Certified Document Translation Services for Bend, Oregon
Bend residents can order certified document translation from Apostille Authentications at a starting price of $65 per page. Most orders are finished in 1 to 2 business days and include a signed certificate of accuracy. There is no state apostille counter east of the Cascades and we have no office in Bend: we are based in Lake Oswego, take files online, and can collect or return paper originals anywhere in Oregon, including after hours.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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Ordering from Bend without leaving Central Oregon
Almost every Bend order is handled without anyone driving anywhere.
- Step 1. Upload the document as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file using the quote form.
- Step 2. We send back a fixed price and a completion date. Pricing starts at $65 per page.
- Step 3. The finished translation arrives with a signed certificate of accuracy, typically within 1 to 2 business days.
- Step 4. Tell us if the translation is going abroad. In that case the translator’s statement is notarized so the state can apostille it.
- Questions. Call (971) 514-3743 during office hours, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pickup, drop-off and after-hours mobile service can be arranged statewide.
What Central Oregon Community College asks for
COCC’s rules for international transfer credit have two steps, and translation is the first. If your transcripts are in a language other than English, the college says they must be translated. The translated record then goes to a credential evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).
You ask that service to send COCC’s Admissions and Records office both your official transcript and a detailed course-by-course evaluation with course descriptions. COCC notes that the evaluation services charge their own fees. The college does not name a required translator, so check with the evaluation service you choose about the translation format it accepts.
What OSU-Cascades asks for
OSU-Cascades takes a different approach from COCC. Its admission requirements say that when documents are not issued in English, applicants must provide both the original native language documents and certified English translations. The campus does not accept WES evaluations, because Oregon State’s international admissions staff review foreign records themselves. It also warns that this review can add about 2 weeks to normal processing, so translate early.
Oregon State’s document policy adds that it accepts literal, not interpretative, English translations from any qualified translator, and that records attested by individual professors or outside notaries public are not accepted as official academic records. Applicants who need a visa apply through the Office of International Admissions.
Deschutes County offices that issue the originals
| Divorce and other court judgments | Deschutes County Circuit Court, 1100 NW Bond Street, Bend, OR 97703. Courthouse hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; the cashier and information window closes at 4:30 p.m. Phone 541-388-5300. |
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| Marriage records | Deschutes County Clerk’s Office, which issues marriage licenses on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and also handles real property recording and passport applications by appointment. |
| Birth certificates for infants | Deschutes County Health Services Vital Records, 2577 NE Courtney Drive, Bend, OR 97701, for babies under 6 months old born in the county. Phone (541) 322-7498. |
| Older birth and death records | The State Vital Records Office. |
How Bend compares on language
Census Bureau QuickFacts, drawing on the 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey, shows 7.3 percent of residents age 5 and over speaking a language other than English at home and 4.8 percent born abroad. Census Reporter puts the foreign-born share for Deschutes County at about 4.2 percent.
In practice that means few local options for less common languages. We cover 100 languages, and the ones requested most are Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech.
Getting an Oregon apostille when you live in Bend
Every Oregon apostille is issued at one place: the Secretary of State’s Corporation Division at 255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151, in Salem. From Bend that means crossing the Cascade Range and back for a counter that is open only on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., so most Central Oregon customers use mail or a courier instead of walking in.
Whichever way the papers travel, the state’s conditions are the same. The Secretary of State will not translate anything. Your translation must be notarized first, the state needs the original notarized document and not a photocopy, and it charges $10 per apostille. The same certificate form is used whether the destination country calls it an apostille or an authentication.
We can take the documents to Salem for you. The handling fee is $195, plus $20 per additional document, with next-day or 5 business day turnaround.
Immigration paperwork from Bend
Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), a foreign language document filed with USCIS needs a complete English translation and a translator’s certification of accuracy and competence. Bend has no USCIS office; the agency lists its Oregon field office and Application Support Center in Portland. Deschutes County is also within the area served by the Consulate of Mexico in Portland, at 1305 SW 12th Avenue.
Related services for Bend
- Oregon document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and the DMV
- Apostille service in Bend, Oregon
- Oregon apostille service
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Bend translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified document translation to Bend customers online, from $65 per page, with most orders done in 1 to 2 business days. The company is based in Lake Oswego and offers statewide pickup and drop-off.
Yes. Central Oregon Community College says transcripts in a language other than English must be translated and then sent to a NACES member credential evaluation service for a course-by-course evaluation.
No. OSU-Cascades states that it does not accept WES evaluations and instead asks for original documents plus certified English translations, which Oregon State’s international admissions staff review.
No office in Bend issues apostilles. They come only from the Oregon Secretary of State’s Corporation Division in Salem, which you can reach in person, by mail or through a courier service.
Deschutes County Circuit Court is at 1100 NW Bond Street, Bend, OR 97703, open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Its cashier and information window is open until 4:30 p.m.
Most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days after you upload the file. Adding an Oregon apostille takes until the next day or up to 5 business days, depending on the service level.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Deschutes County Circuit Court
- Deschutes County Clerk: marriage licenses
- Deschutes County Health Services: birth certificates
- COCC: non-traditional credit, international transfer credit
- OSU-Cascades: admission requirements
- Oregon State University: official document policies
- US Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bend
- Census Reporter: Deschutes County
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), translations
- Consulate of Mexico in Portland: counties served
- Oregon Secretary of State: apostilles
Get your Bend translation started
Upload your document for a quote, or call (971) 514-3743 and tell us where the translation is going. We confirm the level of certification you need before any work begins.