czwartek, 19 stycznia 2017

The Importance Of Accurate Birth Certificate Translation

By Ryan Ross


Sometimes a person is called upon to produce legal documents that prove their identity or citizenship. These situations may include seeking immigration status, getting a green card, marriage, foreign adoption, passport application, a new job, or embarking on a major business venture. For a lot of these purposes, one might need to seek out a birth certificate translation if it is in any language other than English.

Even though there are quite a few reasons why one may need to do this, the main ones are for immigration and travel purposes. For security purposes, the government has individuals provide definitive proof of identification, which this document helps establish. Each of the above actions will have its own set of specifications.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) sets the standards for all documentation that will be deemed acceptable in all matters involving foreign individuals. Understanding that not all countries follow the same protocols for issuing certain documents, they take this into consideration for their requirements. These specifications will be available with the instructions for each process.

Regardless of issuing country, all non-English documents will be required to be accurately translated prior to submission. Any qualified individual, who is not either the beneficiary or petitioner, and is fluent in both languages, can complete this action. Translations must be included with a copy of all originals.

To avoid unnecessary delays or complications, there are some factors that one should choose to adhere to closely. One such item is that the exact word-for-word translating of said document, including all details like signature, stamps, punctuation and dashes. Anything that is damaged, unclear, or smeared should not be guessed at or skipped, rather the translator needs to notate it as "non-legible".

It is also required that the translated document follow the same visual layout as the original. This means that if the form was in blocked format, the translator should skip spaces on their paper to indicate the separations as they appear on the first. Even the information contained in stamps, seals and signatures should be placed in the same area on both papers.

The translator will be required to state their qualification to accurately translate the information on the document. They can write this out on the paper's bottom, or on a separately attached affidavit. The attestation needs to include not only their name and address, but also confirmation of their fluency in both languages.

Documents being submitted within the United States, such as those going directly to USCIS, are typically not required to be notarized. This is however, a necessary step for any that are going to offices located in other countries such as to an embassy or consulate.

A petitioner is not required by law to use professional translating services, though it is strongly recommended since any discrepancy may be cause for a delay or dismissal of the case. Whichever option one chooses, it is a good idea to carefully compare and review the accuracy of both the original and translated documents. This is especially important in immigration circumstances as submitting incorrect data may be considered false information that could get the entire petition immediately denied.




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