marriage certificate translation

[BreadandRoses 0]

I was going to ask someone I know who is fluent in both Spanish and English to please translate our marriage certificate. I am not sure what kind of directions to give them. Do they just type it up in Word, in English, and in a similar format to the actually marriage certificate. And then on the bottom make a statement about how they are fluent in both languages and have translated the document to the best of their ability, and then sign it? I am not sure about how exactly the translation is supposed to look like in the end. Just as long as it has all the info on the certificate and is organized in a similar format it will be okay?

[adriana152115 0]

when i had my husbands birth certificate translated, the translator needed to make the translation look similar. if theres a circle certifications on the top then the translator made a cirle. all the lines where almost exact as the original. if theres a unreadable signature then they would write illegible signature. my lawyer told me to have EVERYTHING notarized. i took everything that had to be translated to a perfessional and they notarized it there. i hope that helps

[Cholito 0]

It has to be a certified translator!

[Gosia & Tito 199]

I was going to ask someone I know who is fluent in both Spanish and English to please translate our marriage certificate. I am not sure what kind of directions to give them. Do they just type it up in Word, in English, and in a similar format to the actually marriage certificate. And then on the bottom make a statement about how they are fluent in both languages and have translated the document to the best of their ability, and then sign it? I am not sure about how exactly the translation is supposed to look like in the end. Just as long as it has all the info on the certificate and is organized in a similar format it will be okay?

Spanish to English: anyone with a good understanding of both languages would do. The actual format is irrelevant on my experience. I have done it both ways myself (similar in format to the original, and more in a sequential manner, thus if the top of the original has a graphical symbol for example, such as the seal of the country, I'd write in text left justified: "Seal of the Republic of XX", signatuers become text saying "Signature", etc) and both ways worked with USCIS no issues.

I only added the paragraph you noted that I am fluent in both languages. No need to find a certified translator, but ensure the person doing it actually knows the proper terminology. One thing is to just do colloquial talk in the street and another translate a document.

English to Spanish: Latin countries' governmental offices like seals, stamps, etc, as you probably know. In that case, you will need somoene with a "Certified Translator" or "Court Translator" (which usually are 'certified' by the way). seal/stamp. As you probably know, 'certified' can mean different things. Realistically, no one is going to call to check credentials. The office you are getting the document might have a designated translator and then you have to use him/her. Translations in this case need to look more like what a professional office would do, and those tend to be in the second format (the one that does not reflect the format of the original), notice I say 'tend' because there is really no standard and either one would do as long as a seal is stamped. If some sort of golden 'seal' can be attached, the better. Latin American countries tend to focus on the translation looks rather then the actual content. If you can make it look 'official': seals, stamps, ribbons, the better.

Hope this helps.

[vanessa.diaz 0]

I translated everything..it doesn´t have to be notarized or done by a professional as long as you are fluent and have good grammar in both languages you should be fine. here is how i did mine!

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE TRANSLATION

BRIDE AND GROOM

Name of Groom:

Birth Place:

Name of Bride:

Birth Place:

GROOM´S PARENTS

Father´s name:

Mother´s name:

BRIDE´S PARENTS

Father´s name:

Mother´s name:

BRIDE AND GROOM WITNESSES

Name:

Name:

Name:

Name:

Date and Place of Marriage:

Certificate archived at:

Book# Page# Number#

CERTIFICATE OF TRANSLATION

I am bilingual in the English and Spanish languages; the above document is a true and complete translation in English of essential data of the above individuals´ marriage certificate in Spanish.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on this 25th day of May 2011.

Vanessa Diaz

[StephanieM 60]

I translated my MC myself and had my mother sign it. It is not required to be notarized or translated by any "official fancy translator". As far as the stamps I just listed what the stamp said and made the translation as similar to the original as possible.

[BreadandRoses 0]

Thank you so much for all the replies! It sounds like I am worrying about it to much. It gave me more confidence reading everyones own experiences. Yeah I was wondering about the official stamps/seals but you addressed that. Thank you again, I really appreciate it.