I used BAITS for German to English certified translation of a medical document for USCIS. I've been…read moreimpressed with speed, quality, and level of responsiveness. Martin is on top of everything! I heavily rely on business reviews when choosing my providers, and I am happy to post this review to support Bay Area International Translation Team.

I had a financial document to be translated and certified. The whole process took 2 hours from the…read moremoment I said " Hello, I have to request the service". I had experience with other agency 2 years ago with similar services. It was taking about 2 days for the similar documents, and a lot of unnecessary "back and forths" to get the result. I am impressed by the speed and accuracy. Highly recommend this agency.

Quick easy inexpensive . I highly recommend. She was able to do it right away. I used the her…read morenotary service

Very respectful and helpful doing my taxes. Definatly recomend to anyone that needs their taxes…read moredone

Thanks Mrs.Lucero for your outstanding job and helping us.we won this case just like we wanted. I…read morewill recommend your services to everyone on and beyond. Once again thank you!!!!!

From the owner: Reliable, in-person Spanish interpreting services across the Bay Area. Translation services are not…read moreoffered.

Wawi was amazing to work with on our Spanish Visa down translations. She was incredibly responsive…read moreand efficient. She even caught when I didn't send a document that I mentioned I would send. We appreciate her help so much and will definitely use her again and recommend her to anyone we know. Solid value for the money spent as well.

I worked with Wawi to translate documents for immigration purposes. Not only was she efficient with…read moreexcellent translations, but she was kind and knowledgeable as well. I would recommend her to anyone in need of legal translation into Spanish. What a pleasure!

Spencer Chase is a scammer. I wish I had read the recent reviews before paying him…read more I hired Spencer for assistance for a Chinese Visa application. Similar to other reviewers here, he initially seemed very responsive and knowledgeable, but then the delays and excuses started. Since he has had legitimate experience in this field, his excuses seemed reasonable, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt. In the end, they were all lies. Here is an incomplete list of the excuses he used: "Waiting for the pickup notification" "Should be today or tomorrow" "It will definitely be next week" "They are a little backlogged at the Consulate" "Should be any day" "Will contact you soon, at the consulate now" "Should be getting the pickup ticket tomorrow" "They are prioritizing business first, ticket applicants second, and non-ticket applicants like yours third" "This delay is not typical" "Your application was batched with a tourism order last week" "I've been using all methods to try to get this done as soon as possible and it will be completed this week" "I got the pick up date and it's for next Thursday" "I just received one for another case that was submitted shortly before yours so it looks like we're almost there" All of these excuses sounded believable and made the process sound like it was always tantalizingly close to completion, but every one of these updates was a lie. Every. Single. One. I was a fool to have believed him. I hired Spencer in July when he promised it would be done in 2-3 weeks. I had to threaten him with legal action in order to recover my passport in November (4 months later, still with no visa in hand). After getting my passport back, I went to the consulate myself. The whole process took just 40 minutes (mostly waiting in line). It makes my blood boil just thinking about how Spencer strung me along for 4 agonizing months because he couldn't have bothered to go to the consulate for a mere 40 minutes. He exploited my inexperience and took advantage of my patience. My advice for anyone applying for a Chinese visa: do it yourself. The consulate updated their online application process in October 2025 so it's much smoother. If there is anything missing in your application, they'll tell you online exactly what you need. When it's time to submit your passport to the consulate in person, you just need to drop off the passport. The processing is super fast now because they've already reviewed everything online. And you don't have to pay a penny until your actually pick up your passport with the visa. Even worse than wasting your money and time, Spencer will ruin your travel plans and your mental health. He never planned on completing the work. Please don't make the same mistake I did.

I paid for preparing documents and my citizenship application, Spencer collected money from me…read moremultiple times for same work, and promised to refund the excess amount or I can use it as credits if I need further services. However, with no work completed and no updates, Spencer ghosted me when I called, multiple times. Eventually, I submitted the application by myself in April 2024 and asked for the refund. Spencer agreed to the full amount of $5,025 in May 2024, and promised to pay me gradually, but I have only received 1 payment, in amount of $200 on 5/28/2024. Until today, Bow Joy Services still owes me $4,825. I filed complaint via BBB, the complaint was closed with no answer from the business. I am bringing Bow Joy Services to SF Small Claims Court, but the Sheriff's office couldn't serve the defendant. What kind of person ignores Sheriff's notices or a court order?? Feel free to check for court documents on SF Small Claims Case Calendar: https://webapps.sftc.org/cc/CaseCalendar.dll?=&SessionID=D5E2D70387A13C09417EA608B4977BC76FC4B29C Date: 10/28/2024 1:30 PM Case Number: CSM-24-868867 I have suffered enough with this business, I hope there will be no more victims like me.

