birth certificate in spanish

[Ryan1 0]

Hi,

We are currently trying to begin organizing stuff for AOS and have a question about tranlation.

My fiancee's birth certificate is in Spanish.

(1) must this birth certificate be translated in English? (we ask b/c ,you know, most of the immigration forms are even available in spanish so it might be weird that they make us translate a birth certificate in spanish.

(2) if we must translate it, then what is the meaning of certified translated? My fiancee is fluent in english and spanish, so can she just translate it? If so, must she just write some oath that "she swears that she is capable of translating". . We read some stuff on the USCIS page about the meaning of certified translation, but we are still unclear what they mean by "certified translation". We are trying to avoid paying someone 100 bucks to translate we can translate ourselves.

best to all!

R.

[maria_b84 0]

Hi,

We are currently trying to begin organizing stuff for AOS and have a question about tranlation.

My fiancee's birth certificate is in Spanish.

(1) must this birth certificate be translated in English? (we ask b/c ,you know, most of the immigration forms are even available in spanish so it might be weird that they make us translate a birth certificate in spanish.

(2) if we must translate it, then what is the meaning of certified translated? My fiancee is fluent in english and spanish, so can she just translate it? If so, must she just write some oath that "she swears that she is capable of translating". . We read some stuff on the USCIS page about the meaning of certified translation, but we are still unclear what they mean by "certified translation". We are trying to avoid paying someone 100 bucks to translate we can translate ourselves.

best to all!

R.

Yes it has to be translated (USCIS states that every dcouments NOT in english has to be officially translated, so spanish as well) and no ur fiancee cant do it from what I know. They have to be certified translations with the stamp from the notary stating that they are fluent in that language. My birth certificate was in Italian....I am mother tongue but that doesnt allow me to translated.

Good Luck

Maria

[meauxna 15]

Ryan,

There is a search box at the top of every page--I just plugged in "Certified translation" and got a page+ of hits. May I suggest that you do a bit of searching and reading (the FAQ is at the top of every page, too) before posting your questions? You will get a bigger picture view of the process and will have a better understanding.

[anca 0]

maria is right

every document that is not in english it has to be translated

also only a certified translator can do that, if you don't follow this instruction you might get some rejection notices.

[meauxna 15]

maria is right

every document that is not in english it has to be translated

also only a certified translator can do that, if you don't follow this instruction you might get some rejection notices.

People who are fluent in both languages can certify themselves; it does not need to be done commercially.

[desert_fox 32]

I translated my wifes B/C for the AOS application and certified that I was fluent in both English and Spanish. No stamps, no seals, no notaries, and no RFE.

[sjoefl01 1]

We got an RFE because we forgot to translate the BC. We did it ourselves and they haven't said anything yet. That was back in December. I didn't put the text about the translation being accurate so I plan to print another to take to the interview just in case.

[MandR 0]

I translated my wifes B/C for the AOS application and certified that I was fluent in both English and Spanish. No stamps, no seals, no notaries, and no RFE.

We did the same and no problems

[Ryan1 0]

Despite Meauxna's smart-### comments (I did do search thanks, just wasn't satisifed with the results so i posted my own question), there is confusion over this topic..

Some maintain that you must have a "commericially certified" translation and others say that you can translate it yourself - certify yourself . .

To add to our debate about translation (and the apparent confusion over what certified translation means), I pasted below some other statements written by others (opinions) that I garnered from another visa website:

"Translation rules say that the translation must include a statement signed by the translator that states that the translation is accurate, and the translator is competent to translate. There is no rule saying the applicant can not translate his/her own documents."

"That is correct. As long as the person is fluent in both English and the translated language, they can translate the document. That is true for USCIS as well. The "certified" translation, means only that the person doing the translation certifys that the above is true. You do not need a "certified" court translator, a notary, wax seals, stamps, ribbons, etc., for the translated document to be accepted."

"Since in the US, there are no restrictions as to who can or cannot be a translator, anyone willing to swear that he or she is qualified to translate into and from a language pair can certify a translation."

So i surmise that I will translate the B.certificate myself and offer some "canned" langauge about being accurate translator. etc.?

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Hi,

We are currently trying to begin organizing stuff for AOS and have a question about tranlation.

My fiancee's birth certificate is in Spanish.

(1) must this birth certificate be translated in English? (we ask b/c ,you know, most of the immigration forms are even available in spanish so it might be weird that they make us translate a birth certificate in spanish.

(2) if we must translate it, then what is the meaning of certified translated? My fiancee is fluent in english and spanish, so can she just translate it? If so, must she just write some oath that "she swears that she is capable of translating". . We read some stuff on the USCIS page about the meaning of certified translation, but we are still unclear what they mean by "certified translation". We are trying to avoid paying someone 100 bucks to translate we can translate ourselves.

best to all!

R.

1. get it translated

2. anyone fluent in both languages can translate it.

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:

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

See #13

[Peter Miami 0]

Despite Meauxna's smart-### comments (I did do search thanks, just wasn't satisifed with the results so i posted my own question), there is confusion over this topic..

Some maintain that you must have a "commericially certified" translation and others say that you can translate it yourself - certify yourself . .

To add to our debate about translation (and the apparent confusion over what certified translation means), I pasted below some other statements written by others (opinions) that I garnered from another visa website:

"Translation rules say that the translation must include a statement signed by the translator that states that the translation is accurate, and the translator is competent to translate. There is no rule saying the applicant can not translate his/her own documents."

"That is correct. As long as the person is fluent in both English and the translated language, they can translate the document. That is true for USCIS as well. The "certified" translation, means only that the person doing the translation certifys that the above is true. You do not need a "certified" court translator, a notary, wax seals, stamps, ribbons, etc., for the translated document to be accepted."

"Since in the US, there are no restrictions as to who can or cannot be a translator, anyone willing to swear that he or she is qualified to translate into and from a language pair can certify a translation."

So i surmise that I will translate the B.certificate myself and offer some "canned" langauge about being accurate translator. etc.?

Hi,

We are currently trying to begin organizing stuff for AOS and have a question about tranlation.

My fiancee's birth certificate is in Spanish.

(1) must this birth certificate be translated in English? (we ask b/c ,you know, most of the immigration forms are even available in spanish so it might be weird that they make us translate a birth certificate in spanish.

(2) if we must translate it, then what is the meaning of certified translated? My fiancee is fluent in english and spanish, so can she just translate it? If so, must she just write some oath that "she swears that she is capable of translating". . We read some stuff on the USCIS page about the meaning of certified translation, but we are still unclear what they mean by "certified translation". We are trying to avoid paying someone 100 bucks to translate we can translate ourselves.

best to all!

R.

1. get it translated

2. anyone fluent in both languages can translate it.

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:

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

See #13

Thanks for the info.

Peter Miami

[meauxna 15]

Despite Meauxna's smart-### comments (I did do search thanks, just wasn't satisifed with the results so i posted my own question), there is confusion over this topic..

I see how your reading comprehension got in the way of your understanding.

My comment was sincere and truthful.

The information is also already available at visajourney in the Guides (blude tabs, top of every page):

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;page=assembly