8 CFR 1003.33

§ 1003.33 Translation of documents.

United States · 8 CFR — Aliens and Nationality · Status: effective

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Citation: 8 CFR 1003.33, § 1003.33 Translation of documents, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/32592
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Any foreign language document offered by a party in a proceeding shall be accompanied by an English language translation and a certification signed by the translator that must be printed legibly or typed. Such certification must include a statement that the translator is competent to translate the document, and that the translation is true and accurate to the best of the translator's abilities.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.