I spent the last four years in Thailand I drained my account there and found new work shortly after coming back in late January. Securing work that puts me well above the standards required. However, the bank sent my letter with a pretty huge error, stating that my total deposits were roughly $1800 less than they actually were. Thank go I have time to get a new one.

Since both of you have been through this process already...do you have any opinion on how quickly an interview could come about? NVC sent out my case on the 12th of October and the package was signed for on the 14th, but the Visa section has told me that they haven't received it. I know patience is a virtue, but after living together so long this time apart to make all of this happen is killer.

She won't receive the police clearance certificate until the 7th of November. If she were to receive Packet 3 before hand could she send a copy of the receipt in its place and bring the certificate to the interview? (If y'all don't know, no worries. I will be contacting the consular section with the same inquiry.)

Thanks for all the advice.

[Ning 619]

Yeah, I had contacted the embassy and received word that she didn't need it. I passed on the word to her and she told me she was on the bus back to her hometown to get it. I wasn't going to argue as it doesn't hurt and if she feels more comfortable having it then that's good enough for me.

Thank go I got a jump start on everything because my bank messed up the letter regarding my account. As I spent the last four years in Thailand I drained my account there and found new work shortly after coming back in late January. Securing work that puts me well above the standards required. However, the bank sent my letter with a pretty huge error, stating that my total deposits were roughly $1800 less than they actually were. Thank go I have time to get a new one.

Since both of you have been through this process already...do you have any opinion on how quickly an interview could come about? NVC sent out my case on the 12th of October and the package was signed for on the 14th, but the Visa section has told me that they haven't received it. I know patience is a virtue, but after living together so long this time apart to make all of this happen is killer.

She won't receive the police clearance certificate until the 7th of November. If she were to receive Packet 3 before hand could she send a copy of the receipt in its place and bring the certificate to the interview? (If y'all don't know, no worries. I will be contacting the consular section with the same inquiry.)

Thanks for all the advice.

Tough to predict the interview date. Probably two weeks to get it into the visa section from NVC. Check interview schedual on embassy web site to see how the current interviews are set. Yours may never appear there due to timing. Dont worry about that now. If all dates shown are filled thru say Nov it may mean she will interview in Dec. This is very hard to say. I am sure you know embassy honors all up coming holidays so time is lost in Nov and Dec. They are always busy so they know how to get as much done as possible during these months inspite of what people think. You are in good shape for this time of year I think. A few weeks later would be much different.

Contact consulate section duty officer. Send them the NVC case number. Ask if case is with that section. Do not ask about interview date becuase they have zero to do with it. If that section has case you will have a good guess at when visa section will have it. Use that date to send in P 3 info. Make sure she has a copy of that submittal.

If P 3 is incomplete due to police report just submit what she has with a note indicating she will bring it in. They know if she doesnt they will not issue visa at that time. They would simply grant the visa but not place it in passport until the P 3 submittal was complete. She could return to embassy to pick up passport on any day embassy assigns.

Good to see embassy is responding to you. This is not always the case. This is tough for people to get thru but you will. There is a seeming avalance of things just around the corner then its over.

Edited October 18, 2012 by Ning

[khwaidee1 196]

Yeah, I had contacted the embassy and received word that she didn't need it. I passed on the word to her and she told me she was on the bus back to her hometown to get it. I wasn't going to argue as it doesn't hurt and if she feels more comfortable having it then that's good enough for me.

Thank go I got a jump start on everything because my bank messed up the letter regarding my account. As I spent the last four years in Thailand I drained my account there and found new work shortly after coming back in late January. Securing work that puts me well above the standards required. However, the bank sent my letter with a pretty huge error, stating that my total deposits were roughly $1800 less than they actually were. Thank go I have time to get a new one.

Since both of you have been through this process already...do you have any opinion on how quickly an interview could come about? NVC sent out my case on the 12th of October and the package was signed for on the 14th, but the Visa section has told me that they haven't received it. I know patience is a virtue, but after living together so long this time apart to make all of this happen is killer.

She won't receive the police clearance certificate until the 7th of November. If she were to receive Packet 3 before hand could she send a copy of the receipt in its place and bring the certificate to the interview? (If y'all don't know, no worries. I will be contacting the consular section with the same inquiry.)

Thanks for all the advice.

Check my timeline as from what I've heard it was pretty typical. We got Packet 4 13 days after submitting Packet 3, they then scheduled the interview 1 week after that and I hauled #### over there to be with my girl even though I couldn't go in with her. It really really moved once we got notice that the embassy had it. Good luck!

[khwaidee1 196]

Yeah, I had contacted the embassy and received word that she didn't need it. I passed on the word to her and she told me she was on the bus back to her hometown to get it. I wasn't going to argue as it doesn't hurt and if she feels more comfortable having it then that's good enough for me.

Thank go I got a jump start on everything because my bank messed up the letter regarding my account. As I spent the last four years in Thailand I drained my account there and found new work shortly after coming back in late January. Securing work that puts me well above the standards required. However, the bank sent my letter with a pretty huge error, stating that my total deposits were roughly $1800 less than they actually were. Thank go I have time to get a new one.

Since both of you have been through this process already...do you have any opinion on how quickly an interview could come about? NVC sent out my case on the 12th of October and the package was signed for on the 14th, but the Visa section has told me that they haven't received it. I know patience is a virtue, but after living together so long this time apart to make all of this happen is killer.

