i 130 package ! Urgent ! pls

[Yassine Fatima 4]

Hi VJ, concerning I130 package , do we have to send Marriage certificate translated and notarized or just translated by a certified translator ? And what about birth certificate of the petitioner is it ( noskha l kamila or 3a9d l izdiayd ) ?

[Ryan H 3,812]

***Moving from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures***

**Organizer hat off**

The translation of the marriage certificate can be done by anyone who is fluent in both the language that it is in and English. The person who translates it must sign an attestation statement that states the translation is accurate and that they are competent to translate.

[CaizLurol 36]

question deleted. I answered my own question by Googling it

As far the OP's question, it does not have to be notarized. Exactly what the above poster responded.

Edited August 8, 2013 by CaizLurol

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

My translation says at the left hand top

his name

sworn translator

sworn at the Court of Appeal of safi

graduate of the King of fahd High School of translation of Tanger

and gives his address and phone number

the 2 replys you got here are not dealing with Morocco

so make sure you have proper papers

i also sent in the arabic originals

Good luck to you

and get 2 copies for NVC as they will ask for 2 when packet goes to them

[Ismael&Blair 66]

Hi VJ, concerning I130 package , do we have to send Marriage certificate translated and notarized or just translated by a certified translator ? And what about birth certificate of the petitioner is it ( noskha l kamila or 3a9d l izdiayd ) ?

My advice to play it safe so you don't get any RFE or a CHECKLIST is to follow EVERYTHING exactly of what is required for the MOROCCO (Casablanca) Consulate. It is great that the other two posters gave you advice. But I noticed that they are not from Morocco. So don't just take their word for it. Double check on the US DEPARTMENT OF STATE website and also on the US Consulate for Morocco-Casablanca. That is the location where all the VISA interviews take place. (Not Rabat)

And if I remembered correctly, I think you HAVE TO have it translated and certified by one of the approved interpreters on their list. And we ended up using one of the approved list interpreter in Rabat. There are many locations listed throughout Morocco so pick the one that is to your husband's town.

Good luck and if you have any more questions, feel free to ask. I would be more than happy to share what I know. My husband JUST GOT APPROVED YESTERDAY and it's been a good visa journey for us. The only hard thing is the waiting part. OK I'm working on the consulate review now. I'll try to put that up by the end of today.

Happy Eid Al Fitr

[NikLR 13,227]

The I-130 goes to the USCIS not the Department of State or the US consulate. What may be needed later is not what is needed at the USCIS.

[Ismael&Blair 66]

OK...the mystery is solved...I did some research for you...So looking on the USCIS website, I copied and pasted the I-130 instructions down below...

Since this is a Moroccan marriage certificate, (in my humble opinion) it was easier and cheaper to just go with one of their approved translators in Morocco. As I think back now I did try to find translation service here in the USA and there are NOT many qualified certified translators with accreditation in Moroccan Arabic. In other words, you cannot just get your Moroccan friend to translate it for you on Google translate. You can always try. But we didn't.

Form I-130 Instructions 12/18/12 Y Page 2

1.

Type or print legibly in black ink.

Step 1. Fill Out Form I-130

General Instructions

3.

Answer all questions fully and accurately. State that an

item is not applicable with "N/A." If the answer is none,

write "none."

2.

If extra space is needed to complete any item, attach a

continuation sheet, indicate the item number, and date and

sign each sheet.

Translations

. Any foreign language document must be

accompanied by a full English translation that the translator

has certified as complete and correct, and by the translator's

certification that he or she is competent to translate the foreign

language into English.

[Ismael&Blair 66]

Hi VJ, concerning I130 package , do we have to send Marriage certificate translated and notarized or just translated by a certified translator ? And what about birth certificate of the petitioner is it ( noskha l kamila or 3a9d l izdiayd ) ?

Here is the actual link for the instructions to the I-130 petition from the USCIS website. You need to have a pdf software to download both the instructions and the petition. Good luck!

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c67c7f9ded54d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

Edited August 9, 2013 by Ismael&Blair

[NikLR 13,227]

As long as a person is fluent in both languages they can certify that the translation is correct. For the USCIS it does not need to be a paid "official" translator or notarized.

[abdelnish83 6]

yes u to do everything possible to it lol translated, noterized locally and notarized by some where that makes is able to use in the usa or outside or morroco

yes u need to do everything possible to it lol translated, noterized locally and notarized by some where that makes is able to use in the usa or outside or morroco

[Yassine Fatima 4]

thank you dear VJs , so much appreciated