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[Corinthians 7]

I translate them and I certify?

I thought they had to be notarized or something...

I translated and then signed a statement saying the translation was accurate for my wife's birth certificate. I don't recall needing a notary. We didn't get an RFE for the translation.

IMO, the people working your case are just like everyone else, they want the least hassle possible when doing their job so if you meet the requirements it doesn't matter if you, Obama, Sarah Palin or whoever translated it; you just need to be able to certify that it is legitimate. Certifying it is making a statement that what you translated is correct based on your knowledge of the language and then signing your name to it. Good Luck.

[♥Yllen 3]

I translated and then signed a statement saying the translation was accurate for my wife's birth certificate. I don't recall needing a notary. We didn't get an RFE for the translation.

IMO, the people working your case are just like everyone else, they want the least hassle possible when doing their job so if you meet the requirements it doesn't matter if you, Obama, Sarah Palin or whoever translated it; you just need to be able to certify that it is legitimate. Certifying it is making a statement that what you translated is correct based on your knowledge of the language and then signing your name to it. Good Luck.

I´m concerned... maybe they don´t mind to recieve the beneficiary´s BC without translation or the translation being done by a non professional translator because beneficiary´s BC is not required for the petition?

In my case my SO has to send my Divorce Decree which is required.

Has anyone sent with the petition a required document without being translated by a professional or not translated at all?

[Corinthians 7]

I´m concerned... maybe they don´t mind to recieve the beneficiary´s BC without translation or the translation being done by a non professional translator because beneficiary´s BC is not required for the petition?

In my case my SO has to send my Divorce Decree which is required.

Has anyone sent with the petition a required document without being translated by a professional or not translated at all?

They needed it for K1 AOS, and I translated it. If you know the language, what is the difference? Especially since it is usually blatantly obvious what the translation should be...

If it is going to USCIS or anywhere other than the foreign consulate, you'll need it translated.

[♥Yllen 3]

They needed it for K1 AOS, and I translated it. If you know the language, what is the difference? Especially since it is usually blatantly obvious what the translation should be...

If it is going to USCIS or anywhere other than the foreign consulate, you'll need it translated.

Is it possible for you to upload the translation so I can have an idea of how it should be done?

Does everything has to be translated? Does it have to look exactly as the original? Where do you type the certification thing?

Thanks

[♥Yllen 3]

Is it possible for you to upload the translation so I can have an idea of how it should be done?

Does everything has to be translated? Does it have to look exactly as the original? Where do you type the certification thing?

Thanks

Oh, and stamps, etc?

[♥Yllen 3]

Oh, and stamps, etc?

This ok?

[Perla Austral 0]

From my experience, we only needed to translate:

For the original submission :

-My divorce decree

For the embassy/consulate:

- My birth certificate

- Certificate of my previous marriage

- Police certificate

During the interview, they gave parts of the docs back to me, including the translations. I used a translator listed on the website of the American Embassy, thinking it would make a difference, but it didn't. If you or your fiance are fluent in both languages, you can do the translations by yourself. The certification is exactly what Corinthians said.

[♥Yllen 3]

From my experience, we only needed to translate:

For the original submission :

-My divorce decree

For the embassy/consulate:

- My birth certificate

- Certificate of my previous marriage

- Police certificate

During the interview, they gave parts of the docs back to me, including the translations. I used a translator listed on the website of the American Embassy, thinking it would make a difference, but it didn't. If you or your fiance are fluent in both languages, you can do the translations by yourself. The certification is exactly what Corinthians said.

? You had to translate for the Consulate?

But it says if beneficiarys documents are in spanish or english a translation isnt needed for the Consulate in Bs As.

[Perla Austral 0]

? You had to translate for the Consulate?

But it says if beneficiarys documents are in spanish or english a translation isnt needed for the Consulate in Bs As.

Oops. My interview was in Bolivia.. I dont know if the Consulate in B.A. asks for translations..

[Corinthians 7]

This ok?

That looks pretty good to me but I don't speak Spanish. I think there are multiple ways you could do the layout but they are more preference than anything.

I don't know if I have a copy of how we translated things here...

[♥Yllen 3]

That looks pretty good to me but I don't speak Spanish. I think there are multiple ways you could do the layout but they are more preference than anything.

I don't know if I have a copy of how we translated things here...

I have to do layout and everything?

Edited June 20, 2010 by Yllen

[♥Yllen 3]

I have to do layout and everything?

What I mean to ask is: Does it have to look just like the original? Framed and all?

[TBoneTX 45,294]

What I mean to ask is: Does it have to look just like the original? Framed and all?

Not at all, and don't sweat the layout, either. My next-door neighbor translated our stuff, and I typed it up (each document fit on one page of typed English) purely in text format, saying "Front of birth certificate: [...text...]"; "back of birth certificate"; "sidebar text"; "official seal"; etc. As long as an honest, complete, & accurate effort has been made, and as long as the translator signs the bedbug certification (which you'll find here on VJ -- I typed that at page bottom on each translation, then had my neighbor sign & date it), you'll be just fine, si man. Edited June 21, 2010 by TBoneTX

[♥Yllen 3]

Not at all, and don't sweat the layout, either. My next-door neighbor translated our stuff, and I typed it up (each document fit on one page of typed English) purely in text format, saying "Front of birth certificate: [...text...]"; "back of birth certificate"; "sidebar text"; "official seal"; etc. As long as an honest, complete, & accurate effort has been made, and as long as the translator signs the bedbug certification (which you'll find here on VJ -- I typed that at page bottom on each translation, then had my neighbor sign & date it), you'll be just fine, si man.

Thanks a lot

[♥Yllen 3]

I wanted to ask about the translators certification which goes like this at the end of the document:

I ______________________, certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and Spanish languages, and that the above document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled ______________________________.

Signature ______________________ Typed Name ____________________

Date ___________ Address _____________________

Where it says: "accurate translation of the document attached entitled___________________________"

Does it goes in english or the original document´s language? (Birth Certificate or Acta de Nacimiento)