What Are the USCIS Translation Guidelines?

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When going through the United States immigration process, it is normal to be stressed about your application. After all, you want to make sure that all your time and effort pays off, and is not delayed due to any sort of bureaucratic problems. An important part of the USCIS application process for many includes the translation of personal documents. What exactly do the USCIS guidelines for translation say?

When going through the United States immigration process, it is normal to be stressed about your application. After all, you want to make sure that all your time and effort pays off, and is not delayed due to any sort of bureaucratic problems. An important part of the USCIS application process for many includes the translation of personal documents. What exactly do the USCIS guidelines for translation say?

The USCIS translation guidelines for United States immigration are refreshingly straightforward. In order for a translation to be valid, the translation must be performed by someone who swears to be competent in both the document’s source language and English and said translator must sign a statement declaring that the translation is true and correct to the best of their knowledge. 

Many people claim to be “bilingual” and capable of translating documentation to English for official use. In our experience as a translation company, true bilingualism is a farce -- people can be fluent in multiple languages, but one can only have one “mother tongue”. When dealing with documents that are of extreme importance, it’s best to leave the translation to a professional translator to help avoid problems in the future.

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