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Hey there, I am from Ecuador and I am trying to get an affordable certified translator for some documents (birth certificate, crime records, vaccine records). If you can help me on how to find one would be really cool. Thanks 

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4 minutes ago, N30 said:

Hey there, I am from Ecuador and I am trying to get an affordable certified translator for some documents (birth certificate, crime records, vaccine records). If you can help me on how to find one would be really cool. Thanks 

We used this when we were going the K1 route.

https://www.daytranslations.com/free-translation-online/

We actually used the paid services, I can't recall how much they were.  Also, it has been 4-5 years since we used them.

I know people that have translated them themselves.  I could have done my husband's paperwork, but we got the apostille and certification over in Argentina, and I wanted to make sure everything was certified including the translation.

If you have criminal records to translate, it is better to just use some type of service rather than a DIY just to be safe, especially if you are going through the Ecuador (Guayaquil) embassy, which is one of the toughest from what I have heard.

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7 hours ago, N30 said:

Hey there, I am from Ecuador and I am trying to get an affordable certified translator for some documents (birth certificate, crime records, vaccine records). If you can help me on how to find one would be really cool. Thanks 

"Certified" translation are not required.  A translation with a simple attestation is all that is required and could potentially be done by you if you are fluent in both languages 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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N30 -- see private message.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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"Certified" just means that translation needs to include following statement:

 

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I, <name>, certify that I am fluent both in English and <language>, and that the above document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled <document>.

Signed _________________ Date

Anyone can do it, and you never hate to pay for it. 

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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On 7/12/2023 at 2:19 PM, SneakyPete said:

"Certified" just means that translation needs to include following statement:

 

Anyone can do it, and you never hate to pay for it. 

 

I agree with SneakyPete, and I believe the I-129f INSTRUCTIONS PDF file confirms/clarifies this, as well.

We had a hell of a time getting our translation company to put the certification wording that Pete showed on the translated documents. Translation company insisted that their company stamp would be enough. Eventually, we had to tell them to add the statement or stop getting paid. 

 

At the end of the day, you can even have a bilingual friend or family member do the translation, as long as they put the certification statement on the document.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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My Thai divorce certificate’s english translation simply has a stamp saying it is a certified translation by the ymca, which was listed by the embassy as an acceptable agency to do certifed translations.

 

No other statement or attestation that it is a accurate translation, simply the certified translation stamp. 

 

So I agree with your company, that is all is needed and you are reading too much from the internet.  Surely, they have had countless experience and would know if it is not adequate.

 

I have used my stamped certified translation with uscis and different embassies without any issues.. a scanned photocopy nonetheless. never did they even need the originals. this goes for uscis, usa embassy in Indonesia, Philippines, ..

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