Certified Translation for the USCIS

The USCIS is an acronym for the United States’ Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services. As the government agency that oversees immigration to the United States, the USCIS processes green card and visa applications.

There are more than a few services for which you might be involved with the USCIS and need a document translated. Surprisingly, the purview of the USCIS extends beyond immigration to assist with even genealogy and humanitarian programs; but more than likely, you’ve turned to the USCIS for one of the following:

United States Citizenship
Those who wish to become U.S. citizens apply through USCIS. They determine eligibility, process the applications and, if approved, schedule the Oath of Allegiance ceremony. In this case, you are going to need a certified translated birth certificate.

Working in the US
While some opportunities are temporary, more often the goal is permanent residence and the process to receive a green card and requires work with the USCIS.

Verifying Legal Rights to Work in the US
Participating employers can electronically verify the employment eligibility of new employees with the USCIS.

Immigration of Family Members
The USCIS manages the process that allows U.S. citizens and permanent residents to bring immediate family and close relatives to live and work in the US.

Adoptions
The first step in the process for U.S. citizens to adopt children from other countries is through the USCIS. 20,000 adoptions take place each year and you are likely to have documentation that needs to be translated.

What is a certified translation?

Working with the USCIS, you will encounter a request for a certified translation. This is where FoxTranslate excels, providing such certification for every document. Simply, the translator must certify competence to translate and that their translation is accurate. We provide the certifier’s name, signature, address, and date of certification to comply with USCIS expectations. Neither a notarized translation nor an original copy is required when working with the USCIS; ordinary, legible, photocopies of documents are accepted, for which FoxTranslate provides a PDF of your translated document via email.

Beyond the USCIS, most governments require a certified translation, as do the great majority of Universities and employers with which you might be working. The certified translation provided on every document translated by FoxTranslate meets the standard USCIS requirements.

To learn more about USCIS requirements for translated documents, visit uscis.gov or let us know what we can assist with in the comments below. To translate your documents quickly for only $29 per page, get started here.