Rejected translations?

[Eric & Hang 0]

As we prepare our AOS application, we had one question about translation of documents. We've seen the recommended translator certification statement, but have people had experience with rejected translations? In our case, we currently only have a copy of the translated birth certificate and the translator's statement reads that "I have translated this document into English truly and exactly as my best knowledge". Any thoughts on whether that would be acceptable?

Thanks!

[gatoula_tou 0]

As we prepare our AOS application, we had one question about translation of documents. We've seen the recommended translator certification statement, but have people had experience with rejected translations? In our case, we currently only have a copy of the translated birth certificate and the translator's statement reads that "I have translated this document into English truly and exactly as my best knowledge". Any thoughts on whether that would be acceptable?

Thanks!

We had a few copies made for my husbands birth certificate but we only ended up using one I believe. Is the copy certified by the translator? I think that is the most important part.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

As we prepare our AOS application, we had one question about translation of documents. We've seen the recommended translator certification statement, but have people had experience with rejected translations? In our case, we currently only have a copy of the translated birth certificate and the translator's statement reads that "I have translated this document into English truly and exactly as my best knowledge". Any thoughts on whether that would be acceptable?

Thanks!

Eh... Your translator's statement is poorly worded, and doesn't contain the required declaration of their fluency in both English and Vietnamese. If I were an IO I would have trouble believing the accuracy of the translated document when the grammar of the English declaration is poor.

Can you get the translator to reprint the translated documents using the standard certification statement?

[Eric & Hang 0]

Thanks - I think we'll attempt to get this redone. I am curious though as to what their standards are for translations.

[Romancita 3]

Hi, guys!

Here is what the USCIS site says about translation.

"Please submit certified translations for all foreign language documents. The translator must certify that s/he is competent to translate and that the translation is accurate.

The certification format should include the certifier's name, signature, address, and date of certification. A suggested format is:

Certification by Translator

I [typed name], certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and ________ languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled ______________________________.

Signature_________________________________

Date Typed Name

Address "

I needed some translations and I asked one of my friend, fluent in both English and Romanian to do them and sign the above statement.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Thanks - I think we'll attempt to get this redone. I am curious though as to what their standards are for translations.

IO's discretion. If they believe the translation is accurate and complete then they'll accept it. If they don't believe it then they won't accept it. In your case, your translator's declaration used bad English grammar. An IO could easily presume the translation wasn't accurate for that reason.

[Sgt. McGee 27]

I'm not sure if the rules are any different for different parts of the world (seems high-fraud areas have stricter standards on everything), but my wife did the translation of her own birth certificate, and we were approved (2 days ago) for her green card. There's no "official" translator needed, just a certification that the translation's accurate. If you or your beneficiary (or anyone else you know) are fluent in both languages, you can have that person do the translation.

That saved us a lot of stress, since we were having trouble finding a "professional" Czech translator in the area who would work on a quick turnaround. Instead, my wife just sat down with a Czech/English dictionary and went to town (some of the words are a bit outside of everyday vocabulary in either language, so the dictionary helped us be sure...).

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I'm not sure if the rules are any different for different parts of the world (seems high-fraud areas have stricter standards on everything), but my wife did the translation of her own birth certificate, and we were approved (2 days ago) for her green card. There's no "official" translator needed, just a certification that the translation's accurate. If you or your beneficiary (or anyone else you know) are fluent in both languages, you can have that person do the translation.

That saved us a lot of stress, since we were having trouble finding a "professional" Czech translator in the area who would work on a quick turnaround. Instead, my wife just sat down with a Czech/English dictionary and went to town (some of the words are a bit outside of everyday vocabulary in either language, so the dictionary helped us be sure...).

He's dealing with USCIS, so the requirements are the same for everyone, regardless of what country they originally came from. Anyone who is fluent in both English and the language the document is written in can perform the translation. The only thing USCIS requires is a declaration from the translator that they are fluent and competent to translate the document. If that declaration contains bad grammar then the IO can presume they aren't fluent enough in English to translate the document.

[Seven 24]

I've read that the translation should reproduce the original document template and if there's an stamp, the translator should translate whatever is written in the stamp. On the other hand, USCIS doesn't require the birth certificate to be translated for a certified translator, it can be someone fluent in both languages but if the grammar of the translation is very bad it can be rejected and maybe that's the reason why. Just tell your translator to be faithful to the design of the birth certificate and make sure is someone who is truly fluent in both languages to the point of doing a good translation.

Best wishes!