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Certified Translation for an EB-1C Petition
The EB-1C green card is for a manager or an executive transferred from a company abroad to a related US company that has been doing business for at least a year. The US employer files Form I-140 with USCIS, with no labor certification, and the evidence is much like an L-1A's: how the companies are related, the employee's managerial or executive role abroad and the US company's operations. The records from abroad need a complete English translation, with the translator's certification that it is complete and accurate and that they are competent to translate it (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)).
USCIS decides
Form I-140, filed by the US employer; then the green card through Form I-485 or a consulate.
A manager's year abroad
At least one year, not necessarily continuous, in the three years before the petition, or before arriving to work for the same employer.
Company records
Organization charts, payroll, financial statements, corporate and ownership records.
At a glance
| EB-1C | |
|---|---|
| Who files | The US employer, on Form I-140. No labor certification is needed. |
| Who decides | USCIS decides the petition. The employee then applies for the green card on Form I-485 inside the United States, or through the National Visa Center and a consulate abroad. |
| What has to be shown | That the US employer is the same employer as the company abroad, or its parent, subsidiary or affiliate; that the employee worked abroad for it for at least one year, not necessarily continuous, as a manager or executive in the three years before the petition (or before entering the US to work for it); that the US employer has been doing business for at least one year, so a new office does not qualify; and that the job offered is managerial or executive (8 CFR 204.5(j), Policy Manual). |
| Usually in another language | The corporate and ownership records that show the relationship, the organization charts and payroll of the company abroad, its financial statements, and the employee's employment letters. |
| Translation rule | Every document in another language needs a complete English translation, with the translator's certification that it is complete and accurate and that they are competent to translate it (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)). |
| Page count | Grows with the corporate records, the months of payroll and the years of financial statements filed. |
Documents that usually need translating
Which documents go into the file is your attorney's decision; we translate what is chosen, completely, with every stamp, seal and handwritten note. In EB-1C files, the documents in another language are usually these:
- How the companies are related: the formation deed, share records, registry extracts, annual reports and resolutions.
- The role abroad: the organization chart of the company abroad with the employee's position and those reporting to it, employment letters describing the duties, and payroll records for the period.
- The company abroad doing business: financial statements, tax returns and contracts.
- For the family: marriage and birth certificates, for the green card stage.
Who reads the translations
USCIS reads the I-140 and everything filed with it, and any answer to a Request for Evidence; the rule for every translation is 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3).
For the green card, an employee in the United States files Form I-485 (see translations for Form I-485); one abroad goes through the National Visa Center and a consulate (see Form DS-260 and the NVC).
How many pages to expect
Each sheet of the original counts as one page, whatever its word count. An EB-1C file grows with the corporate records, the months of payroll and the organization charts submitted, and with the financial statements of each year included.
An employee who came on an L-1A often has many of these documents translated already; the same glossary keeps names and titles identical between the two filings. Large files: business immigration translation.
Official sources
Every requirement on this page was checked against these sources on November 5, 2026.
- 8 CFR 204.5(j), multinational executives and managers (ecfr.gov)
- Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 4, multinational executives and managers (uscis.gov)
- Form I-140 instructions, edition 06/07/24 (uscis.gov)
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), translations (ecfr.gov)
Frequently asked questions
We translated the documents for the L-1A. Can they be reused?
A certified translation of the same document can be filed again. Documents that are new, or newer versions of the old ones, need their own translation.
Does every page of the payroll need translating?
Every page that is filed is translated in full. Which records show the role abroad is your attorney's decision.
Do the translations need to be notarized?
Not for USCIS: 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) asks for the translator's certification, not a notary. If another office asks for notarization, it is $34.90 per order.
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