Certified Translation Services for Meridian, Idaho
If you live in Meridian, Idaho, Apostille Authentications can prepare your certified translation from $65 per page, usually within 1 to 2 business days. There is no Meridian storefront: our translators work from the Portland, Oregon area, you send the document through an online quote form, and the finished translation with its signed certificate of accuracy is emailed or mailed to you. The rest of this page covers the Meridian and Ada County offices where translated documents come up.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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Ordering a translation from Meridian
- Step 1. Scan or photograph every page and upload it through the quote form. PDF, JPEG, PNG and Word files all work.
- Step 2. We send back a price, starting at $65 per page, and a completion date. Most orders are finished in 1 to 2 business days.
- Step 3. Your translation is delivered electronically or by mail with a signed certificate of accuracy. If the receiving office wants the translator’s statement notarized, say so when you order.
- Contact. Phone (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The office is at 5 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 400, Lake Oswego, OR 97035.
Meridian City Hall: passports and interpreters
The Meridian City Clerk’s Office at 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, ID 83642 accepts new passport applications on form DS-11 for the U.S. Department of State. Appointments are required, Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and the phone number is (208) 888-4433.
The clerk states that passport services are provided in English and that anyone who needs an interpreter must arrange their own, in person or by phone. Proof of citizenship has to be a certified birth certificate issued by a city, county or state. Hospital certificates and birth abstracts are not accepted.
Driver licensing on Progress Avenue
The Idaho Transportation Department lists a Meridian driver services office at 736 S. Progress Ave., Meridian, ID 83642, phone (208) 577-3100, open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Under the Idaho Driver’s Handbook, new residents apply for an Idaho license within 30 days and no foreign driver is exempt from the knowledge test, which is offered in 11 spoken languages plus American Sign Language. The licensing chapter says a document that is not in English needs an acceptable English-language document or an acceptable certified translation to go with it.
Idaho State University's Meridian campus
Idaho State University’s Meridian campus is at 1311 E. Central Drive, Meridian, ID 83642. ISU’s international admissions page states that documents not in English must be translated by a certified translator.
Transfer applicants with coursework from outside the United States also need a course-by-course evaluation from a NACES-approved service, sent directly to ISU. A translation and a credential evaluation are separate things, and the evaluation service will usually tell you what translation it needs.
County records and courts for Meridian residents
Meridian is in Ada County, and the county seat offices are in Boise. The Ada County Courthouse and Administration Building at 200 W Front Street, Boise, ID 83702 holds the Clerk, Auditor and Recorder and court services. The Recorder in Room 1207 charges $1.00 per page for copies plus $1.00 per document for certification and takes cash or check only.
Court cases from Meridian are part of the Fourth Judicial District. Its Language Access Office, phone (208) 287-7503, says interpreters are provided free of charge in all criminal and civil in-court proceedings. Request one by email as soon as a hearing is set.
Certified Idaho birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates are issued by the state Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics for $16 each, not by the city.
The apostille route from Meridian
Idaho apostilles are issued only by the Secretary of State in Boise. From Meridian you have two routes. You can mail the document, the request form and payment to the Secretary of State’s Office, Attn: Notary Department, PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0080. Or you can book an appointment and go to 450 N 4th Street, Boise, ID 83702. Walk-in service without an appointment is not offered.
The state fee is $10 per document. Notarized documents must carry an Idaho notary’s notarization, and school documents must be signed by a school official and notarized. Idaho notaries may not certify copies of birth, death or marriage records, so those must be state-issued certified copies. Under Idaho Code 51-125, a non-attorney notary may not call themselves a ‘notario publico’ or act as an immigration consultant.
If the destination country also wants the document translated, ask the receiving authority whether the translation should be done before or after the apostille.
Languages in Meridian
Census Bureau QuickFacts estimates Meridian’s population at 142,988 as of July 1, 2025. For 2020 to 2024 it reports that 8.2% of residents age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home and 5.0% are foreign born.
Our most requested languages are Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech, out of 100 offered. If yours is not among those eight, ask before ordering.
Related services for Meridian
- Idaho document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Idaho apostille service
- All document translation services
Meridian translation questions
Apostille Authentications serves Meridian remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. You upload the document online and receive the certified translation by email or mail, from $65 per page.
Send your document by mail or take it by appointment to the Idaho Secretary of State at 450 N 4th Street in Boise. The fee is $10 per document.
No. The Meridian City Clerk says passport services are provided in English and applicants must arrange their own interpreter, in person or by phone.
The Idaho driver’s manual says a document not written in English must come with an acceptable English-language document or an acceptable certified translation. Confirm with the driver services office which documents apply to you.
ISU says documents not in English must be translated by a certified translator. Transfer applicants also need a course-by-course evaluation from a NACES-approved service.
Ada County. Its courthouse, clerk and recorder are at 200 W Front Street in Boise.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- City of Meridian: Passports
- Idaho Transportation Department: DMV locations
- Idaho Driver’s Handbook
- Idaho State University: Meridian campus contact
- Idaho State University: international undergraduate admissions
- Ada County Recorder: property records
- Fourth Judicial District Language Access Services
- Idaho Secretary of State: Apostille and Authentication
- Idaho Code 51-125
- Idaho Notary Public Handbook
- Census QuickFacts: Meridian city
Get your Meridian 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.