Translation of police check in Korea?

[SolitaryThrush 0]

Hi,

My fiance has lived in South Korea for three years and will be getting a police check here before her embassy interview in Japan. I know it will need to be translated from Korean to English, and I've found a place locally that advertises it does translations from various languages into English.

Is there a certain certification they need to be considered qualified translators? Is there a guideline about which translator(s) to use? I ask because:

(1) my fiance told me I could do the translation, even though I'm not a certified translator

(2) I don't want to go through the expense of getting it translated by the wrong sort of translator or one that doesn't know what to do for this document, and

(3) having seen what passes for "English" and "translations" in South Korea, in textbooks, promotional materials, official documents, books, government websites, etc., I worry about paying for something that's just not good.

I'm sure somebody here has had experience getting a police check here and getting it translated. What did you do?

Thanks.

Edited December 27, 2009 by SolitaryThrush

[ScottThuy 140]

You can do it if you are well versed in both languages involved in the translation... you only need to certify that you are fluent in both languages at the end of the translation...

[aaron2020 11,651]

You can do the translation yourself. Include this block at the end of your translation;

I, (your name), certify that I am fluent in the English and Korean languages, and that the above is an accurate translation of the document entitled "(name of document)."

(your signature) Date: _________________________

(your name)

Edited December 28, 2009 by aaron2020