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Understanding USCIS Document Translation Requirements
Have a grasp of the certified document translation requirements for USCIS
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Family Immigration
IR-5 parent visa: certified translation of birth records
A citizen petitioning for a parent needs the petitioner's own birth certificate and the parent's civil records translated with a signed certification. This post covers old regis...
Family Immigration
F3 and F4 family visas: fresh certified translations for old records
Married children and siblings of US citizens wait years between petition and interview. Old civil records may be reissued, spelled differently, or no longer the accepted version...
Humanitarian Immigration
Cancellation of removal: certified translation of hardship evidence
Cancellation of removal evidence from abroad needs a complete English translation and a certificate of translation under the Immigration Court Practice Manual. This article cove...
Legal Translation
Motion to reopen: certified translation of new evidence for immigration court
A motion to reopen depends on new evidence, and foreign-language exhibits need complete certified translations. This post covers dated certificates, civil and medical records, e...
Immigration
USCIS interview: which originals and certified translations to bring
The interview notice lists the originals to bring, and every foreign document needs its certified translation beside it. This article covers how the officer compares them and ho...
US Visa
Consular interview: what officers check on a certified translation
At the visa interview, a consular officer checks that each translation is complete, matches the passport and the DS-260, carries a signed certification, and covers the version o...
Green Card
I-485 derivative documents translation for spouses and children
A derivative spouse and each child file their own I-485 and prove the family tie with foreign civil records. The marriage, birth, adoption and passport records each need a certi...
Humanitarian Immigration
Asylee adjustment of status documents translation for I-485
Asylees and refugees filing Form I-485 need certified English translations of passports, ID cards, later marriage records, and children's birth certificates from abroad, with na...
Green Card
Cuban Adjustment Act documents translation for Form I-485
A Cuban Adjustment Act filing needs certified translations of the Cuban records that show nationality and identity. Here is how each record is translated, and what applicants do...
Humanitarian Immigration
Afghan SIV documents translation: letters, threats, tazkira
Special Immigrant Visa files for Afghans and Iraqis rest on contractor letters, threat evidence, and civil records in Dari, Pashto, or Arabic. Each document type has its own tra...
US Visa
Diversity Visa documents translation: diplomas and work records
A Diversity Visa selectee who proves education or work experience with foreign records needs each record translated in full and certified, whether the case is at the consulate o...
Employment-Based Immigration
R-1 visa documents translation for ordination and church records
R-1 and I-360 religious worker petitions rely on records from abroad. Ordination certificates, congregation letters, training diplomas, membership rolls and registration papers...