---
title: "Make an internal translation that is not filed"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/translate-client-documents-for-internal-use/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A30-B8-3-US"
practice_area: "Immigration & Migration Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Make an internal translation that is not filed

> Produce a working English version of a client document for the lawyer's review, marked internal. Do not format it as a certified translation and do not attach it to a filing.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/translate-client-documents-for-internal-use/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Immigration & Migration Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Produce a working English version of a client document for the lawyer's review, marked internal. Do not format it as a certified translation and do not attach it to a filing. |
| What the lawyer must review | The policy-manual chapter opened states that a copy of a foreign birth certificate, or sufficient secondary evidence of birth, is submitted to establish country of citizenship for visa chargeability, identity, and derivative relationships, and that each foreign birth certificate must include a certified English translation. That sentence is about the birth certificate in that chapter. It is not restated here as a rule for every document. An internal working translation is not that certified translation. Model Rule 1.6 applies to identity documents. Do not upload them to a public tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Translate client documents for internal use](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/translate-client-documents-for-internal-use.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Produce a working English version of a client document for the lawyer's review, marked internal. Do not format it as a certified translation and do not attach it to a filing.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The internal text is not filed and is not a certified translation.
- The lawyer decides whether a certified translation is required for the form being filed.

## Sources

- [USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 7, Part A, Chapter 4](https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-7-part-a-chapter-4) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*