TRANSLATION AND NOTARIZATION

[misswiss 6]

SO I NEED TO TRANSLATE AND NOTArize my adoption certificate and birth certificate, can i do it myself i read around this forum a lot of people did it themselves but the topics were kind of old around 2 years ago...can we still do that now and will uscis accept it and where to get it notarize?

And for the affidavit of relationship also i should get it notarize??

Please help thank you sooo much

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

A lot of people translate the documents themselves, and are usually successful. You will need to ad a statement which says you are qualified to translate from German/French whatever it is to English and sign it. Nothing needs to be notarized.

[Ning 619]

SO I NEED TO TRANSLATE AND NOTArize my adoption certificate and birth certificate, can i do it myself i read around this forum a lot of people did it themselves but the topics were kind of old around 2 years ago...can we still do that now and will uscis accept it and where to get it notarize?

And for the affidavit of relationship also i should get it notarize??

Please help thank you sooo much

Here is a sample of what has been accepted by USCIS. Note the "certification" is simply what you see.

No need for a notary. Notaries verify signatures not content.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

You can do the translation yourself. You do not need to notarize it.

Google "USCIS translation certification" on how to do the translation.

Edited August 30, 2011 by Jojo92122

[Ning 619]

Here is a sample of what has been accepted by USCIS. Note the "certification" is simply what you see.

No need for a notary. Notaries verify signatures not content.

Let me try again.

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

[misswiss 6]

OK!!! THANK YOU! IM TRANSLATING NOW!!

[misswiss 6]

UMMM WHAT ABOUT ALL THE LOGOS IN MY ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE???? BECAUSE I DONT KNOW HOW TO DO ALL THAT CAN I JUST TRANSLATE THE TEXT CONTENT??

[Jojo92122 1,924]

UMMM WHAT ABOUT ALL THE LOGOS IN MY ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE???? BECAUSE I DONT KNOW HOW TO DO ALL THAT CAN I JUST TRANSLATE THE TEXT CONTENT??

No need to shout - turn off the All Caps key.

You do not need to translate all the "logos." If it's the heading of the document, then translate it. If it is a government stamp, then you can put down - [official stamp of ____________]. That's what I did when I translated the birth certificates for my brother and his family.