<p>For the documents that are not written in English, should the person who writes the original version also sign the English version, or should only the translator sign it? For example for the teacher recommendation, should the teacher sign both his original letter and the translated one, even if, obviously, he/she has no idea what he/she signs for at the letter in English?</p>
<p>Well here I would goto the American Embassy and ask to see a councilor and get the translations signed.</p>
<p>I would say have both the translator and the teacher sign the translated rec. Alternatively, you could have only the translator sign the translated rec and submit the original rec with the signature of your teacher along with it, but colleges don’t care about the original because the admissions people probably cannot read it.</p>