Notarized documents for proof

[RachelFara 17]

Hello from Turkey,

I am collecting documents to submit an i-130 for my husband to get a cr1 visa. 

 

Do documents such as the following need to be notarized after being translated?

-marriage license

-apartment contract where we live together

-bank statement of our joint account 

Edited June 28, 2019 by RachelFara
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[Crazy Cat 39,239]

Anyone who is competent in both languages can translate documents.  However, each document must have a statement such as this attached:

 

[payxibka 10,044]

1 hour ago, RachelFara said:

Hello from Turkey,

I am collecting documents to submit an i-130 for my husband to get a cr1 visa. 

 

Do documents such as the following need to be notarized after being translated?

-marriage license

-apartment contract where we live together

-bank statement of our joint account 

Notarized as proof of?

[RachelFara 17]

So I am trying to prove we have a genuine relationship with the above mentioned documents. 

I was asking if they need to be notarized in order to prove that the translation is

1 hour ago, missileman said:

Anyone who is competent in both languages can translate documents.  However, each document must have a statement such as this attached:

 

Wow is that right? We dont need to pay a translator if we have a friend who is able to do it?

 

 

[JFH 12,189]

1 minute ago, RachelFara said:

So I am trying to prove we have a genuine relationship with the above mentioned documents. 

I was asking if they need to be notarized in order to prove that the translation is

 

They don’t need to be notarized. They don’t even need to be translated by a professional. I translated my own. 

[Adam A 27]

Every document I submitted to the embassy had the translator name, ID # and company name, I couldn't just have anyone translate it and it was mentioned on my paperwork here as well, I was even asked if this is a certified translation on my interview last month. At least this was the case for me in Jerusalem embassy. 

[RachelFara 17]

1 minute ago, Adam A said:

Every document I submitted to the embassy had the translator name, ID # and company name, I couldn't just have anyone translate it and it was mentioned on my paperwork here as well, I was even asked if this is a certified translation on my interview last month. At least this was the case for me in Jerusalem embassy. 

Did you have them notarized after they were translated?

Was that for the petition i-130 ? Or after the petition was approved?

[Adam A 27]

5 minutes ago, RachelFara said:

Did you have them notarized after they were translated?

Was that for the petition i-130 ? Or after the petition was approved?

No I did not get them notorized just made sure it had the translator official stamp on it and signature and contact info.only court documents they asked from me to be officially notarized. 

No it wasn't for a petition it was for an F11 visa and I was approved last month. 

 

Again she specifically asked me are those certified copies from translator I answered yes.  This is my story, not sure about everyone else. 

 

Found a company in tel aviv and contacted them and they did all the required documents for me in less than a day. 

Edited June 28, 2019 by Adam A

[payxibka 10,044]

7 minutes ago, RachelFara said:

Did you have them notarized after they were translated?

Was that for the petition i-130 ? Or after the petition was approved?

Nothing needs to be notarized .  Notarized documents do not prove bonafide relationship 

Edited June 28, 2019 by payxibka

[Crazy Cat 39,239]

6 minutes ago, RachelFara said:

Did you have them notarized after they were translated?

Was that for the petition i-130 ? Or after the petition was approved?

How would notarizing an apartment contract or a bank statement help?   It won't prove the authenticity of those documents. A marriage certificate must come from an official source which would indicate its authenticity....but all non-English documents must have a translation certification statement as I posted above.  You do not need them to be translated by a business.

[Madison S. 48]

None of the documents need to be notarized. For things like your marriage certificate, these will need to be "certified" copies (meaning the original copy has the raised seal or seal of the state you were married in, etc.) -- no need for notarization. For the I-130, pretty much every document you submit is a copy anyway though. 

 

Be aware that a marriage license is not necessarily a marriage certificate (generally marriage license is legal statement/eligibility/permission to marry, and the marriage certificate proves you actually got married after obtaining that license). Be sure to submit a copy of the marriage certificate with the I-130. 

 

Best of luck.

Edited June 28, 2019 by Madison Simoes

[Just Paul 4,591]

Notoratization certifies the signature, nothing else.  

[JFH 12,189]

Unless the notary is also bilingual there’s no way he/she would be able to attest that the translations are accurate. That’s not what notaries do. All they can do is verify that the person who stood before them and signed a document is who they say they are. 

[Ryan H 3,790]

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