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[Cdagal]

Quick question about translation of documents...we are applying outland and the application goes first to Mississauga and then on to Sao Paulo, Brazil. It says that his documents must be translated into english or french and notarized if they are in a different language. In this case, his police certificate and RNE (from Brazil) are in Portuguese. Does it really have to be translated if it is handled in Sao Paulo or will it be ok to leave it as is? Thank you.

 

[Miryam]

Quick question about translation of documents...we are applying outland and the application goes first to Mississauga and then on to Sao Paulo, Brazil. It says that his documents must be translated into english or french and notarized if they are in a different language. In this case, his police certificate and RNE (from Brazil) are in Portuguese. Does it really have to be translated if it is handled in Sao Paulo or will it be ok to leave it as is? Thank you.

Hi Cdagal,

I think this may answer your question: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/marriage-in-brazil-t37500.0.html;msg262962#msg262962

 

[wilson]

Quick question about translation of documents...we are applying outland and the application goes first to Mississauga and then on to Sao Paulo, Brazil. It says that his documents must be translated into english or french and notarized if they are in a different language. In this case, his police certificate and RNE (from Brazil) are in Portuguese. Does it really have to be translated if it is handled in Sao Paulo or will it be ok to leave it as is? Thank you.

Hi,

All documents which are not in English or French should be translated by a licenced translator to English or French.

 

[camarsden]

Hi

I had my Korean police check translated by a friend from Korean to English. I also had her write and sign an accompanying letter, that included her contact information, stating that the translation was accurate. I then attached the translated document and the letter to the original police check. We got approved without any questions regarding the translation.

Hope that helps.

 

[katie3234]

Hi, just a quid question to do with the translations. Do you also have to translate emails that have been sent between one another into English? As I have tons of emails between my spouse and I, but they are all in Albanian and I imagine it as being quit expensive to translate thousands of emails. Is it only the more official documents that need to be translated?

 

[AllisonVSC]

Hi, just a quid question to do with the translations. Do you also have to translate emails that have been sent between one another into English? As I have tons of emails between my spouse and I, but they are all in Albanian and I imagine it as being quit expensive to translate thousands of emails. Is it only the more official documents that need to be translated?

Hi Katie, If you want to submit those emails as evidence of your relationship you will need to have them translated. I suggest culling them for content that most supports your case and have only those translated. Others have suggested elsewhere to sort your email inboxes and print a screen shot to show continued contact...the sender and receiver in that printout can be easily explained/translated by you.

 

[canadianwoman]

Hi, just a quid question to do with the translations. Do you also have to translate emails that have been sent between one another into English? As I have tons of emails between my spouse and I, but they are all in Albanian and I imagine it as being quit expensive to translate thousands of emails. Is it only the more official documents that need to be translated?

It's really the official documents that they want translated by a certified translator and notarized. Emails are evidence of a genuine relationship, but not official docs, so can be translated by yourself or a friend. I'd still include a statement from the translator stating that the translations are accurate, giving the translator's name and contact info, if it's not you.
I agree with the previous poster - print your inbox, showing all the emails, and then just translate a selection.

 

[katie3234]

So I got married in Albania on June 4th of this year, it was fabulous. Just us, my husband’s godparentsand some of his his family. But it just dawned on me that I don’t know if the marriage is legal in Canada or even how I would find that out, or if I have to register it ..... Does anyone know? I’m a Canadian Citizen and a resident of Alberta if it makes a difference.

 

[Cdagal]

We were married in Brazil and when I asked here at the government agent office, I was told that if the marriage is legal where it takes place then it is legal and valid in Canada, no registration required.

 

[katie3234]

Thank you to everyone for offering advice!
I print screened 48 emails from my facebook account between my husband and I, basically I did 2 emails a month for the 2 years we have been together. I got a quote to have them translated from Albanian – English and apparently it costs $4800 - $5000+ (I got the quotes from a couple separate companies) .... Now my dilemma is that between being the only income, paying for the visa itself, an immigration lawyer, and my monthly expenses obviously $4800 is out of the question. What are my options? Is there a way to find out if I NEED to translate them, or if the visa office in Rome has a person who speaks/reads Albanian?

 

[heatherusa]

Thank you to everyone for offering advice!
I print screened 48 emails from my facebook account between my husband and I, basically I did 2 emails a month for the 2 years we have been together. I got a quote to have them translated from Albanian – English and apparently it costs $4800 - $5000+ (I got the quotes from a couple separate companies) .... Now my dilemma is that between being the only income, paying for the visa itself, an immigration lawyer, and my monthly expenses obviously $4800 is out of the question. What are my options? Is there a way to find out if I NEED to translate them, or if the visa office in Rome has a person who speaks/reads Albanian?

I recommend (personal opinion) that you skip the immigration lawyer. Most people on here have suggested that they are a waste of time. We used an immigration lawyer when I moved to the US and I think that was a waste of time. It only took me a few (solid) hours of time to complete the documents... and collecting the evidence was something I would have had to do regardless of a lawyer.

From everything that I have read, and immigration lawyer is only necessary for complex cases - cases that have weird or unusual circumstances.

 

[ariell]

Even if you could afford it, $5000 would NOT be money well-spent.

You do not need to have emails professionally translated. You only need to have official documents like the police certificate professionally translated. It's fine to just translate a selection of the emails yourself. Then include a print screen of your inbox to show how frequently you email. I don't know of anything specifically written on this subject from CIC's part, but there are MANY people on this board that have translated emails themselves without issue. Just do a search through some of the old messages.

 

[toby]

Here's an idea.

Translate the selected emails yourself, then get a translator to glance at a random selection, then write a letter certifying that the translations are reasonably representative of the ALbanian text. That should reduce the cost considerably.

 

[canadianwoman]

I print screened 48 emails from my facebook account between my husband and I, basically I did 2 emails a month for the 2 years we have been together. I got a quote to have them translated from Albanian – English and apparently it costs $4800 - $5000+ .. What are my options? Is there a way to find out if I NEED to translate them, or if the visa office in Rome has a person who speaks/reads Albanian?

Basically, if you are using them as evidence, they have to be translated. The visa office in Roma probably doesn't have someone who reads Albanian, and even if they did, documents still have to be translated.
However, you do not need to get emails professionally translated. A notarized translation from a professional translator is necessary for official docs, not letters or emails you are using as evidence of a genuine relationship.
Just do it yourself, or get a friend to help. You can still include a statement from the translator that it is an accurate translation and describing his/her/your qualifications. You can also do it yourself and get a notary who knows Albanian and English to look it over and notarize it.

 

[katie3234]

Perfect! So I would be able to enlist a friend or someone to do the translations for me, and not bother with a certified translator or anything like that? And it’s not necessary to have them notarized, unless I choose to have it done? Just want to make sure I completely understand. As long as the emails are in English everything is fine, nobody cares how they get translated into English – they just have to be in English.