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If your bank statements are not in English, USCIS cannot use them as evidence until they are translated — and bank statements are unforgiving documents to translate badly. A single transposed digit, a converted currency amount that no longer matches the original, or a summary page submitted without the transactions behind it can make your…

If you are filing a marriage-based green card case and either spouse was previously married, USCIS will not take your word that the earlier marriage ended. You must prove it with a certified translation of the document that legally ended each prior marriage — and for most countries, that is a divorce certificate or divorce…

If you file immigration cases with foreign-language documents, translation quality is not a clerical detail — it is a filing risk. Officers regularly issue Requests for Evidence over translation problems that a competent vendor would never have let through. Here is what USCIS actually requires, and how to vet a vendor before a client’s deadline…

If you are adjusting status, applying for an immigrant visa, or filing for naturalization, USCIS will almost certainly ask for proof that you have no disqualifying criminal history. For anyone who has lived abroad, that proof is a police clearance certificate — and if it is not in English, a certified translation of it. Get…

Marriage-based green cards are the single largest family immigration category in the United States — and almost every one of them includes a marriage certificate that was not issued in English. If that is your case, USCIS will not accept the original alone: you need a full, certified English translation. Here is exactly what to…