Can I Notarize A Birth Certificate That I Translated?

Hello. No state permits a Notary to notarize his or her own signature.

Hello. Can you tell us what type of notarization was performed? For example, did the Notary simply notarize the translator's signature on a written statement by the translator, or did the Notary perform a different notarial act.

Hello. While a Notary may notarize a translator's signature on a statement verifying a translation is accurate, as a general rule a Notary may not certify or notarize a birth certificate. A Notary may not certify his or her own translation because Notaries may not notarize their own signatures.

Hello. To help us answer your question can you please tell us what state you are located in?

Hello. Typically, Notaries cannot certify whether or not a document was translated accurately. You may wish to contact the agency you are submitting the birth certificate to and ask if they will accept a notarized statement from you certifying the translation's accuracy. If so, you could translate the certificate, write and sign a statement certifying the accuracy of the translation, and ask a Notary to notarize your signature on the statement instead. However, remember that you may not notarize your own signature as the translator--you must ask a different Notary to notarize your signature on the statement.

I was born in India and my birth certificate is in Hindi. I am applying for Canadian Permanent Resident so how can the birth certificate be translated and notarized in order for it to work for applying.