Certified Translation for Aurora, Colorado
Apostille Authentications translates and certifies documents for people in Aurora, Colorado, starting at $65 per page. Most translations are back in 1 to 2 business days. We are not in Aurora: the work is done remotely from the Portland, Oregon area, with documents uploaded through the quote form and returned electronically or by mail. Every order includes a signed certificate of accuracy. This page is about Aurora in Colorado, not Aurora, Illinois.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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Which county handles your Aurora records
Aurora, Colorado does not sit in one county. The city describes itself as lying in Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties, so the office that holds your marriage record or issued your birth certificate depends on where in the city the event was recorded. Check the county on the document before you order a new certified copy for translation.
| Arapahoe County marriage records | Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder. Marriage and civil union license branches are listed at 6954 S. Lima St., Centennial, CO 80112 and 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120. Check the county’s page for current service at its Aurora branch. |
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| Adams County marriage records | Adams County Clerk and Recorder, Adams County Government Center, 4430 South Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601. The county lists a $30 license fee and $1.25 per certified copy. |
| Birth and death certificates, Adams County | Adams County Health Department, 7190 Colorado Blvd., Suite 170, Commerce City, CO 80022. It issues certified birth and death certificates for all Colorado counties. |
| Birth and death certificates, state office | CDPHE Vital Records, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246, by appointment, online or by mail. |
| Divorce decrees | The clerk of the district court in the county where the case was heard. |
Languages in Aurora, Colorado
Aurora’s Office of International and Immigrant Affairs publishes the city’s language access plan. A language access study commissioned by the city reports that Aurora residents come from more than 130 countries and speak more than 160 languages, and that 19.9 percent of residents were foreign-born at the time of the study.
In that study’s survey of 635 city staff, Spanish was by far the language staff met most often, named by 94 percent, followed by Korean at 21 percent and Mandarin at 20 percent. Russian, Nepali, French and Amharic were also reported as common.
More recent Census figures point the same way. The 2024 American Community Survey one-year estimates, as published by Census Reporter, put Aurora’s population at 402,452, with 23.3 percent born outside the United States.
We translate Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu and Czech most often and work in 100 languages. For Korean, Nepali, Amharic or any other language, ask us when you request a quote.
How to order from Aurora
- Step 1. Upload the document through the quote form. PDF, JPEG, PNG and Word files are accepted.
- Step 2. We reply with the price, from $65 per page, and the delivery date, usually 1 to 2 business days.
- Step 3. You receive the certified translation and signed certificate of accuracy by email, or on paper by mail if the receiving office wants an original.
- Questions. Call (971) 514-3743 during office hours, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We have no counter or pickup point in Colorado.
Immigration, DMV and school paperwork
USCIS applies one federal rule wherever you live. Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), a document containing a foreign language must be filed with a full English translation, certified by the translator as complete and accurate, and with the translator’s certification of competence to translate into English.
The Colorado DMV has its own format. It asks for a complete certified translation with the translator’s affirmation printed on the same page as the translation, plus the number and state of issuance of the translator’s unexpired driver’s license or ID card. Mention the DMV when you order.
For schools, ask the admissions office what it wants before you pay for anything. Community College of Aurora, whose CentreTech campus is at 16000 E. CentreTech Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011, asks international applicants for financial statements and passport and visa information. At the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, the College of Nursing requires a course-by-course evaluation of any foreign transcript, submitted through NursingCAS.
Courts that serve Aurora
State court cases from the Arapahoe County part of Aurora are heard in the 18th Judicial District. Its main courthouse is the Arapahoe County Justice Center, 7325 S. Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112, and the district’s interpreter office can be reached at 303-645-6857. Cases arising in the Adams County part of the city go to the state courts for that county. Aurora also runs its own municipal court, and the city publishes an interpreter services page for it.
In Colorado’s state courts, interpreters are provided at no cost to parties under Chief Justice Directive 06-03. A court interpreter does not produce a written translation of a foreign-language document you want the court to read, so ask the clerk or your attorney what form the court expects.
Getting a Colorado apostille from Aurora
Apostilles for Colorado documents are issued only by the Colorado Secretary of State, 1700 Broadway, Suite 550, Denver, CO 80290. From Aurora you can mail the request or deliver it by hand to the Denver office.
The request form lists $5 per apostille by mail or drop-off and $15 per apostille for expedited walk-in service, paid by check or money order. Mailed requests are handled in the order received. For expedited documents delivered before 4:30 p.m., the office tries to finish the same day.
The office accepts documents bearing a Colorado notary’s signature, a Colorado Vital Records certification or a Colorado county clerk’s certification. A document may be in another language if the notary’s statement is in English. Our translator’s statement can be notarized, but in Oregon, not Colorado, so confirm with the receiving country whether it wants the apostille on your Colorado record or on the translation. We can help you work out the apostille step.
Related services for Aurora
- Colorado document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Colorado apostille service
- All document translation services
Aurora translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translation to Aurora, Colorado customers remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. Documents are uploaded online and returned electronically or by mail with a signed certificate of accuracy.
Certified translation from Apostille Authentications starts at $65 per page. Most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
Aurora, Colorado lies in Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties, so the record office depends on where the event was recorded. Marriage records are kept by that county’s clerk and recorder, and birth certificates can be ordered from a county vital records office or CDPHE.
Send or hand-deliver the document to the Colorado Secretary of State at 1700 Broadway, Suite 550, Denver. The request form lists $5 per apostille by mail or drop-off and $15 for expedited walk-in service.
A language access study for the City of Aurora reports more than 160 languages spoken by residents from more than 130 countries. City staff in that study most often named Spanish, Korean and Mandarin.
USCIS does not set a location rule for translators. 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires a full English translation with the translator’s certification of accuracy and of competence to translate into English.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- City of Aurora: About Aurora
- City of Aurora: International and Immigrant Affairs
- City of Aurora Language Access Study, final report
- Arapahoe County: Marriage and Civil Union Licenses
- Adams County Clerk and Recorder: Marriage and Civil Union License
- Adams County Health Department: Birth and Death Certificates
- CDPHE Vital Records
- Colorado Judicial Department: Arapahoe County courts
- City of Aurora: Interpreter Services (municipal court)
- Colorado Secretary of State: Apostilles and Authentications
- Colorado Secretary of State: request form and fees
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), eCFR
- Colorado DMV: required identification documents
- Community College of Aurora: international student admissions
- CU Anschutz College of Nursing: international students
- Census Reporter: Aurora, CO profile (ACS 2024 1-year)
Get your Aurora 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.