Question about translating documents

[Mid-Ocean 0]

Ok, for anyone with experience getting a K1 for a Japanese or Chinese fiancee, did you get your boarding passes translated? The boarding passes I have from Japan have kanji on them, but they also have English on them for the gate, times, locations & names, etc.; so, do you think they really need to be translated? The translating of a birth certificate is pretty much the last thing I need to do before filing.

[vaneskygh 1]

I had exactly same problem with my passport stamps since they were all in japanese so I asked a friend to translate that part. By the way the translation doesn't need to be notarized could be any person competent in both languages.

And it's very important to send the copy of your passport stamps I didn't send it when we filed for the I-129 and we got a RFE

[Mid-Ocean 0]

So...I'm guessing you translated your boarding passes? Or did you not have any? I have about 8-10 passport stamps so I guess I'll need that done. I thought the translated documents need that certification statement. I'm sure anyone can do it and use that statement though.

Screw it, just to be safe I'll get anything with Kanji translated. Shouldn't be that much more than getting the koseki done.

[vaneskygh 1]

I didn't have any boarding passes. Neither my fiance. In fact he is the petitioner and I'm the beneficiary. We met in Japan while we were both living there and since I'm not japanese i need to prove I was at the same time with him. I know sounds so ridiculous to translate something so obvious (like TOKYO-JAPAN!!!!!) but better safe than sorry and as my RFE states the translation doesn't need to be notarized... I'm sorry I don't have the RFE right now but I remember that part.