Arturo is a patient and calm teacher. He helps you understand the language easily and converses…read morewith you so you can practice speaking what you've been taught. It is nice having classes with other students and allows for more opportunity to speak the language. He also provides notes for each lesson plus grammar practice. If you want to learn Spanish and have fun while doing it - this is the place for you!

I am travelling to Spain this summer, where I will take an Spanish course, and in preparation, I…read morethought I would enroll in a class here. I'm taking classes right now, and while the first week was great, I'm really not so into it now. I'm in the advanced beginner level, as I took Spanish in high school (about ten years ago). I am not fluent at all, but have some vocabulary, and can conjugate in present tense. Pros: 1. Right now, it's just me and the instructor. So, I'm stoked about personal instruction for just $14 per hour. (Cost depends on length of course. Check the website for more info. http://institutomesoamerica.com/) However, I don't believe this is the norm. 2. Instructor seems to be patient with me, as I try to figure out how to conjugate the past tense. UPDATE: He's not so patient anymore... see below... 3. Must think of third "pro" Cons: 1. Teaching method is not creative. I have dittos, from which I conjugate verbs. Sometimes they are in sentences, sometimes, just the verb. Today we did this for over 2 hours of the 3 hour class. So freaking boring. 2. Sometimes I feel like the instructor is SUPER bored. Which makes my selfconciousness kick into high gear. 3. I do not feel that there is enough interaction between me and the instructor. 4. Instructor claims to use a NATURAL teaching method, and a NEW approach to teaching Spanish. Ummm. What?? Reading off a ditto is natural and new??? 5. Instructor IS bored! He taps his fingers, stretches and is not patient. Corrects me before I have the chance to correct myself. 6. Misspellings on the dittos. Gets annoyed when I don't understand the words, which happen to be in ANOTHER LANGUAGE AND ARE MISSPELLED. 7. Doesn't follow along on the dittos. Corrects me even when I'm right, as he's not looking at the ditto. 8. Somehow thinks that I will remember EVERY word we've used previously. Thanks, but I'm not magic. But I will definitely try suggesting some other activities to the instructor, and asking about specific things that I would like to learn, such as practicing being at a hotel/train station/restaurant. Hopefully, the instruction will improve. UPDATE: I added a star, because I felt satisfied with the resolution I recieved. I was unhappy with this particular school and recieved a refund. Very honest and wanted to resolve the problem, and I appreciate that.

We hired Bay Area Independent Interpreters for a series of events we held virtually over the past…read morefew months. I can't believe we didn't hire them sooner. Not only was our community excited about the increased accessibility, but our interpreters really went the extra mile getting to know our brand and culture. Highly recommend hiring them. Worth every penny spent.

What an amazing group! Reliable, timely, thorough, skilled, and pleasant to work with. I run…read moreSigning Animation, a nonprofit animation studio which prioritizes Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing artists. We have a regular group of interpreters who attend our internal meetings, but we're approached for outside work such as talks and panels on a regular basis, and BAII has come through for us in the clinch twice! Roberto especially has been understanding, prompt, and flexible. He's really taken the time to get to know us and our needs, and the personal touch was so welcome. It's a huge weight off my mind to know that we have such a reliable source of quality interpretation here in the Bay Area. Hire them yesterday!

Curtis was very efficient and had a quick turnaround time for my translated documents. Would…read morerecommend to an anyone looking for this service.

From my experience with Curtis Draves he was highly communicative and fulfilled same-day…read morecompletion. Overall, excellent service, and Curtis could not have been any better--I recommend his services to my friends, families, and others seeking certified translation.

I went to get a loan modification notarized with him TWICE. The paperwork were sent back to us…read moretwice due to notary not signing everything needed both times. Will not be going back to get the modification notarized by him to fix it. Not worth getting my house on foreclosure.

From the owner: Mobile notary with 20+ years experience, specializing in any type of notarization, trust signings,…read morepower of attorney, apostille services, marriage ceremonies, certified translations, etc. I will go to your home, office, or any location.

Tow different services:…read more -The translation service, quick and straightforward -getting vehicle insurance for my teen son was great!

Throughout all the stress I've endeavored from other businesses and online tax services, Martha's…read morehelp is one of the best I've received. First off, her office is clean and organized when you enter. Secondly, she has polite staff that greets all customers that come in. It's very helpful that they are bilingual in both English and Spanish. I went in to inquire about tax services and all my questions were answered. I'll make sure to be back again next year for my taxes.