Translator certification: every page or once?

Community answers

The answers below are translated from the original Russian - the language of the community chats.

• We had a translator's oath before each document; no translator certificate was provided - no one asked for it.

• The attorney's requirement was: if the certification does not fit on the last page of the translation and is placed on a separate page, then in the phrase 'foregoing document' we replace it with the specific document's name.

• There are no certification requirements for translators; your acquaintance can freely sign everything - attach her diploma or certificate. That's how we did it.

• We had a translator's oath before each document. A translator certificate was not provided - it wasn't requested.

• No apostille is needed, and notarization of the translation is not required. The translator places a seal and signs a standard phrase stating that the translation corresponds to the original - translation offices know what is needed.

The answers are anonymized community experience from the public chats, not legal advice. Officers may decide similar cases differently.

Sources

• Form I-140 on uscis.gov
• 8 CFR 204.5 - the I-140 regulation

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