Certified Translation for Tempe, Arizona
If you are in Tempe, Arizona, and need a certified translation, Apostille Authentications can prepare it from $65 per page. Most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days. To be clear about where we are: the office is at 5 Centerpointe Drive in Lake Oswego, Oregon, near Portland, and Tempe orders are handled remotely. You upload the document through the quote form, and the translation and its signed certificate of accuracy are sent to you electronically or by mail.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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Arizona State University's translation rules
Arizona State University’s admission offices are in Tempe, and their published rules are specific. The international graduate admission page says all international transcripts must be submitted in their original language accompanied by an official English translation. Translations must be literal, complete versions of the originals.
The first-year and transfer pages for international applicants say all documents not issued in English must come with an English translation. They also state that photocopies, notarized copies, faxes and scans are not treated as original documents.
- Who may translate for graduate admission. The issuing university or college; an official translation service; a Ministry of Education, consulate or embassy; or Education USA.
- Who may not. The student. ASU also says translations certified by a notary public are not acceptable.
- Graduate documents by courier. Graduate Admission Services, Arizona State University, 1150 East University Drive, Building C, Room 226, Tempe, AZ 85281
- Documents by stamped mail. Arizona State University, PO Box 871004, Tempe, AZ 85287-1004
Placing an order from Tempe
You do not need an appointment. Upload a clear scan or phone photo of every page through the quote form as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file. We send back the price and timing, translate the document, and return it with a certificate of accuracy signed by the translator.
Delivery is electronic or by mail, whichever the receiving office needs. If the recipient asks for a notarized translator’s statement, we can add one. We translate 100 languages; the most requested are Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. Phone (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tempe in Census figures
The Census Bureau’s QuickFacts table for Tempe city estimates 190,571 residents as of July 2025. In the 2020 to 2024 data, 23.3% of residents age 5 and older spoke a language other than English at home, and 14.4% of residents were foreign born.
The City of Tempe also publishes an open data set of languages spoken by census tract on data.tempe.gov.
Tempe Municipal Court and county offices
Tempe Municipal Court is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be reached at (480) 350-8271. The court states that interpreter services are available and asks you to contact it to request assistance. It publishes a Language Access Plan and a set of court forms in English and Spanish.
Maricopa County offices that Tempe residents use are listed below. The county has no vital records office or Clerk of the Superior Court location in Tempe itself.
| Vital records, East Valley office | 331 E. Coury Ave., Mesa, AZ 85210. Certified Arizona birth and death certificates, $20 per copy. Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday from 9 a.m. |
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| Clerk of the Superior Court, Southeast Regional Center | 222 E. Javelina, Mesa, AZ 85210. One of four Clerk locations for in-person marriage licenses. |
| Justice courts | Maricopa County has 26 justice courts. The University Lakes and Kyrene courts, among others, sit at 201 E. Chicago Street, Chandler, AZ 85225. Use the county’s Find a Precinct map to confirm the court for your address. |
From Tempe to an Arizona apostille
- Who issues it. The Arizona Secretary of State. There is a Phoenix office and a Tucson office; no electronic apostilles are issued.
- What to submit. The Apostille/Certificate of Authentication Request form, the fee, and the original notarized document or certified recorded document. Photocopies are not accepted.
- Cost. $3 per document. Walk-in service adds a $25 expedite fee and is limited to 6 documents.
- Mail. Secretary of State, Attn: Apostille Dept., 1700 W. Washington Street, Fl. 7, Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808. Include a self-addressed postage-paid envelope. Processing is 10 to 20 business days. Pay by check or money order.
- Walk in. State Capitol Executive Tower, 1700 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding holidays. Same-day service.
- Federal documents. The request form says not to use it for documents signed or notarized by a federal official; those go to the U.S. Department of State.
Notarized translations and where they are authenticated
A certified translation and an apostille are different things. The certificate of accuracy is the translator’s signed statement about the translation. An apostille authenticates the signature of a notary or public official.
When we notarize a translator’s statement, the notarization is done outside Arizona. The Arizona Secretary of State says documents from other states must be certified by that state’s Secretary of State. We help customers with apostilles and can tell you which office handles yours.
Related services for Tempe
- Arizona document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Arizona apostille service
- All document translation services
Tempe translation questions
Apostille Authentications prepares certified translations for Tempe customers remotely from Lake Oswego, Oregon. You upload the document online and receive the translation with a signed certificate of accuracy electronically or by mail.
Pricing starts at $65 per page, and most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
Yes. ASU’s international graduate admission page requires transcripts in the original language with an official English translation that is literal and complete. Students may not translate their own transcripts, and ASU says translations certified by a notary public are not acceptable.
Tempe Municipal Court states that interpreter services are available and asks you to contact the court at (480) 350-8271 to request assistance. It also publishes court forms in English and Spanish.
Maricopa County lists no vital records office in Tempe. Its East Valley office is at 331 E. Coury Ave., Mesa, AZ 85210, and certified copies of Arizona birth and death certificates cost $20 each.
Send the Arizona Secretary of State’s request form, $3 per document and the original notarized or certified document to 1700 W. Washington Street, Fl. 7, Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808, or walk in at the State Capitol Executive Tower. Mail takes 10 to 20 business days; walk-in is same day with an added $25 fee.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- ASU international graduate admission
- ASU international first-year admission
- ASU international transfer admission
- Tempe Municipal Court
- Tempe Municipal Court: Language Access
- Tempe Municipal Court: Contact
- City of Tempe open data: language spoken
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Tempe city, Arizona
- Maricopa County Office of Vital Registration: locations, hours, fees
- Clerk of the Superior Court: office locations
- Clerk of the Superior Court: marriage licenses
- Maricopa County Justice Courts: court locations
- Maricopa County: Find a Precinct
- Arizona Secretary of State: Apostilles and Certificates of Authentication
- Arizona Secretary of State: Apostille request form
Get your Tempe 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.