Hi, NVC just requested original birth certificate, original marriage certificate and police records of my wife. She got all the originals translated to English with seals and signed by the court translator. My question is, do they have to also have this thing called "APOSTILLE" from overthere? Has any1 done this or our current translations are good enough for NVC.

Thank You!!!

FROM DS-230 INSTRUCTIONS (LOCATED ON THE NVC WEBSITE)

Certified Copies:

"...the applicant to the United States will need to submit the following original documents or certified copies of the documents listed in this section from an appropriate authority (the issuing entity)."

This means copies can only be certified by the local government or office that issued the original document.

Translations

All documents not in English, or in the official language of the country in which application for a visa is being made, must be accompanied by certified translations.

The translation must include a statement signed by the translator that states that the:

Translation is accurate, and
Translator is competent to translate.

No, they don't have to be apostilled. The documents have to be originals or certified copies and be translated. That's all you will need.


Diana

Nope, you don't need the apostille - you went above and beyond the requirements with the translation