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Translation of Legal Document. Getting Married July '06

Good Morning All,

Hope all is well, I'm grateful for all the help/advise I have received within this website. I just received my original birth certificate yesterday! (issued 90 days befor my wedding date in July 06). I have all the addresses written down on where to go to receive the seal of the county clerk and then the apostille seal from the secretary of state. I called each location and they told me it all can be done in one day! The question that comes to mind is that of the translation of my birth certificate. What is the proper procedure of going forth with such translation? Should I go straight to the county clerk & secretary of state for each seal then send my birth certificate to a certified translation company? or vice versa? Or can I do both at the the same time? I have seen alot of threads indicating the best company would be www.certifiedtranslation.net . Then at the same time I've heard that it really doesn't matter, I can actually do it on my own??..Can anyone offer their advise/experience. As always thanks.

By Chilltown_JC on Jun 13, 2006, 05:54 in Friendly Talkzone.

bob777 says on Jun 13, 2006, 07:15:

Did you talk to the notary? Did you talk to the notary, where the ceremony will take place? Did they recommend a translator?

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Chilltown_JC says on Jun 13, 2006, 09:04:

bob 777, I did speak to the notary, they told me as long as I was able to communicate with them in spanish it was not necessary for a translator. I'm confused on how to go forth with translating my birth certificate?

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bob777 says on Jun 13, 2006, 10:01:

Miscommunication When I said the notory requires a translator with credentials, I meant a document translator. They will translate all of the documents, and place their stamp on the document.

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