Understanding USCIS Document Translation Requirements
Have a grasp of the certified document translation requirements for USCIS

Have a grasp of the certified document translation requirements for USCIS


Couples who kept a home, accounts, or family records abroad file foreign evidence with Form I-751. Leases, long bank statements, birth certificates, and waiver records each need...

Foreign tax returns, bank statements, and employer letters attached to Form I-864 need a certified English translation. This post explains what is translated, how currency amoun...

Hardship evidence for an I-601 or I-601A waiver often comes from abroad. Medical records, family letters, and financial papers each need a complete certified translation that ke...

A VAWA self-petition on Form I-360 may rely on foreign police reports, medical records, messages, and declarations. Each needs a complete certified English translation that keep...

U and T visa packets combine personal statements, foreign police and court records, medical files, and family civil records. Each one needs a complete English translation with a...

A Form I-821 filing needs a certified English translation of every foreign-language nationality or residence document. Passports, birth certificates, secondary evidence, and re-...

Foreign identity papers and school records filed with Form I-821D need a full certified English translation. A Mexican birth certificate, a CURP, transcripts, and documents reus...

A Form I-90 name change rests on the legal record that changed the name. Foreign marriage, divorce, and court records need a certified English translation whose names match the...

A child who claims citizenship through a parent proves the chain with records that are often foreign. This article explains which of them need certified translation and how name...

Foreign-language awards, articles, press coverage and letters in an EB-1 or EB-2 NIW petition need a certified English translation. Newspapers are the one case where only the re...

An L-1 petition on Form I-129 needs certified English translations of the foreign company's registration, ownership, financial, and employment documents. Company forms such as G...

EB-5 petitions trace investment capital through foreign bank statements, tax returns, contracts, and business records. Each of these records is translated in full, and the finis...