Evidence for Interview: Translate Chat Logs?

[Scott and Iryna 2]

Hey folks, I am preparing evidence for my girl's interview. Since I got her set up with a laptop and Skype, we almost never email. Instead we chat daily through Instant Message (on Skype). So, I want to print out just the last couple weeks of the chat logs, as evidence of our ongoing relationship in lieu of emails. However, our communication has been strictly in Russian. Do you think it is necessary that I have these logs translated? And if so, must it be by an official translation service (with seal)?

Thanks!

- Scott

[drbilldc 0]

Hey folks, I am preparing evidence for my girl's interview. Since I got her set up with a laptop and Skype, we almost never email. Instead we chat daily through Instant Message (on Skype). So, I want to print out just the last couple weeks of the chat logs, as evidence of our ongoing relationship in lieu of emails. However, our communication has been strictly in Russian. Do you think it is necessary that I have these logs translated? And if so, must it be by an official translation service (with seal)?

Thanks!

- Scott

Hi scott!

i was wondering the same thing, i only printed 4-5 yahoo conversations, i did not have them translated...i dunno. our interview is Thursday, if i had to suggest anything, have back up proof as we do ..lots and lots of pictures, airplane ticket stubs if yo have them. phone bills if you have them.. guess i will let you know Thursday a complete answer to your question.

Dr. Bill

[Scott and Iryna 2]

guess i will let you know Thursday a complete answer to your question.

Good, because our interview is Friday!

[payxibka 10,047]

The consulate accepts English & Ukrainian.....

[Scott and Iryna 2]

... if i had to suggest anything, have back up proof as we do ..lots and lots of pictures, airplane ticket stubs if yo have them. phone bills if you have them..

Yes, I sent photocopies of boarding passes, hotel receipts, and other goodies from my trip there last month.

Good luck with your interview!

[Scott and Iryna 2]

The consulate accepts English & Ukrainian.....

So even though her interview will be conducted in Russian, you suggest I should translate the chat logs to Ukrainian? And do you think I can just do a basic computer translation, or does it need to be official?

[drbilldc 0]

The consulate accepts English & Ukrainian.....

So even though her interview will be conducted in Russian, you suggest I should translate the chat logs to Ukrainian? And do you think I can just do a basic computer translation, or does it need to be official?

If anything i would translate the Russian conversations into ENGLISH!!, if anything.

Dr. Bill

[payxibka 10,047]

The consulate accepts English & Ukrainian.....

So even though her interview will be conducted in Russian, you suggest I should translate the chat logs to Ukrainian? And do you think I can just do a basic computer translation, or does it need to be official?

Now that I think about it, we submitted some in evidence Russian, so I can't imagine a problem....

The only thing about translations the website indicates is they must be "official"... I would not waste my time changing from Russian to Ukrainian

The consulate accepts English & Ukrainian.....

So even though her interview will be conducted in Russian, you suggest I should translate the chat logs to Ukrainian? And do you think I can just do a basic computer translation, or does it need to be official?

If anything i would translate the Russian conversations into ENGLISH!!, if anything.

Dr. Bill

Agreed, if anything

[Scott and Iryna 2]

If anything i would translate the Russian conversations into ENGLISH!!, if anything.

Agreed, if anything

OK, I think I'll take the if anything approach, and leave it in Russian, and hope that it will suffice.