---
title: "Immigration translation check (United States)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/us-immigration-translation-check"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a30-us-immigration-translation-check"
area_id: "A30"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A30-P20260916-3", "A30-A20260923-1"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Immigration translation check (United States)

> A check that every foreign-language document in a USCIS file has a full English translation and a translator's certificate of accuracy and competence.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/us-immigration-translation-check  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Immigration & Migration Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: United States
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 2 authorities it cites, for United States.

## When to use it

Use before a USCIS filing or an RFE response that includes a document in another language. Do not use it to certify a translation, and do not use a summary as the translation.

## Used for these tasks

- [Check translated documents are paired and complete](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/check-translated-documents-are-paired-and-complete.md)
- [Draft a filing cover letter and exhibit list](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/draft-a-filing-cover-letter-and-exhibit-list.md)

## How AI may be used

A tool may list foreign-language documents in the file and report which ones have no companion translation.

**AI may:**

- Pair each foreign-language file with the English file the lawyer has stored beside it
- Quote the certificate's words if a certificate is already in the file
- Flag a document that is described as a summary

**AI must not:**

- Must not certify that a translation is accurate
- Must not create the certificate
- Must not accept a summary as the translation
- Must not translate the legal conclusion in the covering letter

**The lawyer checks:**

- Each foreign-language document is paired with a full English translation or is held back
- The certificate tracks 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3): complete, accurate, and the translator is competent in that language
- A summary is not filed as the translation
- The translator's name on the certificate matches the person who signed it

## Authorities

- [8 CFR 103.2 (Submission and adjudication of benefit requests), including paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(8), and (b)(16)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-103/subpart-A/section-103.2)
- [USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 1, Part E, Chapter 6 (Evidence), including requests for evidence, translations, response time, and derogatory information](https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-1-part-e-chapter-6)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/us-immigration-translation-check and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

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