translations for proof of ongoing relationship

[krautlaus 7]

Hi again, sorry to open a new topic again on something that has already been there - sort of.

So I'm a certified Foreign language correspondent/bilingual secretary (+ in possession of LCCI Business English, TOEIC certs, etc.) and would like to translate all documents which I will have to bring to the embassy myself and maybe even sign them since I feel like .. well translating is what I've been doing for the pas three years.

For the I-129f I also translated everything but had it signed by one of our colleagues who is fluent in English and German. Can't I just do that myself this time around?

Thanks for all the help!

[Ladylethal 12]

The only document I had translated by a certified translator was my birth certificate, done in special paper, watermarked, etc. Some letters and cards I sent with my I-129F package I translated myself saying I am fluent in both languages. I'm not a translator and it worked fine. I am sure you should be fine translating it yourself.

Maybe get a colleague to sign the birth certificate translation for the AOS only. Get an original translation of it for your life records if you ever need it in the US, and use copies only.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hi again, sorry to open a new topic again on something that has already been there - sort of.

So I'm a certified Foreign language correspondent/bilingual secretary (+ in possession of LCCI Business English, TOEIC certs, etc.) and would like to translate all documents which I will have to bring to the embassy myself and maybe even sign them since I feel like .. well translating is what I've been doing for the pas three years.

For the I-129f I also translated everything but had it signed by one of our colleagues who is fluent in English and German. Can't I just do that myself this time around?

Thanks for all the help!

Yes. You can translate your own documents. Certify them with the statement...

I, _______________________________ certify I am competent in the English and ___________ languages and that this is a true and accurate translation of the _____________ document. Translated from the original on __________________(date)

_________________________ (signature)

Printed name

Printed address

Printed telephone number

Alla does translations and I can say she has easily now done hundreds of documents for business, and the Moscow and Kiev consulates. Never had a problem using that exact certification wording. SOME consulates require notarization of your signature, others do not. The USCIS does not.

[bora bora 1]

Hi again, sorry to open a new topic again on something that has already been there - sort of.

So I'm a certified Foreign language correspondent/bilingual secretary (+ in possession of LCCI Business English, TOEIC certs, etc.) and would like to translate all documents which I will have to bring to the embassy myself and maybe even sign them since I feel like .. well translating is what I've been doing for the pas three years.

For the I-129f I also translated everything but had it signed by one of our colleagues who is fluent in English and German. Can't I just do that myself this time around?

Thanks for all the help!

Many people have so I'd say why not? (You don't have to be a translator, just explain that you're fluent in both languages).

I asked a friend to translate for me since I wasn't sure that I could - and then I did the same for her and her husband's case.

Like Laura, I also had a certified translator translate my husband's BC while we were in Brazil. It was cheap and fast! I still have it and used it for AOS.

Good luck!

[krautlaus 7]

That' just about what I thought... Thanks so much you guys! This forum is awesome!

Wishing you all the best!!

[joeyjoey 1]

Yes. You can translate your own documents. Certify them with the statement...

I, _______________________________ certify I am competent in the English and ___________ languages and that this is a true and accurate translation of the _____________ document. Translated from the original on __________________(date)

_________________________ (signature)

Printed name

Printed address

Printed telephone number

This is exactly what I did. I translated Fernanda's birth certificate. Then I added this document with the above statement to my packet.

Edited December 31, 2009 by joeyjoey