How to translate non-english stamps

[CanV]

Hi guys, I contacted the Arab Community Center (exists in several GTA locations and I think in Mississauga) http://www.arabcommunitycentre.com/contact/. They charge $40 for the first 5 stamps plus $3 for any additional stamps.
But my question, for family application, do we have to translate the passport of the kids in addition to the parents?

I would translate all

 

[Observer]

Thanks CanV

 

[BobyM]

Well as far as I understand from talking to several certified translators (ATIO), the stamp translation would cost $50 per passport (42 pages) plus $5 per non-English stamp. The $50 charge goes toward certifying every single page of a passport (I was said it's ATIO regulation).

The translators I talked to seemed to be flexible in terms of final cost, so you may get some discount if, like me, you have multiple passports or many stamps to be translated.

Also, you may scan and photocopy (some said color-photocopy) all the pages and take them along with passports to the translators. Or, they would do it for you and of course would charge you for that (maybe more than if you'd do it yourself).

(Ontario) ATIO certified translators can be found:
http://search.atio.on.ca/search/index/1


Hope it helps.

Yes of course only the non-english ones. But you need to translate all the stamps that the officer will be looking it. So if your passport is a 10-year and is still valid then you need translation for all non-english one. Otherwise how will the officer know it falls within or outside the period?

$5 a stamp is way too low I think. If you find one with this price please let us know who.

 

[shaazdeh]

Hey sicko, sorry for getting back to you late. I dont believe you can do the translation and go to them. The translator has to charge you based on the numbers of translated stamps not all your stamps. Mine was 3 pages summary of all stamps for example it says page 3 no stamps, page 4 one stamp is affixed, page 5 translated stamps, he also photocopied all my passport pages and stamp them to be authentic so i dont need to send a copy of my passport pages anymore. I also have many stamps but had only 10 to translate. I was able to negotiate the price to 100 dollars. Call atio translators and see which one would give you a better price. My translation was ready within 4 days.

 

[esteem]

Hi Guys,

I have few non english stamps on my passport distributed on different pages. I want to translate them prior to the interview .. I have some questions .. all the stamps are prior to the period I am claiming for citizenship

1- Should I scan the whole passport or just the pages containing the non-english stamps?
2- Two stamps are not fully clear but the year is clear .. can the translation be for example "a Stamp in 2005" just as it is out of the claimed period?

Please give me your feedback on similar experience.

Thanks,

Hi,
If you are still looking for an arabic translator, Go to Palestine center on erindale station road, ( Erindale station and Dundas). His name is Amjad. Take your passport, He will copy all your non-english/french arabic stamps and translate them. He is certified and he charges nominal amount no matter how many stamps you have in your passport. PM me i can give you his phone number, you can call him.
Thanks