Copy of notarized translation

[ohho]

Hi everyone,

My wife was born in China, but eventually became a naturalized citizen of Trinidad and Tobago. We have a notarized translation of her Chinese birth certificate in English. For our application, can we submit a photocopy of the notarized translation? Or do we have to submit the original translation. The original translation is quite worn and old..

Alternatively, can we notarize a copy of the notarized translation?? Seems like an odd thing to do, but it's the easiest solution for us.


Thanks!

 

[ae03yy]

Hi there,
notorizing a doc from a notarized copy will make the notarized copy null, but ppl not aware of that legal catch do it all the time. I learned it myself when i went to notarized my already notarized document. My best advise is that you contact Chinese consulate/embassy and askk if they could notarize a photocopy if you bring it along with original... if you cannot do it then send the photocopy to Visa office but write them a note saying why you only have a copy to present.

 

[rjessome]

Hi there,
notorizing a doc from a notarized copy will make the notarized copy null, but ppl not aware of that legal catch do it all the time. I learned it myself when i went to notarized my already notarized document. My best advise is that you contact Chinese consulate/embassy and askk if they could notarize a photocopy if you bring it along with original... if you cannot do it then send the photocopy to Visa office but write them a note saying why you only have a copy to present.

Or, they could get a "Certified True Copy" of the notarized document and then have the True Copy notarized. A little complicated but it should work.

 

[vbomb]

Hi everyone,

My wife was born in China, but eventually became a naturalized citizen of Trinidad and Tobago. We have a notarized translation of her Chinese birth certificate in English. For our application, can we submit a photocopy of the notarized translation? Or do we have to submit the original translation. The original translation is quite worn and old..

Alternatively, can we notarize a copy of the notarized translation?? Seems like an odd thing to do, but it's the easiest solution for us.


Thanks!

Buffalo is VERY picky with translation of documents. From my own experience: pay a professional translator to do the translation again and send the ORIGINAL translation with the certified birth certificate

 

[ohho]

We got the birth certificate translated and mailed out the original. Thanks for your answers everyone.