Birth Certificate Translation

[GregDaniyelyan 0]

Hey guys, hope everyone is doing well. I'm about to send my i-130 and I wanted to send her birth certificate. But only way they would translate it (from Farsi to English), is if it was translated from Farsi to Armenian, then Armenian to English. She is Armenian, and currently lives in Armenia. My question is should I just leave out the Birth certificate completely? Any harm in doing so? Someone told me it must be direct translation from Farsi to English. To add more info, the translation certificate does say it was translated to Armenian first from Farsi, then translated to English. 

 

Thanks, 

Greg

[LilyJ 1,258]

Her birth certificate does not need to be included at the I130 stage and won't help anything by including it, only the petitioner's proof of US citizenship is needed (AKA petitioners birth certificate or naturalization certificate etc). Her birth certificate will only be needed later at the NVC stage, after the I130 approval. Assuming Armenian is the official language in Armenia and that she'll also be interviewed in Armenia, you won't need to worry about an English translation at NVC stage as documents in the official language of the country the interview takes place are accepted

[GregDaniyelyan 0]

Awesome!!! Thank you so much, exactly what I needed to hear.