NVC website now says translations must be notarized

[PallasAthena 101]

Important Notice: All documents not written in English or in the official language of the country in which the interview takes place MUST be accompanied by a translation in English. Translations must be certified by a competent translator and notarized. Translations submitted to the NVC will be included in the applicant’s case file.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview/prepare/interview-preparation-required-documents.html

Uh oh.. if this is true, I just submitted a bunch of documents to the NVC translating everything without the statement being notarized. I guess this is something new? Does anyone know anything about this?

[Sanja 7]

_{Important Notice: All documents not written in English or in the official language of the country in which the interview takes place MUST be accompanied by a translation in English.}

_{Does this mean if my documents are in Portuguese (as they are) I dont need to translate them, right?}

_Thanks!

[pushbrk 12,876]

_{Important Notice: All documents not written in English or in the official language of the country in which the interview takes place MUST be accompanied by a translation in English.}

_{Does this mean if my documents are in Portuguese (as they are) I dont need to translate them, right?}

_Thanks!

That is correct, (for NVC, not filing the petition with USCIS) but not the topic of this discussion.

Edited April 8, 2014 by pushbrk

[pushbrk 12,876]

Important Notice: All documents not written in English or in the official language of the country in which the interview takes place MUST be accompanied by a translation in English. Translations must be certified by a competent translator and notarized. Translations submitted to the NVC will be included in the applicant’s case file.

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview/prepare/interview-preparation-required-documents.html

Uh oh.. if this is true, I just submitted a bunch of documents to the NVC translating everything without the statement being notarized. I guess this is something new? Does anyone know anything about this?

I would be curious to know if any member is certain this notarization part of the notice is NEW. In the past, many translations have NOT been notarized and gone through just fine.

This is a great topic, to be taken seriously. Let's please stay focused on the topic at hand.

NOTE: For China, the only acceptable civil document translations for USCIS and NVC DO come from Chinese Notarial Offices (Gong Zheng Chu) but to my knowledge that is unique to China.

Bear in mind also that this issue only relates to documents NOT already in the local language where the interview will take place, such as Russian Marriage Certificate when interviewing in Germany, etc.

Edited April 8, 2014 by pushbrk

[kiky 11]

So for our experience so many things said translations were not needed and then we get to the step for the interview and the embassy requires it. For my husband he was able to bring the translated documents to his interview....thank goodness for having copies. The notarization for translations may be different for each country, i dont know. But when getting a translation the translator must certify his translation, they know the process. So if your translation has been officially certified by the translator than an additional notarization is not necessary....unless of course your embassy requires that.

[pushbrk 12,876]

So for our experience so many things said translations were not needed and then we get to the step for the interview and the embassy requires it. For my husband he was able to bring the translated documents to his interview....thank goodness for having copies. The notarization for translations may be different for each country, i dont know. But when getting a translation the translator must certify his translation, they know the process. So if your translation has been officially certified by the translator than an additional notarization is not necessary....unless of course your embassy requires that.

First, why specifically, were translations needed in your case?

Second, the topic of discussion right this instant is whether the statement you made above (I've made bold) is currently true or the requirements have changed. This is an important present tense topic. Please stay on topic.

[Pitaya 2,577]

I would be curious to know if any member is certain this notarization part of the notice is NEW. In the past, many translations have NOT been notarized and gone through just fine.

This is a great topic, to be taken seriously. Let's please stay focused on the topic at hand.

NOTE: For China, the only acceptable civil document translations for USCIS and NVC DO come from Chinese Notarial Offices (Gong Zheng Chu) but to my knowledge that is unique to China.

Bear in mind also that this issue only relates to documents NOT already in the local language where the interview will take place, such as Russian Marriage Certificate when interviewing in Germany, etc.

This is potentially big news for folks going through DOS/NVC 'Immigrant Visa' processing.

[pushbrk 12,876]

This is potentially big news for folks going through DOS/NVC 'Immigrant Visa' processing.

It would be but with rare exception ONLY when interviewing in a third country. French documents in Paris, German Documents in Frankfort, Arabic documents in Egypt, etc. do not need translation AT THE NVC or CONSULATE STAGE. Rare exception, like China, noted.

[PallasAthena 101]

Thanks pushbrk. I wonder if it could mean documents in a 3rd language need to be notarized. For instance, if the beneficiary lived in a 3rd country (such as Spain) and had documents in Spanish (such as police certificates), would those documents need to be translated and sworn to be correct in front of a public notary while the Portuguese to English translations of Brazilian documents would not need to be notarized? Could it mean this?

_{Important Notice: All documents not written in English or in the official language of the country in which the interview takes place MUST be accompanied by a translation in English.}

_{Does this mean if my documents are in Portuguese (as they are) I dont need to translate them, right?}

_Thanks!

Documents in Portuguese must be translated into English with a statement certifying that whoever did the translating understands both languages.

My question is whether or not this statement now requires a notary's stamp.

[pushbrk 12,876]

Thanks pushbrk. I wonder if it could mean documents in a 3rd language need to be notarized. For instance, if the beneficiary lived in a 3rd country (such as Spain) and had documents in Spanish (such as police certificates), would those documents need to be translated and sworn to be correct in front of a public notary while the Portuguese to English translations of Brazilian documents would not need to be notarized? Could it mean this?

No. A notary doesn't have anything to do with whether the translation is correct. A Spanish document would need translation, if the interview is not in a Spanish speaking country. The translator's signature is what the Notary would be verifying, not the accuracy of the translation.

Still trying to determine whether this is actually a NEW and REAL requirement, or if it fits in the same category as the instructions to provide 2 passport photos, when 1 will do nicely every time.

Edited April 9, 2014 by pushbrk

[MaverickMustang 0]

hi guys, any update in this topic, do we really need to go for Notarization if we are doing translation by ourself??

[Ryan H 3,812]

hi guys, any update in this topic, do we really need to go for Notarization if we are doing translation by ourself??

Below is the exact verbiage from the link in the first post:

Important Notice: All documents not written in English or in the official language of the country in which the interview takes place MUST be accompanied by a translation in English. Translations must be certified by a competent translator. Translations submitted to the NVC will be included in the applicants case file.

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