Birth certificate translation

[Japanimaniac 0]

My spouse and I are preparing the i-130 and i-485 packet. The packets require the birth certificate to be translated if not in Roman letters (it's not). Does the translation have to be done by a certified professional or can we do it ourselves? Thanks.

Edited December 20, 2012 by Japanimaniac

[akihon 129]

My spouse and I are preparing the i-130 and i-485 packet. The packets require the birth certificate to be translated if not in Roman letters (it's not). Does the translation have to be done by a certified professional or can we do it ourselves? Thanks.

if you read the instructions, it says that neither the petitioner nor the beneficiary may translate the documents themselves, so no you cannot translate it yourself. You don't have to get a professional to do it, just get someone who will sign an affidavit saying that they are certified in the language.

[Japanimaniac 0]

if you read the instructions, it says that neither the petitioner nor the beneficiary may translate the documents themselves, so no you cannot translate it yourself. You don't have to get a professional to do it, just get someone who will sign an affidavit saying that they are certified in the language.

Thanks. Is there a example of such an affidavit somewhere? I did a search but found nothing.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

After the translation, the person doing the translation needs to state, on the translated document, that they are competent to translate from Japanese to English and they certify that the translation is true. If you want to avoid any RFEs I would suggest that you just get a professional to do it. It cost a little money, but at least you know that you will not have the process delayed because of the translation.

[Cathi 5,783]

After the translation, the person doing the translation needs to state, on the translated document, that they are competent to translate from Japanese to English and they certify that the translation is true. If you want to avoid any RFEs I would suggest that you just get a professional to do it. It cost a little money, but at least you know that you will not have the process delayed because of the translation.

The person doing the translation has to be CERTIFIED, not competent. BIG difference

[Ning 619]

My spouse and I are preparing the i-130 and i-485 packet. The packets require the birth certificate to be translated if not in Roman letters (it's not). Does the translation have to be done by a certified professional or can we do it ourselves? Thanks.

Yes you certianly can do it yourselves. The " certification " is simply the format I copied below which has been used many times by members of VJ and is accepted by USCIS.

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

[aaron2020 11,651]

if you read the instructions, it says that neither the petitioner nor the beneficiary may translate the documents themselves, so no you cannot translate it yourself. You don't have to get a professional to do it, just get someone who will sign an affidavit saying that they are certified in the language.

Where in the instructions does it say that neither the petitioner nor the beneficiary may translate the documents themselves? Nowhere.

It is perfectly fine for the petitioner and the beneficiary to do the translations. Many couples do the translation themselves.

The person doing the translation has to be CERTIFIED, not competent. BIG difference

This is incorrect. There is no such requirement that the person doing the translation has to be certified. The person does not need to be certified in anything to do the translation. The requirement is that the person CERTIFIES that he/she is COMPETENT to do the translation. It's the translation that is certified by the person; the person does not need to be certified.

Yes you certianly can do it yourselves. The " certification " is simply the format I copied below which has been used many times by members of VJ and is accepted by USCIS.

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

Ning is correct. ANYONE WHO UNDERSTANDS ENGLISH AND THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CAN DO THE TRANSLATION. The "certification" is the inclusion of the "Certification by Translator" statement.

[Ning 619]

if you read the instructions, it says that neither the petitioner nor the beneficiary may translate the documents themselves, so no you cannot translate it yourself. You don't have to get a professional to do it, just get someone who will sign an affidavit saying that they are certified in the language.

I just read the 130 instructions again and it does NOT say what you state in your post. The instructions are clear about what is required. The format I copied from USCIS for the O P is clear as well. It in fact mirrors the instructions.

[akihon 129]

Where in the instructions does it say that neither the petitioner nor the beneficiary may translate the documents themselves? Nowhere.

It is perfectly fine for the petitioner and the beneficiary to do the translations. Many couples do the translation themselves.

I just read the 130 instructions again and it does NOT say what you state in your post. The instructions are clear about what is required. The format I copied from USCIS for the O P is clear as well. It in fact mirrors the instructions.

Look around on the internet. What I said was based off another website that had full instructions and links on putting together the AOS package, and one of the things they said was that neither petitioner nor beneficiary can translate. I translated mine myself, but got another person to read, certify and sign the affidavit.

Thinking about it though, allowing the petitioner or the beneficiary to translate the document themselves sets up a good way to LIE.

Edited December 27, 2012 by akihon

[Ning 619]

Look around on the internet. What I said was based off another website that had full instructions and links on putting together the AOS package, and one of the things they said was that neither petitioner nor beneficiary can translate. I translated mine myself, but got another person to read, certify and sign the affidavit.

Thinking about it though, allowing the petitioner or the beneficiary to translate the document themselves sets up a good way to LIE.

The format I copied for the O Ps use is directly from the USCIS web site. It has been used many times by members here on V J. Read the insructions [b]directly from the 130[/b] to see what is said about translations.

Isnt what you did a form of the lie you speak of? The person that signed did not really translate your document.

Lie? Why would anyone fake a translation submitted to USCIS? Doing that would set them up for a serious problem.