Certified Translation Services in Charleston, West Virginia
Apostille Authentications translates and certifies documents for people in Charleston, West Virginia, starting at $65 per page. Most orders are finished in 1 to 2 business days. The work is done remotely from the Portland, Oregon area, so there is no counter to visit in Kanawha County: you upload a file and receive the certified translation electronically or by mail. Each one includes a signed certificate of accuracy, and notarization of the translator’s statement is available.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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Charleston is where West Virginia apostilles are issued
The state capital has one practical advantage for anyone sending documents abroad. The Secretary of State’s only authentication office is in the State Capitol Building, Charleston, WV 25305, and it takes walk-in requests Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office says walk-in requests usually take minutes, depending on the number of documents, while mailed requests take about 48 business hours.
Bring or mail the original document, a completed Apostille and Certification Request (Form AC-1), the name of the destination country and payment: $10 for the first certification by one official and $5 for each further document certified by that same official. The office certifies signatures of West Virginia officers such as notaries, county clerks and the State Registrar, and it does not certify plain copies.
If your translation has to be notarized for a West Virginia apostille, we hire a notary commissioned in West Virginia to notarize the translator’s statement, which gives the Secretary of State a signature it can certify.
Ordering a translation from Charleston, WV
- Send the file. Upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word copy of the document through the quote form.
- Say where it is going. USCIS, a Kanawha County court, a school, the DMV or a foreign authority. That tells us whether you need notarization.
- Receive it. Certified translations cost from $65 per page and most are ready in 1 to 2 business days, delivered electronically or by mail.
- Talk to us. Phone (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
State and county record offices in Charleston
Several record offices sit in downtown Charleston, and which one you need depends on the record.
The Vital Registration Office accepts cash, check, money order or card at the counter and asks walk-in visitors to allow at least a 15-minute wait. A certified copy signed by the State Registrar or the county clerk is the kind of document the Secretary of State can apostille. A photocopy is not.
| WV Vital Registration Office | 350 Capitol Street, Room 165, Charleston, WV 25301-3701. Certified copies of West Virginia births, deaths, marriages and stillbirths, $12 per copy. Walk-up counter in the main lobby with same-day service |
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| Kanawha County Clerk | 409 Virginia Street East, Charleston, WV 25301, (304) 357-0130, Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Records deeds and liens and keeps vital statistics (births, marriages, deaths), wills and judgments |
| Kanawha County Circuit Clerk | Kanawha County Judicial Building, 111 Court Street, Charleston, WV 25301, 304-357-0440. Circuit court files, including divorce records for cases granted in the county |
Courts serving Charleston
Kanawha County forms the Eighth Judicial Circuit and the Eleventh Family Court Circuit. Circuit and family courts sit in the Kanawha County Judicial Building at 111 Court Street. The federal court is the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, headquartered at the Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse, 300 Virginia Street East.
The state judiciary supplies interpreters for court users with limited English at its own expense. You request one with the Request for Foreign Language Interpreter/Translation Services Form from the clerk’s office. That service covers proceedings and the court’s own vital documents. For a foreign-language exhibit or record you plan to file, ask the clerk or your lawyer what the judge requires.
USCIS filings from Charleston
Immigration filings follow one federal rule wherever you live. 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires a full English translation of any foreign-language document, certified by the translator as complete and accurate, plus the translator’s statement of competence. Our certificate of accuracy is written to address those points. Acceptance decisions rest with USCIS.
Schools and the DMV
The University of Charleston asks first-year international applicants for official transcripts and an English translation from every secondary school attended, and describes the translation it wants as literal and word for word. Transfer applicants need a course-by-course evaluation from a NACES member for coursework outside the United States.
For driver licensing, the Division of Motor Vehicles uses Form DMV-10-DLT for a certified translation of a foreign license. A translator competent in both languages completes it and a notary signs it.
Languages and population
Census Reporter’s American Community Survey profile puts Charleston’s population at 47,421, with about 4.5 percent of residents born outside the United States. We translate 100 languages; Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are requested most. Ask us about any other language.
Related services for Charleston
- West Virginia document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- West Virginia apostille service
- All document translation services
Charleston translation questions
At the Secretary of State’s office in the State Capitol Building, Charleston, WV 25305. Walk-in service runs Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Secretary of State says walk-in requests usually take minutes, depending on the number of documents. Mailed requests take about 48 business hours.
Apostille Authentications has no office in Charleston. It serves Charleston remotely from the Portland, Oregon area through an online quote form, with delivery electronically or by mail.
The West Virginia Vital Registration Office at 350 Capitol Street issues certified copies for $12 each, with same-day service at its walk-up counter.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, at the Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse, 300 Virginia Street East, Charleston.
Apostille Authentications charges from $65 per page, and most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- West Virginia Secretary of State: Authentication of Documents for International Use
- Apostille and Certification Request, Form AC-1
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), eCFR
- West Virginia Vital Registration: Certificate Requests
- Kanawha County Clerk
- West Virginia Judiciary: Kanawha County
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia: Charleston
- West Virginia Judiciary: Access to Justice
- University of Charleston: International Admissions Requirements
- WV DMV Form DMV-10-DLT
- Census Reporter: Charleston, WV
Get your Charleston 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.