Just a point to highlight from you posting: "in most cases". Since I'm also a State Department certified translator in the DC area for over 15 years and a Hungarian Embassy listed notary I agree with almost your entire statement.
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:52:50 +0100
From: atco@t-online.hu
To: unicum@googlegroups.com; kecsege@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: [Unicum] Re: Official Translation
I also translated hundreds of documents, dealt with interesting cases (documents for a death row inmate wanted become a Hungarian citizen before it was too late; countless legal documents; family cookbooks; hundreds of handwritten letters found in a box dating back to the 1940s; endless conference materials for the attending Hungarian delegations; tax records; etc.)
I just need to add couple of thoughts to it:
During my years translating I had to deal with correcting number of "do it yourself" translations which was rejected by various authorities. In some cases the document was rejected because the original format was not followed (at least that is what I've been told). If you do it yourself you must know how to do it and what is the correct way of doing it. If time is of an essence you may want to go for the sure thing. Just a suggestion based on experience.
Thank you and Happy Holidays everybody!
Erika Puskas (my contact information is listed in the Hungarian Embassy)
Translator/DC Metro area
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:52:50 +0100
From: atco@t-online.hu
To: unicum@googlegroups.com; kecsege@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: [Unicum] Re: Official Translation
| I concur. In most cases, there is no need for "OFFICIAL" translations in the United States. I am a U.S. State-Department certified translator who has done hundreds of "official" translations in the past. If anyone says or claims that he or she can complete an "official" translation for you in the U.S. is most likely an impostor. In America, the profession of translating documents or texts is completely decentralized. Anyone can become a translator and only the skills of the translator is rated, typically by customers. In Hungary, the situation is different. The state still holds a monopoly on translations by OFFI (Országos Fordító és Fordításhitelesítő iroda), which makes it impossible for hundreds of superbly qualified translators to do business in Hungary. It is state-induced discrimination. These old communist institutions, such as OFFI and Közjegyzői Kamara (which is also a state-owned monopoly) should be banned and discontinued. I am at your disposal if you need professional assistance in translating anything. All you need to do at the end is to have a notary validate it (which I can also help with since I am a notary in the State of New York. Sincerely, Adam Topolansky (e-mail: odamski@gmail.com) -------Original Message------- "Official" translation in America is rarely needed. Hungarian diploma, leckekonyv, (these may need an evaluation for equivalency, credentials and a statement from services that provide these for a fee), hazassagi, szuletesi anyakonyvi kivonat, stb. stb. do not need it for most purposes, including green card, employment and more. Anyone can translate a document and sign in front of a notary public (UPS stores, google it for the closest one) a statement that she/he is proficient in both languages and the translation is accurate. A. Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 22:35:05 -0800 From: info@1moment.hu To: unicum@googlegroups.com Subject: [Unicum] Re: Official Translation Dear Anikó, As a former intern in DC, I saw your post on the mailing list. We do official translations here in Budapest and our translations are also available by postal mail within 5 business days. Let me know if this might be of interest to you. Regards, Tamás
2014. december 24., szerda 20:11:10 UTC+1 időpontban UNICUM a következőt írta: Hi, Does anyone know of any translation services in the DC area that can provide official translation of Hungarian documents from Hungarian to English? Many thanks, Aniko -- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3808958 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Unicum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to unicum+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to unicum@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unicum. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. | |||
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