For U.S. family immigration applicants in Tajikistan, the key translation risk is the difference between standard certified translation and Dushanbe’s post-specific notarized English translation requirement. This guide explains when notarization matters for NVC/CEAC uploads and U.S. Embassy Dushanbe interview packets, which Tajikistan documents are most affected, how to avoid CEAC formatting delays, and how to handle police certificates, ZAGS records, Soviet-era records, name spelling differences, and missing civil records.