<p>Hey all. I'm from Poland and I'm gonna apply for financial aid at the colleges I'm applying to. Most of them require official documents such as tax forms (in my case those are so-called 'PIT' forms), but since they're all in Polish, I have to translate them. The thing is that, for example, on my mother's tax form there are approximately 2/3 tables left blank because they didn't apply to my mom's situation. Do I have to translate the whole documents, including the blank tables, or can I just translate the tables filled out by my mom? Official translations are quite expensives and my budget is tight.</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>Bart</p>
<p>Some schools will only accept translations done by a service - so you should check with the schools you’re applying to whether they will even consider materials that you translated. </p>
<p>For example, Syracuse University specifies: “If translations are needed, it is the student’s responsibility to have the credentials translated by a reputable translation and evaluation service.”</p>
<p>Stanford says this: “Translations may not be completed by the applicant. However, we encourage applicants to utilize other resources available to them—such as English teachers or school administrators—to provide such translations.”</p>
<p>American University says “All supporting financial documents must be in English or accompanied by a notarized English translation…”</p>
<p>I know it has to be done by an official translator - I haven’t even thought about doing it myself 
What I’m unsure about is if even blank tables on the tax forms need to be translated.</p>
<p>You should translate the entire document, from start to finish, even the ‘blank’ parts. That way, the school knows you’re not hiding anything :)</p>