Spanish Translation Help!

[Christian n Katy 0]

I got my RFE and they want my husband's birth certificate translated into English - we translated it and now we are going to take it somewhere to have it signed and notorized. Can someone check over this and see if we have done it right? Will that be sufficient for them? (I have attached the birth certificate copy and the translation)

Also, do I have to submit any other papers or documents with it aside from the original letter they sent us and the translation?

I don't want this to be held up any more - any help or advice would be appreciated!

Thank you!

Birth_Cert__Translation.doc

[TBoneTX 43,253]

Include a statement from the translator. See the Guides for sample (very good) terminology.

[vickydeutsch 0]

You need to send the original birth certificate, the translation and the cover letter from the translator...good luck!!!!!

[payxibka 10,044]

I got my RFE and they want my husband's birth certificate translated into English - we translated it and now we are going to take it somewhere to have it signed and notorized. Can someone check over this and see if we have done it right? Will that be sufficient for them? (I have attached the birth certificate copy and the translation)

Also, do I have to submit any other papers or documents with it aside from the original letter they sent us and the translation?

I don't want this to be held up any more - any help or advice would be appreciated!

Thank you!

you do not need it notarized... just include a certification statement from the translator indicating competence in both languages.

also, I would get the BC removed from your post, as this could allow someone to steal an identity

Edited June 19, 2009 by payxibka

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

You need to send the original birth certificate, the translation and the cover letter from the translator...good luck!!!!!

NO!

DO NOT send orginal birth certificate! Never send original documents, send copies. It is OK to bring originals to an interview where they may look at them and give them back, but NEVER mail original documents

You do not need a cover letter. The translation should include a statement from the translator that you are competent in both languages and certify it is a true and correct translation. My wife does translation and just adds this statement at the bottom of the page. Sign it, you do not need a notary.

EDIT...forgot...translator needs to include printed name, address and phone number on the translation

Edited June 20, 2009 by Gary and Alla

[Susita 175]

I got my RFE and they want my husband's birth certificate translated into English - we translated it and now we are going to take it somewhere to have it signed and notorized. Can someone check over this and see if we have done it right? Will that be sufficient for them? (I have attached the birth certificate copy and the translation)

Also, do I have to submit any other papers or documents with it aside from the original letter they sent us and the translation?

I don't want this to be held up any more - any help or advice would be appreciated!

Thank you!

who did this translation for you?

It should come printed, with a cover letter which is notarized and signed by the translator.

Unfortunately for legal documents they want an official translation. I translated all of our emails and correspondence and then signed a document I typed up, but for a birth certificate you will need something a bit more official.

Good luck to you guys

[anitacastillo 0]

I got my RFE and they want my husband's birth certificate translated into English - we translated it and now we are going to take it somewhere to have it signed and notorized. Can someone check over this and see if we have done it right? Will that be sufficient for them? (I have attached the birth certificate copy and the translation)

Also, do I have to submit any other papers or documents with it aside from the original letter they sent us and the translation?

I don't want this to be held up any more - any help or advice would be appreciated!

Thank you!

who did this translation for you?

It should come printed, with a cover letter which is notarized and signed by the translator.

Unfortunately for legal documents they want an official translation. I translated all of our emails and correspondence and then signed a document I typed up, but for a birth certificate you will need something a bit more official.

Good luck to you guys

It doesn't have to be a "state certified" translator or anything - just someone who knows English and Spanish and signs to this fact. I had a friend do my husband's.

OP - as suggested, see the guidelines for an appropriate translator stmt. Re the translation -- on lines 2/3 the translator says "date is twenty and eight" (or something like that). In English we say the 28th. Also, not sure if the numbers down the left side detract from the translation and could be excluded.

Good Luck!!

[Susita 175]

It doesn't have to be a "state certified" translator or anything - just someone who knows English and Spanish and signs to this fact. I had a friend do my husband's.

As long as they don't do it themselves it's okay right? and don't they need it notarized? I was under the impression that they did.

[anitacastillo 0]

We didn't notarize since I didn't read that as a requirement. I might have even signed someone's name on the translation stmt, since my friend did the translation via email.

I agree it is probably better if someone other than the spouse does the translation.

[payxibka 10,044]

I agree it is probably better if someone other than the spouse does the translation.

Why? There is no evidence to indicate that a self translated document is not as accepted as any other... the issue is the competency to translate, that is all the USCIS is concerned about