Certified Translation Services in Bismarck, North Dakota
Apostille Authentications prepares certified translations for people in Bismarck from $65 per page, and most are ready in 1 to 2 business days. The work is done remotely from our office in the Portland, Oregon area, so you upload your document and get the translation back electronically or by mail. Bismarck is the state capital, which puts the offices that issue vital records and apostilles in the same city as you. This page explains how the pieces fit.
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Bismarck is where North Dakota apostilles are issued
The North Dakota Secretary of State, which issues apostilles and certifications, is at 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept 108, Bismarck ND 58505-0500. For someone in Bismarck that means the apostille request does not have to travel far: you can mail it across town, or call the Notary Unit at (701) 328-2900 to make an appointment, which the office encourages for anyone planning to visit.
The fee is $10 per authentication plus a $5 record search for each unique notary signature. The office asks for the original document, a letter naming the destination country and payment, and says requests are usually processed within 3 business days when everything is in order. It authenticates certified copies from North Dakota entities and documents notarized by a North Dakota notary public.
If your translation has to be notarized for North Dakota, such as for a North Dakota apostille, we hire a notary commissioned in North Dakota to notarize the translator’s statement.
Vital records offices in Bismarck
Two different offices in Bismarck issue the certified records that most often need translating or authenticating.
- State Vital Records. North Dakota Vital Records issues certified birth and death records for the whole state. Its mailing address is 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 325, Bismarck, ND 58505-0250, phone (701) 328-2360. The birth request form lists $15 per certified copy. Visits are by appointment, and the office asks for 5 to 7 business days of processing on requests it receives.
- Burleigh County Recorder. Marriage licenses bought in Burleigh County are filed with the County Recorder at 221 N 5th St, Bismarck, ND 58501, phone (701) 222-6749, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Certified copies cost $5 for the first and $2 for each additional copy, requested with the county’s certified marriage license request form.
- Divorce decrees. A certified copy of a Burleigh County divorce judgment comes from the Clerk of District Court, not from the state.
Courts serving Bismarck
State trial court cases are heard in the Burleigh County district court, part of the South Central Judicial District, at 514 E. Thayer Ave., Bismarck, ND 58501. The clerk’s office number is (701) 222-6690. The North Dakota Supreme Court also sits in Bismarck at 600 E Boulevard Ave.
The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota has its Bismarck location in the William L. Guy Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 220 East Rosser Ave.
North Dakota courts appoint interpreters for hearings through the clerk of court, free of charge in criminal, juvenile, protection order, divorce and several other case types. That covers spoken interpretation. The court system’s published rules and language access plan do not lay out how to file a foreign-language exhibit, so ask the clerk or your lawyer whether the judge wants a certified translation attached.
Marriage licenses and foreign divorce or civil records
Burleigh County takes marriage license applications by appointment only. The license costs $65, and applicants show a state-issued ID or passport. Anyone who has been divorced must bring a certified copy of the divorce decree from the clerk of court that issued it. The county does not publish a translation rule for decrees issued abroad in another language, so call the Recorder before your appointment and ask what form of translation it wants.
Colleges in Bismarck and foreign transcripts
The University of Mary asks undergraduate applicants educated outside the United States for an official credential evaluation from an agency such as WES, ECE or another NACES member, sent directly by the evaluator, and says it requires only the evaluation, not the international transcript itself. Graduate applicants are told to contact admissions for instructions. Evaluation agencies set their own rules on English translations of transcripts and diplomas, so read the agency’s document requirements before you order a translation.
People born abroad in Bismarck
Census Reporter’s American Community Survey profile lists Bismarck’s population at 77,778, with about 6.3 percent of residents born outside the United States. That estimate carries a margin of error of about 1.9 points.
For immigration filings, the federal standard is the same everywhere: 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires a full English translation of any foreign-language document, certified by the translator as complete and accurate, with a statement that the translator is competent to translate.
Ordering a translation from Bismarck
Send your document through the quote form as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file. We reply with the price and delivery date, translate it, and return it with a signed certificate of accuracy by email or by mail. We handle 100 languages; Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are requested most, and you can ask about any other. We have no office in Bismarck. Call (971) 514-3743 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with questions.
Related services for Bismarck
- North Dakota document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- North Dakota apostille service
- All document translation services
Bismarck translation questions
Apostille Authentications serves Bismarck remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. You upload the document, pay from $65 per page, and most certified translations come back in 1 to 2 business days.
The North Dakota Secretary of State is at 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept 108, Bismarck ND 58505-0500. It encourages visitors to make an appointment by calling (701) 328-2900.
The Burleigh County Recorder charges $5 for the first certified copy and $2 for each additional copy of a marriage license filed in Burleigh County.
North Dakota Vital Records in Bismarck issues certified birth records by mail, online or by appointment. The birth request form lists $15 per certified copy.
State cases go to the Burleigh County district court in the South Central Judicial District at 514 E. Thayer Ave. The federal district court sits at 220 East Rosser Ave.
The Secretary of State authenticates certified copies from North Dakota entities and documents notarized by a North Dakota notary. When a translation needs that notarization, we hire a notary commissioned in North Dakota to notarize the translator’s statement.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- North Dakota Secretary of State: Apostille and Certification
- ND HHS: Vital Records
- Burleigh County Recorder: Marriage Information
- North Dakota Courts: Burleigh County
- U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota: Court Locations
- North Dakota Courts: Court Interpreters
- University of Mary: International Admissions
- 8 CFR 103.2 (eCFR)
- Census Reporter: Bismarck, ND profile
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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.