Stamp Translation Related question

[b52shot]

Hello everyone,

I scanned through my passport as well as my family's passports to check if anything needs to be translated. So I have the following:
1. one entry and one exit to China, dates are clear so common sense says the one with earlier date is the entry and the one with the later date should be the exit
2. A stamp in arabic saying that I exceeded my stay in Jordan and it states the penalty amount. On the same page I have the entry/exit stamps into Jordan with English dates, one with Arrival and other DEPT.
Do I have to translate the entry/exit stamps in (1) and the arabic stamp in (2) ?

If yes, where can I find an affordable multi-lingual translator? Can I use one of these settlement services centres to translate my passport ?
Do I need to certify anything beside the translation ?

Thanks you for your help.

 

[Trex25]

You must translate any stamp on the passport, even the entry and departure words, even if the dates are shown. Also, non entry/departure stamps and notes should be translated as well.

If you translate at a certified translation office in Canada, you do not need to certify the translations.

You can look up many translation offices, and do some price hunting if the cost is high.

That's my 10 cents. Good luck.

 

[b52shot]

Thanks Trex25 for your reply.. so are you telling that the below stamp needs translation even though it has the entry/exit writing in english along with arabic ? DO I have to do the same for minors (under 18 years old) or is it just adults ?

Image link:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=uae+entry+exit+stamp&espv=2&biw=1745&bih=861&tbm=isch&imgil=rJGJMbIVgZgXLM%253A%253BqNDaD48yfrCCXM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fen.wikipedia.org%25252Fwiki%25252FVisa_policy_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates&source=iu&pf=m&fir=rJGJMbIVgZgXLM%253A%252CqNDaD48yfrCCXM%252C_&usg=__QFOG88BsL1rM3rBF997FDi3DKqE%3D&ved=0CCYQyjc&ei=94DrVNhpw4_IBLbygZAN#imgdii=_&imgrc=rJGJMbIVgZgXLM%253A%3BqNDaD48yfrCCXM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fcommons%252F0%252F08%252FUAE_Exit_Stamp.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FVisa_policy_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates%3B1356%3B926

 

[Trex25]

Thanks Trex25 for your reply.. so are you telling that the below stamp needs translation even though it has the entry/exit writing in english along with arabic ? DO I have to do the same for minors (under 18 years old) or is it just adults ?

Image link:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=uae+entry+exit+stamp&espv=2&biw=1745&bih=861&tbm=isch&imgil=rJGJMbIVgZgXLM%253A%253BqNDaD48yfrCCXM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fen.wikipedia.org%25252Fwiki%25252FVisa_policy_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates&source=iu&pf=m&fir=rJGJMbIVgZgXLM%253A%252CqNDaD48yfrCCXM%252C_&usg=__QFOG88BsL1rM3rBF997FDi3DKqE%3D&ved=0CCYQyjc&ei=94DrVNhpw4_IBLbygZAN#imgdii=_&imgrc=rJGJMbIVgZgXLM%253A%3BqNDaD48yfrCCXM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fcommons%252F0%252F08%252FUAE_Exit_Stamp.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FVisa_policy_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates%3B1356%3B926

The stamp you showed does not need translation. It is in English and clear.

 

[asaif]

Why do you need to worry about the entry/exit stamps in the first place? In the application they ask for the biographical pages only. Am I missing anything here?

 

[b52shot]

Hi asaif,

For citizenship application, you are right I don't have to worry about or translate entry/exit stamps. I'm looking ahead for the interview where they will require you to submit a translation for non-English visas and stamps on your passport once they start to skim through your passport to compare the entry/exit declarations you made with stamps in your passports.

i'm also going to renew my PR card which expires in few months and this requires translation of stamps for past five years as mentioned below:

Additional documents of proof of residence in Canada in the past five (5) years

Include the following with your application:

Photocopies of all pages of all passports you held in the past five (5) years (if your stamps are not in English or French, please have them translated, see section on Translation of documents)

So I figured I ask as I will need the translations for both applications at some point. I will also need to request my entry/exit records from UAE because I had an egate pass.

 

[asaif]

Gotcha !!

Thanks for the clarification.

 

[ScubaC]

Anyone know where I can get stamp translation in Toronto? (Arabic and German)

 

[b52shot]

ScubaC

You can search this website for certified translators by language and area.

http://search.atio.on.ca/search/index/1

 

[RajevSantik]

I have one stamp in Arabic too but not clear....i know the date

what should i do ?

 

[CanV]

If stamps show country name, port of entry, date of entry/exit all in english or french, then no need to translate.

The cost to translate stamps in passports should be between 35-50 per passport. Anyone charging more is a rip off.

 

[EmploymentOppty]

Here's my list of inexpensive and reliable translation guys.

- http://www.docsbase.ca/ - ATIO, OTTIAQ, difficult cases (they've really-really helped me a lot with my Citizenship application).

- http://document-translation.ca/ - seem to be Ok. Used them for business translation. Fair and relatively fast

- http://docwork.ca/ - a bit slow, but also not expensive

 

[Aspat]

Here's my list of inexpensive and reliable translation guys.

- http://www.docsbase.ca/ - ATIO, OTTIAQ, difficult cases (they've really-really helped me a lot with my Citizenship application).

- http://document-translation.ca/ - seem to be Ok. Used them for business translation. Fair and relatively fast

- http://docwork.ca/ - a bit slow, but also not expensive

Thanks. Your list would really help a lot of people.

 

[ar_fabrics]

Taking advantage of topic . I have one stamp in Arabic before my landing ( on same passport i got immigration visa) . Is there any need to translate this stamp ?

 

[Paco]

Taking advantage of topic . I have one stamp in Arabic before my landing ( on same passport i got immigration visa) . Is there any need to translate this stamp ?

I have foreign stamps in my passport, but the numbers are english numbers.
I haven't been asked for any translation during my citizenship interview.