Certified Translation Services in Newark, New Jersey
For Newark, New Jersey, Apostille Authentications translates personal and business documents with a signed certificate of accuracy, priced from $65 per page. Most jobs are completed in 1 to 2 business days. This page covers Newark in Essex County, not Newark, Delaware. We serve the city remotely from our office in the Portland, Oregon area: you upload files through the quote form and get 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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Immigration filings at the USCIS Newark Field Office
The USCIS Newark Field Office is in the Peter Rodino Federal Building at 970 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. USCIS lists its service area as Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties, and visits are by appointment only.
Whatever office handles your case, the translation rule is the same. Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), any document containing foreign language must be submitted with a full English translation that the translator has certified as complete and accurate, plus the translator’s certification of competence to translate from that language into English. Our certificate of accuracy is written to address those points; USCIS decides what it accepts.
How to order a translation from Newark
Upload your documents through the quote form in PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word format and tell us the receiving agency. We reply with a price, complete the translation, and send it electronically or by mail with the signed certificate of accuracy. If the receiving party wants the translator’s statement notarized, say so at the start.
We handle 100 languages, most often Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. For other languages, ask before ordering. Phone (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Newark and Essex County records offices
| City of Newark Vital Statistics | 394 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102. Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Birth records from 1924 onward, plus death, marriage, civil union and domestic partnership records. $25 for the first copy, $4 for each additional copy of the same record. Walk-in requests are issued the same day. |
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| Essex County Clerk | Dr. Martin Luther King Justice Building, 495 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Newark, NJ 07102. Notary oaths, passports and county identification cards by appointment. |
| Superior Court, Essex Vicinage | Court facilities at 470 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, 50 West Market Street and 212 Washington Street, Newark |
| U.S. District Court | Martin Luther King Building and U.S. Courthouse, 50 Walnut Street, Newark, NJ 07102 |
| Divorce decrees | The City directs requests for 2014 and later decrees to the Essex County Family Division and earlier ones to the Superior Court Records Center |
Languages spoken in Newark
More than half of Newark residents age 5 and older, 51.4 percent, speak a language other than English at home, according to Census Bureau QuickFacts for 2020 to 2024. The foreign-born share of the population is 36.1 percent. Both figures are well above the statewide numbers of roughly 34 percent and 25 percent.
The State Department’s list of foreign consular offices shows consulates of Portugal, Ecuador and Italy in Newark. Consulates set their own rules on translations, sworn translators and legalization, so ask the consulate before ordering if your document is going to one.
The New Jersey apostille route from Newark
Apostilles are not issued in Newark. They come from the Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services in Trenton. You submit and pay through the state’s online apostille service, then send the confirmation page with the documents.
- Standard. $25 per document plus a $2.50 card or $1.00 e-check service fee; 12 to 20 business days from receipt; mail to PO Box 452, Trenton, NJ 08646.
- Expedited. $40 per document plus the service fee; 8.5 business hours from receipt; deliver in person or by express courier to 33 West State Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, NJ 08608.
- Vital records. Treasury tells applicants to obtain vital records dated 1923 or later from the State Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, which charges $25 for the first certified copy. Confirm with Treasury before sending a city-issued copy.
- Translations. Treasury recommends a notarized English translation with a non-English document and issues a second apostille, at a second fee, for it. For that notarization we hire a notary commissioned in New Jersey to notarize the translator’s statement.
Universities in Newark and foreign transcripts
Rutgers undergraduate admissions tells international students whose transcript is in a language other than English to have it evaluated by a NACES-approved service, and gives World Education Services as an example. New Jersey Institute of Technology asks first-year international applicants for an official secondary school transcript in English or a notarized copy, and asks transfer applicants for an evaluation by WES or another NACES member.
In practice the evaluation service you pick tells you what kind of translation it needs. Check its instructions before you order, since requirements differ between services.
Courts and notaries in Essex County
The New Jersey Judiciary provides court interpreters and bears the cost except in very limited circumstances, under its Language Access Plan. That covers spoken interpretation in court; for written exhibits and filings, ask the court what it requires.
Be cautious with storefront notaries. New Jersey law requires a notary who is not an attorney and who advertises to state, in the language of the advertisement, that he or she is not licensed to practice law and may not give legal advice about immigration or any other legal matter.
Related services for Newark
- New Jersey document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- New Jersey apostille service
- All document translation services
Newark translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translations for Newark, New Jersey remotely from the Portland, Oregon area, from $65 per page with most ready in 1 to 2 business days. Documents are uploaded online and returned electronically or by mail.
Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), every foreign-language document needs a full English translation certified by the translator as complete and accurate, with a statement of the translator’s competence. The rule is the same at every USCIS office.
It is in the Peter Rodino Federal Building at 970 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Visits require an appointment.
The City of Newark Vital Statistics office at 394 University Avenue issues birth records from 1924 onward for $25, with $4 for each additional copy. Walk-in requests are issued the same day.
No. New Jersey apostilles are issued in Trenton by the Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, for $25 standard or $40 expedited per document plus a service fee.
The U.S. State Department’s list of foreign consular offices shows consulates of Portugal, Ecuador and Italy in Newark, New Jersey.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- USCIS: Newark Field Office
- 8 CFR 103.2 (eCFR)
- City of Newark: Vital Statistics
- Essex County Clerk
- NJ Courts: Essex Vicinage
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey: Newark
- NJ Treasury DORES: Apostilles and Notary Certifications
- NJ online apostille request service
- U.S. State Department: foreign consular offices in New Jersey
- Rutgers: international conditions of enrollment
- NJIT: how to apply, international students
- Census QuickFacts: Newark
- P.L. 2014, c.48 (notary advertising)
- NJ Judiciary Language Access Plan
Get your Newark 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.