How to Certify Documents for Immigration

Documentation for Immigration must be translated into English. Certified translation by a bilingual person may suffice.

• Any person who is a friend of the applicant for an immigration benefit (not a relative) with fluent knowledge of the Spanish and English languages.
• You must translate word for word . In other words, a summary of the text it translates is not enough, it must be a faithful and complete translation.
• The translation must be done on a blank sheet of paper, written in legible handwriting and black ink or -preferable- on a computer.

I certify that I am competent to translate from Spanish to English and that the above Marriage Certificate of Pedro Sanchez and María García is a correct and true translation to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Address: 163 W. 36th Street, NY NY 10017
Phone number: 917 21 63 68
Date: February 7th, 2017

• Obviously the name or names of the people the document is about and the type of document. The example uses a marriage certificate.
• In Signed , in addition to putting the full name of the person who made the translation, you must always remember to sign.
• The address and telephone number must correspond to the person who has done the translation.

I, Carmen Pérez, certify that I am fluent in the English and Spanish language and that the above document is an accurate translation of the document entitle Birth Certificate.

Name: Carmen Pérez
Address: 163 W. 64th Street NY NY 10017
Date: February 7th, 2017

That together with the certified translation in this way, a legible photocopy of the original document that has been translated must be sent . Include the right and the reverse.

• Birth certificates (known in some countries as certificates) that are included in family petitions .
• Proceedings of widowhood, divorce or annulment of marriage
• Marriage certificate
• Sworn statements about the good moral character of a migrant, which is recommended to include in petitions such as pardons .

All documents in Spanish that are sent to the Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must be translated.