Certified Translation Services for Aberdeen, South Dakota
For Aberdeen, South Dakota, certified translation is offered by Apostille Authentications at prices from $65 per page, and most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days. This is a remote service operated from the Portland, Oregon area, not a local shop in Brown County. Send your documents through the quote form and the translation is returned electronically or by mail with a signed certificate of accuracy. We can also have the translator’s statement notarized and help you obtain an apostille.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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Placing an order from Aberdeen
The whole process runs online, so it works the same from Aberdeen as from anywhere in Brown County.
Common Aberdeen orders are vital certificates, academic records, court documents and employment paperwork. Let us know who will receive the translation.
- Files we accept. PDF, JPEG, PNG and Word, uploaded through the quote form.
- Price and timing. From $65 per page. We confirm cost and delivery date before starting.
- Return. Electronic copy, mailed hard copy, or both.
- Help. Call (971) 514-3743 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Brown County vital records
The Brown County Register of Deeds is at 25 Market Street, Suite 3, Aberdeen, SD 57401, and is open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. It issues birth, death and marriage certificates and marriage licenses, and keeps burial records. Certified copies are $15 each.
In person you need a valid government-issued photo ID; the office prefers a driver’s license or passport. Without photo ID, bring two of the following: Social Security card, utility bill, bank statement, car registration or a pay stub showing your name and address. By mail, send the completed application, a photocopy of your ID, a self-addressed stamped envelope and a check or money order.
A marriage license costs $40 in cash, is valid for 90 days and must be used in South Dakota. The office does not issue licenses after 4:30.
If the record you need was filed in another South Dakota county, or you want a divorce certificate, the Department of Health Vital Records office in Pierre (605-773-4961) handles statewide orders by mail, online, by phone or in person for the same $15 base fee. Divorce decrees are a court record and come from the Clerk of Court listed below.
Northern State University applicants
Northern State University in Aberdeen asks international applicants to send the high school transcript or marks sheet and any college transcripts to its international admissions email, and says to include, if necessary, a copy that has been professionally translated into English. Mailed official transcripts are required upon admission. A certified translation with a signed certificate of accuracy is a professional translation; confirm with the university that it meets its current requirement.
Courts in Aberdeen
Courtroom interpreting is arranged by the court. A written English version of a foreign certificate, contract or judgment that you plan to file is yours to supply, and that is the part we prepare.
| Brown County Clerk of Court | Fifth Judicial Circuit, 101 SE 1st Avenue, PO Box 1087, Aberdeen, SD 57402-1087. Phone 605-626-2451, open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. |
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| U.S. District Court, Northern Division | 102 Fourth Avenue S.E., Aberdeen, SD 57401, (605) 377-2600. |
| Language rule for filings | The Unified Judicial System’s Language Access Plan says all submitted forms must be in English. |
| Interpreters | Provided by the court at no cost to a party or witness who needs one. The court system’s interpreter listings include entries specific to the Fifth Judicial Circuit. |
Sending documents from Aberdeen for an apostille
Apostilles are not issued in Aberdeen. The South Dakota Secretary of State handles them in Pierre, and most Aberdeen requests go by mail to South Dakota Secretary of State, Attn: Apostille Office, 500 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, SD 57501. Enclose the Apostille/Authentication Request Form, name the destination country, and include $25 per document. The office reports that mailed requests are processed within 2 business days of the date it receives them. An expedited appointment in Pierre costs an additional $50.
A Brown County certified copy must show the raised or stamped seal of the issuing office to qualify. A notarized document must carry the notarization of a South Dakota Notary Public, so when the translation needs to be notarized for the state, we hire a notary commissioned in South Dakota to notarize the translator’s statement.
Languages we handle for Aberdeen
Census Reporter’s ACS profile shows about 28,000 people living in Aberdeen, of whom roughly 5.3 percent were born abroad, a higher share than the state as a whole. Our 100 languages include the ones we are asked for most: Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. Check with us about anything else.
Immigration filings follow 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3): the English translation must be complete, and the translator must certify both its accuracy and his or her competence to translate. USCIS and other agencies make their own acceptance decisions.
Related services for Aberdeen
- South Dakota document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- South Dakota apostille service
- All document translation services
Aberdeen translation questions
Yes. Apostille Authentications provides certified translations to Aberdeen, South Dakota remotely from the Portland, Oregon area, with upload through a quote form and delivery by email or mail.
Translation starts at $65 per page, and most documents are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
The Brown County Register of Deeds at 25 Market Street, Suite 3, issues certified birth, death and marriage certificates for $15 per copy. Bring a government-issued photo ID.
Northern State University tells international applicants to include, if necessary, a copy of their transcripts that has been professionally translated into English. Official mailed transcripts are required upon admission.
Mail the request form, the certified or notarized document and $25 per document to the South Dakota Secretary of State’s Apostille Office, 500 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, SD 57501. Mail requests are processed within 2 business days of receipt.
The Brown County Register of Deeds charges $40, cash only, and the license is valid for 90 days from issue for use in South Dakota.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Brown County Register of Deeds: Vital Records
- Unified Judicial System: Brown County court
- Northern State University: International Students
- U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota: Court Info
- South Dakota Secretary of State: Apostilles and Authentications
- South Dakota Unified Judicial System Language Access Plan, Fiscal Year 2025
- South Dakota Unified Judicial System: Language Access
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) (eCFR)
- Census Reporter: Aberdeen profile (ACS)
Get your Aberdeen 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.