Certified Translation Services for Nashville, Tennessee
Apostille Authentications prepares certified translations for Nashville residents from $65 per page, and most are finished in 1 to 2 business days. We are based in Lake Oswego, near Portland, Oregon, and serve Nashville remotely: you upload a scan through our quote form and the translation comes back by email or by mail. Every job includes a signed certificate of accuracy. Nashville is also where Tennessee issues apostilles, which matters if your documents are going abroad.
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The apostille counter is in Nashville
The Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office of Authentications sits at 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave, 6th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243. For someone in Nashville that means the final step can be done in person: the office takes walk-ins Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Central Time, and its guide says you must arrive by 2:00 p.m. to receive same-day service. Mail goes to the same address, marked ATTN: ATS Section.
Before that visit, a notarized document has to be certified by the County Clerk of the county where the notary was commissioned, and you need the completed request form SS-4504. The Tennessee Office of Vital Records gives the Secretary of State’s fee as $2.00 per document.
When a translation has to be notarized for Tennessee, for example ahead of a Tennessee apostille, we hire a notary commissioned in Tennessee to notarize the translator’s statement. We also help with the apostille itself, so tell us the destination country when you ask for a quote.
Davidson County offices that issue the records people translate
| Davidson County Clerk | Howard Office Building, 700 President Ronald Reagan Way, Suite 101, Nashville, TN 37210. Open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Handles marriage licenses and notary public applications. The office states that it does not notarize documents. |
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| Certified marriage license copy | $5.00 per copy, plus $2.00 if mailed, for records from the last 30 years. Mail requests go to Davidson County Clerk’s Office, Attn: Marriage Department, P.O. Box 196333, Nashville, TN 37219-6333. Older marriages, 1779 to 2012, are held by Metro Archives. |
| Metro Public Health Department, Vital Records | Lentz Public Health Center, 2500 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209. Open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Processes birth certificates from 1950 onward and death certificates from 1966 onward. |
| Tennessee Office of Vital Records | 1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower, 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243. Lobby open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Certified birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates cost $15.00 each. |
Courts serving Nashville
State trial courts for Nashville and Davidson County sit in two downtown buildings. Circuit Court and Chancery Court are in the Metro Courthouse at 1 Public Square, Nashville, TN 37201. Criminal Court, Divisions 1 through 6, is in the Justice A.A. Birch Building at 408 2nd Ave North, which also houses General Sessions Court. General Sessions publishes a language request page for people who need language help in court.
Federal cases are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee at the Fred D. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, 719 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37203.
None of these courts publishes one format for translated exhibits on the pages we reviewed. Check with the clerk of the court handling your matter, and let us know if a notarized translator’s statement is required.
Immigration filings from Nashville
USCIS applies the same rule everywhere. Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), a foreign-language document must come with a full English translation that the translator certifies as complete and accurate, plus the translator’s certification of competence in both languages. Our certificate of accuracy addresses each point. USCIS field offices do not allow walk-ins, so go by the address and time printed on your appointment notice.
Universities, schools and a consulate
Vanderbilt University’s Graduate School states that if your school does not provide transcripts in English, you must provide a transcript in the original language and an English translation from a professional translation service. It permits, but does not require, a credential evaluation from a service such as WES or ECE, and some programs set their own rules.
Metro Nashville Public Schools reports more than 19,000 English learners and students from over 130 countries, and its Office of English Learners offers interpreters and document translation to families.
The Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville is at 1801 West End Avenue, Suite 900, Nashville, TN 37203. A consulate sets its own document rules, so ask it directly what it expects of a translation.
Who lives in Nashville, by the numbers
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 one-year figures, published by Census Reporter for the Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government balance, show 704,965 residents. Of those, 15.6 percent were born outside the United States, more than double the Tennessee rate of 6.5 percent.
We work in 100 languages; Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are requested most. For any other language, ask us first.
Ordering a translation from Nashville
- Send the file. Upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file through the quote form. A phone photo is fine if every stamp and margin note is readable.
- Get a price and date. Pricing starts at $65 per page and most work is back within 1 to 2 business days.
- Choose delivery. Electronic copy, mailed paper copy, or both.
- Talk to us. Phone (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We have no office or pickup point in Nashville.
Related services for Nashville
- Tennessee document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Tennessee apostille service
- All document translation services
Nashville translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translation to Nashville customers 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.
Our certified translation starts at $65 per page. Most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
The Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office of Authentications is at 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave, 6th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243. Walk-in hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Central Time.
The Secretary of State’s guide says you must arrive at the office by 2:00 p.m. to receive same-day service. Bring form SS-4504, the document and the fee.
The Davidson County Clerk at 700 President Ronald Reagan Way, Suite 101 issues certified copies for $5.00 each, plus $2.00 by mail, for marriages in the last 30 years.
Vanderbilt’s Graduate School asks for the original-language transcript plus an English translation from a professional translation service when the school does not issue transcripts in English. Individual programs may add requirements.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Tennessee Secretary of State: Apostille and Authentication Guide
- Tennessee Office of Vital Records: apostille on a certificate
- Tennessee Office of Vital Records: fees
- Tennessee Office of Vital Records: office hours and location
- Davidson County Clerk
- Davidson County Clerk: certified copy of marriage license
- Davidson County Clerk: notary public application
- Metro Public Health Department: Vital Records
- Trial Courts of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County: maps and locations
- Davidson County General Sessions Court: language request
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee: court locations
- 8 CFR 103.2 (eCFR)
- USCIS: field offices
- Vanderbilt Graduate School: application requirements
- Metro Nashville Public Schools: English Learners
- Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville: location
- Census Reporter: Nashville-Davidson profile (ACS 2024)
Get your Nashville 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.