Birth and marriage certificate translations?

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Obviously I'm sending the same birth and marriage certificates to NVC that I sent to CIS. The translations will be exactly the same. I have them saved.

I translated them myself but for CIS I had a neighbor, who is a college Spanish professor, sign off saying she did them. Obviously there were no problems because now I'm at the NVC. All her statement said was,

I, the translator, certify that I am fluent in both English and Spanish and that the translations are true and accurate.

Her signature

I have been reading that some folks have had their translations notarized. Is that necessary for the NVC or just being overly cautious?

[payxibka 10,045]

Obviously I'm sending the same birth and marriage certificates to NVC that I sent to CIS. The translations will be exactly the same. I have them saved.

I translated them myself but for CIS I had a neighbor, who is a college Spanish professor, sign off saying she did them. Obviously there were no problems because now I'm at the NVC. All her statement said was,

I, the translator, certify that I am fluent in both English and Spanish and that the translations are true and accurate.

Her signature

I have been reading that some folks have had their translations notarized. Is that necessary for the NVC or just being overly cautious?

Certification statement required... notarization not required