Birth Certificate Translation?

[karmasxocean 0]

My fiance had his Colombian birth certificate translated by a certified translator...Is that enough for the interview or does it have to be translated by the certified translator and also notarized by a public notary?

[Otto 83]

My fiance had his Colombian birth certificate translated by a certified translator...Is that enough for the interview or does it have to be translated by the certified translator and also notarized by a public notary?

That may depend on the country - and it would be an apostille stamp (not notary) that would likely be needed (if one were needed).

Edited November 2, 2007 by Karin und Otto

[zqt3344 21]

My fiance had his Colombian birth certificate translated by a certified translator...Is that enough for the interview or does it have to be translated by the certified translator and also notarized by a public notary?

GET IT NOTARIZED, USCIS OR EMBASSY WILL EXPECT IT.

[bora bora 1]

My fiance had his Colombian birth certificate translated by a certified translator...Is that enough for the interview or does it have to be translated by the certified translator and also notarized by a public notary?

GET IT NOTARIZED, USCIS OR EMBASSY WILL EXPECT IT.

Not necessarily true.

A lot of people translate their own BC - or have their SO do it.

We had a professional do it in Brazil since it was fast, cheap, and I knew it would be accepted (though I could have done it myself).

You don't need it notarized - AND ESPECIALLY NOT FOR THE INTERVIEW.

Hello...everything for the interviews can be in English and/or the language of the country where the interview is.

[pushbrk 13,176]

My fiance had his Colombian birth certificate translated by a certified translator...Is that enough for the interview or does it have to be translated by the certified translator and also notarized by a public notary?

GET IT NOTARIZED, USCIS OR EMBASSY WILL EXPECT IT.

Not necessarily true.

A lot of people translate their own BC - or have their SO do it.

We had a professional do it in Brazil since it was fast, cheap, and I knew it would be accepted (though I could have done it myself).

You don't need it notarized - AND ESPECIALLY NOT FOR THE INTERVIEW.

Hello...everything for the interviews can be in English and/or the language of the country where the interview is.

The answers to these questions are country specific. You certainly cannot take any Chinese language documents to an interview in China without an accompanying official translation from a County Notarial office. It does vary though and many Consulates in Spanish speaking countries will accept documents in Spanish at the Consulate but USCIS won't for petition submissions.

The OP needs a reliable country specific answer on any translations for the Consulate but everything submitted to USCIS must be a certified translation, if not origninally in English.

[bundy_138 0]

My fiance has a Colombian Birth Certificate and a Death Certificate for her spouse that was issued in Colombia, in Spanish, and I translated both documents myself and wrote a seperate paragraph explaining such. USCIS didn't have a problem with it.

Bundy

[pushbrk 13,176]

My fiance has a Colombian Birth Certificate and a Death Certificate for her spouse that was issued in Colombia, in Spanish, and I translated both documents myself and wrote a seperate paragraph explaining such. USCIS didn't have a problem with it.

Bundy

USCIS wouldn't have a problem with that but the OP is asking about documents needed at the interview. USCIS doesn't do visa interviews. This is a country specific question.

[bundy_138 0]

My fiance has a Colombian Birth Certificate and a Death Certificate for her spouse that was issued in Colombia, in Spanish, and I translated both documents myself and wrote a seperate paragraph explaining such. USCIS didn't have a problem with it.

Bundy

USCIS wouldn't have a problem with that but the OP is asking about documents needed at the interview. USCIS doesn't do visa interviews. This is a country specific question.

Well, if the form IS in another language, it has to be submitted with the translation to either USCIS or the Consulate doing the interview. All the documents my fiance has are in Spanish and the US Embassy in Bogota wants them all translated in English (so does the USCIS). So, I submitted the Spanish forms to USCIS in English and the same forms are then sent to the interview with their translations attached. Country specific or not, either way, the forms should be translated. Better safe than sorry if you ask me.

Bundy

[cutiebanker 0]

My fiance has a Colombian Birth Certificate and a Death Certificate for her spouse that was issued in Colombia, in Spanish, and I translated both documents myself and wrote a seperate paragraph explaining such. USCIS didn't have a problem with it.

Bundy

USCIS wouldn't have a problem with that but the OP is asking about documents needed at the interview. USCIS doesn't do visa interviews. This is a country specific question.

Well, if the form IS in another language, it has to be submitted with the translation to either USCIS or the Consulate doing the interview. All the documents my fiance has are in Spanish and the US Embassy in Bogota wants them all translated in English (so does the USCIS). So, I submitted the Spanish forms to USCIS in English and the same forms are then sent to the interview with their translations attached. Country specific or not, either way, the forms should be translated. Better safe than sorry if you ask me.

Bundy

true...correct me if i'm wrong. be it a K1 visa you're applying for first or just be married w. a us citizen while you're in the states on other types of visa and then apply for AOS directely, you'll have to deal w. I-485 sooner or later. and the form CLEARLY requires some initial evidence including BIRTH CERTIFICATE. and it the B/C is in any language other than english, you have to submit an english translation w. the B/C. LOL...that's what i'm facing now cuz the B/C (that i got from my consulate in NY) i sent earlier was not accepted by USCIS and they requested me to submit the initial B/C w. english translation. sigh....

[KAT - BETO 0]

My fiance had his Colombian birth certificate translated by a certified translator...Is that enough for the interview or does it have to be translated by the certified translator and also notarized by a public notary?

HI my fiance is from colombia and about the birth certificate does it have to be translated????