Making my own translations?

[allajones 0]

I have always done these myself - both for my immigration, and now for approved petitions for parents. Translation agencies may not have any better quality in my experience..

[Mrs. Neris 81]

On 5/21/2018 at 2:18 PM, TNJ17 said:

USCIS will not accept translations done by either the beneficiary or the petitioner or any parties involved. You don’t need to hire a certified translator, but it does need to be someone else who’s capable of translating from one language to the other. If you submit a translation done by yourself, USCIS will send you an RFE. 

Sorry to said that for you but this is not true. I make my own translations and I went to the notary and they check If is everything is fine with my documents and then the notary sealed and signed. I been doing that many times for friends and for me. 6 years ago i bring my first husband and two stepdaughters. Now I just file for my new husband and steps. I help a lot of my friends with translations Spanish to English and USCIS never reject the papers

[subie503 2]

On 6/19/2018 at 10:58 PM, jenifferrecio426 said:

Sorry to said that for you but this is not true. I make my own translations and I went to the notary and they check If is everything is fine with my documents and then the notary sealed and signed. I been doing that many times for friends and for me. 6 years ago i bring my first husband and two stepdaughters. Now I just file for my new husband and steps. I help a lot of my friends with translations Spanish to English and USCIS never reject the papers

Is it mandatory to notarize your own translations? Could I just sign and certify the translation myself?

[Mrs. Neris 81]

7 hours ago, subie503 said:

Is it mandatory to notarize your own translations? Could I just sign and certify the translation myself?

yes is mandatory to notarize own translations otherwise they going to give you a RFE. You sign and certify your translations but notary have to sign and sealed too.

[YecaCruz 375]

Hmm, I never notarized mine. Just signed the certification. No RFE 

This is all that the USCIS instructions on USCIS.gov say about translations:

Translations. If you submit a document with information in a foreign language, you must also submit a full English translation. The translator must sign a certification that the English language translation is complete and accurate, and that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English. The certification must include the translator’s signature. DHS recommends the certification contain the translator’s printed name and the date and the translator’s contact information

 

Nothing mandatory about a notarization

Edited July 11, 2018 by YecaCruz

[subie503 2]

On 7/11/2018 at 8:38 AM, YecaCruz said:

Hmm, I never notarized mine. Just signed the certification. No RFE 

This is all that the USCIS instructions on USCIS.gov say about translations:

Translations. If you submit a document with information in a foreign language, you must also submit a full English translation. The translator must sign a certification that the English language translation is complete and accurate, and that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English. The certification must include the translator’s signature. DHS recommends the certification contain the translator’s printed name and the date and the translator’s contact information

 

Nothing mandatory about a notarization

Thank you. I do not know what to do. Maybe I'll have my translation notarized. Maybe not. I'll let you know.

[subie503 2]

On 7/10/2018 at 7:09 PM, jenifferrecio426 said:

yes is mandatory to notarize own translations otherwise they going to give you a RFE. You sign and certify your translations but notary have to sign and sealed too.

The instructions do not advise to have translations notarized. Thank you for the reply.

[subie503 2]

On 6/6/2018 at 12:20 PM, allajones said:

I have always done these myself - both for my immigration, and now for approved petitions for parents. Translation agencies may not have any better quality in my experience..

Did you just signed your translation or you had your signature notarized? 

[allajones 0]

On ‎7‎/‎13‎/‎2018 at 9:08 PM, subie503 said:

Did you just signed your translation or you had your signature notarized? 

I just signed my own translation (using the USCIS required block - A formal statement in which a translator shows that they have accurately translated a foreign-language document into English. Any foreign language document must be accompanied by a full English translation that the translator has certified as complete and correct, and by the translator's certification that they are competent to translate the foreign language into English.)

[subie503 2]

3 hours ago, allajones said:

I just signed my own translation (using the USCIS required block - A formal statement in which a translator shows that they have accurately translated a foreign-language document into English. Any foreign language document must be accompanied by a full English translation that the translator has certified as complete and correct, and by the translator's certification that they are competent to translate the foreign language into English.)

That's very clear to me. I just sent the translation with my own certification.