When you adopt a child from a foreign country, the translation of the adoption papers is required by immigration officials. The country of origin of your child will also require your personal documents to be translated, certified and notarized and for some countries, they also need to be accompanied by an apostille. In case of a foreign adoption the translation of adoption papers is required for the entry of any foreign child by immigration officials. In the USA, parent who are making arrangements for the adoption of a foreign child are asked to submit adoption papers at border points. In order for those documents to be accepted, they must be translated by a Certified Translation Agency. Certified and Notarized apdotion papers are also required by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).