Police certificate and translation, Please help!!

[ffc8]

Hello

I am currently an F1 student in the U.S. My mom has a I130 from her dad. I am eligible to immigrate with my mom and dad.

I have a question about the police certificate requirement for DS 230 part II. I lived in Vietnam until I was 16 years and 9 months old then moved to the U.S as an F1 student. I know that I do not need to have a police certificate for the stay in the U.S. for the DS-230 part II. However, do I need to provide a police certificate for the 9 months in Vietnam before I came to the US?

In addition, the immigration service which I have to take care of the paperwork has told me that I need to have an translation for the documents (birth certificate and marriage certificate for my mom and dad). They told me that the translations can not be done in Vietnam because National Visa Center honors translation made by a U.S. translator agency only (the seal has to be from the an U.S agency). Is this true at all or a scam which makes me pay more for the translating and notary services?

Thank you for your time

[Davidrainey]

Yes, they are right. You need to get your documents translated by the professionals certified by US authorities. Or else your documents will not be considered as valid ones.

[rayb]

That has not been my experience. There is no "U.S. certification" of translated documents required by U.S. Immigration agencies.

I have routinely used documents translated professionally (with certification of true translation and separate notary witness) from China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. I routinely use a U.S. translation service, as a convenience, but foreign-translated documents have never been rejected by NVC or USCIS.

I think the original poster has been misinformed, perhaps with good intentions, but maybe not, by someone who lacked the experience to provide accurate information.

--Ray B

Yes, they are right. You need to get your documents translated by the professionals certified by US authorities. Or else your documents will not be considered as valid ones.