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Mononoke28 Grand Master

Mononoke28   134

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You don't need that kind of evidence when you send out the I-129F. You already sent proof with your I-130 which is your marriage certificate. Start collecting all other evidence for whe you have the interview and those don't have to be translated since I'm sure the CO will be bilingual.

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02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

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You probably don't need to send those things at all, as mentioned.

But, if you DO send any non-English documents to a USCIS service center, then you'll need to send a translation, certified by the person who translated it. The certification has to state that the person who did the translation has the required language ability and that the translation is complete and accurate.

For the interview, the consulate normally doesn't have that requirement, because the consulate normally has bilingual staff who can understand the local language (but check your specific consulate for possible translation requirements). The USCIS service centers handle applications covering the whole world, and their staff aren't familiar with every possible language, hence the translation requirement for things you send to the USCIS service centers.

A non-English document sent to a USCIS service center without a translation is very likely to generate an RFE, even if the document itself wasn't essential to the petition.

04 Apr, 2004: Got married

05 Apr, 2004: I-130 Sent to CSC

13 Apr, 2004: I-130 NOA 1

19 Apr, 2004: I-129F Sent to MSC

29 Apr, 2004: I-129F NOA 1

13 Aug, 2004: I-130 Approved by CSC

28 Dec, 2004: I-130 Case Complete at NVC

18 Jan, 2005: Got the visa approved in Caracas

22 Jan, 2005: Flew home together! CCS->MIA->SFO

25 May, 2005: I-129F finally approved! We won't pursue it.

8 June, 2006: Our baby girl is born!

24 Oct, 2006: Window for filing I-751 opens

25 Oct, 2006: I-751 mailed to CSC

18 Nov, 2006: I-751 NOA1 received from CSC

30 Nov, 2006: I-751 Biometrics taken

05 Apr, 2007: I-751 approved, card production ordered

23 Jan, 2008: N-400 sent to CSC via certified mail

19 Feb, 2008: N-400 Biometrics taken

27 Mar, 2008: Naturalization interview notice received (NOA2 for N-400)

30 May, 2008: Naturalization interview, passed the test!

17 June, 2008: Naturalization oath notice mailed

15 July, 2008: Naturalization oath ceremony!

16 July, 2008: Registered to vote and applied for US passport

26 July, 2008: US Passport arrived.

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tijuanahilton   0

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A non-English document sent to a USCIS service center without a translation is very likely to generate an RFE, even if the document itself wasn't essential to the petition.

I'm not sure if this is true....it says that you can block out any and all personal information from the emails, so why would it matter what it said. I sent several emails as proof. As soon as I get my NOA2 (oh no, or RFE) I will let you know.

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When sending letters and e-mails as proof... should I translate them into English? I sent the I-130 out yesterday and am starting to prepare the

I-129F!!

Kristi

You don't send e-mails as proof when you file a petition. They are only used as proof of an ongoing relationship, if asked for at interview. There is no need to translate personal communications between the petitioner and beneficiary/applicant. Official documents not in English that are required by the Consulate or Embassy may require certified translation. Check with your specific interview location for those requirements.

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What about an "International" Marriage certificate? We were married in Rome and our marriage certificate is "translated" on the back of the certificate in such a way that there are translations into 5 languages including English, corresponding to each field on the marriage certificate. Should I translate it anyway?

2-7-07 - Married in Rome

I-129F/K3 Timeline

3-22-07 - Mailed to Chicago

3-30-07 - NOA1

6-08-07 - NOA2

6-14-07 - NOA2 Received in the mail

6-27-07 - NVC received our case

6-29-07 - Case forwarded to Naples, Italy

7-02-07 - Naples received our case

9-11-07 - Interview in Naples

9-13-07 - Arrived in the USA TOGETHER!!

AOS Timeline

9-15-07 - Mailed AOS to Chicago Lockbox

9-24-07 - NOAs generated

9-26-07 - NOAs received

10-01-07 - Biometrics appointment notice received

10-25-07 - Biometrics Appointment

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bosnia   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Bosnia-Herzegovina
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You will have to translate international marriage certificate.

We have received an RFE because of that. They want documents in english only. My husband took our marriage certificate to some sort of agency and it was translated next day.

It would be better for you to do it now, because you will eventualy receive an RFE and you will have to do it anyway...

Good luck!

