translating and getting birth certificate notarized question

[Ryan and Asel 0]

hey fellow K-1 applicants (petitioners, beneficiaries and truly patient people)

i just so appeciate if you guys could confirm my assumption. just want to make sure before i spend any money on getting my two docs notarized.

when you had to get your birth certificate notarized (and translated), i guess it's a question for a non US citizen fiance, did you take it just to any notary place that has translation services as well? (or did it have to be a special one, again as a US Embassy approved kinda place, like for instance in the case with med.exam)???

and what about the police certificate saying "no criminal background"? what I got is from the Ministry of Internal Affairs here in my country and it's just one peace of paper, that says that I am not registered as a criminal under MIA. doesn't say any details like where I lived and my passport information on it, like the Embassy is asking.... only my full name and date of birth and a paragraph in their letterhead.

I would so appreciate your answers.

[Ryan and Asel 0]

guys, can i take my birth certificate and my police certificate to any notary place to get it translated and notarized? or does it have to be a "special one", meaning the one that's approved by US Embassy? i mean i've never heard of such ones, but just in case there's such a crazy thing out there. you never know....

I am assuming i just take it to any notary place here, right? interview is upcoming! trying not to freak out.

[TBoneTX 45,524]

*** Two similar threads merged, then moved from K-1 Process forum to the Embassy/Consulate forum (topic involves that stage). ***

(Moderator hat off)

Unless instructed to the contrary, it would seem that any notarial place would do. If you're this concerned, have you contacted the embassy to ask? Go to "Embassy Info" (link atop every VJ page) to find their coordinates.