Certified Translation Services in Lincoln, Nebraska
Apostille Authentications prepares certified translations for Lincoln residents from $65 per page, and most are ready in 1 to 2 business days. Every translation carries a signed certificate of accuracy. We are located in the Portland, Oregon area and serve Lincoln remotely, so you upload a scan and get the translation back electronically or by mail. Lincoln is where Nebraska’s apostille office and its Vital Records office sit, and the details below explain how to use both.
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Lincoln is the state capital: what that means for your documents
Two state offices that people with foreign paperwork deal with are both in downtown Lincoln. The Secretary of State’s Notary Division, which issues every Nebraska apostille, takes walk-ins at 1201 N Street, Suite 120. Nebraska Vital Records, which issues certified birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates, has its counter on the first floor of the Nebraska State Office Building at 301 Centennial Mall South.
Someone in Lincoln can therefore collect a certified record and have it apostilled without mailing anything. The Secretary of State says walk-in requests are handled by a staff member and completed that day, and Vital Records lists a minimum of 30 minutes for walk-in requests.
Getting a Nebraska apostille in person
- Bring the original. The office needs the original document signed by a Nebraska notary or a state or county official.
- Fill in the request. The Apostille/Certificate of Authentication Request form asks for your contact details, the type of document and the country where it will be used.
- Pay $10 each. The fee is charged per document or notarization, regardless of page count.
- Or mail it. PO Box 95104, Lincoln, NE 68509. Mailed requests take 3 to 5 business days from receipt.
When the translation itself needs an apostille
A translation is a private document, so the Notary Division can certify it only after the translator’s statement has been notarized by a Nebraska notary. When that is required, we hire a notary commissioned in Nebraska to notarize the translator’s statement. We can also help you put together the apostille request. No one can promise how a foreign authority will treat the finished packet, so confirm its requirements first.
Lancaster County offices and courts
Lincoln is the seat of Lancaster County. The County Clerk issues marriage licenses at the County-City Building, 555 S. 10th Street, Room 108, open Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Both applicants appear together with current identification such as a driver’s license, state ID or passport book.
The Clerk keeps marriage licenses issued by Lancaster County from mid-June 1976 to the present and charges $9 for a certified copy. For older licenses, the Clerk refers you to DHHS Vital Records at 402-471-2871.
| Lancaster County District Court | 575 S. 10th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508 (Third Judicial District) |
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| U.S. District Court, Lincoln | Robert V. Denney Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Room 593 |
| USCIS field office | 1717 Avenue H, Omaha, NE 68110; serves all of Nebraska |
Court interpreters and written translations
Interpreters in Lancaster County courtrooms come through the Nebraska Supreme Court’s interpreter program, which tests and classifies interpreters as certified, provisionally certified or registered. Oral exams for that program are offered twice a year in Omaha and Lincoln. A court interpreter handles speech in the courtroom. Written exhibits in another language are a separate matter, and the judicial branch’s language access plan says certified translators should be used for complex documents. Check with the clerk or your attorney on what a particular judge wants filed.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln transcripts
UNL Graduate Studies publishes a clear rule for academic records: if they are in a language other than English, it must receive both the original-language documents and a word-for-word English translation. The undergraduate international admissions page asks for a final secondary school transcript signed and stamped by the school principal and does not state a translation rule, so ask the Office of Admissions at 402-472-2023 how it wants translated records submitted.
For immigration filings, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires a full English translation certified by the translator as complete and accurate, with a statement of the translator’s competence.
Languages in Lincoln and how to place an order
Census Reporter’s ACS 2024 one-year profile gives Lincoln a population of 300,626, with 10.2 percent of residents born outside the United States. A state DHHS report using 2018 ACS data counted 13,488 Lancaster County residents with limited English proficiency.
Our translators cover 100 languages; Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are requested most. Ask about any other language. To order, upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file through the quote form, approve the quote, and choose electronic or mailed delivery. Phone (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Related services for Lincoln
- Nebraska document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Nebraska apostille service
- All document translation services
Lincoln translation questions
Apostille Authentications serves Lincoln remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. You upload the document online and receive a certified translation with a signed certificate of accuracy electronically or by mail.
Certified translation starts at $65 per page, and most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
The Secretary of State’s Notary Division accepts walk-ins at 1201 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508. It charges $10 per document and says walk-in requests are completed the same day.
Nebraska Vital Records serves walk-ins at the Nebraska State Office Building, 301 Centennial Mall South, First Floor. A birth certificate costs $17.
UNL Graduate Studies requires both the original-language records and a word-for-word English translation when academic records are not in English.
USCIS lists one field office for Nebraska, at 1717 Avenue H in Omaha, and it serves the whole state. Translations filed with USCIS must meet 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3).
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Nebraska Secretary of State: Apostilles and Authentications
- Apostille request form
- DHHS Vital Records service options
- Lancaster County Clerk: Marriage Licenses
- Lancaster County: Certified Copy of Marriage License
- Lancaster County District Court
- U.S. District Court, Lincoln
- UNL Graduate Studies: official transcripts
- UNL international admission requirements
- Interpreter Certification Pathway
- 2019 Language Access Plan
- 8 CFR 103.2 (eCFR)
- USCIS Omaha Field Office
- Census Reporter: Lincoln
- DHHS Language and LEP Report Card 2021
Get your Lincoln 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.