2006-07-27: Marriage

I-130 journey:

2006-08-29: I-130 Sent

2006-09-07: NOA1

2006-11-18: RFE

2006-11-28: RFE replay

2006-12-05: NOA2

NVC

2006-12-12: NVC Received

2006-12-13: Case number assigned

2006-01-06: e-mailed Choice of Agent

2006-01-06: received AOS fee bill

2006-01-08: returned AOS fee bill

2006-01-10: NVC e-mailed confirming Choice of Agent

2007-01-15: IV bill generated

2007-01-29: received IV fee bill and AOS package

2007-01-29: sent IV fee bill

2007-02-05: sent AOS

2007-02-24: sent DS-230

2007-03-02: NVC received DS-230

2007-03-14: CASE COMPLETE!!!!!!! (we have found out about it on March 21...)

I-129F journey:

2006-09-14: I-129F Sent

2006-09-21: I-129F NOA1

2006-10-31: Transfered to CSC

2006-11-02: touched

2007-01-30: touched

2007-01-31: touched

2007-03-02: NOA2

2007-03-12: case received at NVC and case number asigned

2007-03-20: embassy in Zagreb received case and forwarded to embassy in Sarajevo (I am happy!!!!)

2007-03-23: embassy in Sarajevo received the case

2007-03-26: medical exam

2007-03-29: INTERVIEW SUCCESSFUL

2007-03-30: VISA IN HAND

Thank you all for your help...

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You will have to translate international marriage certificate.

We have received an RFE because of that. They want documents in english only. My husband took our marriage certificate to some sort of agency and it was translated next day.

It would be better for you to do it now, because you will eventualy receive an RFE and you will have to do it anyway...

Good luck!

Strange... We did not translate our international marriage certificate, since it already contains fields in English and no RFE was sent (our petitions were approved). There is no requirement for the papers to be in English ONLY.

Our Timeline:

Marriage: Sep-30-2006

Ken moved to the US :( : Oct-23-2006

I130 filed: Nov-17-2006

I130 NOA1: Nov-27-2006 (petition transferred to Californian CIS)

I-129F filed : Dec-08-2006

I-129F NOA1: Jan-01-2007

Status on the Jan-30-2007: pending, not even touched ...

NOA2 (both I-129F & I130): Feb-01-2007 (Wow! Thanx, God!)

inquire regarding the case number emailed to NVC: 2007-02-19

email response from NVC: the case has been sent to the consulate! 2007-02-23

The package 3 arrived: 2007-03-05

interview: Mar-29-2007

visa arrived: Apr-27-2007

AOS and EAD

AOS & EAD filed - AUG-30-2007

NOA1 SEP-20-2007

Biometrics OCT-25-2007

EAD approved NOV-06-2007

EAD arrived NOV-16-2007

Appointment letter NOV-20-2007

Interview scheduled JAN-08-2008

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bosnia   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Well, it seems like it is all up to person who is dealing with your file. Our marriage certificate was international too and it contains filelds in english, but we have received RFE about it...

It looks like it is all different from case to case, or schould I say that it depends on people who are working with our cases.

Anyway, it is better to be safe then sorry

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2006-07-27: Marriage

I-130 journey:

2006-08-29: I-130 Sent

2006-09-07: NOA1

2006-11-18: RFE

2006-11-28: RFE replay

2006-12-05: NOA2

NVC

2006-12-12: NVC Received

2006-12-13: Case number assigned

2006-01-06: e-mailed Choice of Agent

2006-01-06: received AOS fee bill

2006-01-08: returned AOS fee bill

2006-01-10: NVC e-mailed confirming Choice of Agent

2007-01-15: IV bill generated

2007-01-29: received IV fee bill and AOS package

2007-01-29: sent IV fee bill

2007-02-05: sent AOS

2007-02-24: sent DS-230

2007-03-02: NVC received DS-230

2007-03-14: CASE COMPLETE!!!!!!! (we have found out about it on March 21...)

I-129F journey:

2006-09-14: I-129F Sent

2006-09-21: I-129F NOA1

2006-10-31: Transfered to CSC

2006-11-02: touched

2007-01-30: touched

2007-01-31: touched

2007-03-02: NOA2

2007-03-12: case received at NVC and case number asigned

2007-03-20: embassy in Zagreb received case and forwarded to embassy in Sarajevo (I am happy!!!!)

2007-03-23: embassy in Sarajevo received the case

2007-03-26: medical exam

2007-03-29: INTERVIEW SUCCESSFUL

2007-03-30: VISA IN HAND

Thank you all for your help...

