Police Certificate - Foreign Country

[bngator]

Hello all,

 

I have a question regarding police certificates from a foreign country. My fiancee was in Germany for more than 1 year. She has obtained her police certificate from the German government and even had it translated in English and Mandarin. However, she is having difficulty finding a place that will notarize the translations.

 

Does anyone know of a place in Shanghai that will notarize these translated documents? Or if we even need to have it notarized.

 

Thanks in advance for feedback.

[dnoblett]

You are confusing Notarizing and Certifying.

 

Notarization is the process whereby a witness the "Notary" indicates that the person signing a document is who they say they are. They confirm the identity of the signer, it is hard for a notary to notarize something when the signer is not present.

 

Certifying is different, the person doing the translation signs the form, and states that it is a true and accurate translation.

 

You do not need the police certs notarized.

[bngator]

You are confusing Notarizing and Certifying.

 

Notarization is the process whereby a witness the "Notary" indicates that the person signing a document is who they say they are. They confirm the identity of the signer, it is hard for a notary to notarize something when the signer is not present.

 

Certifying is different, the person doing the translation signs the form, and states that it is a true and accurate translation.

 

You do not need the police certs notarized.

 

 

Dnoblett,

 

Thanks for the feedback. It is a bit confusing because in the Instruction Packet it says, "All documents not in English must be accompanied by certified English translations. A cometent translator must certify the translation and swear to the accuracy of the document before a notary public."

 

Because her police cert is coming from Germany, it needs to be translated and we were concerned that it would also need to be notarized as well.

[dnoblett]

You are confusing Notarizing and Certifying.

 

Notarization is the process whereby a witness the "Notary" indicates that the person signing a document is who they say they are. They confirm the identity of the signer, it is hard for a notary to notarize something when the signer is not present.

 

Certifying is different, the person doing the translation signs the form, and states that it is a true and accurate translation.

 

You do not need the police certs notarized.

 

 

Dnoblett,

 

Thanks for the feedback. It is a bit confusing because in the Instruction Packet it says, "All documents not in English must be accompanied by certified English translations. A cometent translator must certify the translation and swear to the accuracy of the document before a notary public."

 

Because her police cert is coming from Germany, it needs to be translated and we were concerned that it would also need to be notarized as well.

A few ways for the person to get the signature notarized, it the person doing the translation is a US Citizen, they can take it to a US Consulate, and sign it in front of the Notary that is on staff at all consulates or Embassies.

 

I am not sure if the Notary offices in China can perform the same duty but they may, all a notary does is look at a person's ID confirms that they are the person they say they are, and notarizes the signature by putting their official stamp on the signed document. This is done for Chinese citizens for their Chinese police certs, they take it to the notary office for translation and notarizing.