Certified Document Translation Services for Macon, Georgia
Apostille Authentications translates and certifies documents for people in Macon, Georgia. Translation costs from $65 per page, most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days, and each one includes a signed certificate of accuracy. We are based at 5 Centerpointe Drive in Lake Oswego, in the Portland, Oregon area, and do not have a Macon location. Everything is handled remotely: you upload scans or photos through the quote form and we send the translation back 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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What Macon offices ask of foreign-language papers
The clearest written rules that apply in Macon come from federal and state bodies. For immigration, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) says a document containing a foreign language must be submitted to USCIS with a full English translation that the translator certifies as complete and accurate, plus a certification that the translator is competent to translate into English.
For Georgia courts, the Rules for Legal Interpreting direct that a written translation of documents be prepared before the proceeding in which they will be put into evidence. Our certificate of accuracy states the translator’s competence and the completeness of the translation. Whether a particular office accepts a document is that office’s decision, so check its instructions first.
Macon-Bibb County offices for certified copies
Macon and Bibb County are governed together as Macon-Bibb County. A divorce decree or death certificate issued abroad in another language is a common example of a record you may be asked to explain in English; ask the Probate Court’s license division what it will accept.
| Bibb County Probate Court | 601 Mulberry Street, Second Floor, Macon, GA 31201, per the court’s contact page. Marriage licenses are $77.00, or $37.00 with a premarital counseling certificate. Certified copies are $10 in person and $11 by mail. |
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| Proof of a prior marriage ending | The Probate Court asks previously married applicants for official proof, such as a copy of the final divorce decree or the former spouse’s death certificate. |
| Clerk of Superior Court | 601 Mulberry Street, Suite 216, Macon, GA 31201. Court records, public records searches and passport services. |
| Bibb County Health Department, Vital Records | 1600 Forsyth Street, Macon, GA 31201. Open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. The state fee for a birth or death certificate is $25.00, with additional copies at $5.00. |
Federal court in Macon
Macon is the headquarters of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. The William A. Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse is at 475 Mulberry Street, Macon, GA 31201, on the same street as the county Probate Court and Clerk of Superior Court offices listed above.
Mercer University and translated transcripts
Mercer University’s international admissions page asks applicants for official secondary school reports or transcripts translated in English. After admission, students submit a course-by-course evaluation with grade point average through World Education Services or Josef Silny and Associates.
Mercer Law School, also in Macon, handles foreign records differently: foreign transcripts must go through the LSAC Credential Assembly Service, which produces the international credential evaluation included in the law school report. Follow LSAC’s own instructions on translations for those.
How to order from Macon
Start with the quote form and attach your document as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file. We confirm the cost, from $65 per page, and the turnaround, which is 1 to 2 business days for most documents. Choose electronic delivery, a mailed paper copy, or both. If a receiving office asks for a notarized translator’s statement, we can add that; it is notarized where we are, not in Georgia. Call (971) 514-3743 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with questions.
Languages and Macon
Census Bureau QuickFacts puts the share of Macon-Bibb County residents age 5 and older who speak a language other than English at home at 5.9%, and the foreign-born share at 3.8%. We work in 100 languages; Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are requested most. Ask us about any language not on that list.
Georgia apostilles: the route from Macon
The Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA) is the state’s apostille issuer. It charges $3.00 per document and works from 1875 Century Blvd., Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30345. There is no apostille counter in Macon.
You can mail your request with a cover letter that names the country where the document will be used, a check or money order, and a prepaid self-addressed envelope. GSCCCA gives one to two business days as its normal mail processing time. Walk-in requests are taken Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For vital records, GSCCCA requires certified copies: birth and death certificates signed by the state or by a county probate or health department official, marriage certificates from the county Probate Court, and divorce decrees from the Clerk of Superior Court. A translation can be apostilled only as a Georgia-notarized document, with a translator’s affidavit and a notary who is not the translator. Documents from other states are not accepted, so we hire a Georgia notary to notarize the translator’s statement for those orders. Tell us the destination country when you request a quote and we will help you plan the steps.
Related services for Macon
- Georgia document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Georgia apostille service
- All document translation services
Macon translation questions
Apostille Authentications serves Macon remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. Documents are uploaded through a quote form and certified translations are returned electronically or by mail.
Translation starts at $65 per page. Most documents are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
The Bibb County Health Department vital records office is at 1600 Forsyth Street, Macon, GA 31201. Georgia charges $25.00 for the first certified copy and $5.00 for each additional copy.
No. Georgia apostilles are issued by the GSCCCA at 1875 Century Blvd., Suite 100, Atlanta, for $3.00 per document, by mail or in person.
Mercer’s international admissions page asks for secondary school transcripts translated in English, followed after admission by a course-by-course evaluation from World Education Services or Josef Silny and Associates.
USCIS requires a full English translation certified by the translator as complete and accurate, with a statement of the translator’s competence, under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3).
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- GSCCCA: apostille general information
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), translation rule (eCFR)
- Georgia Department of Public Health: vital records fees
- Rules for Legal Interpreting in the State of Georgia
- Macon-Bibb County Probate Court: Marriage Licenses
- Macon-Bibb County Probate Court: Contact
- Macon-Bibb County: Clerk of Superior Court
- Georgia DPH: Bibb County Health Department (Vital Records)
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia: Court Locations
- Mercer University: International Admissions
- Mercer Law School: Apply
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Macon-Bibb County
Get your Macon 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.