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bosnia   0

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We did not send any e-mails. That was not required back in September....I know that is new now. Sorry I could not help you. I will try to found some posts about it, I think I saw that somewhere

2006-07-27: Marriage

I-130 journey:

2006-08-29: I-130 Sent

2006-09-07: NOA1

2006-11-18: RFE

2006-11-28: RFE replay

2006-12-05: NOA2

NVC

2006-12-12: NVC Received

2006-12-13: Case number assigned

2006-01-06: e-mailed Choice of Agent

2006-01-06: received AOS fee bill

2006-01-08: returned AOS fee bill

2006-01-10: NVC e-mailed confirming Choice of Agent

2007-01-15: IV bill generated

2007-01-29: received IV fee bill and AOS package

2007-01-29: sent IV fee bill

2007-02-05: sent AOS

2007-02-24: sent DS-230

2007-03-02: NVC received DS-230

2007-03-14: CASE COMPLETE!!!!!!! (we have found out about it on March 21...)

I-129F journey:

2006-09-14: I-129F Sent

2006-09-21: I-129F NOA1

2006-10-31: Transfered to CSC

2006-11-02: touched

2007-01-30: touched

2007-01-31: touched

2007-03-02: NOA2

2007-03-12: case received at NVC and case number asigned

2007-03-20: embassy in Zagreb received case and forwarded to embassy in Sarajevo (I am happy!!!!)

2007-03-23: embassy in Sarajevo received the case

2007-03-26: medical exam

2007-03-29: INTERVIEW SUCCESSFUL

2007-03-30: VISA IN HAND

Thank you all for your help...

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AnnaF   0

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Did you send the e-mails in English?

Ok, let me know when you get your NOA2 I would like to know how it goes for you!

Kristi

You can communicate with USCIS via email??

2-7-07 - Married in Rome

I-129F/K3 Timeline

3-22-07 - Mailed to Chicago

3-30-07 - NOA1

6-08-07 - NOA2

6-14-07 - NOA2 Received in the mail

6-27-07 - NVC received our case

6-29-07 - Case forwarded to Naples, Italy

7-02-07 - Naples received our case

9-11-07 - Interview in Naples

9-13-07 - Arrived in the USA TOGETHER!!

AOS Timeline

9-15-07 - Mailed AOS to Chicago Lockbox

9-24-07 - NOAs generated

9-26-07 - NOAs received

10-01-07 - Biometrics appointment notice received

10-25-07 - Biometrics Appointment

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bosnia   0

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Read this topic TRANSLATION . It is about e-mails translations.

2006-07-27: Marriage

I-130 journey:

2006-08-29: I-130 Sent

2006-09-07: NOA1

2006-11-18: RFE

2006-11-28: RFE replay

2006-12-05: NOA2

NVC

2006-12-12: NVC Received

2006-12-13: Case number assigned

2006-01-06: e-mailed Choice of Agent

2006-01-06: received AOS fee bill

2006-01-08: returned AOS fee bill

2006-01-10: NVC e-mailed confirming Choice of Agent

2007-01-15: IV bill generated

2007-01-29: received IV fee bill and AOS package

2007-01-29: sent IV fee bill

2007-02-05: sent AOS

2007-02-24: sent DS-230

2007-03-02: NVC received DS-230

2007-03-14: CASE COMPLETE!!!!!!! (we have found out about it on March 21...)

I-129F journey:

2006-09-14: I-129F Sent

2006-09-21: I-129F NOA1

2006-10-31: Transfered to CSC

2006-11-02: touched

2007-01-30: touched

2007-01-31: touched

2007-03-02: NOA2

2007-03-12: case received at NVC and case number asigned

2007-03-20: embassy in Zagreb received case and forwarded to embassy in Sarajevo (I am happy!!!!)

2007-03-23: embassy in Sarajevo received the case

2007-03-26: medical exam

2007-03-29: INTERVIEW SUCCESSFUL

2007-03-30: VISA IN HAND

Thank you all for your help...

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Kristi   0

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no... I was talking about e-mails between my husband and I... that shows proof of our relationship. :)

Did you send the e-mails in English?

Ok, let me know when you get your NOA2 I would like to know how it goes for you!

Kristi

You can communicate with USCIS via email??

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Kristi   0

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thanks!! As far as I can tell, I don't need to send any documents (except our marriage certificate, translated of course) because we are already married... I guess I don't really get the point of the I-129F since we are married?

Read this topic TRANSLATION . It is about e-mails translations.
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