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Do I need to translate visa stamps from Turkey and Central asian countries?

deadbird

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As part of "scan all passport pages and translate if not in English/french", I was wondering if stamps from the following countries need translation?

1) Turkey, the script is latin, but there are no english translations on the stamp. See example - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turkey_Visa_Stamp.jpg

2) Uzbekistan, there is an english translation of "chegara nazorati" -> "border control" with the rest of it being numbers and locations "Tashkent, Uzbekistan". See example - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uzbekistan_Entry_Stamp_2019.jpg

3) Kazakastan, same thing as Uzbekistan. See example - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Kazakhstan_passport_stamp.jpg
 

CaBeaver

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As part of "scan all passport pages and translate if not in English/french", I was wondering if stamps from the following countries need translation?

1) Turkey, the script is latin, but there are no english translations on the stamp. See example - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turkey_Visa_Stamp.jpg

2) Uzbekistan, there is an english translation of "chegara nazorati" -> "border control" with the rest of it being numbers and locations "Tashkent, Uzbekistan". See example - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uzbekistan_Entry_Stamp_2019.jpg

3) Kazakastan, same thing as Uzbekistan. See example - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Kazakhstan_passport_stamp.jpg
If not every word in the stamp is in English/French, then the stamp needs a translation
 

lifein360

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Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
Jan 17, 2017
Med's Done....
Feb 20, 2017
Passport Req..
Mar 20, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Mar 24, 2017
LANDED..........
Apr 23, 2017

deadbird

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deadbird

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As part of "scan all passport pages and translate if not in English/french", I was wondering if stamps from the following countries need translation?

1) Turkey, the script is latin, but there are no english translations on the stamp. See example - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turkey_Visa_Stamp.jpg

2) Uzbekistan, there is an english translation of "chegara nazorati" -> "border control" with the rest of it being numbers and locations "Tashkent, Uzbekistan". See example - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uzbekistan_Entry_Stamp_2019.jpg

3) Kazakastan, same thing as Uzbekistan. See example - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Kazakhstan_passport_stamp.jpg
Why does everyone keep butchering the name of my country - Kazakhstan?! :D
To your question: I don't believe it needs translation - there's literally translation in English in the very stamp.
 

lifein360

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Jan 23, 2016
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Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
Jan 17, 2017
Med's Done....
Feb 20, 2017
Passport Req..
Mar 20, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
Mar 24, 2017
LANDED..........
Apr 23, 2017
Thanks. Yeah, couldn't figure out from the the text in the link above that every word needed to be translated. Sorry, what did you mean by the "offices link"? The same link that you posted?
sorry. Typo. Meant to say official link
 

deadbird

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Why does everyone keep butchering the name of my country - Kazakhstan?! :D
To your question: I don't believe it needs translation - there's literally translation in English in the very stamp.
Thanks, that's what I would think a reasonable IRCC officer would expect. The english translation is right next to the Kazakh version and the rest is numbers.
Also, sorry for misspelling Kazakhstan. Beautiful country, really enjoyed my short visit to Almaty.
 
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deadbird

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Meanwhile any pointers for certified translation services, should I need it.?
It's especially difficult to find something for Uzbek and Kazakh.
 

thementor

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Meanwhile any pointers for certified translation services, should I need it.?
It's especially difficult to find something for Uzbek and Kazakh.
Hi I am in same situation as you were. My wife's Uzbekistan passport has Uzbekistan and UAE stamps. Have you submitted your application yet? If so, have you done the translation from Uzbek to English? If yes, which translation agency did you use? Thank you in advance.
 

akbardxb

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Hi I am in same situation as you were. My wife's Uzbekistan passport has Uzbekistan and UAE stamps. Have you submitted your application yet? If so, have you done the translation from Uzbek to English? If yes, which translation agency did you use? Thank you in advance.
I'm in the GTA and found Arabic, Turkish and Russian translators using

https://atio.on.ca