Translations: how to match the layout of original documents?

[loesch 3]

Hi, I can't seem to find anything here or on Google about this:

How the heck should we actually literally DO the translations of the documents? Should we make a copy of the forms/PDFs and insert new text near the foreign text? Or is it better to make a new document from scratch with the translation, even though it will not match the layout of the original?

Thanks!

Danielle

Edited July 6, 2016 by loesch

[leisiko 2]

The place I got my translations made created a new document but arranged it so that it looks similar to the originals.

[Brazilian1901 12]

Hi, I can't seem to find anything here or on Google about this:

How the heck should we actually literally DO the translations of the documents? Should we make a copy of the forms/PDFs and insert new text near the foreign text? Or is it better to make a new document from scratch with the translation, even though it will not match the layout of the original?

Thanks!

Danielle

I just used comment boxes/text boxes in Adobe to place text over the PDF of the scanned document.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Do not alter the original documents. Do the translation on a blank page and follow the layout of the original document.

[loesch 3]

(Just trying to delete this reply but can't figure out how. Sorry.)

Edited July 8, 2016 by loesch

[loesch 3]

Do not alter the original documents. Do the translation on a blank page and follow the layout of the original document.

Sometimes the layout would be hard to replicate in a new doc. I am thinking it would be OK to alter not the original but a duplicate PDF (pasting text boxes in for example). Unless I'm mistaken... I would include an unaltered copy of course.

[loesch 3]

I just used comment boxes/text boxes in Adobe to place text over the PDF of the scanned document.

That's what we were thinking of doing. Thx, from your profile it looks like your profile was approved, yay!

[Brazilian1901 12]

Right, I submitted the original and a PDF with text boxes over the text on the original.

[loesch 3]

One more question:

Re the "certification of translation" statement (by my husband) –

The USCIS suggests the right wording/format for this, and the wording refers to the "above/attached" document. I think this means (and I read someone else saying this but I wanted to confirm) that the statement doesn't have to be on a separate page but can be typed at the bottom of the translated copy?

Thank you!!

Danielle

Edited July 15, 2016 by loesch

[Brazilian1901 12]

I think most (myself included) put on a separate page, but I don't know that it would be wrong to put at the bottom of the copy. I think the risk would be that they wouldn't see it there and that is likely why most of us attach on a separate page.