Need translation if documents already bilingual?

[econtom 12]

I'm collecting the documentation for the I-944 and I've stumbled upon a situation that I wasn't able to find mentioned in the forums, please let me know if I've overlooked a previous topic.

 

Here's the situation:

•  The foreign university undergraduate transcript is written in a foreign language but has full and complete line-by-line translations in English throughout the entire document.

• The instructions for the I-944 form (https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-944instr-pc.pdf) state the following:

  • "Translations. If you submit a document with information in a foreign language, you must also submit a full English translation. The translator must sign a certification that the English language translation is complete and accurate, and that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English. The certification must include the translator’s signature. DHS recommends the certification contain the translator’s printed name, the signature date, and the translator’s contact information" (emphasis mine)

     

I might be reading too deeply into the instructions, but the way it's written it seems as if a document has any information in a foreign language, a translation must be submitted. In other words, documents may not have any information printed in a foreign language— they must be fully in English.

 

Would this transcript be accepted as-is, or should I get it "translated"? Would a third-party certification that the in-line translations are complete and accurate be a safer middle-ground?

 

Thank you in advance!

 

Edit: I just realized I posted this in the wrong forum, I had intended on posting it in "Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas" and I'm unable to delete the post myself.  Mods, please move it there if this question isn't relevant to the current forum. Thank you.

 

Edited November 2, 2020 by econtom
Added note about being in the wrong forum

[CMJuilland 485]

I believe you are fine with the in-document translation.  My birth certificate is like that (issued in five different languages), and I never had any problems with it. 

[econtom 12]

Thank you for the advice!