Certified Translation Services for Atlanta, Georgia
Apostille Authentications prepares certified translations for Atlanta residents, students and businesses from $65 per page. Most are finished in 1 to 2 business days. We are not an Atlanta storefront: the work is done remotely from our office in Lake Oswego, Oregon, in the Portland area, and you send documents through the online quote form. Every translation comes with a signed certificate of accuracy. Below are the Atlanta and Fulton County offices that issue, record or receive the documents people usually need translated.
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Getting an apostille when you live in Atlanta
Georgia’s apostille office is in Atlanta itself. The Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA) Notary Division is at 1875 Century Blvd., Ste. 100, Atlanta, GA 30345, so Atlanta residents can hand documents in rather than mail them. Walk-in hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with no appointment, and the GSCCCA says a walk-in request typically takes under twenty minutes. The fee is $3.00 per document.
The Secretary of State’s Great Seal office, used only for countries outside the Hague Apostille Convention, is also downtown at 2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 802 Floyd West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334. Its fee is $10 per document and it does not take cash.
For a translation, the GSCCCA requires the translator’s affidavit to be signed before a notary and notarized under Georgia law. For those orders we hire a Georgia notary, so tell us if an apostille is the goal and we will help with the paperwork.
Fulton County offices for records
Most of Atlanta is in Fulton County. These are the county offices that issue the certified copies you may need before or after translation.
| Fulton County Vital Records | Fulton County Government Center, 141 Pryor Street, Suite 1029a, Atlanta, GA 30303. Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Certified birth and death certificates for events in any Georgia county. |
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| Vital records fee | $25 search fee that includes one certified copy if found; $5 for each additional copy of the same record |
| State Office of Vital Records | 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349. Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Fulton County Probate Court | 136 Pryor Street SW, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303. Marriage licenses and certified copies. |
| Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts | 136 Pryor Street SW, Ground Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303. Superior Court civil and criminal records and property deeds. Notary commissions are handled in Suite C155. |
Courts in Atlanta
Fulton County Superior Court records are kept by the clerk at 136 Pryor Street SW. The federal trial court is the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building and United States Courthouse, 75 Ted Turner Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30303.
In Georgia’s state courts, interpreters are licensed under rules the Supreme Court of Georgia adopted effective January 1, 2024. Those rules say an interpreter shall not sight translate written evidence into the record without preparation and advance notice. If you plan to rely on a foreign-language document in a case, ask your attorney or the clerk what form of translation the judge expects.
Immigration paperwork and consulates
USCIS lists an Atlanta Field Office on uscis.gov; check that page for the address and appointment rules. For anything you file, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires a full English translation of each foreign-language document, certified by the translator as complete and accurate, with a statement that the translator is competent to translate into English.
Atlanta hosts many foreign consulates. The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s consular list has shown career consulates general in Atlanta for countries including Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, India, Japan, Korea, France, Germany, Israel, Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Each consulate sets its own rules for translations and legalization, so confirm with the consulate directly before ordering.
Translated transcripts at Atlanta universities
Schools differ on whether the translation must arrive from the issuing school or an evaluator, so read the program’s instructions first.
- Georgia Tech. Its graduate catalog says that if an institution does not issue official academic records in English, the admitted student must submit the original native-language documents along with a word-for-word certified English translation.
- Georgia State University. Undergraduate admissions says all documents must be submitted in the original native language, accompanied by an English translation if the native language is not English. Georgia State evaluates first-year international credentials itself.
Who lives here: Census figures
Census Bureau estimates (ACS 2024 one-year) give Atlanta a population of 520,066, of whom about 10.2 percent were born outside the United States. Statewide, 16.3 percent of Georgians speak a language other than English at home.
How Atlanta customers order
Our most requested languages are Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech, out of 100 offered; ask if yours is not named. Questions go to (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- 1. Upload. Send a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file through the quote form. A clear phone photo is fine.
- 2. Confirm. We reply with the price, starting at $65 per page, and the delivery date. Most jobs take 1 to 2 business days.
- 3. Receive. The certified translation arrives by email, and a paper copy can be mailed to your Atlanta address.
Related services for Atlanta
- Georgia document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Georgia apostille service
- All document translation services
Atlanta translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translations to Atlanta customers remotely from the Portland, Oregon area, from $65 per page. You upload the document online and receive the translation by email or mail, usually in 1 to 2 business days.
The GSCCCA Notary Division issues Georgia apostilles at 1875 Century Blvd., Ste. 100, Atlanta, GA 30345. Walk-in hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the fee is $3.00 per document.
The federal rule, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), sets no location requirement for the translator. It requires a full English translation certified as complete and accurate by a translator who states they are competent; USCIS decides on each filing.
Fulton County Vital Records at 141 Pryor Street, Suite 1029a, Atlanta, issues certified birth and death certificates for events in any Georgia county for a $25 search fee. The State Office of Vital Records is at 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta.
Yes, when the school does not issue records in English. Georgia Tech’s graduate catalog asks for the original native-language documents along with a word-for-word certified English translation.
The Georgia Secretary of State issues Great Seal authentications at 2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 802 Floyd West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334, for $10 per document. The GSCCCA handles apostilles for Hague Convention countries.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- GSCCCA: Apostille information
- Georgia Secretary of State: Great Seal authentication
- Fulton County Board of Health: Vital records
- Georgia DPH: Request vital records
- Fulton County Probate Court
- Fulton County Clerk of Superior and Magistrate Courts
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia: Updated court interpreter rules
- eCFR: 8 CFR 103.2
- Georgia Tech catalog: Academic documents and credential evaluations
- Georgia State University: International first-year applicants
- Georgia Department of Economic Development: Consular and trade offices list
- Census Reporter: Atlanta profile (ACS 2024)
Get your Atlanta 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.