Translation of Beneficiary Birth Certificate

[littlechicken 0]

We need some help again:)

We are getting my fiancé's paperwork in order for the eventual interview. He lives in Germany so he asked his parents living in Bosnia, to go to the official office, and have his birth certificate translated to english and mailed to him in Germany. Funny enough the version they sent is in French and each item has a reference number with translations in English, but not every number. In other words "it's sorta, translated" but not completely. Since his interview is in Germany, we read that his Yugoslavian bc should be in English.

Should we just hire an official translator in Germany?

[clairegie 265]

No need. You can do the translations yourself as long as whoever does the translation is competent to do it. Just affix the certification at the bottom of the translated document. You don't really need to have it notarized until told to do so. If you want to be on the safe side, have the signature notarized anyway.

This is from the USCIS website:

>Please submit certified translations for all foreign language documents. The translator must certify that s/he is competent to translate and that the translation is accurate.

>The certification format should include the certifier's name, signature, address, and date of certification. A suggested format is:

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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

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Source: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms-and-fees/general-tips-assembling-applications-mailing

[Foreign Fantasy 52]

The sent you our international Birth Certificate, it might even have german on it did you check?

I would not worry about it, but for ease of mind you can translate it and be relaxed as well.

[PerditaD 35]

What they gave you is the international version of Bosnian BC. Many people submitted it to the embassy as it is and they were fine. I, for one, got an RFE for it and I had to send them a fully translated version. From what I know, they shouldn't require translations for international versions of documents but I am proof that they sometimes do.

As @iammrsregie said, just translate it yourself and include the certification and you'll be fine Good luck!

[littlechicken 0]

He can translate it because he is fluent in English.

Everyone is right that it is an international bc. And the spelling is wrong, both in German and English. For instance on the gender part the English translation is "SECK" i guess meaning sex. That's what I meant earlier that it's kinda translated.

He's interview will be in Germany since that's where he lives and works.

Thanks for the suggestions!