Translations for Foreign Documents

[Frank227 0]

Dear VisaJourney Community

 

When sending in documents such as Marriage Certificates or Identification Cards along with forms such as the I-130 do the translated documents need to have been translated within a specific timeframe of sending in the form packages? I translated our marriage certificate months ago but plan to send in the I-130 form at the end of this year. Would the marriage need to be translated once again in order for it to be a more up to date translation? ... It is still the same information as before. 

 

Thanks

[aaron2020 11,651]

Translations are good forever.  As you noted, the lapse of time does not change the information.  

[Pb Palumbo 14]

June 2019 filer here: June 25th to the exact. .....so after 130 days received a RFE on Oct. 30th. Came in mail yesterday Nov. 4th---RFE stated: Submit another copy of your birth certificate. If document is in a language other than English, you must submit a copy of the foreign language document and a complete English translation. 
My AOS packet , I thought was complete and thorough , however, after going through our copy of the packet trying to figure out what was missing.... realized we forgot to put an English translation of my wife's foreign birth certificate. ( ugh...). 
I was hoping that is all they needed....so I got proactive and had a certified translation of BC done before the RFE arrived in the mail. On the Same day, I went to the 24 hour post office at airport and mailed back the requested docs 'Priority express overnight'. I'm really hoping it does not affect our time line much. We have plans for travel in March.

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

2 hours ago, Frank227 said:

When sending in documents such as Marriage Certificates or Identification Cards along with forms such as the I-130 do the translated documents need to have been translated within a specific timeframe of sending in the form packages? I

No, it's good forever. I applied in 2017 for my mom with a birth certificate that was translated in 2005. 

[Ryan H 3,790]

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