The Notary and Certified Translations the Do and the Dont's

1. Universal TranslationServices www.universal-translation-services.com info@universal-translation-services.com Tel: US +1 (305)447-7110 Tel. ESP34-951-406-815 The notary and certified translations the do and the don’ts Certified translationisimportant Yes. A certified translation means that the LSP or translator has provided a signed statement that the translationis a true and accurate translation of theoriginal. Certified translationsare usually required for legal documents such as business con- tracts, court transcripts, immigrationdoc- uments, adoption agreements, andbirth, death, or marriagecertificates. Translator needs to becertified. No. Certified translationand acertifiedtranslator are not the same thing. Acerti- fied translator is a professional translator who has passed an exam and received certification on from an organizationlike the American Translators Association. How- ever, a translator doesn’t need to be certified in order to provide a certified translation. 1

2. Universal TranslationServices Universal TranslationServices www.universal-translation-services.com info@universal-translation-services.com Tel: US +1 (305)447-7110 Tel. ESP34-951-406-815 The notary and cer�fiedtransla�ons the do and thedon’ts Cer�fied transla�on isimportant Yes. A cer�fied transla�on means that the LSP or translator has provided a signed statement that the transla�on is a true and accurate transla�on of theoriginal. Cer�fied transla�ons are usually required for legal documents such as business con- tracts, court transcripts, immigra�on doc- uments, adop�on agreements, andbirth, death, or marriagecer�ficates. Translator needs to becer�fied. No. Cer�fied transla�on and acer�fied translator are not the same thing. Acer�- fied translator is a professional translator who has passed an exam and received cer�fica�on from an organiza�on like theAmerican Translators Associa�on. How- ever, a translator doesn’t need to be cer�fied in order to provide a cer�fied transla�on. 1 Notarytranslation No. A notarized translation is less about quality control and more about following official procedures. A notary public is a person who is authorized by the government to oversee and authorized various legalformalities–one of them being notarized translation. Notarized translations are usual- ly required for education-based documents like high school transcripts or foreigndiplomas.If you want to translate any kind of legal documents then you can Check Here! Not one,both! Definitely yes. Today, it’s usually one or the other that is required – either a certified or anotarized translation, but not both. This was not always the case, as just a few years ago the U.S. citizenship and immigration Services (USCIS) required that all certified translation also be notarized.However, the USCIS has since changed the rules and dropped the notarization requirement, making certified translation the standard U.S. require- ment for all immigration purposes. www.universal-translation-services.com info@universal-translation-services.com Tel: US +1 (305)447-7110 Tel. ESP34-951-406-815 2