Certified Translation Services in South Burlington, Vermont

Apostille Authentications translates and certifies documents for South Burlington, Vermont households and employers, with prices from $65 per page and most work delivered in 1 to 2 business days. South Burlington is its own city in Chittenden County, separate from Burlington next door. We operate from Lake Oswego in the Portland, Oregon area, so service is remote: upload the document, and the certified translation comes back electronically or by mail with a signed certificate of accuracy.

Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.

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South Burlington by the numbers

Census Reporter’s ACS profile counts 20,756 residents in South Burlington and reports that 12.7% of them were born outside the United States. The same profile gives Vermont’s statewide share as 4.3%, so the city’s proportion is roughly three times the state’s. It also shows 67.6% of adults holding a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Those figures describe the city, not our customers. What they do explain is why offices here regularly see foreign birth, marriage and academic records that need an English version.

How to order a certified translation from South Burlington

You will not find us at a South Burlington address. We have no Vermont location, and orders are taken through the website.

  • Upload. Attach your document to the quote form. PDF, JPEG, PNG and Word files all work.
  • Quote. We answer with a price that begins at $65 per page and a delivery date.
  • Turnaround. Most translations are returned within 1 to 2 business days.
  • Format. Choose an electronic copy, a mailed copy with an original signature, or both. Tell us if the receiving office wants the translator’s statement notarized.

The South Burlington City Clerk and Vermont vital records

South Burlington has its own City Clerk, separate from Burlington’s Clerk/Treasurer. Under Vermont’s system, town and city clerks issue certified copies of birth, death, marriage and civil union certificates from January 1, 1909 forward, and the Vermont Department of Health calls the local clerk the fastest and cheapest way to order.

If you were born or married abroad, the clerk cannot issue your record. You bring the foreign original, and the office you are dealing with tells you whether it needs a certified translation.

Certified copy fee$10 per certificate (Vermont Department of Health)
Online state orderAdds a $2 processing fee
Eligibility for birth and death certificatesFamily members, legal guardians, certain court-appointed parties or their legal representatives, with valid ID
Marriage and divorce records, 2013 and earlierAlso certified by the Vermont State Archives for $10

Courts that hear South Burlington cases

South Burlington has no state courthouse of its own. Cases from the city are heard by the Chittenden Unit of the Vermont Superior Court, whose divisions sit in Burlington.

  • Civil and probate. 175 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401.
  • Criminal and family. 32 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT 05401, in Suites 300 and 200.
  • Federal. U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, 11 Elmwood Avenue, Burlington.
  • Interpreters. Requested from the courthouse or through the Judiciary’s online form and provided at no cost. The Judiciary’s manual prohibits machine translation such as Google Translate for vital documents and points court staff to translators certified by the American Translators Association for that work.

USCIS and school paperwork

For immigration filings the governing text is 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3). A foreign-language document must arrive with a complete English translation, and the translator must certify both its accuracy and his or her own competence in the two languages. Notarization is not part of that federal rule.

Schools set their own terms. The University of Vermont, just over the city line in Burlington, requires certified translations of non-English documents for undergraduate admission, and its Graduate College asks for a notarized English translation. Read the instructions from the program you are applying to and pass them on to us with your order.

Languages: we handle 100. Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech lead the requests. Check with us first if yours is a different one.

Apostille route from South Burlington

All Vermont apostilles are issued by the Secretary of State at the State Archives site, 1078 U.S. Route 2 in Middlesex. Most South Burlington requests can simply be mailed to the Montpelier mailing address, ZIP 05633-7701, with form VSARA-35, the document and a check or money order for $10 per document payable to the Vermont Secretary of State. Walk-in submission is possible Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Vital record copies must be certified by the legal record custodian, which for a South Burlington record can be the City Clerk. A translation needs a notarial act that complies with Vermont law. In that situation we hire a notary commissioned in Vermont to notarize the translator’s statement before the request goes to the Secretary of State.

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South Burlington translation questions

Yes. Apostille Authentications serves South Burlington remotely from the Portland, Oregon area, taking documents through an online form and returning certified translations electronically or by mail.

Most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days. Pricing starts at $65 per page.

Vermont town and city clerks, including the South Burlington City Clerk, issue certified copies of Vermont birth certificates from 1909 onward. The Vermont Department of Health lists the fee as $10 per copy.

The Chittenden Unit of the Vermont Superior Court, located in Burlington at 175 Main Street and 32 Cherry Street. Federal cases go to the U.S. District Court at 11 Elmwood Avenue, Burlington.

Mail or deliver form VSARA-35, your document and $10 per document to the Vermont Secretary of State at 1078 U.S. Route 2, Middlesex, Montpelier, VT 05633-7701. There is no apostille office in South Burlington.

The federal rule, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), asks for a complete English translation with the translator’s certification of accuracy and competence. It does not mention notarization.

Get your South Burlington 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.