Certified Translation Services in Jackson, Mississippi
Apostille Authentications prepares certified translations for people in Jackson, Mississippi, from $65 per page, and most are ready in 1 to 2 business days. Each one carries a signed certificate of accuracy. The work is done remotely from our office in the Portland, Oregon area, not from a Jackson storefront: you upload the document through our 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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Jackson is the capital: the apostille office is here
Mississippi apostilles are issued by the Secretary of State, and its address is 660 North Street, Jackson, MS 39202. For Jackson residents that means the office that certifies Mississippi documents for use abroad is in your own city. Everyone else in Mississippi sends documents to this same Jackson address, because the state has no branch apostille offices listed on its page.
The fee is $5.00 per document, paid by check or money order payable to Secretary of State, with the Apostille Certification Request Form. The form lists P.O. Box 136, Jackson, MS 39205-0136, Attention: Notary/Apostille/Authentication, for mailed requests and says the certificate is mailed to the name and address you enter. The office does not publish walk-in hours on its apostille page, so call 601-359-1615 before going in person.
The office accepts documents notarized by a Mississippi notary public or signed by a Mississippi public official. When a translation needs to be notarized for Mississippi, we hire a notary commissioned in Mississippi to notarize the translator’s statement.
Hinds County clerks and courts in Jackson
Jackson is in Hinds County, which has two judicial districts. The First Judicial District offices are in Jackson and the Second are in Raymond.
| Chancery Clerk | 316 S. President St., Jackson, MS 39201. Files divorce, child custody and probate papers and records deeds and mortgages. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. |
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| Circuit Clerk | P.O. Box 327, Jackson, MS 39205, phone 601.968.6628. Files circuit and county court cases and issues marriage licenses. |
| Circuit Court | 407 East Pascagoula St., Jackson. Hinds County is the Seventh Circuit Court District. |
| Federal court | Thad Cochran United States Courthouse, 501 E. Court Street, Jackson, MS 39201, Southern District of Mississippi. |
Court interpreters and filed translations
The Administrative Office of Courts, part of the state judiciary based in Jackson, runs the Mississippi Court Interpreter Credentialing Program to train, test and certify courtroom interpreters. That program covers spoken interpreting. A written translation of a foreign divorce decree, birth record or contract for a Hinds County case is a separate document, and the clerk or your attorney can tell you whether the judge wants the translator’s statement notarized.
Vital records near Jackson
Certified Mississippi birth, death and marriage certificates are issued by the State Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records. Its counter is not in Jackson itself but at 222 Marketridge Drive, Ridgeland, MS 39157, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays. A certificate costs $17 and each extra copy of the same record ordered at the same time costs $6. The department says birth certificates can be issued the same day in person.
Divorce decrees are not held there. For a Hinds County divorce, contact the Chancery Clerk. If the record is going abroad, the department’s question and answer page says an apostille requires an additional $5 cashier’s check or money order to the Secretary of State.
Schools and foreign transcripts
Jackson State University’s undergraduate admissions page for international students asks for an official evaluation of international academic credentials from an accepted service agency, naming World Education Services, Josef Silny and Associates and Educational Credential Evaluators as examples. Evaluation agencies set their own rules for translations, so check the agency’s instructions before you order. A translation is not a credential evaluation; we provide the translation only.
Immigration filings and language in Jackson
USCIS applies 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) to every filing: a foreign-language document needs a full English translation certified by the translator as complete and accurate, with a statement that the translator is competent in both languages. Our certificate covers both statements.
Census QuickFacts reports that 3.0% of Jackson residents age 5 and older spoke a language other than English at home in 2020 to 2024, and 1.6% of residents were foreign born.
Ordering from Jackson
- Send the file. Upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file through the quote form.
- Price and timing. From $65 per page. Most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
- Return. By email or by mail, with the signed certificate of accuracy.
- Languages. 100 languages, most often Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. Ask about others.
- Contact. (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Related services for Jackson
- Mississippi document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Mississippi apostille service
- All document translation services
Jackson translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translations to Jackson residents remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. You upload the document online and receive the translation with a signed certificate of accuracy by email or mail.
Certified translation starts at $65 per page. Most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
The Mississippi Secretary of State is at 660 North Street, Jackson, MS 39202. The apostille fee is $5.00 per document, and the notary and apostille line is 601-359-1615.
No. The Office of Vital Records is at 222 Marketridge Drive in Ridgeland, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays. A certified birth, death or marriage certificate costs $17.
Divorce papers for the First Judicial District of Hinds County are kept by the Hinds County Chancery Clerk, 316 S. President St., Jackson. The state health department keeps only an index of divorces.
Jackson State’s international admissions page asks for an official credential evaluation from an accepted agency such as WES, Josef Silny and Associates or ECE. Check that agency’s translation requirements before ordering.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Mississippi Secretary of State: Apostilles and Authentications
- Apostille Certification Request Form
- Hinds County Chancery Clerk
- Hinds County Circuit Clerk
- Hinds County Circuit Court
- US District Court, Southern District of Mississippi: locations
- MSDH Vital Records questions and answers
- Mississippi Judiciary: Court Interpreters
- Jackson State University: International Students
- 8 CFR 103.2
- Census QuickFacts: Jackson city, Mississippi
Get your Jackson 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.