Figure 3. Birth Certificate seal barcodes and seals from the Dominican Republic. In recent years, government agencies have been providing ways for individuals to digitally verify the authenticity of technical documents such as birth certificates. Although translators cannot recreate digital barcodes on birth certificates and other documents (as depicted in Figure 3), it’s important for translators to still place barcodes and their corresponding verification numbers in the right position on finalized documents. In this way, government agencies can verify the validity of these technical documents via a verification number (such as the “event number” pictured above).