Document Translation

[belarus1 0]

quick question. i got an rfe for more info that wanted a copy of my fiance's divorce certificate with a full translation by someone qualified to translate.

unfortunately here in my area there arent many russian speakers but i contacted a russian language professor at the university here and he said he has done a number of such translations for people. do you think that his translation would suffice for uscis?

[payxibka 10,045]

quick question. i got an rfe for more info that wanted a copy of my fiance's divorce certificate with a full translation by someone qualified to translate.

unfortunately here in my area there arent many russian speakers but i contacted a russian language professor at the university here and he said he has done a number of such translations for people. do you think that his translation would suffice for uscis?

if he is competent in both languages then without a doubt

[Mononoke28 135]

Make sure he or anyone translating the document certifies it by saying they are fluent in both languages.

Diana

[AniaJ 0]

Hi, the way I understand it certified translations can only be done by by a certified (sworn) translator who passed an exam and is registered to do this job and has his licence. The translation of my birth certificate includes each word that appears on an original document ( even stuff like ' illegible signature' and explanation what a round seal says). Down the page there is information about the translator: his address, licence no, fee, stamp, signature, and his statement that the translation is in accordance with he original document. This is the way I did it and no REF. Good luck!

[suzannyo 0]

I translated the documents myself and then just paid for a seal/letter of authentic translation to be placed on the documents (they inspected the original docs and made sure the translation was true). I did this through the official government translation office in my hubby's country. In my case b/c it was only a few 1 page docs they did it all in less time than it took me to go to the bank to pay for their services (<1 hr.).

When I've applied for visas for myself to other countries, I've also done my own translations (w/o any kind of certification) and never had a problem. But, I'd ask around for advice from people who've applied for the same visa using docs from the same country you are, just to be safe.

suzannyo

Hi, the way I understand it certified translations can only be done by by a certified (sworn) translator who passed an exam and is registered to do this job and has his licence. The translation of my birth certificate includes each word that appears on an original document ( even stuff like ' illegible signature' and explanation what a round seal says). Down the page there is information about the translator: his address, licence no, fee, stamp, signature, and his statement that the translation is in accordance with he original document. This is the way I did it and no REF. Good luck!

[baron555 934]

Hi, the way I understand it certified translations can only be done by by a certified (sworn) translator who passed an exam and is registered to do this job and has his licence.

Wrong.....anyone fluent in both languages can translate it. They have to sign and certify to this on the translation.

[payxibka 10,045]

Hi, the way I understand it certified translations can only be done by by a certified (sworn) translator who passed an exam and is registered to do this job and has his licence. The translation of my birth certificate includes each word that appears on an original document ( even stuff like ' illegible signature' and explanation what a round seal says). Down the page there is information about the translator: his address, licence no, fee, stamp, signature, and his statement that the translation is in accordance with he original document. This is the way I did it and no REF. Good luck!

For USCIS purposes, not even remotely true.

[AniaJ 0]

I am sorry, guys. I didn't know there are other solutions possible. sorry again for the confusion.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

quick question. i got an rfe for more info that wanted a copy of my fiance's divorce certificate with a full translation by someone qualified to translate.

unfortunately here in my area there arent many russian speakers but i contacted a russian language professor at the university here and he said he has done a number of such translations for people. do you think that his translation would suffice for uscis?

That will be fine. Just have him certify that he is competent in both languages and that it is true and accurate. Alla does translations but does not do her own as she consideres it un-professional, we used a Russian Language Professor at the University of Vermont to do the translations of her documents.