Can I translate her Birth Certificate Myself

My Fiancee is from Colombia and the birth certificate is in Spanish. Can I simply write the English words above the Spanish words in the form?

from: Brian

Every foreign language document that accompanies a Fiancee Visa Petitions I-129F must be accompanied by a Certified Translation.  See the “Certification of Translations” page in the Fiancee Visa Secrets eBook.

If I were you I would not mark up the original birth certificate, but provide a separate typed page, in English that is an accurate  translation.  Attached to this translation should be another page written and signed by a professional translator attesting that he is a competent translator, and certifying that the translation is accurate.

If you are a professional Spanish to English  translator, you could do the translation yourself, and certify the translation. However even if you are a professional translator, I would not recommend that you do it yourself.  Instead use an independent third party.

In submitting your petition, you want it to be as clean, and straightforward as possible. You should provide USCIS and State with exactly what they ask for, in exactly the format they prefer. This avoids questions, and avoiding questions helps to speed processing of the petition.

Best

Fred Wahl
Matchmaker

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