Birth Certififcate transalatio question

[simario25 0]

This might seem like a silly question, but I need to ask anyway. When my fiance goes to her interview she is going to be required to bring a copy of her birht certificate. Will it need to be transalated into English even though she is going to the consulkate in her own Country?

Thanks

[JoeMama 0]

This might seem like a silly question, but I need to ask anyway. When my fiance goes to her interview she is going to be required to bring a copy of her birht certificate. Will it need to be transalated into English even though she is going to the consulkate in her own Country?

Thanks

From what I understand, all official documents they require need to be translated into English. The translation can be done by anyone who is proficient in both the native language which the document is written and also in the English language. I am sure you will hear more from others on this subject

[simario25 0]

This might seem like a silly question, but I need to ask anyway. When my fiance goes to her interview she is going to be required to bring a copy of her birht certificate. Will it need to be transalated into English even though she is going to the consulkate in her own Country?

Thanks

From what I understand, all official documents they require need to be translated into English. The translation can be done by anyone who is proficient in both the native language which the document is written and also in the English language. I am sure you will hear more from others on this subject

I know that all official documents they require for the I-129F to be approved required translation I just was not certain whether that would be the case for the interview as well.

[lucyrich 19]

The rules usually quoted about official documents needing an English translation apply to documents you submit to the USCIS as part of the petition. Employees at the USCIS service centers are located in the USA and handle petitions for immigrants from every country in the world, so they can't be expected to be fluent in all languages, hence the requirement to translate into English.

For the interview, the consulate will have its own rules. They vary widely around the world, but in almost every case, they're different from the USCIS rules.

The employees located at the consulate are normally fluent in the local language, so usually, most consulates will accept without translation any document in English or in the official language of the country where the consulate is located. But check with the consulate's rules to be sure.

Where translations ARE required (say, the b.c. was in a third language, neither English nor the official language of the consulate country), the rules for doing and certifying translations are almost always different from the USCIS rules, and they usually have more strict certification procedures which must be followed. But again, check with your local consulate for their rules.

[YuAndDan 153]

yes it needs to be translated for the interview as well, the document as well as translation will be placed in the large sealed brown envelope carried back to the USA and given to the officer at the POE and they send it on to USCIS where persons will still need to be able to read the document, most people working at USCIS only understand English.

[simario25 0]

yes it needs to be translated for the interview as well, the document as well as translation will be placed in the large sealed brown envelope carried back to the USA and given to the officer at the POE and they send it on to USCIS where persons will still need to be able to read the document, most people working at USCIS only understand English.

Thanks I just found an immigration website which verifies what you are stating, it does need to be translated.

Thanks to all who replied

[Otto 83]

In Germany - and possible in your/other country(ies) - you can request a new one (from wherever you do that in your country) and request an international birth certificate - which then doesn't need to be translated. This is what we did for both of us since we're both born in germany - wasn't so much needed for me (the USC) but wanted it for the future.

By the way - I believe you need to use an official translation service, can't just be anyone that knows both languages.

[YuAndDan 153]

In Germany - and possible in your/other country(ies) - you can request a new one (from wherever you do that in your country) and request an international birth certificate - which then doesn't need to be translated. This is what we did for both of us since we're both born in germany - wasn't so much needed for me (the USC) but wanted it for the future.

By the way - I believe you need to use an official translation service, can't just be anyone that knows both languages.

Yes this is true, In China, my Fiance picked up her police certificate and brough it to the local notary office where she picked up her birth certificate, the notary office also translated her B.S. and Police certificate to English for her. So depending on country there are many ways to get things translated.