Translations?

[jtobster 0]

I got my husband's birth certificate and our marriage certificate translated to English by a public interpreter recognized by the US Embassy in Caracas. However, that was before they required that all documents be legalized (apostile sealed), and you can't legalize documents with a translation attached. I am fluent in Spanish and could do the translation myself but I'm not certified as a translator. Does anyone know if it's acceptable for me to do the translation myself or if I have to pay someone AGAIN to do the translation?

[aussiewench 9]

Is this for the interview? If so one generally only has to have documents translated if they are not in English or the country's native language.

[morocco4ever 63]

I got my husband's birth certificate and our marriage certificate translated to English by a public interpreter recognized by the US Embassy in Caracas. However, that was before they required that all documents be legalized (apostile sealed), and you can't legalize documents with a translation attached. I am fluent in Spanish and could do the translation myself but I'm not certified as a translator. Does anyone know if it's acceptable for me to do the translation myself or if I have to pay someone AGAIN to do the translation?

From what I understand, you can do it yourself, but you just need to certify that you are fluent in both english and Spanish. I had it done by a professional here, so when I needed another one of the same papers they just made a duplicate and charged me $5.00. I felt better about them doing it rather than an interested party, so there were no questions as to the legitimatacy of the translation.

[Christian 0]

I could easily have translated my own, but thought it best to avoid giving UCIS anything to doubt. In the end, I did the translating, and a friend who is also bilingual made a couple of minor changes and then signed off on the certification of the translation.