Translate Documents into English

[felimida 0]

Hello,

I looked at the I-130 General instructions. one of the requirement that all foreign documents must accompanied by a full English translation.

I have a marriage certificate in Japanese. I need to translate into English.

Members, please suggest a reliable, affordable, certified translator.

Thanks,

Felimida

[Juntos Esperamos 2]

I have used ASTA-USA Translation Services, Inc. many times. They are exceptional, well-priced and have great turnaround time. You will receive a certificate stating that it was a certified translation as well. Here is the website address:

www.asta-usa.com. I have dealt with Nate. His email is: nate@asta-usa.com

Good luck!

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hello,

I looked at the I-130 General instructions. one of the requirement that all foreign documents must accompanied by a full English translation.

I have a marriage certificate in Japanese. I need to translate into English.

Members, please suggest a reliable, affordable, certified translator.

Thanks,

Felimida

Save yourself some money and grief by doing the translation yourself - you can do it, your spouse can do it, or a friend. The translation does not need to be done by a professional.

All you need is someone to do the translation and make a certified statement that he/she is competent to do the translation.

Here is the required translation certification; http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextchannel=fe529c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextoid=ff053d146a7ee010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD

Please submit certified translations for all foreign language documents. The translator must certify that s/he is competent to translate and that the translation is accurate.

The certification format should include the certifier's name, signature, address, and date of certification. A suggested format is:

Certification by Translator

I [typed name], 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

[Clark--Kent 4]

My wife and I translated our Japanese documents, she certified them with her signature, and everything was accepted.

Do it yourself!

[Orando 57]

I use the language shop for all of my translations.

http://www.thelanguageshop.org

[TimeTravel 78]

At NVC stage, when you require to submit original doc, then you would require to get translated by certified professional translator only. Better to get it now, so you can use for I-130 and IV application.

They strongly mentioned that during NVC process, you really need to submit translated doc by professional only. Better to hire certified translator rather than have a chance to get RFE.

[talean nawaz 41]

I married my ex in Japan and this is what we used from the US Embassy in Tokyo website:

http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/acs/tacs-7114a.html

Translating Your Marriage Certificate

While proof of your marriage in Japan is shown by the Japanese-language marriage certificate you get at the ward or city office, many times (such as when applying for an immigrant visa, or a social security card for your spouse in his/her married name) an English language document is handy.

What most couples choose to do is to translate their Japanese-language marriage certificate using our fill-in-the-blanks forms. You or your spouse may do the translation; there is no need to hire a professional.

If you chose the large marriage certificate, use this form (PDF 13KB) to translate it.

If you chose the smaller-sized marriage certificate, use this form (PDF 16 kb) to translate it.

You don't need a professional translator and as you see above, the embassy in tokyo provides a free, fill in the blanks, translation form.

[Clark--Kent 4]

At NVC stage, when you require to submit original doc, then you would require to get translated by certified professional translator only. Better to get it now, so you can use for I-130 and IV application.

They strongly mentioned that during NVC process, you really need to submit translated doc by professional only. Better to hire certified translator rather than have a chance to get RFE.

Not true at all.

As long as it is "certified" by someone it will pass NVC.

Mine were approved within 48 hours of being delivered. I submitted 2 translations with the IV application and 4 with the AOS. All were certified by my wife.

[Gaijinsan 3]

Not true at all.

As long as it is "certified" by someone it will pass NVC.

Mine were approved within 48 hours of being delivered. I submitted 2 translations with the IV application and 4 with the AOS. All were certified by my wife.

100% agreed.

I did all of our translations myself, even those that don't fit into the templates the embassy puts up on their website.

[felimida 0]

Thank you for all of your response.

My wife is not Japanese she is from The Philippines. her Japanese not very good

so she can't translate our marriage certificate.

Thanks,

Felimida

[jessicaruizw 9]

I know I can do the translations myself....but does anyone know If I need to write out the certification for EVERY document, or can I mention them all as documentS in one certification? (ALL the evidence of my husband and I is in spanish, it would kill a lot of trees to print out that little certification so many times).

[Sven Nancy 3]

If i translate my documents myself, do i need to send the original (dutch) with it?

[Ryan H 3,812]

I know I can do the translations myself....but does anyone know If I need to write out the certification for EVERY document, or can I mention them all as documentS in one certification? (ALL the evidence of my husband and I is in spanish, it would kill a lot of trees to print out that little certification so many times).

Each civil document that is translated will require a separate attestation statement. Relationship evidence (e.g. emails, chat logs, etc.) are not required to be translated at all.

If i translate my documents myself, do i need to send the original (dutch) with it?

For USCIS, you will send a photocopy of the original Dutch document along with the translation.

For the NVC, the original Dutch document, a photocopy of the document, and the translations are submitted.

[jessicaruizw 9]

question for those who did their own translations....how did you handle stamps, barcodes, signatures, and other non alphanumeric items in your documents? (for example, the notary´s stamp, or the country´s seal on the marriage cert).

[jessicaruizw 9]

for those reading this later on....i simply formatted my word doc as close as possible to the original, and for the non-alphanumeric items i simply did this [Republic of Chile´s coat of arms] for example