Police Certificate Translation in New York
New York families sponsor relatives through the immigrant visa process in large numbers, and the National Visa Center requires police certificates from the countries where the applicant has lived. Any document that is not in English, or in the official language of the country where the applicant is applying, must come with a certified translation.
Filing details for New York
- State criminal records
- NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS)
- Federal records
- FBI Identity History Summary (CJIS Division)
- Apostille authority
- New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services
We serve New York remotely from our office in Edgewater, New Jersey.
Dominican police certificates
A Dominican applicant's police record comes as a certificate of no criminal record from the Procuraduría General de la República, the national prosecutor's office. Because Spanish is the official language of the Dominican Republic, a Spanish certificate does not need translating for an interview in Santo Domingo - but a US attorney, or a later USCIS filing, will usually want it in English.
New Yorkers heading abroad need the reverse: an FBI Identity History Summary, apostilled by the US Department of State, sometimes with a New York record from the Division of Criminal Justice Services, then translated for the destination.
Bearbeitungszeit
24 hours standard; 6-8 hours (+50%) or 1-3 hours (+100%) expedited
Price
$49 first page, then $0.12/word. Details
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Does a police certificate in Spanish need translating for the NVC?
Not if the applicant is applying in a Spanish-speaking country; otherwise, yes.
Who holds New York criminal records?
The NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services.
How close is your office?
About five miles from Manhattan, in Edgewater, New Jersey.
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