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Understanding USCIS Document Translation Requirements
Have a grasp of the certified document translation requirements for USCIS
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Naturalization
N-565 certificate replacement: translating a name change made abroad
A foreign court order, marriage record, divorce decree, or registry correction that changes a name needs a full certified translation for Form N-565. The translation shows the o...
Employment-Based Immigration
H-1B diploma and transcript: certified translation for the I-129 petition
A foreign degree in an H-1B petition is supported by a diploma and transcript, each with a certified English translation. This article covers what the evaluator needs, what caus...
US Visa
H-4 and L-2 visas: certified translation of marriage and birth certificates
H-4 and L-2 dependents prove their relationship to the worker with marriage and birth certificates. This article explains how those records are translated and certified, and how...
US Visa
H-2A and H-2B workers: certified translation requirements by document
H-2A and H-2B workers rarely need translated records for the employer's petition, but the passport, birth certificate, and family records matter at the consulate and in later fi...
Employment-Based Immigration
EB-1B researchers: certified translation of publications, letters and awards
An EB-1B petition for a professor or researcher relies on letters, articles, citation records, awards and degrees. Letters and diplomas are translated in full, while long articl...
Employment-Based Immigration
EB-1C managers: certified translation of foreign company records for the I-140
An EB-1C petition needs certified English translations of the foreign company records that prove a year abroad and a qualifying relationship. This post covers charts, registers,...
Employment-Based Immigration
EB-3 other workers: certified translation of experience letters
Experience letters from earlier employers abroad must be translated in full and exactly as written. This post explains what the letters show, how informal and handwritten ones a...
US Visa
DS-160 visa application: certified translation the consulate accepts
The DS-160 is filled in English, but the documents behind it may not be. This article explains the consular translation rule, the usual documents by visa category, and how trans...
Family Immigration
DS-260 immigrant visa: certified translation of civil documents
A DS-260 case needs certified English translations of civil documents that are not in English. This post covers the NVC rule, the official-language exception, the Reciprocity Sc...
US Visa
B-2 visitor visa: certified translation of ties-to-home documents
Visitor visa applicants bring employment, pension, property, bank, and family records to show their life at home. This article explains how each is translated for a consular off...
US Visa
F-1 student visa: certified translation of bank letters and diplomas
A school official and a consular officer both read the financial and academic papers in an F-1 file. This guide covers how bank letters, sponsor records, diplomas and transcript...
Family Immigration
CR-1 and IR-1 spouse visa: certified translation list by country of marriage
A CR-1 or IR-1 spouse visa file needs certified translations of foreign-language civil records. The accepted version of the marriage record depends on the country, and each coun...