Questions about affidavit + other things

[fandv]

Hi everyone...

I'm a Canadian citizen who's going to sponsor my Indonesian wife to Canada (outland, through Singapore).

1. As you know, translated documents have to be accompanied by an affidavit by the sworn translator. Just wondering how you guys (especially you applicants/sponsors who have been successful) did your affidavit.

Did you guys ask your sworn translator to provide ONE affidavit for EVERY translated document?

Or was it 1 affidavit listing the names of ALL of the translated documents, along with a statement saying that the contents of their translation are a true translation...?

2. I know it's silly to ask this... ;D but just in case: my wife's Indonesian passport of course has Indonesian wordings (e.g.: words such as "Name", "Date of Birth", "Nationality", "Date of Issue", etc). However each of those words is also followed by a slash, then followed by the equivalent in English...

So of course her passport doesn't have to be translated...?

3. The police clearance certificate: since we are required to provide the ORIGINAL, then surely we don't need to get it certified....? Am I correct...? (I mean, why would we certify an *original* document...! It's not like we need to get a notary public to certify it, testifying that it is original....or do we?)

Thanks a lot!

 

[Rob_TO]

1. As you know, translated documents have to be accompanied by an affidavit by the sworn translator. Just wondering how you guys (especially you applicants/sponsors who have been successful) did your affidavit.

Did you guys ask your sworn translator to provide ONE affidavit for EVERY translated document?

Or was it 1 affidavit listing the names of ALL of the translated documents, along with a statement saying that the contents of their translation are a true translation...?

We had an affidavit/certification done for EACH document being translated. You never know during the reviewing process the documents might get separated or go to different people for review, so need to ensure there's an affidavit for each that can go with it.

2. I know it's silly to ask this... ;D but just in case: my wife's Indonesian passport of course has Indonesian wordings (e.g.: words such as "Name", "Date of Birth", "Nationality", "Date of Issue", etc). However each of those words is also followed by a slash, then followed by the equivalent in English...

So of course her passport doesn't have to be translated...?

Correct. If it shows English as well as native language for all areas, no translation is necessary.

3. The police clearance certificate: since we are required to provide the ORIGINAL, then surely we don't need to get it certified....? Am I correct...? (I mean, why would we certify an *original* document...! It's not like we need to get a notary public to certify it, testifying that it is original....or do we?)

Thanks a lot!

The document itself doesn't need to be certified if its the original, however the TRANSLATION needs to be certified/notarized with affidavit from translator.