USCIS Certified Translation for Chicago, IL
The Chicago field office and the Chicago Immigration Court between them handle a document range as broad as any in the country: Polish and Ukrainian records, Mexican registries, Assyrian documents from four Middle Eastern states, and substantial South Asian and Chinese volumes.
All translations meet the 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) standard.
Filing details for Chicago
- USCIS field office
- Chicago Field Office
- Immigration court
- Chicago Immigration Court
- USCIS field offices in this state include
- Chicago
We serve Chicago remotely from our office in Edgewater, New Jersey. We have no office here.
Full extracts and later annotations
Polish civil records come in two forms, and the difference matters for USCIS filings. The abbreviated extract (odpis skrócony) gives current status only. The full extract (odpis zupełny) reproduces the complete registry entry including every later annotation — corrections, legitimations, adoptions, court-ordered changes.
Where a filing depends on establishing a relationship or explaining a name change, the abbreviated extract simply does not contain the evidence. Applicants order it because it is cheaper and quicker, then have to request again from Poland and wait.
Ukrainian and Russian records raise the patronymic problem: US forms have no field for it, so people drop it, and the translated certificate then no longer matches the passport that includes it.
Documents from the former Soviet Union
ZAGS certificates from any Soviet republic are frequently in Russian regardless of the republic, and carry seals from authorities that no longer exist. The translation names them as printed.
Where a document is bilingual — republic language and Russian — both versions are accounted for, because they occasionally differ in detail and a reviewing officer comparing them will notice.
Bearbeitungszeit
24 hours standard, 1-3 hours available
Price
$49 first page, then $0.12/word. Details
Sprachen
100+ languages. See all
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Which Polish extract should I request for USCIS?
Usually the full extract (odpis zupełny), because it includes later annotations that the abbreviated version omits and that a filing often depends on.
Should my patronymic appear in the translation?
Yes. It is on the source document and usually on your passport; omitting it creates a mismatch an adjudicator has to resolve.
Do you translate bilingual Soviet-era documents?
Yes, accounting for both language versions rather than only one.
Do you have a Chicago office?
No. Our only office is in Edgewater, New Jersey.
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