Question on translations & letter of intent

[LTOtoSAN 0]

Hello everyone, new member here! I'm beginning the process to bring my fiance from Baja California Sur, Mexico to San Diego, CA and I have a few questions regarding translations. Do emails, chat logs, etc. need to be translated by someone certified or can I provide my own translation (I speak Spanish fairly well)? I know more important docs like birth certs, health exams, etc. will need to be translated by someone certified but I wouldn't think emails would need to be. Also, do I need to provide a signed and dated letter of intent written in both English and in Spanish (both copies being signed by my fiance)? Will this help at all to show she willingly signed a document she understood in her native language or will just an English copy suffice?

Thanks,

Bryan

[bklalaw 0]

Hello everyone, new member here! I'm beginning the process to bring my fiance from Baja California Sur, Mexico to San Diego, CA and I have a few questions regarding translations. Do emails, chat logs, etc. need to be translated by someone certified or can I provide my own translation (I speak Spanish fairly well)? I know more important docs like birth certs, health exams, etc. will need to be translated by someone certified but I wouldn't think emails would need to be. Also, do I need to provide a signed and dated letter of intent written in both English and in Spanish (both copies being signed by my fiance)? Will this help at all to show she willingly signed a document she understood in her native language or will just an English copy suffice?

Thanks,

Bryan

English is fine is she reads and understands.. mine were in english and no problem

[Celine and Ludo 0]

Hello everyone, new member here! I'm beginning the process to bring my fiance from Baja California Sur, Mexico to San Diego, CA and I have a few questions regarding translations. Do emails, chat logs, etc. need to be translated by someone certified or can I provide my own translation (I speak Spanish fairly well)? I know more important docs like birth certs, health exams, etc. will need to be translated by someone certified but I wouldn't think emails would need to be. Also, do I need to provide a signed and dated letter of intent written in both English and in Spanish (both copies being signed by my fiance)? Will this help at all to show she willingly signed a document she understood in her native language or will just an English copy suffice?

Thanks,

Bryan

Hey Bryan,

You know I panicked about this too before I sent my I-129F but I did all my own translations of every email and then just put a piece of paper behind each email I translated that said I was fluent in French and that the translations were accurate. I did that for every one that I translated, with a date and a signature. There is a link on this website under K1 visa guides, I believe, that show you how to do that. If you can't find it, let me know and I will send you what I wrote. As for the letter of intent, just have her sign the english one, they don't care about anything that's not in english so don't go to too much trouble. Let me know if there is anything else I can answer.

Celine