She won't receive the police clearance certificate until the 7th of November. If she were to receive Packet 3 before hand could she send a copy of the receipt in its place and bring the certificate to the interview? (If y'all don't know, no worries. I will be contacting the consular section with the same inquiry.)

Thanks for all the advice.

Thinking back on it, it took about two weeks once the embassy got our file to notify us. We then sent in Packet 3 and got our interview in about 2 weeks after that. So, depending on when you send in Packet 3 you're probably loking at an interview mid to late November. They notified us on the 20th of interview date of the 27th but then moved it to the 28th.

[boxer615 9]

Tough to predict the interview date. Probably two weeks to get it into the visa section from NVC. Check interview schedual on embassy web site to see how the current interviews are set. Yours may never appear there due to timing. Dont worry about that now. If all dates shown are filled thru say Nov it may mean she will interview in Dec. This is very hard to say. I am sure you know embassy honors all up coming holidays so time is lost in Nov and Dec. They are always busy so they know how to get as much done as possible during these months inspite of what people think. You are in good shape for this time of year I think. A few weeks later would be much different.

Contact consulate section duty officer. Send them the NVC case number. Ask if case is with that section. Do not ask about interview date becuase they have zero to do with it. If that section has case you will have a good guess at when visa section will have it. Use that date to send in P 3 info. Make sure she has a copy of that submittal.

If P 3 is incomplete due to police report just submit what she has with a note indicating she will bring it in. They know if she doesnt they will not issue visa at that time. They would simply grant the visa but not place it in passport until the P 3 submittal was complete. She could return to embassy to pick up passport on any day embassy assigns.

Good to see embassy is responding to you. This is not always the case. This is tough for people to get thru but you will. There is a seeming avalance of things just around the corner then its over.

Thanks for the response Ning. I must say your words kind of put me at ease about the timing as I had worried about the holidays affecting everything quite a bit. I do hope they put the pedal to the medal and we can get our interview date lined up by the first week of December. That would be the best time possible.

As far as contacting the consulate section duty office, I did that with my first email. Using the proper format for the subject and they simply told me to contact the visa section, stating that they couldn't provide any information because they simply aren't involved.

Thinking back on it, it took about two weeks once the embassy got our file to notify us. We then sent in Packet 3 and got our interview in about 2 weeks after that. So, depending on when you send in Packet 3 you're probably loking at an interview mid to late November. They notified us on the 20th of interview date of the 27th but then moved it to the 28th.

I appreciate your responses too, Khwaidee1. I surely hope my processing follows a similar path.

Just to clarify one thing since you both have already completed the process. The embassy website states that they want the DS-156 in duplicate in the general information page, but the Packet 3 instructions don't stipulate that it needs to be in duplicate. I sent my fiancee two copies of everything, complete with my signatures on all necessary forms. Essentially she has two original copies of the entire Packet 3 (I have my own copy here as well). Will she need to send in two copies of the DS-156 with Packet 3?

Thanks again all.

[khwaidee1 196]

Thanks for the response Ning. I must say your words kind of put me at ease about the timing as I had worried about the holidays affecting everything quite a bit. I do hope they put the pedal to the medal and we can get our interview date lined up by the first week of December. That would be the best time possible.

As far as contacting the consulate section duty office, I did that with my first email. Using the proper format for the subject and they simply told me to contact the visa section, stating that they couldn't provide any information because they simply aren't involved.

I appreciate your responses too, Khwaidee1. I surely hope my processing follows a similar path.

Just to clarify one thing since you both have already completed the process. The embassy website states that they want the DS-156 in duplicate in the general information page, but the Packet 3 instructions don't stipulate that it needs to be in duplicate. I sent my fiancee two copies of everything, complete with my signatures on all necessary forms. Essentially she has two original copies of the entire Packet 3 (I have my own copy here as well). Will she need to send in two copies of the DS-156 with Packet 3?

Thanks again all.

I don't recall specifically but, I too gave her duplicate copies of all the forms (and had a back up set in a small notebook just in case!) We were very well organized and my wife was able to provide all the requested documents to the CO with ease (It also helped that he conducted the interview in Thai without even asking her preference). Some of the other girls came in with loose stacks of papers and had them spread out all over the floor trying to find what the CO wanted. I gave my wife wife 3 3 ring binders with an index and everything in sheet protectors for easy access. She brought in a bag that weighed 7.4kg!! I was not taking any chances and have yet to hear of anyone having any problems for having "too much" stuff. I accompanied her to the interview even though I knew I probably wouldn't be let in, I was there for moral support and I got another chance to hang out with my girl! She interviewed on a Tuesday, the passport was delivered by EMS on Friday and we flew home on Sunday! Good luck to you and your fiancee!

[boxer615 9]

Fingers crossed they give us a prompt interview date. My fiancee received packet 3 on Tuesday and will send it in tomorrow due to a family issue that caused a slight delay when she went home for a document.

Thanks for all your help everyone.

[khwaidee1 196]

Fingers crossed they give us a prompt interview date. My fiancee received packet 3 on Tuesday and will send it in tomorrow due to a family issue that caused a slight delay when she went home for a document.

Thanks for all your help everyone.

As you can see from my timeline, we got our interview date 12 days after we sent in our Packet 3 (actually had the interview 13 days after because the Embassy moved it from Monday to Tuesday.) They acknowledged receipt of Packet 3 and sent Packet 4 5 days after we sent it in and then gave us an interview date for a week later. After waiting for all those months we were dizzy with how fast everything moved. Best of luck to you and your fiancee!