Certified Document Translation Services for Cary, NC
Apostille Authentications offers certified document translation to Cary residents from $65 per page, with most translations delivered in 1 to 2 business days. A signed certificate of accuracy comes with each one. We have no Cary location. Work is handled remotely from the Portland, Oregon area: upload your documents through the quote form and get them back electronically or by mail. Here is what Cary residents should know about local records, courts and the state apostille office in nearby Raleigh.
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Cary at a glance
Census Reporter’s profile of Cary, drawn from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, puts the town’s population at 181,838 and its foreign-born share at 26.3 percent, with a margin of error of 2.7 points. That is about 47,800 residents born outside the United States.
The Town of Cary runs most of its departments from Town Hall at 316 N Academy St., Cary, NC 27513. The Town does not issue birth, marriage or death certificates, and it does not issue apostilles. Those come from Wake County and the State of North Carolina, as set out below.
Where Cary residents get vital records
Cary is in Wake County, and the Wake County Register of Deeds issues birth, marriage and death certificates. A Wake County certificate costs $10. In person at the downtown office, a certificate for a birth elsewhere in North Carolina is $24 for the first copy and $15 for each additional copy. Online requests take up to two days to process, and in-person service is same day.
| Main office | Wake County Justice Center, 300 S. Salisbury St., Suite 1700, Raleigh, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., phone 919-856-5460 |
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| Southern Regional Center | 130 N Judd Parkway NE, Fuquay-Varina, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Departure Regional Center | 5809 Departure Drive, Raleigh, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Northern Regional Center | 350 E. Holding Avenue, Wake Forest, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Eastern Regional Center | 1002 Dogwood Drive, Zebulon, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
The apostille office is one town over
The Secretary of State’s Authentications office, the only issuer of North Carolina apostilles, is at 2 South Salisbury Street in downtown Raleigh. That is the same street as the Wake County Register of Deeds, so a Cary resident can pick up a certified county record and hand deliver it for an apostille without mailing anything. Walk-ins need no appointment, and the office is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The published fee is $10.00 per document, payable by check or money order to North Carolina Secretary of State. Bring a cover letter and a prepaid return envelope or carrier label for the return. If you would sooner mail the request, the address is P.O. Box 29622, Raleigh, NC 27626-0622, and the office says mailed documents generally take five business days longer.
Two rules matter for translated documents. The office says documents must be in English and that, if they are not, you should obtain a certified or notarized translation. It also says certified copies from a Register of Deeds, a Clerk of Superior Court or NC Vital Records do not need notarization, while school transcripts and diplomas must be notarized by a North Carolina notary. When a translation has to be notarized for North Carolina, we hire a notary commissioned in North Carolina to notarize the translator’s statement.
Courts for Cary cases
Wake County’s state trial courts are in Raleigh. The Wake County Courthouse at 316 Fayetteville St. Mall handles civil matters and is open on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Criminal cases and marriage licenses are handled at the separate Wake County Justice Center. Interpreter requests for state court go through the North Carolina Judicial Branch’s Office of Language Access Services, phone (919) 890-1407.
Wake County language access
Wake County says it provides interpretation at no cost for people using county services, by phone, by video and in person, and that it translates vital county documents on request. The contact is LEP@wake.gov or 919-212-7189. That program covers the county’s own communications. It does not produce certified translations of your personal records for USCIS, a school or a foreign government.
USCIS filings from Cary
USCIS applies 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3): every document containing foreign language needs a full English translation, a translator’s certification that it is complete and accurate, and a certification that the translator is competent to translate from that language into English. We provide a certificate of accuracy worded for this rule. Whether a filing is accepted is up to USCIS.
How Cary customers order
Upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file through the quote form and say where the translation is going. We send a quote, complete the work, and return it by email or by mail to your Cary address. We can also help with the apostille request.
Requests most often involve Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. With 100 languages available, ask us about any language not listed. Call (971) 514-3743 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Related services for Cary
- North Carolina document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- North Carolina apostille service
- All document translation services
Cary translation questions
Apostille Authentications serves Cary remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. Documents are uploaded online and returned by email or mail with a signed certificate of accuracy.
Certified translation starts at $65 per page, and most documents are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
From the Wake County Register of Deeds, whose main office is at 300 S. Salisbury St., Suite 1700, in Raleigh, or at one of the county’s regional centers. A Wake County certificate costs $10.
The North Carolina Secretary of State’s Authentications office at 2 South Salisbury Street in Raleigh issues all state apostilles. It accepts walk-ins without an appointment on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
No. Vital records for Cary come from the Wake County Register of Deeds, and marriage licenses are handled at the Wake County Justice Center in Raleigh.
Census Reporter’s profile based on the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates shows 26.3 percent of Cary’s 181,838 residents are foreign born, with a margin of error of 2.7 points.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- NC Secretary of State, Authentications
- NC Secretary of State, process for obtaining authentication certificates
- NC Secretary of State, turn around times
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), eCFR
- NC Vital Records, ordering certificates
- NC Judicial Branch, Office of Language Access Services
- Wake County Register of Deeds
- Wake County, birth, death and marriage certificates
- Wake County, language access and support
- NC Judicial Branch, Wake County Courthouse
- Town of Cary, getting to Town Hall
- Census Reporter, Cary, NC profile
Get your Cary 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.