Document translation.

[Douglas A 0]

My wife and I are starting to fill out our paperwork for AOS. I have everything completed and copied and while double checking everything, realized her birth certificate is in Thai. Instructions say it has to be translated (did not have to be for K1). Does anyone have any suggestions as to where to have this done stateside? We are in Missouri.

Thanks, Douglas

[Minya's wife 24]

My wife and I are starting to fill out our paperwork for AOS. I have everything completed and copied and while double checking everything, realized her birth certificate is in Thai. Instructions say it has to be translated (did not have to be for K1). Does anyone have any suggestions as to where to have this done stateside? We are in Missouri.

Thanks, Douglas

Do you have anyone (besides your wife) who reads/writes Thai in your area? Your wife can do the translation, have that person verify that it is correct, and on a separate sheet of paper, print the following text out and have that person sign it.

Here's the text:

Certification by Translator

I, ________ certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and Thai languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled Certificate of Birth.

Signature: ___________________________ Date: ____________

Name (of translator)

Address

The instructions on documents in a foreign language state that the english translation must be certified as accuarate, not that the translator of said document must be certified.

Good luck,

-P

Edited January 27, 2008 by Paula&Minya

[JVKn'CVO 11]

If you are confident in your ability to translate the document, you can do it yourself. That's what we did and had no problems. At the end of the translation, You should add the following.

I _________ , certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and _________

languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the

document attached entitled _________.

Signature

Date Typed Name

Address _______________________

Good Luck!

Saludos,

Caro

[Minya's wife 24]

Caro,

Did you do the translations? What I mean is, you were adjusting status, and it was your name that certified the translations? I was just hesitant to put that out there as an option, as I'm not sure if that wouldn't be 'unacceptable' for the purposes of AOS....I don't know.

-P

[Nanusia & Lukaszek 0]

If either you or your wife is fluent in English & Thai, then you can do it yourselves. This whole immigration process is expensive as it is, no need to spend $ on translators when you can do it yourself. Just be sure to add in the statement about certifying the statements are accurate like the above posters recommended.

I translated my husbands birth certificate into English, had it notarized and sent it in with AOS, and all was good!

Caro,

Did you do the translations? What I mean is, you were adjusting status, and it was your name that certified the translations? I was just hesitant to put that out there as an option, as I'm not sure if that wouldn't be 'unacceptable' for the purposes of AOS....I don't know.

-P

As long as you are fluent in both languages, you can translate your own documents. Its acceptable for AOS, just get the translations notarized.

[Ralph and Joanna 0]

I translated my birth certificate by myself and seems to be ok. My husband called National Customer Service and they said anyone fluent in English can do that. We added same note as Saludos & Caro at the end of translation and had it signed in front of the Public Notary. good luck

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If you are confident in your ability to translate the document, you can do it yourself. That's what we did and had no problems. At the end of the translation, You should add the following.

I _________ , certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and _________

languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the

document attached entitled _________.

Signature

Date Typed Name

Address _______________________

Good Luck!

Saludos,

Caro

[JVKn'CVO 11]

Caro,

Did you do the translations? What I mean is, you were adjusting status, and it was your name that certified the translations? I was just hesitant to put that out there as an option, as I'm not sure if that wouldn't be 'unacceptable' for the purposes of AOS....I don't know.

-P

Yes, I did the translation, and it was my name on the certification and Justin proof-read it for me.

Saludos,

Caro

[Minya's wife 24]

If either you or your wife is fluent in English & Thai, then you can do it yourselves. This whole immigration process is expensive as it is, no need to spend $ on translators when you can do it yourself. Just be sure to add in the statement about certifying the statements are accurate like the above posters recommended.

I translated my husbands birth certificate into English, had it notarized and sent it in with AOS, and all was good!

Caro,

Did you do the translations? What I mean is, you were adjusting status, and it was your name that certified the translations? I was just hesitant to put that out there as an option, as I'm not sure if that wouldn't be 'unacceptable' for the purposes of AOS....I don't know.

-P

As long as you are fluent in both languages, you can translate your own documents. Its acceptable for AOS, just get the translations notarized.

You mean get your certification of the authenticity of the translation notarized? A notary only authenticates your signature on a piece of paper, not the actual accuracy of the content of the paper. I'm not trying to nit-pick, really I'm not. I agree w/ you that as expensive as AOS is, if you can save money anywhere, i'm all a go for it! I did it just like you, except that I had someone else certify the BC translation and I did not notarize. So I guess there are different ways to do it, all of which are acceptable.

-P

[JVKn'CVO 11]

We added same note as Saludos & Caro at the end of translation and had it signed in front of the Public Notary. good luck

Sorry nelka, but you made me laugh! "Saludos" means "regards" in spanish

My husband's name is Justin

Saludos,

Caro

Edited January 27, 2008 by JVKn'CVO

[bora bora 1]

I find it so confusing that USCIS says that neither you nor your SO can translate - then they let you do it.

I say go for it since other people have been successful.

I called USCIS to see if I could be the translator for our AOS interview and was told no since we could possibly be interviewed in separate rooms. However, when we arrived at the interview, the IO told our translator to take a seat and let me do it. We just had to swear in.

Let your wife translate the BC and then sign the affidavit saying she's fluent. Good luck

[athena_ny 1]

Caro,

Did you do the translations? What I mean is, you were adjusting status, and it was your name that certified the translations? I was just hesitant to put that out there as an option, as I'm not sure if that wouldn't be 'unacceptable' for the purposes of AOS....I don't know.

-P

My husband signed off on his translation. I helped him with it (or did most of it...) but when we did the paperwork (through Catholic Charities, never again) they had him sign off on it. No RFE, so issues with our approval.

[pannyzero 0]

http://www.consular.go.th/modules.php?name...page&pid=98

This website is written in Thai, so you may have her take a look at it

You can use the form in this website to translate her birth certificate and then you just have to sign it

Hope this will help,

[Ralph and Joanna 0]

sorry about that, i dont speak Spanish

We added same note as Saludos & Caro at the end of translation and had it signed in front of the Public Notary. good luck

Sorry nelka, but you made me laugh! "Saludos" means "regards" in spanish

My husband's name is Justin

Saludos,

Caro