Certified Translation Services in Arlington, Virginia

Apostille Authentications provides certified translation for people in Arlington, Virginia from $65 per page, and most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days. Every translation comes with a signed certificate of accuracy. We work remotely from the Portland, Oregon area and have no office in Virginia: you upload your document through the quote form and receive the translation electronically or by mail. The rest of this page covers the Arlington County offices and federal rules your paperwork is likely to meet.

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What the Arlington Immigration Court requires of a translation

The Arlington Immigration Court sits at 1901 South Bell Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22202, and its filing window is open from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Immigration Court Practice Manual published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review says every document filed with an immigration court must be in English or come with a certified English translation, citing 8 C.F.R. 1003.33.

The manual spells out what the certificate of translation has to contain:

Competence. the translator states that he or she is competent to translate the language of the document.
Accuracy. the translator states that the translation is true and accurate to the best of his or her abilities.
Form. the certification is typed, signed by the translator and attached to the foreign-language document.
Contact details. it includes the translator’s address and telephone number.
Scope. if one certification covers several documents, it must say which ones.

Arlington County courts and record offices

Arlington County is its own judicial circuit, the 17th. The offices below are the ones that issue or hold the local records people most often need translated or sent abroad.

Arlington Circuit Court	1425 North Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA 22201. Clerk of Court: Hon. Paul F. Ferguson. Office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., phone (703) 228-7010.
Clerk’s Land Records Division	Part of the Circuit Court Clerk’s office, which also publishes a marriage license request form.
Arlington General District Court	1425 North Courthouse Road, Suite 2400, Second Floor. Criminal, traffic, civil and small claims cases.
Death certificates	Arlington County Department of Human Services, 2110 Washington Blvd., Suite 350, Arlington, VA 22204, for deaths within the past five years.
Birth, marriage and divorce certificates	Arlington County directs these requests to the Virginia Department of Health Office of Vital Records in Richmond.

Translations for USCIS filings from Arlington

Federal regulation 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) says any document containing a foreign language submitted to USCIS must be accompanied by a full English translation that the translator has certified as complete and accurate, along with the translator’s certification of competence to translate into English. Our certificate of accuracy is written to carry those statements. USCIS decides for itself what it accepts, so we cannot promise the outcome of any filing.

Marymount and George Mason's law school: translated academic records

Two schools in Arlington publish rules on foreign-language records. Marymount University, 2807 N. Glebe Road, asks international first-year applicants for official transcripts from every school attended and certified English translations of anything not in English, sent directly from the issuing institution.

George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School tells international LL.M. applicants that the application is incomplete until a Credential Equivalency Report is on file. It lists SpanTran, WES and the LSAC CAS report as accepted sources, and asks that certified translations, when needed, come directly from the translator. A translation is not a credential evaluation, so check with the admissions office which of the two you need.

From an Arlington record to a Virginia apostille

An apostille for a Virginia document is issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth in Richmond, not by Arlington County. That office authenticates documents notarized by a Virginia notary or issued by Virginia officials such as a court clerk or deputy state registrar. It states that documents do not have to be translated before they are submitted.

Federal documents take a different route. The Secretary of the Commonwealth does not process them and refers you to the U.S. Department of State, whose Office of Authentications handles documents signed by a U.S. federal official. An FBI background check is a federal document.

Virginia fee	$10.00 per document; $5.00 for each additional document signed by the same official on the same date for the same country.
By mail	7 to 10 business days, with a cover letter, payment and a prepaid return mailer.
USPS address	1111 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219.
Courier and walk-in address	400 East Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219. Appointments run Monday to Thursday, up to 10 documents each.
U.S. Department of State	Mail: Office of Authentications, 44132 Mercure Cir., PO Box 1206, Sterling, VA 20166-1206. Walk-in: 600 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006.

Ordering from Arlington

There is nothing to drop off. The whole order runs online and by phone.

Upload. send a scan or clear photo through the quote form as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file.
Quote. translation starts at $65 per page. We work in 100 languages; Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are requested most.
Translation. most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days, each with a signed certificate of accuracy.
Notarization. ask if the receiving office wants the translator’s statement notarized.
Delivery. electronically, or by mail if you need paper.
Questions. call (971) 514-3743 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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Arlington translation questions

Where can I get a certified translation in Arlington, Virginia?

Apostille Authentications translates documents for Arlington, Virginia customers online. You upload the document through the quote form and receive a certified translation with a signed certificate of accuracy electronically or by mail. The company is based in the Portland, Oregon area and has no Virginia office.

How much does certified translation cost in Arlington, VA?

Apostille Authentications charges from $65 per page for certified translation, and most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days.

What does the Arlington Immigration Court require for foreign-language documents?

The Immigration Court Practice Manual says every filing must be in English or accompanied by a certified English translation. The translator’s certification must be typed and signed, state competence and accuracy, include the translator’s address and telephone number, and be attached to the foreign-language document.

Where is the Arlington Immigration Court?

The Executive Office for Immigration Review lists it at 1901 South Bell Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22202, phone 703-603-1300, with window filing from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Can I get an apostille in Arlington, Virginia?

No Arlington County office issues apostilles. Virginia documents are authenticated by the Secretary of the Commonwealth in Richmond for $10.00 per document, by mail in 7 to 10 business days or by appointment.

Is this page about Arlington, Virginia or Arlington, Texas?

This page covers Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The courts, record offices and schools named here are all in Virginia.