Translating documents? or leave them as is??

[Aussielad 37]

I got a lease agreement in Spanish (as i live in Puerto Rico) does that need to be translated??? or should i just leave it as is and send that in with the package that we're preparing now.

I have a few other things aswell, but they are in Spanish too, translate them???

if so, how do we go about it???

[JT4/25 38]

If you need to send that particular document as evidence...then you need to have it translated. You can look in the yellow pages for translating places. We had to have a few things translated for the K-1 visa...but nothing since then. I think they charged me like $5.00 a page! Good luck!

[Nanusia & Lukaszek 0]

You can actually translate the stuff yourself, as long as you understand both languages. At the bottom of your translation, you need to enter the following statement:

"I (YOUR NAME), certify that this is a true & accurate translation into the English language. I am fluent in English & Spanish."

Then have your signature it notarized and you are done.

[YuAndDan 153]

Only legal documents need translations, like Birth certificate, lease docs ect. However, email does not, they are more interested in seeing if the 2 share a common language, and the number of emails, I sent a log of emails along with a few sample emails.

Translation can be done by anyone that is fluent in the language, all the need to do is sign the translation and write the disclaimer 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

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

Edited March 14, 2007 by YuAndDan

[tweety 1]

The form instructions to form I751 state it pretty clearly:

"Translations: Any foreign language document must be accompanied by a full English translation that the translator...."

Read the form for the full text.

[Aussielad 37]

thanks, i was hoping i wasnt going to have to do that, the lease is like a 30 page document

[lucyrich 20]

thanks, i was hoping i wasnt going to have to do that, the lease is like a 30 page document

You might choose to omit it, and save it in case they call you for an interview. There's no master list of how much or what kind of evidence is sufficient to lead to approval, so it's hard to say whether the lease should be necessary. If you have other evidence that you're sharing a residence, either in English or more easily translatable to English, that might reduce the importance of sending the lease.

If they think your evidence is insufficient, you'll have the chance to show more at an interview. Sure, we'd all like to avoid an interview if possible, but it's not the end of the world.

But if you send the lease, send a translation, with the appropriate statement certifying that it's correct and that the person who did the translation has the required language ability. Or you'll risk getting an RFE requesting a translation when the non-Spanish-speaking officer sees this document that he doesn't understand.

[tweety 1]

may-be you could ask your landlord to write you a little letter stating that the both of you are renting from him and live at the same address?

[Waiting and Waiting 0]

I got a lease agreement in Spanish (as i live in Puerto Rico) does that need to be translated??? or should i just leave it as is and send that in with the package that we're preparing now.

I have a few other things aswell, but they are in Spanish too, translate them???

if so, how do we go about it???

I translated all of our Spanish Docs to English. If I got stuck, I used Altavista's Babelfish (on the web) to help me clarify the meanings.

[sparkofcreation 0]

I got a lease agreement in Spanish (as i live in Puerto Rico) does that need to be translated??? or should i just leave it as is and send that in with the package that we're preparing now.

I have a few other things aswell, but they are in Spanish too, translate them???

if so, how do we go about it???

I translated all of our Spanish Docs to English. If I got stuck, I used Altavista's Babelfish (on the web) to help me clarify the meanings.

As a professional translator, I'm going to pretend you didn't say that. Babelfish is abominable, and I only say that because I can't think of a word that's stronger.

In any case, of our lease we just sent the first page (that had the dates and the address of the apartment and our names) and last page (for signatures), perhaps the OP could do something similar and then only those pages would need to be translated.

[Otto 83]

Only legal documents need translations, like Birth certificate, lease docs ect. However, email does not, they are more interested in seeing if the 2 share a common language, and the number of emails, I sent a log of emails along with a few sample emails.

Translation can be done by anyone that is fluent in the language, all the need to do is sign the translation and write the disclaimer 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

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

No offense..but I'm not 100% sure this is correct (and other simiar posts) - you/I can not (in most countries) translate documents and certainly not legal documents ourselves..regardless if we're fluent in the language... (In most countries.)

(This is the portion of the USCIS site you referred to that is just above the signature line you pasted in.....

Please submit certified translations for all foreign language documents. The translator must certify that s/he is competent to translate and that the translation is accurate.

The certification format should include the certifier's name, signature, address, and date of certification. A suggested format is:)

Birth certificates, marriage certificates, wills, diplomas, legal documents all need to be certified. Certified translations are governed by local laws in each country.

In a non-certified translation the translator is sometimes entitled to give a personal style and tone to the text, to make it more appropriate for the target audience.

Certified translations often must be an exact translation of the source and must always include a clause from the certifier together with a round seal affixed which only Certified Court translators may use, and must be certified by the translators signature, in order to be accepted by the courts and the authorities.

I would not do anything of the sort (translate myself, or use unofficial translation without first checking into it further..but it clearly says, Certified in the USCIS instructions).

[Otto 83]

may-be you could ask your landlord to write you a little letter stating that the both of you are renting from him and live at the same address?

That's a fantastic idea...especially in the case of a lease...

[athena_ny 1]

Plenty of people have translated themselves without any issues. As I see it, you're certifying you're competent.

We translated ours and no RFE yet.

Only legal documents need translations, like Birth certificate, lease docs ect. However, email does not, they are more interested in seeing if the 2 share a common language, and the number of emails, I sent a log of emails along with a few sample emails.

Translation can be done by anyone that is fluent in the language, all the need to do is sign the translation and write the disclaimer 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

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

No offense..but I'm not 100% sure this is correct (and other simiar posts) - you/I can not (in most countries) translate documents and certainly not legal documents ourselves..regardless if we're fluent in the language... (In most countries.)

(This is the portion of the USCIS site you referred to that is just above the signature line you pasted in.....

Please submit certified translations for all foreign language documents. The translator must certify that s/he is competent to translate and that the translation is accurate.

The certification format should include the certifier's name, signature, address, and date of certification. A suggested format is:)

Birth certificates, marriage certificates, wills, diplomas, legal documents all need to be certified. Certified translations are governed by local laws in each country.

In a non-certified translation the translator is sometimes entitled to give a personal style and tone to the text, to make it more appropriate for the target audience.

Certified translations often must be an exact translation of the source and must always include a clause from the certifier together with a round seal affixed which only Certified Court translators may use, and must be certified by the translators signature, in order to be accepted by the courts and the authorities.

I would not do anything of the sort (translate myself, or use unofficial translation without first checking into it further..but it clearly says, Certified in the USCIS instructions).

[Boiler 45,402]

Babel Fish Competition

Enter a phrase, any phrase.

Translate it into any given language and then translate it back.

Give it to someone else and ask them to guess what the original phrase was.

[athena_ny 1]

Yeah, babelfish is a piece of #######.

Babel Fish Competition

Enter a phrase, any phrase.

Translate it into any given language and then translate it back.

Give it to someone else and ask them to guess what the original phrase was.