Translations for I-129f evidence

[ColoradoSteve 29]

Everyone,

 

I have a few documents that are in Spanish that I am including with my evidence for the I-129f petition. I had a friend (who is a native Spanish speaker, and a Spanish teacher at the local high school) translate the documents for me into english. I see in the instructions that the translator needs to sign a certification for the translations, stating that they are complete, accurate, and competent in the two languages. My questions are as follows:

 

1. Does this certification and signature need to be included on the same page with the translation? Or should it be on a separate page?

2. I have two documents that were translated. Do I need a separate certification and signature for each?

3. Do I need to send the signed and dated original certifications? Or can I send a photocopy?

 

Thanks in advance! 

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

[KULtoATL 1,551]

1) If there's enough space, same page is fine. If not, separate page attached to the translation.

 

2) Each translation is a separate document, therefore I'd suggest for separate certification and signature.

 

3) Send the originals. You can make a copy for your own record.

[geowrian 22,335]

One thing I'll add is that USCIS permits a translation from anybody who is fluent in both English and the non-English language on the document, so long as the certification statement is attached. So the documents that only USCIS needs that may be fine. Embassies/Consulates may require a licensed translator.

[ColoradoSteve 29]

Thanks everyone!

 

The translated documents probably aren't super important, they are just pieces of evidence further supporting our relationship and helping to prove we met in person.

 

One is a letter from the owners of a small hotel where my fiancee and I stayed together on several occasions. I have a couple receipts for the hotel, but as I was the one paying for the room, mine is the only signature on the receipts. I thought this letter would be a useful addition.

 

Another document is a police report from my first visit to meet my fiancee. We were robbed, and lost our passports (with visa stamps), boarding passes, her phone, my laptop computer, etc. The police report is one of the only pieces of evidence I have left from that visit, and it contains both of our names and proves we were together.

 

In hindsight, I should have been better about documenting our relationship and collecting evidence. But at the time, I didn't know I would be planning to marry her, and I didn't know all the gory details of the visa process.

 

Thanks to the help from this forum, I think I will finally be ready to submit my petition soon. It has been a bit of an arduous task collecting all of the necessary information, deciphering the instructions and the I-129f, and figuring out how to fit the "third world information" and real situations onto the I-129f form.

 

Best regards,

 

Steve