Birth Certificate Translation for USCIS
This article explains the steps for birth certificate translation for USCIS.
Certified translation of a foreign language birth certificate into English is by for the most demanded service for USCIS applications. Citizens of countries that apply for different visas in the United States need their foreign language (Spanish, Russian, German, French, Turkish, Arabic, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Vietnamese, etc.) birth certificates translated into English and certified by the translator for accuracy in order to correctly assemble their visa application.
Link Translations can easily handle your birth certificate translation for USCIS. Our process is simple:
- Visit our online quote form and provide us with a legible scan of your foreign language birth certificate along with an e-mail address where you'd like to receive our quote
- Receive our quote in your e-mail within a couple of minutes
- Make your payment by clicking the secure link in the e-mail you received
- The certified birth certificate translation for USCIS will be e-mail to your e-mail and a hard-copy will be sent to your mailing address via USPS priority mail (unless you notify us of an optional faster delivery preference)
Brief Definition of USCIS
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is the agency under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that is charged with processing immigrant visa demands, naturalization demands and asylum and refugee applications. USCIS also makes adjudicative decisions performed at the service centers, and manages all other immigration benefits functions performed by the former INS (which was part of the Department of Justice).
More information on the Translation requirements of USCIS
As a rule, the USCIS requires English translation of all foreign language documents submitted in support of a visa petition. If your birth certificate is in Spanish, they would need to read and understand it in the working language of USCIS, which is English.
The translation of your birth certificate or other relevant documents can be completed by a translator who certifies that they are competent to translate and the translation is correct. You can access more information on the USCIS site about their translation requirements through this link.
This translation certification must include the name, language knowledge statement, title of the document, address, date and signature of the certifying party. (if notarization is added to the certification for a document it could be used as a certified and notarized translation)