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[Gyp]

Went to Prefecture in Perigueux today to apply for Carte Sejours. Had all the documents that I thought we would need but Monsieur said ' Non ' needed to have translations of various documents by a Transducteur Agrées. When I asked him if he knew of one or had a list he dismissively said - at the Tribunal.


Can anyone point me in the right direction to find someone who can put their official stamp to their translation. If possible nearer to Sainte Foy La Grande where we live - perhaps bergerac?


thanks very much for any help.

Andy

[Kathyc]

Went to Prefecture in Perigueux today to apply for Carte Sejours. Had all the documents that I thought we would need but Monsieur said ' Non ' needed to have translations of various documents by a Transducteur Agrées. When I asked him if he knew of one or had a list he dismissively said - at the Tribunal.


Can anyone point me in the right direction to find someone who can put their official stamp to their translation. If possible nearer to Sainte Foy La Grande where we live - perhaps bergerac?


thanks very much for any help.

Andy

If that's the case, I'm definitely not applying yet! Which documents was he talking about?

[Noisette]

Hi Gyp, try looking in Pages Jaunes for 'traducteur assermenté' or 'traducteur agrée'. Googling one in Ste Foy didn't come up with much. Have you asked on the more localised forums like Group 47, Anglo Info etc?

[misswoodentop]

I have used an officially-recognised translator near to me, but it can be done by post - the name of the people in question is:
Traducteurs Dickson, Cherveix Cubas - they were very helpful, and prompt, with my birth certificate.
http://traduction.juridique.free.fr/

[pomme homme]

Do all the documents submitted in support of the carte de séjour application have to be officially translated? If so I'd be interested, Gyp, to know what proves to be the total cost of this exercise.

[Headers]

We had to have all our English sourced docs translated for the Agen prefecture, except for the S1 which is an eu standard doc. We used Leapfrog services. Traducteur . All done by email, but they did require to see the originals to put a stamp on them. Turnaround extremely speedy. If you are a Facebook user and join the RIFT group, there is a wealth of information on each prefectures requirements and also a list of traducteurs and loads of good advice from others that are going through the process. There are so many combinations of circumstances that require different approaches.

[misswoodentop]

Do all the documents submitted in support of the carte de séjour application have to be officially translated? If so I'd be interested, Gyp, to know what proves to be the total cost of this exercise.

Not sure if you know that the other person lives near you, but as always in France, each department has their own requirements, some more picky than others, so unless the person you ask lives in the same dept, no point in asking, because they are all different.
My birth certificate - the full one is necessary, with parents' names - was €60 from Dicksons.

[Kathyc]

We had to have all our English sourced docs translated for the Agen prefecture, except for the S1 which is an eu standard doc. We used Leapfrog services. Traducteur . All done by email, but they did require to see the originals to put a stamp on them. Turnaround extremely speedy. If you are a Facebook user and join the RIFT group, there is a wealth of information on each prefectures requirements and also a list of traducteurs and loads of good advice from others that are going through the process. There are so many combinations of circumstances that require different approaches.

I'm trying - I keep getting heavy metal bands!

[Gyp]

Hi all

Thanks for the help. Obviously the demands of different prefectures varies. I can only comment on Dordogne ( Perigueux) They are requesting translations of any document not originally in French. Proof of pension income etc. So far I have been quoted €60 per page which will make the whole process quite expensive - in excess of €300. If I find a more realistic quote I will certainly share it.

Thanks to all who have replied.

[Kathyc]

Hi all

Thanks for the help. Obviously the demands of different prefectures varies. I can only comment on Dordogne ( Perigueux) They are requesting translations of any document not originally in French. Proof of pension income etc. So far I have been quoted €60 per page which will make the whole process quite expensive - in excess of €300. If I find a more realistic quote I will certainly share it.

Thanks to all who have replied.

So, not actually the simple, cheap process that's been described previously then?