RFE Request for Initial Evidence- english translation

[JB and AMF 12]

Hi folks! I need help... We got a Request for Initial Evidence regarding english translation of our marriage certificate. We got married in Thailand and our marriage certificate and registration are already translated to english and also already certified by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thailand. USCIS sent us RFE that they need a certification from the translator that he/she is competent to translate thai to English language. Does it mean we need to ask the translator to make a letter/affidavit of translation??? Please advise.. Thank you!

[Loren Y 2,755]

Anything you had translated should have a stamp similar to this. Something that shows it is translated by a authorized person.

[JB and AMF 12]

3 hours ago, Loren Y said:

Anything you had translated should have a stamp similar to this. Something that shows it is translated by a authorized person.

Thank you for your response. Yes we submitted something like that also, but why they still asked us to send certification from translator? Or we just to send the same copy again? 

[Loren Y 2,755]

That looks exactly like my stamp. I don't know what else they might want. Hopefully someone else here can shed some light on what they want. I replied to your email also.

[Crazy Cat 41,903]

Read the 1st paragraph of the letter you received from USCIS.  

[Crazy Cat 41,903]

 

 

[ThyJourney 3]

1 hour ago, missileman said:

 

 

Looks like i received one of those RFE letters awhile back ago. I would print the above out, "Certification by Translator' and have the translator fill this out with their stamp. Maybe the translator was not recognized by the MFA or their credential expired.  Helps even if the translator is a current government employee. Also, the translation copy layout should look exactly like the original copy with the appropriate civil stamps.  Good luck.

[JB and AMF 12]

7 hours ago, ThyJourney said:

Looks like i received one of those RFE letters awhile back ago. I would print the above out, "Certification by Translator' and have the translator fill this out with their stamp. Maybe the translator was not recognized by the MFA or their credential expired.  Helps even if the translator is a current government employee. Also, the translation copy layout should look exactly like the original copy with the appropriate civil stamps.  Good luck.

That’s right. They want certification from the translator in which we can’t provide because we can’t find the translator anymore 😂. So what we will do now is to find a translator in US that can translate our original marriage certificate to english (with translator’s certification). Do you think that will be the best option since we can’t find the guy in Thailand who translated our documents last year?

[Crazy Cat 41,903]

7 minutes ago, JB and AMF said:

That’s right. They want certification from the translator in which we can’t provide because we can’t find the translator anymore 😂. So what we will do now is to find a translator in US that can translate our original marriage certificate to english (with translator’s certification). Do you think that will be the best option since we can’t find the guy in Thailand who translated our documents last year?

I think that is the best course of action......

[Jojo92122 1,924]

13 minutes ago, JB and AMF said:

That’s right. They want certification from the translator in which we can’t provide because we can’t find the translator anymore 😂. So what we will do now is to find a translator in US that can translate our original marriage certificate to english (with translator’s certification). Do you think that will be the best option since we can’t find the guy in Thailand who translated our documents last year?

You do not need a licensed translator.  Anyone who meet the requirements to understand both English and Thai can do the translation.  You already have it translated.  Get a friend who knows both languages to sign the translator's certification.  Not hard for your new translator to use the old translated document as a model to make a new translation.  

[JB and AMF 12]

10 minutes ago, Jojo92122 said:

You do not need a licensed translator.  Anyone who meet the requirements to understand both English and Thai can do the translation.  You already have it translated.  Get a friend who knows both languages to sign the translator's certification.  Not hard for your new translator to use the old translated document as a model to make a new translation.  

Thanks! And yes, that’s the best thing to do. Because we just need the translator’s certification. 

[ThyJourney 3]

3 hours ago, Jojo92122 said:

You do not need a licensed translator.  Anyone who meet the requirements to understand both English and Thai can do the translation.  You already have it translated.  Get a friend who knows both languages to sign the translator's certification.  Not hard for your new translator to use the old translated document as a model to make a new translation.  

Looks like things changed there in Thailand.  Received an RFE back in 2014 that included the translator's certificate and they still insisted we have the gov. credentials.  Of course, it could of been a discriminating USCIS officer at the time reading over our  documents. 

 

4 hours ago, JB and AMF said:

That’s right. They want certification from the translator in which we can’t provide because we can’t find the translator anymore 😂. So what we will do now is to find a translator in US that can translate our original marriage certificate to english (with translator’s certification). Do you think that will be the best option since we can’t find the guy in Thailand who translated our documents last year?

If your spouse in Thailand i would highly recommend translating there. Many places to go. Even the local University English teacher or student fluent in English can sign the certification and translate your documents.  According to the recent post and others i've read anybody that is fluent in Thai and English can sign the translator's certification.  My current wife used a service to translate, which was easy to do and we didn't want to take the chance for RFE.

 

 

[JB and AMF 12]

13 hours ago, ThyJourney said:

Looks like things changed there in Thailand.  Received an RFE back in 2014 that included the translator's certificate and they still insisted we have the gov. credentials.  Of course, it could of been a discriminating USCIS officer at the time reading over our  documents. 

 

If your spouse in Thailand i would highly recommend translating there. Many places to go. Even the local University English teacher or student fluent in English can sign the certification and translate your documents.  According to the recent post and others i've read anybody that is fluent in Thai and English can sign the translator's certification.  My current wife used a service to translate, which was easy to do and we didn't want to take the chance for RFE.

 

 

Yeah, anyone fluent in thai and english can certify it but it’s kinda risky to try right? Not sure if the officer in uscis will accept it or not. So maybe it’s better or best to use a service from a certified translator.

[JB and AMF 12]

Thank you for your help. We got approved 5 days after USCIS received our RFE.  

NOA1: Feb.03,2018

RFE: Aug.01,2018

RFE Sent: Aug.20,2018

RFE Received by USCIS: Aug.23,2018

NOA2: Aug.28,2018

[Ryan H 3,812]

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