Birth Certificate????

[Lucy0604 0]

Hello....I'm a bit confused and I'm hoping someone can help me answer this question.

I'm from Taiwan and recently married an US citizen, I'm already in the USA with a lawyer to file a green card.

Now....my question is my family in Taiwan is requesting a Mandarin birth certificate and sending it to me.

Can I take it to translation agency and have it notarized here in the US to apply for a green card?

I was searching online and also found that an english household registration would also work?

Please please let me know!

Thanks a bunch!!!!!!!

[Barbara J 115]

Hello....I'm a bit confused and I'm hoping someone can help me answer this question.

I'm from Taiwan and recently married an US citizen, I'm already in the USA with a lawyer to file a green card.

Now....my question is my family in Taiwan is requesting a Mandarin birth certificate and sending it to me.

Can I take it to translation agency and have it notarized here in the US to apply for a green card?

I was searching online and also found that an english household registration would also work?

Please please let me know!

Thanks a bunch!!!!!!!

As far as I know yes as long as it is fully translated in to English by an authorized translator.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Hello....I'm a bit confused and I'm hoping someone can help me answer this question.

I'm from Taiwan and recently married an US citizen, I'm already in the USA with a lawyer to file a green card.

Now....my question is my family in Taiwan is requesting a Mandarin birth certificate and sending it to me.

Can I take it to translation agency and have it notarized here in the US to apply for a green card?

I was searching online and also found that an english household registration would also work?

Please please let me know!

Thanks a bunch!!!!!!!

Department of State reciprocity tables say that you need a certified extract of the hukou.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_4881.html?cid=3684

Anyone fluent in both English and Mandarin can provide the translation. They just need to include a statement that they are fluent in both languages, competent to translate the document, and that the translation is true and accurate to the best of the translator's abilities. No notary is required.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

moved from AOS from a family visa to AOS from a Work, Student or Tourist visa as OP is adjusting from a work visa

[juliava 80]

As far as I know yes as long as it is fully translated in to English by an authorized translator.

You mean "certified translator", not "authorized".

Jim explained very well above what a certified translator is.

[Barbara J 115]

You mean "certified translator", not "authorized".

Jim explained very well above what a certified translator is.

You do realise certified means

1. endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements; His high fever attested to his illness; The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication; This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness; a certified public accountant; a registered pharmacist; a registered hospital;
2. having quality or payment or delivery guaranteed; certified milk; certified check; certified mail;
3. fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
4. holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill;

Authority---

1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions; he has the authority to issue warrants; deputies are given authorization to make arrests; the authorities have issued a curfew;
2. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others;
3. an expert whose views are taken as definitive; he is an authority on corporate law;
4. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular; after that failure he lost his confidence; she spoke with authority;
5. an administrative unit of government; the Central Intelligence Agency; the Census Bureau; Office of Management and Budget; Tennessee Valley Authority;
6. official permission or approval; authority for the program was renewed several times;
7. an authoritative written work; this book is the final authority on the life of Milton;

As you can see similar meanings geese so much nit picking here

Certified means they have a cert to translate as in they have the authority

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

You do realise certified means

1. endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements; His high fever attested to his illness; The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication; This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness; a certified public accountant; a registered pharmacist; a registered hospital;
2. having quality or payment or delivery guaranteed; certified milk; certified check; certified mail;
3. fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly)
4. holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill;

Authority---

1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions; he has the authority to issue warrants; deputies are given authorization to make arrests; the authorities have issued a curfew;
2. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others;
3. an expert whose views are taken as definitive; he is an authority on corporate law;
4. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular; after that failure he lost his confidence; she spoke with authority;
5. an administrative unit of government; the Central Intelligence Agency; the Census Bureau; Office of Management and Budget; Tennessee Valley Authority;
6. official permission or approval; authority for the program was renewed several times;
7. an authoritative written work; this book is the final authority on the life of Milton;

As you can see similar meanings geese so much nit picking here

Certified means they have a cert to translate as in they have the authority

You do realize that there is no requirement for the translator to be "certified" by anyone, right?

In the case of USCIS, a "certified translation" does not mean that it's been provided by a certified translator. It means that the translator must certify that the translation is true and accurate, and that they are fluent in both languages. Anyone who is competent to translate the document can do so if they submit the certification statement. No special authority is needed.

[Barbara J 115]

You do realize that there is no requirement for the translator to be "certified" by anyone, right?

In the case of USCIS, a "certified translation" does not mean that it's been provided by a certified translator. It means that the translator must certify that the translation is true and accurate, and that they are fluent in both languages. Anyone who is competent to translate the document can do so if they submit the certification statement. No special authority is needed.

Thanks Jim I figured it had to be someone who can translate true and correct but just p---d at being talked at about different words . It's ok I get it now just not in the best of moods. To me it means someone who has the qualifications or ability to translate correctly.