Certified Translation for a Swedish Divorce paper

[dianeh 1]

My husband was married previously and we have to translate his Swedish divorce papers to English.

My questions is, can just anyone translate these divorce papers and attach the following:

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

OR does it have to be a paid "professional"?

Thank you for any help.

[Okay 5]

You have to take the document to licensed court translator. Do not translate on your own. It has to be done by professional, and it has to have a stamp on it. Besides this, together with all translated documents, you need to send USCIS a certificate your licensed court translator got from the state where you are going to make the translation at, stating that he or she has permission from the state to be a licensed court translator.

All of the above, you can find in the instructions for I-130. Please follow the instructions very rigidly and carefully.

[Darnell 8,479]

huh?

what?

no - for uscis submittal, what you reference in post #1 is adequate.

same for NVC submittal as well.

[imse 82 8]

Yes agree wit Darnell you can do it yourself and add that paragraph in your original post.

[Ryan H 3,828]

You have to take the document to licensed court translator. Do not translate on your own. It has to be done by professional, and it has to have a stamp on it. Besides this, together with all translated documents, you need to send USCIS a certificate your licensed court translator got from the state where you are going to make the translation at, stating that he or she has permission from the state to be a licensed court translator.

All of the above, you can find in the instructions for I-130. Please follow the instructions very rigidly and carefully.

WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OP, for USCIS, anyone can translate the documents and sign the attestation statement, it does not need to be a paid professional.

While I have never seen any rule that disallows the petitioner or beneficiary from translating and signing the attestation statement; I suggest to you to that you have a 3rd party that you know translate the papers and sign the attestation statement.

[Okay 5]

[Okay 5]

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Doesn`t this `by the translator`s certification that he or she is competent to translate the foreign language into English` mean that the translator would have to have some knowledge or certificate... How are the people at USCIS know that the translation is done properly if the translator doesn`t submit evidence? My apology for the person that asked the question for rushing. I thought I was 100 percent right, but if I am not I apologize it was an honest mistake. I was lead by the written above...

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

Doesn`t this `by the translator`s certification that he or she is competent to translate the foreign language into English` mean that the translator would have to have some knowledge or certificate... How are the people at USCIS know that the translation is done properly if the translator doesn`t submit evidence? My apology for the person that asked the question for rushing. I thought I was 100 percent right, but if I am not I apologize it was an honest mistake. I was lead by the written above...

Well, the COs at the embassy are likely fluent in both English and Swedish, so they will be able to read the certificate and know whether the translation is accurate. I don't think anyone would risk a lifetime ban for misrepresentation by lying on a translation when it is so easy to catch.

Also, most people in Sweden are probably qualified to translate a document from Swedish to English with a high degree of accuracy, especially in the days of the internet.

[Ryan H 3,828]

Doesn`t this `by the translator`s certification that he or she is competent to translate the foreign language into English` mean that the translator would have to have some knowledge or certificate... How are the people at USCIS know that the translation is done properly if the translator doesn`t submit evidence? My apology for the person that asked the question for rushing. I thought I was 100 percent right, but if I am not I apologize it was an honest mistake. I was lead by the written above...

The attestation statement is taken at face value, if an adjudicator is truly concerned about its authenticity, they can contact the person (since the person signing the attestation statement must provide their contact information). No special certificate is required.

[Okay 5]

Once again I am so sorry for the wrong answer I gave and oh my God the amount of money I had to spend on licensed court translations just because I misunderstood what you are all saying here . From now on, every little detail I have, I will ask you all

[Darnell 8,479]

Doesn`t this `by the translator`s certification that he or she is competent to translate the foreign language into English` mean that the translator would have to have some knowledge or certificate... How are the people at USCIS know that the translation is done properly if the translator doesn`t submit evidence? My apology for the person that asked the question for rushing. I thought I was 100 percent right, but if I am not I apologize it was an honest mistake. I was lead by the written above...

Ya, the attestation statement, signed by the translator, is the thing that catches the 'certified/certification' bits in the graphic you posted.

and it's covered in post #1. We have another version of it here on the website, and it matches whats it post #1 mostly.

The fun bit can be for placement of that statement. ie - where to place it on the translation document.

Once again I am so sorry for the wrong answer I gave and oh my God the amount of money I had to spend on licensed court translations just because I misunderstood what you are all saying here . From now on, every little detail I have, I will ask you all

eh - this is a 'peered' website, so if'n you get it wrong,someone will tell you.

on the details bits you might have questions on? I suggest looking at the advanced search tool, when logged in from a PC. It's amazing.