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FAQ: File Formats

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Complete Uscis Translation ChecklistHuman vs AI TranslationFree vs Paid TranslationWhen to Choose Human Translation

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Complete Uscis Translation Checklist

  • Complete Uscis Translation Checklist
  • Human vs AI Translation
  • Free vs Paid Translation
  • When to Choose Human Translation

What happens to your file

Sets out FAQ: File Formats and what we need from you before work starts.

Complete Uscis Translation Checklist

Formatting is preserved on complete uscis translation checklist, including tables and stamps.

Human vs AI Translation

Scope for human vs ai translation is fixed in writing before the first page is touched.

Free vs Paid Translation

Formatting is preserved on free vs paid translation, including tables and stamps.

When to Choose Human Translation

Formatting is preserved on when to choose human translation, including tables and stamps.

When Ai+proofreading Is Enough

Formatting is preserved on when ai+proofreading is enough, including tables and stamps.

Budget Translation Guide

Requirements for budget translation guide are checked against the receiving institution, not a generic standard.

Complete Uscis Translation Checklist

Describes complete uscis translation checklist and the points we confirm in writing before work starts.

Anything that depends on the receiving institution is confirmed in writing before work starts, and stays marked as pending until it is.

Human vs AI Translation

This part explains how human vs ai translation is handled and what we need from you at intake.

Anything that depends on the receiving institution is confirmed in writing before work starts, and stays marked as pending until it is.

Free vs Paid Translation

Describes free vs paid translation and the points we confirm in writing before work starts.

Anything that depends on the receiving institution is confirmed in writing before work starts, and stays marked as pending until it is.

When to Choose Human Translation

Covers when to choose human translation end to end, including anything that depends on the receiving institution.

Anything that depends on the receiving institution is confirmed in writing before work starts, and stays marked as pending until it is.

When Ai+proofreading Is Enough

Covers when ai+proofreading is enough end to end, including anything that depends on the receiving institution.

Anything that depends on the receiving institution is confirmed in writing before work starts, and stays marked as pending until it is.

Budget Translation Guide

This part explains how budget translation guide is handled and what we need from you at intake.

Anything that depends on the receiving institution is confirmed in writing before work starts, and stays marked as pending until it is.

Premium Translation Guide

Describes premium translation guide and the points we confirm in writing before work starts.

Anything that depends on the receiving institution is confirmed in writing before work starts, and stays marked as pending until it is.

Next step

Answers are limited to what we can confirm at intake.

What does complete uscis translation checklist cost?
It depends on the language pair and the document set. We review the file, confirm the receiving institution's requirements, then send the scope and the date in writing — nothing is quoted from a template.
What do you need from me for human vs ai translation?
A second reader reviews the translation against the source before delivery. Terminology stays on the list agreed at intake and formatting is checked on the output file.
How is free vs paid translation handled?
If it depends on the receiving office we will not claim otherwise. Where the requirement is unclear we say it is unclear and tell you exactly what to ask them.
How is when to choose human translation handled?
We confirm this at intake. Pricing, turnaround and any agency wording depend on the document and the receiving institution, so we state them in writing before work starts and keep pending items marked as pending.
What does when ai+proofreading is enough cost?
Turnaround is confirmed at intake, not estimated here. Standard documents usually run in days; anything needing a third party takes longer and we say so before you commit.
Is budget translation guide accepted by the receiving office?
Turnaround is confirmed at intake, not estimated here. Standard documents usually run in days; anything needing a third party takes longer and we say so before you commit.

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