Mexican Birth Certificate Translation

Mexico is the nearest Central American country that borders the United States. Because of its proximity to the country, there are a lot of Mexicans who find the United States to be the land of “milk and honey,” thus they make it a point to cross the border and finally fulfill the American dream. However, one major problem hinders them from achieving this aspiration, and that would be their citizenship application.

Applying for U.S. citizenship can cost a lot of money, not to mention request for various documents. However, the main piece of paper that is presented to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services is the birth certificate. Mexican birth certificates, as well as other legal documents drafted in the country, are written in Spanish. Thus, the USCIS requires that these documents be translated in English before they are to be submitted.

Purpose of Mexican Birth Certificate Translation

Certified Translations - There are a lot of uses of a translated Mexican birth certificate. For one, it is accepted for approval with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. It also the first document requested by the National Visa Center and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico when applying for an American passport.

Among the application requirements in which Mexican birth certificates (in their English translation) are needed include:

• H1B visa
• Marriage visa
• K-1 form (fiancé visa)
• Driver’s license

Services under Mexican Birth Certificate Translation

Mexican Birth Certificate Translation services offer the following procedures:

• Translation of entries of the original birth certificate from Spanish to English
• Draft birth certificate forms in accordance to U.S. formats and styles
• Supply the provided information in the necessary fields that correspond to the original birth certificate form
• Notarize the birth certificate for it to be accepted to U.S. offices

When having a Mexican birth certificate translated from Spanish to English, it is important to have the document scanned and attached to an email to be sent to the professional translation service provider. Original copies of the birth certificate may be retrieved from the country’s national statistics and census office, or through municipal and city halls in which the applicant was born.

Timeframe of Translation

Certified Translations - Most professional Mexican Birth Certificate Translation services take 24 hours. This timeframe is quite faster than other translation service providers, and this is mainly due to the expertise of the people who work on such projects. Most of them are not only fluent in both English and Spanish, but as well have intensive knowledge in immigration and citizenship laws of the United States and Mexico. They also are familiar with the legal jargon, terminologies and formats used in both documents.

Cost of Translations

The cost of Mexican birth certificate translations usually have uniform price, although there are slight variations when it comes to the delivery time. Rush orders tend to be more expensive than that of regular orders, as these not only require faster processing of the whole translation procedure, but as well as added shipment costs to speed up delivery.