To Translate or not to Translate

[David Wilson 0]

This may sound stupid, but on the US Embassy Bogota website, in big red letters, it says bring original or certified copies of all documents uploaded in CEAC...Please use the list below to determine the items that every applicant must bring to the immigrant visa interview. Any documents that are not in either English or Spanish must be accompanied by a certified English translation...however if you continue to read...it says...Your original birth certificate, English translation, and a photocopy.

 

It says English translation a few more times but I only pasted one example for clarification.  Now the Question...Based on what is written in RED, I don't need to translate any documents because all of my documents are either in English or Spanish...is this true...and am I to assume the "original birth certificate", if it wasn't in English or Spanish, would need to be translated...are my assumptions correct?

[pushbrk 12,877]

4 hours ago, David Wilson said:

This may sound stupid, but on the US Embassy Bogota website, in big red letters, it says bring original or certified copies of all documents uploaded in CEAC...Please use the list below to determine the items that every applicant must bring to the immigrant visa interview. Any documents that are not in either English or Spanish must be accompanied by a certified English translation...however if you continue to read...it says...Your original birth certificate, English translation, and a photocopy.

 

It says English translation a few more times but I only pasted one example for clarification.  Now the Question...Based on what is written in RED, I don't need to translate any documents because all of my documents are either in English or Spanish...is this true...and am I to assume the "original birth certificate", if it wasn't in English or Spanish, would need to be translated...are my assumptions correct?

You don't need to translate your birth certificate if it is in Spanish already.

[gstrength 20]

I translated uploaded every single document written in English, just in case. 

[pushbrk 12,877]

1 hour ago, gstrength said:

I translated uploaded every single document written in English, just in case. 

Not sure what you mean. If already in English no translation is needed.  If already in the local language, not translation in needed at NVC stage.  What you did, (not sure what that was) and what is required, are different issues.