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jodee Proficient

jodee   30

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one word-YES!!

"When a man is educated, an individual is educated; when a woman is educated, a family and a country are educated."

— Mahatma Gandhi

The timeline... (Frankfurt) for the kids visas

10/22/2007 Filed I-130 x 2 in person + paid 710 USD (355 each )

10/22/2007 Filed DS-230 part 1 x 2

10/22/2007 Received the document checklist and FRN (case) numbers

12/18/2007 I-130 petition approved, but I didn't know. I was away at the time, didn't get confirmation letters til I got back from the states.

12/20/2007 Notice of Approval arrives in tha mail. According to the date received stamp on back of envelope at my post box.

Will now wait til hubby is back from Iraq to fax in checklist readiness, even though, I have been ready since day of lodging I-130's. all except medical.

02/18/2008 Faxed the "checklist" back to the consulate.

02/25/2008 Medicals completed.

02/25/2008 Appt letters in mail for appt on March 7th. Cant go due to prior military commitments. Emailed consulate and received an amended appt date of March 12th 2008.

03/12/2008 Visa interview - APPROVED x 2

03/27/2008 Visa's finally generated. I emailed the consulate. they apologised for the delay. They forgot to issue the visas after approval.

03/31/2008 Received visas

04/26/2008 Flying out of Frankfurt to next duty station on orders.

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payxibka   10,045

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Any document being provided to the USCIS as evidence in the intial petition filing that is not in English MUST be accompanied by an English translation.

The more important question might be is why are you providing the birth certificate as it is not specifically required

Edited by fwaguy

YMMV

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jodee Proficient

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'Translations. Any document containing foreign language submitted to the Service shall be accompanied by a full English language translation which the translator has certified as complete and accurate, and by the translator's certification that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English."

The above is on the instruction form associated with the K1.

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"When a man is educated, an individual is educated; when a woman is educated, a family and a country are educated."

— Mahatma Gandhi

The timeline... (Frankfurt) for the kids visas

10/22/2007 Filed I-130 x 2 in person + paid 710 USD (355 each )

10/22/2007 Filed DS-230 part 1 x 2

10/22/2007 Received the document checklist and FRN (case) numbers

12/18/2007 I-130 petition approved, but I didn't know. I was away at the time, didn't get confirmation letters til I got back from the states.

12/20/2007 Notice of Approval arrives in tha mail. According to the date received stamp on back of envelope at my post box.

Will now wait til hubby is back from Iraq to fax in checklist readiness, even though, I have been ready since day of lodging I-130's. all except medical.

02/18/2008 Faxed the "checklist" back to the consulate.

02/25/2008 Medicals completed.

02/25/2008 Appt letters in mail for appt on March 7th. Cant go due to prior military commitments. Emailed consulate and received an amended appt date of March 12th 2008.

03/12/2008 Visa interview - APPROVED x 2

03/27/2008 Visa's finally generated. I emailed the consulate. they apologised for the delay. They forgot to issue the visas after approval.

03/31/2008 Received visas

04/26/2008 Flying out of Frankfurt to next duty station on orders.

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tucson_chick Community Regular

tucson_chick   0

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Will I need to have her German Birth Certificate translated into English?

what about the embassy-stage?

do the birth certificates need to be translated into english for the interview? i didn't send mine with the petition, but i know i will need it for the interview.

Removal of Conditions - Timeline:

5/26/2010: I-751 Received

5/27/2010: NOA

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payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,045

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Will I need to have her German Birth Certificate translated into English?

what about the embassy-stage?

do the birth certificates need to be translated into english for the interview? i didn't send mine with the petition, but i know i will need it for the interview.

Consulate specific question but my guess is that the majority of the time the answer is yes...

YMMV

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Will I need to have her German Birth Certificate translated into English?

what about the embassy-stage?

do the birth certificates need to be translated into english for the interview? i didn't send mine with the petition, but i know i will need it for the interview.

Each consulate has their own requirements. You should be able to go to their website (Germany is http://germany.usembassy.gov/) and find the requirements.

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jodee Proficient

jodee   30

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Germany does require the document translated!!

"When a man is educated, an individual is educated; when a woman is educated, a family and a country are educated."

— Mahatma Gandhi

The timeline... (Frankfurt) for the kids visas

10/22/2007 Filed I-130 x 2 in person + paid 710 USD (355 each )

10/22/2007 Filed DS-230 part 1 x 2

10/22/2007 Received the document checklist and FRN (case) numbers

12/18/2007 I-130 petition approved, but I didn't know. I was away at the time, didn't get confirmation letters til I got back from the states.

12/20/2007 Notice of Approval arrives in tha mail. According to the date received stamp on back of envelope at my post box.

Will now wait til hubby is back from Iraq to fax in checklist readiness, even though, I have been ready since day of lodging I-130's. all except medical.

02/18/2008 Faxed the "checklist" back to the consulate.

02/25/2008 Medicals completed.

02/25/2008 Appt letters in mail for appt on March 7th. Cant go due to prior military commitments. Emailed consulate and received an amended appt date of March 12th 2008.

03/12/2008 Visa interview - APPROVED x 2

03/27/2008 Visa's finally generated. I emailed the consulate. they apologised for the delay. They forgot to issue the visas after approval.

03/31/2008 Received visas

04/26/2008 Flying out of Frankfurt to next duty station on orders.

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Stevie Wonder   0

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Germany does require the document translated!!

To be clear:

You can do the translation yourself. You just have to certify (confirm) that you are fluent in the language. You can find clear instruction somewhere on the uSCIS website. You should make the translation look as much like the original as possible (even include the seal).

Good luck!

Stevie

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payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,045

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To be clear:

You can do the translation yourself. You just have to certify (confirm) that you are fluent in the language. You can find clear instruction somewhere on the uSCIS website. You should make the translation look as much like the original as possible (even include the seal).Good luck!

Stevie

Maybe... maybe not...

To be even clearer:

The consulates are a part of the Department of State and are not governed by the USCIS's ( a part of the Department of Homeland Security) standard. They have wide lattitude and can decide what is acceptable for them and them alone. This is why answering a question that relates to consulate operations with a blanket answer is dangerous because local procedure varies wildly and exceptions abound....

Edited by fwaguy

YMMV

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Liebi Proficient

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Germany does not require the documents translated!

For the interview at the consulate in Frankfurt your fiancee does not need to have a translation of her birth certificate. They accept documents in English and German!!!

However, later on in the AOS process she will need a birth certificate that comes in English, so here is my suggestion: tell her to go get a so-called international birth certificate (maybe get two or three, they always come in handy). The town/city she was born in should issue that without a problem at all. And she will be on the safe side with it.

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R.I.P. Diana

1982 - 2008

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bora bora   1

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We didn't need to have the BC translated until the AOS stage - but we did it right away to be safe. I decided to send his BC w/ the I-129F package too, to kind of "show" who my then fiance/now husband is.

It was quick, easy, and cheap.

I could have translated myself but USCIS said that someone else needed to do it - so I figured I'd CYA.

At the consulate in Brazil you only need to translate documents NOT in English or Portuguese - looks like in Germany it's the same thing. Find out from them...

You will need it to adjustment status so get it done.

11/2004 - Met in Brazil

09/2006 - Apply for K1

03/2007 - K1 approved

04/2007 - Apply for AOS & EAD

07/2007 - EAD approved

01/2008 - Conditional Residency approved

11/2009 - Apply to remove conditions

02/2010 - Permanent Residency approved

11/2010 - Apply for Citizenship

03/2011 - Citizenship approved

07/2011 - Moved back to Brazil

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