Birth Certificate Translation and Funds Arrangement

[himanshu024]

Hi,
We are from india ,(my wife is a prime applicant ) her birth certificate is in punjabi and mine is in hindi

1. Does the translation have to be done by a professional translator or can anyone who is proficient in a language do the translation and the have the documents are Notarized. Are Notarized and translated copy from a local notary office is enough ?

2. If it has to be done by a translator, does the translator have to be certified? is that certificate has to be attached with our docs.

3. Also many of the funds are in 5 year lock in (Tax saving fixed deposits in bank that cannot be liquidated before 5 years from now ) in my name , can i show them as my wife's.

4. Can joint Accounts can also be used to show worth of prime applicant.