Certified Translation Services for Wilmington, Delaware
If you are in Wilmington, Delaware and need a certified translation, Apostille Authentications does the work for $65 per page and up, with most documents ready in 1 to 2 business days. We are based in Lake Oswego, Oregon, near Portland, and serve Wilmington remotely. Nothing has to be dropped off: you upload the file through the quote form and the translation comes back electronically or by mail with a signed certificate of accuracy. The local details below are for Wilmington in New Castle County, not Wilmington, North Carolina.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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How ordering works from Wilmington
Send a scan or photo of the document as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file using the quote form. We confirm the cost and the delivery date before starting. The finished translation is delivered by email or mailed to your Wilmington address. On request we can have the translator’s statement notarized. That notarization is performed outside Delaware. We handle 100 languages, most often Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. Ask if yours is not listed. Our phone is (971) 514-3743 and the office is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wilmington courts
Wilmington is the seat of New Castle County and holds the state’s largest courthouse and its only federal district courthouse.
| Leonard L. Williams Justice Center | 500 North King Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. Houses the Court of Chancery, Superior Court, Family Court and Court of Common Pleas. |
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| U.S. District Court, District of Delaware | 844 North King Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. Clerk’s office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Justice of the Peace Courts | Court 13 (civil) and Court 20 (criminal) are in Wilmington. |
Interpreters and translated papers in court
The Delaware Court Interpreter Program provides interpreters at no cost to people with limited English proficiency in state courts, and it keeps a registry of certified and qualified interpreters. The Judiciary’s 2021 Language Access Plan says each court is responsible for translating its own vital documents, such as forms and notices, mainly into Spanish and increasingly into Haitian Creole. Neither source describes the courts translating evidence or exhibits that a party brings. If you are filing a foreign-language document in a Wilmington court, ask the clerk or your attorney what form of translation the court expects.
New Castle County offices in Wilmington
- Clerk of the Peace. 800 N. French Street, Second Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801. Issues marriage licenses and certified copies of marriage and civil union licenses obtained in New Castle County at $25 per copy. Previously married applicants must bring the original or a certified copy of the divorce decree, annulment or death certificate.
- Recorder of Deeds. 800 N. French Street, Fourth Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801. Keeps land transaction records, including deeds, mortgages, easements and federal tax liens. Open Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Family Court Records. 500 N. King Street, Suite 110, Wilmington, DE 19801. A certified copy of a divorce decree granted in New Castle County costs $4.
Birth and death certificates are not issued in Wilmington
The Delaware Office of Vital Statistics has no walk-in office in Wilmington. Its New Castle County location is at 258 Chapman Road, Newark, DE 19702, open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The other two offices are in Dover and Georgetown. The office also takes orders by mail and online. The CDC’s vital records directory lists the fee as $25 per certified copy.
Getting a Delaware apostille from Wilmington
Apostilles are not issued in Wilmington. They come from the Division of Corporations at 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901, so most Wilmington requests go by mail or courier with a cover memo naming the destination country. The Division says mailed requests are typically processed the same business day and returned by first-class mail unless you enclose a prepaid Priority Mail, FedEx or UPS envelope.
The fee is $30 per document for commercial use, or $30 for all personal documents presented together. For commercial requests, expedited service costs $40 for 24 hour, $50 for same day and $500 for 2 hour service.
For company records filed with the Secretary of State, each document must be certified separately before it can receive an apostille. For a document in another language, the Division requires an English translation and wants both versions notarized. It rejects out-of-state, remote and electronic notarizations, which means the notary must be a Delaware notary signing in person. Tell us where the document is going and we will explain how our translation fits that route. We also help with apostilles.
Law school and college records
Widener University Delaware Law School is at 4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803. Its page for international applicants says transcripts must be submitted through the Law School Admission Council’s Credential Assembly Service, which handles translation of transcripts and includes an international credential evaluation in the report. Delaware Technical Community College has a Wilmington campus with an international student advisor.
Census ACS estimates published by Census Reporter put Wilmington’s population at 73,173, with about 12.2 percent born outside the United States. Across New Castle County the foreign-born share is 14.5 percent of 588,093 residents.
Related services for Wilmington
- Delaware document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Delaware apostille service
- All document translation services
Wilmington translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translations to Wilmington, Delaware customers remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. You upload the document online and receive the translation by email or mail.
Our pricing starts at $65 per page, and most translations are completed in 1 to 2 business days.
No. Delaware apostilles are issued only by the Division of Corporations at 401 Federal Street, Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901, by mail or by appointment for hand delivery.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware is at 844 North King Street, Wilmington, DE 19801.
The New Castle County Clerk of the Peace at 800 N. French Street, Second Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801 issues certified copies of New Castle County marriage licenses for $25 each.
There is no Vital Statistics walk-in office in Wilmington. The New Castle County office is at 258 Chapman Road in Newark, Delaware, and orders can also be placed by mail or online.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Delaware Superior Court: Contact
- Delaware Courts: New Castle County Locations
- U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
- Delaware Court Interpreter Program
- Delaware Judiciary Language Access Plan 2021
- New Castle County Clerk of the Peace: Certified Copies
- New Castle County: Marriage Licenses
- New Castle County Recorder of Deeds
- Delaware Family Court: Divorce Decree Copies
- Delaware Office of Vital Statistics
- CDC: Where to Write for Vital Records, Delaware
- Division of Corporations: Apostilles and Authentication
- Division of Corporations: Non-Commercial Documents for Apostille
- Division of Corporations: Apostille Expedited Fees
- Delaware Law School: International Applicants
- Delaware Tech: International Student
- Census Reporter: Wilmington, DE
- Census Reporter: New Castle County, DE
Get your Wilmington 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.