Police Report Translation?

[visaveteran1 33]

I was petitioning as a K-3 filer which would have meant my wife would go to the consulate the same as would someone's fiancee...bringing all original civil documents like birth, marriage certificates, police reports, etc. to the interview.

But as many now know, the USCIS has stopped processing K-3 petitions, so us K-3 filers have, by default, become CR-1 filers. One major difference is the NVC in the USA gets all the original civil documents and the police report, not the consulate.

So...my question is does the police report have to be translated into English for the folks at the NVC? Or is just sending the original Russian document OK?

[YuAndDan 153]

Translations

All documents not in English, or in the official language of the country in which application for a visa is being made, must be accompanied by certified translations.

The translation must include a statement signed by the translator that states that the:

• Translation is accurate, and

• Translator is competent to translate.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3195.html

[Satellite 1]

So...my question is does the police report have to be translated into English for the folks at the NVC? Or is just sending the original Russian document OK?

Where in the past I would say NO to translation because the police report is going to US embassy in Russia and is used to issue a visa only and not for any other purpose back in the US. But if requested to send one to the NVC, an agency in the US, I would go ahead and translate it because they are not expected to be proficient in Russian as the US embassy is Moscow is, even though they'll probably send it to them anyway. Have it translated in Russia to save a few bucks.

See:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/in...195.html#police

Edited February 24, 2008 by Satellite

[visaveteran1 33]

So...my question is does the police report have to be translated into English for the folks at the NVC? Or is just sending the original Russian document OK?

Where in the past I would say NO to translation because the police report is going to US embassy in Russia and is used to issue a visa only and not for any other purpose back in the US. But if requested to send one to the NVC, an agency in the US, I would go ahead and translate it because they are not expected to be proficient in Russian as the US embassy is Moscow is, even though they'll probably send it to them anyway. Have it translated in Russia to save a few bucks.

See:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/in...195.html#police

Makes sense to me. Thanks.

[calamitka 0]

I had same dilemma.

In other forum I read that someone talked to NVC supervisor and got answer to translate everything.

We followed this advice beside is common sense, they checking documents I very much doubt they know any polish .