Certified Translation for Dover, DE
Apostille Authentications prepares certified translations for people in Dover, Delaware, the state capital in Kent County. Pricing starts at $65 per page and most orders are finished in 1 to 2 business days. The work is done remotely from our office in Lake Oswego, Oregon, in the Portland area, so there is no Dover storefront to visit. You send a scan through the quote form and get the translation back electronically or by mail, with a signed certificate of accuracy attached.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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The Delaware apostille office is in Dover
Dover is where every Delaware apostille is issued. The Secretary of State’s Division of Corporations handles apostilles and authentications from the John G. Townsend Building, so someone in Dover can deliver documents by hand instead of mailing them. The Division asks you to call (302) 739-3077 to schedule an appointment for hand delivery. Requests are typically processed the same business day.
The fee is $30 per document for commercial use. For personal use the Division charges $30 for any documents presented together. Include a cover memo that names the country where the document will be used.
Two rules matter for translations. A document in a foreign language must have an English translation, and both versions must be notarized. The Division will not accept a document notarized in another state, or one notarized remotely or electronically. A translation headed for a Delaware apostille therefore needs a Delaware notary. We can have the translator’s statement notarized, but that is done outside Delaware, so tell us the destination country first and we will explain which route fits. We also help with apostilles.
| Apostille office | Division of Corporations, 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901 |
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| Accepted | Documents notarized by a Delaware notary, certified Delaware vital records, official state documents |
| Not accepted | Photocopies, federal documents, documents issued by a foreign country |
Kent County and state record offices in Dover
Most of the offices that issue the records people need translated or apostilled sit within a few addresses of each other in Dover.
| Office of Vital Statistics | 417 Federal Street, Dover, DE 19901. Certified birth, death and marriage certificates. Open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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| Kent County Clerk of the Peace | 555 Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901. Marriage licenses: $70 for Delaware residents, $120 for non-residents, cash only. |
| Kent County Deeds Office | 555 Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901. Records Kent County property documents. Recording hours 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. |
| Family Court Records, Kent County | 445 South Governor’s Avenue, Dover, DE 19904. Certified copy of a divorce decree: $4. |
Marriage licenses when one person does not speak English
The Kent County Clerk of the Peace publishes a specific rule: a third-party translator is required if one party does not speak English, and that person must be at least 18 years old and carry proper identification. Applicants who were married before must bring the original or a certified copy of the divorce decree, annulment or death certificate. The county page does not say what it expects when that paper is in another language, so ask the Clerk’s office at 302-744-2346 before you apply.
Courts in Dover
The Kent County Courthouse at 414 Federal Street, Dover, DE 19901 houses the Superior Court and the Register in Chancery for the Court of Chancery. The Delaware Supreme Court, Family Court and Court of Common Pleas also sit in Dover. Delaware courts supply interpreters at no cost to people with limited English proficiency through the Court Interpreter Program. That program covers spoken interpreting. It does not describe translating a party’s own documents.
The federal court for the whole state, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, is in Wilmington at 844 North King Street.
Delaware State University and other Dover institutions
- Delaware State University. DSU requires academic records from non-U.S. postsecondary institutions to be converted to U.S. equivalents by a recognized credential agency to obtain transfer credit. It names World Education Services and Educational Credential Evaluators, asks for a course-by-course evaluation and wants it sent directly by the evaluator.
- Delaware Technical Community College. The Terry Campus in Dover has an international student advisor. The college’s international student page does not set out a translation rule, so confirm requirements with the campus.
- Dover Air Force Base. The 436th Airlift Wing legal office lists notaries and powers of attorney, by appointment, for service members, their families and military retirees.
Who lives in Dover
Census ACS estimates published by Census Reporter give Dover a population of 39,837, with about 10.9 percent of residents born outside the United States. For Kent County as a whole the figures are 192,690 people and 7.3 percent foreign born. In Delaware’s courts, Spanish accounts for about 92 percent of interpreter requests and Haitian Creole for about 7 percent, according to the Judiciary’s 2021 Language Access Plan.
Ordering from Dover
Upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file through the quote form. We reply with the price and delivery date, then send the certified translation by email or by mail. USCIS filings need a full English translation with the translator’s certification of accuracy and competence under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3). We translate 100 languages. Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are requested most, and you can ask about others. Phone (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Related services for Dover
- Delaware document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Delaware apostille service
- All document translation services
Dover translation questions
At the Delaware Division of Corporations, John G. Townsend Building, 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. The Division asks you to call (302) 739-3077 to schedule hand delivery.
The Delaware Office of Vital Statistics has a walk-in office at 417 Federal Street, Dover, DE 19901, open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Kent County Clerk of the Peace at 555 Bay Road charges $70 for Delaware residents and $120 for non-residents, and the office accepts cash only.
Apostille Authentications serves Dover remotely from the Portland, Oregon area and has no office in Delaware. Documents are uploaded online and translations are returned electronically or by mail.
Our certified translation starts at $65 per page, and most documents are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
Yes. Delaware State University requires non-U.S. academic records to be converted to U.S. equivalents by a recognized agency such as WES or ECE to obtain transfer credit, with a course-by-course evaluation sent by the evaluator.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Delaware Division of Corporations: Apostilles and Authentication
- Division of Corporations: Non-Commercial Documents for Apostille
- Delaware Office of Vital Statistics
- Kent County Clerk of the Peace: Marriage Licenses
- Kent County Deeds Office
- Delaware Family Court: Divorce Decree Copies
- Delaware Superior Court: Contact
- Court of Chancery: Kent County Location
- Delaware Courts: Kent County Locations
- Delaware Court Interpreter Program
- Delaware Judiciary Language Access Plan 2021
- Delaware State University: International Students
- Delaware Tech: International Student
- Dover AFB 436th AW Staff Judge Advocate
- 8 CFR 103.2
- Census Reporter: Dover, DE
- Census Reporter: Kent County, DE
Get your Dover 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.