What Documents Must Be Translated?

[roadracer 34]

My fiancé is Brazilian. I believe that her Divorce Decree and Birth Certificate are required to be translated to English? Are there any others? Can we do this ourselves or does it have to be something official? Does the initial submission of the I-129f need this or comes later?

Thank you!

[theresaa 1]

My Husband is Brazilian and we went through the entire K-1 process a little less than a year ago. I don't remember sending his birth certificate when I sent his K-1 Petition off. However, the I-485 does required a translated birth certificate. I'm not sure about the divorce decree, but if you have to get that translated, it wouldn't hurt to get the birth certificate translated for future use. Anyways, if my memory serves me correct I remember sending my birth certificate (U.S. citizen) with the K-1 packet. Good Luck!

[p-ana 933]

The Divorce decree and the translation have to be sent with your original submission of your i129f. Birth certificate will be needed at the interview and its translation will only be needed for aos.

[roadracer 34]

Thanks to both of you! May I ask, what is aos?

[roadracer 34]

Adjustment of Status? Sorry, I'm new to the acronyms 

[Petulc 28]

 

Adjustment of Status? Sorry, I'm new to the acronyms 

Hello! 

Yes, in your case it's Adjustment of Status.

However, it also means Affidavit of Support.

[Steve & Ligia 34]

On 5/5/2017 at 1:35 PM, roadracer said:

My fiancé is Brazilian. I believe that her Divorce Decree and Birth Certificate are required to be translated to English? Are there any others? Can we do this ourselves or does it have to be something official? Does the initial submission of the I-129f need this or comes later?

Thank you!

We just received an RFE because we didn't have the divorce decree translated with the I-129F packet.  The translation must be certified.  Birth Certificate and Divorce Decree need to be translated.

[roadracer 34]

On 5/8/2017 at 0:43 PM, Steve & Ligia said:

We just received an RFE because we didn't have the divorce decree translated with the I-129F packet.  The translation must be certified.  Birth Certificate and Divorce Decree need to be translated.

I was under the impression that only the US citizen was required to show a birth certificate for the I-129f? Is this incorrect? Thanks

 

[tanderson64 201]

Yes that is correct, for I-129f only US petitioner needs to send in birth certificate.

 

It is best to have the documents translated and notarized by a professional.

[roadracer 34]

1 minute ago, tanderson64 said:

Yes that is correct, for I-129f only US petitioner needs to send in birth certificate.

 

It is best to have the documents translated and notarized by a professional.

Thank you, I appreciate the clarification.

 

[Steve & Ligia 34]

19 hours ago, roadracer said:

I was under the impression that only the US citizen was required to show a birth certificate for the I-129f? Is this incorrect? Thanks

 

You are correct only the petitioner needs a birth certificate. Sorry about the confusion.