Translation for Immigration Court

How court work differs from USCIS

Volumes are larger and deadlines are tighter: the hearing date is set in advance and won't move to fit the translation. Case materials tend to arrive all at once, often hundreds of pages of different document types.

The quality of each translation is only part of it. The file also has to be consistent, with one spelling of names, dates, and agency names across the entire case. Mismatched transliteration leads to unnecessary questions.

How we work with a case

• Each document gets its own translator's certification.
• If the file can't be translated by the deadline the court has set, we tell you before we start.
• We sign a confidentiality agreement (NDA) on request.
• A faithful translation with the right terminology and consistent names and dates.
• Structure and formatting preserved: we mirror tables, seals, signatures, footnotes, headers, and footers.
• Free revisions in response to comments from the attorney, the client, USCIS, or the court.
• Delivery formats that are easy to work with: a final PDF ready to print and upload, and a paper copy.

What the Practice Manual says about translations

Section 2.3(a) of the Immigration Court Practice Manual says that every document filed with the immigration court must be in English or come with a certified English translation. The certification must be typed, signed by the translator, and attached to the foreign-language document. It must state that the translator is competent to translate the language and that the translation is true and accurate to the best of the translator's abilities.

If one certification is used for several documents, it has to list them. The manual also requires the translator's address and telephone number. This is a summary, and the full text of the section is linked below.