Spanish Asylum Documents Translation
Spanish asylum documents translation for an I-589 filing, an asylum office interview or a hearing before an immigration judge. We translate the police denuncia, the medical report, the threatening note, the witness letter and the party membership card that an applicant from Venezuela, Cuba, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia or Mexico files as evidence.
- Up to 250 words per page
- $25 per page
- Standard turnaround
- From 24 hours
- Certificate of accuracy
- Signed & stamped
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Written for Spanish asylum documents records
The papers that back up a Spanish-language asylum claim
An asylum file is a pile of small documents from different offices in different countries. Each one is translated whole, with its stamps, so the officer or judge can read it as the original was read.
The denuncia and who received it
A complaint about a threat or an attack is filed with a different office in each country: the Fiscalía General de la República in El Salvador, the Ministerio Público or the Policía Nacional in Honduras, the Ministerio Público in Guatemala, a state fiscalía in Mexico, which opens a carpeta de investigación with its own number, and the Fiscalía General de la Nación in Colombia. The receipt is often a half page with a handwritten case number, a "Recibido" stamp and a signature. We translate the office name as a proper name, the case number as written and every stamp, because the officer uses those to judge whether the paper is what you say it is.
Cuban and Venezuelan state papers
Cuban claims often rest on an acta de advertencia, the written warning the police issue before charging someone, and on a citación ordering the person to appear. Venezuelan claims turn on what a person refused to carry: the carnet de la patria, a PSUV membership card, or a carta de despido from a public employer. These terms have no English equivalent, so the translation keeps the Spanish name, gives a short English description in brackets and translates the text around it. A judge reading "official warning" alone would not know what the document is.
Letters, declaraciones juradas and medical reports
Witness letters from a relative, a pastor or a neighbour are usually handwritten, sometimes signed before a notary with a "doy fe" formula and the notary's seal. A doctor's report may be a certificado médico, a dictamen de lesiones or an epicrisis from a hospital, with diagnosis codes and local drug names. We translate the letter in the writer's own register, keep the notary's certification as a separate block, and translate the medical report with its headings so a judge can see what was examined and when.
Who is asking for your Spanish asylum documents translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
USCIS asylum offices
USCIS asks for a complete English translation of every foreign-language document and a signed certification from the translator. No notarization is needed.
Immigration courts
An immigration judge expects each exhibit translated in full and certified, filed with the original. Courts refuse summaries, so every page you file is translated whole.
IRCC
Refugee claims in Canada accept a certified translation with the translator's affidavit. Order the certified translation and add notarization if your application guide asks for it.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Spanish asylum documents.
Send every page, including the envelopes
Police reports, threat letters, medical reports and newspaper clippings each count. Postmarks and envelopes show when and where a letter was sent, so scan them too.
Keep handwritten pages readable
Letters and notes are often handwritten. Photograph each page flat in good light, and tell us any names or places that are hard to make out.
Give us the names as your application spells them
Your I-589 fixes the English spelling of your name and of each family member. Tell us that spelling so every document in the file matches.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Spanish asylum documents translation
One price per page covers the translation and its certification. A page is up to 250 words, and the quote tells you the page count before you pay.
Everything on the asylum documents is translated, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes. Tell us the English spelling you use for each name when you order.
Certified Translation
Word-for-word translation with a certificate of accuracy for official use.
$25
USD / page
up to 250 words per page
Included
- Signed & stamped certification of translation accuracy
- Certified by a professional translator
- Digital delivery via PDF
- Review and approve final translation
- 100% Guaranteed Acceptance
- Standard turnaround starting at 24 hours
Optional services
- Expedited turnaround
- Priority handling when your deadline is shorter than the standard turnaround.
- By deadline
- Notarization
- A notary public signs and stamps the certification statement.
- $20 per order
- Physical copy
- A wet-ink original of your translation, mailed by express courier.
- $35 per order
- Apostille
- Authenticates the notary’s signature and seal for use in Hague Convention countries.
- $180 per document
What the certificate of accuracy states
Your translation arrives with a Certification of Translation Accuracy issued by ImmiTranslate. It is the page the receiving organization checks first.
- The translation is complete and accurate.
- The document title and the language pair.
- The translator is competent in both languages.
- A signature and the ImmiTranslate certification stamp.
- Our American Translators Association corporate membership.
Our translation process
Our goal is to make the translation process as simple as possible for you. Our service is streamlined specifically for documents of this nature.
Spanish Asylum Documents FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Can I translate only the pages that matter, or does the court want everything?
- Everything you file. The immigration court wants an English translation and a translator's certificate with every foreign-language document. A denuncia with its back page left off can be questioned at the hearing. Send every page and every side, including stamps on the reverse, and we translate the lot.
- Do you translate news articles and reports about what happened in my country?
- Yes. Many files include articles from outlets such as El Faro in El Salvador, La Prensa in Honduras or Confidencial in Nicaragua, naming the gang, the colectivo or the officials involved. We translate the article with its headline, date, author and URL, so the judge can tie it to the events in your declaration.
- When do the translations need to be ready for an immigration court hearing?
- Before your filing deadline, not the hearing date. For a non-detained case, evidence is usually due 15 days before the individual hearing unless the judge sets another date, and each foreign document has to be filed with its translation attached. Count back from that deadline when you order, and leave time for your lawyer to review.
- How much does a certified translation cost?
- Certified translation is $25 per page, with a page counted as up to 250 words. Notarization, a mailed physical copy and an apostille are optional and priced separately.
- How long does a certified translation take?
- Standard turnaround starts at 24 hours and depends on the length and language of your documents. If you have a deadline, include it in your quote request.
Other Spanish documents we translate
Asylum documents translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's asylum documents records.
Sending it with an application? Read the USCIS translation requirements, IRCC translation requirements before you order.