Certified Translation for Bloomington, Minnesota
Certified translation for Bloomington, Minnesota is available from Apostille Authentications starting at $65 per page, and most documents are finished in 1 to 2 business days. You receive the translation with a signed certificate of accuracy. Our office is in Lake Oswego, near Portland, Oregon, so the work is done remotely: upload your file through the quote form and get the result electronically or by mail. This page is about Bloomington in Hennepin County, Minnesota, not the cities in Indiana or Illinois.
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Languages in Bloomington, by the numbers
According to Census Bureau QuickFacts, drawing on the 2020-2024 American Community Survey, 19.8% of Bloomington residents age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home and 15.4% of residents are foreign-born. The city’s population estimate for July 1, 2025 is 89,034.
The City of Bloomington publishes a page of information in languages other than English, with handouts in Chinese, Hmong, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese. That is city information only. Personal documents such as birth certificates, diplomas and court orders still need a translation prepared for the agency that will receive them.
Normandale Community College and translated transcripts
Normandale Community College is at 9700 France Avenue South in Bloomington. Its international admission requirements state that documents in a language other than English must be accompanied by English translations from a certified service. Students who attended a university outside the U.S. and want transfer credit are told to request a course-by-course evaluation through ECE or WES. The college also notes that it may decline to use any document submitted, so confirm its current requirements with the international admissions office before you order.
Where Bloomington cases and county records are handled
Bloomington has no courthouse of its own for district court matters. Hennepin County District Court, in the Fourth Judicial District, states that Bloomington cases, along with Richfield and airport cases, go to the downtown Minneapolis court locations and not to the suburban divisions.
- Hennepin County Government Center. 300 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55487. Civil, criminal, family, housing, probate, mental health and traffic cases.
- Public Safety Facility. 401 4th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415. Criminal and traffic cases.
- Southdale Service Center. 1225 Southdale Center, Edina, MN 55435. A Hennepin County service center listed for birth, death and marriage certificates and marriage licenses. The county lists no service center inside Bloomington.
- U.S. District Court. Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse, 300 South Fourth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
Hennepin County birth certificate fees
Hennepin County issues birth certificates when the birth took place in Minnesota. Requests for certified copies must be notarized, and the county accepts e-notarization. Applying in person can produce a certificate the same day; other orders are ready within 3 weeks of receipt, or within 1 week with the expedite fee.
| Certified copy | $26 |
|---|---|
| Each additional copy | $19 |
| Non-certified copy | $13 (not valid for legal purposes) |
| Expedite fee | $20 |
Immigration filings and the notary question
USCIS applies 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3): every document containing a foreign language must be accompanied by a full English translation certified by the translator as complete and accurate, plus the translator’s certification of competence in both languages. The rule asks for a certification, not a notary seal. Some schools, courts and foreign authorities ask for notarization as well, and we can have the translator’s statement notarized. Acceptance is always the receiving agency’s decision.
Under Minnesota Statutes 358.72, a notary who is not a lawyer may not act as an immigration consultant, give legal advice or advertise as a ‘notario publico’.
Apostille route from Bloomington to Saint Paul
A Minnesota apostille is issued by the Secretary of State, whose office is in the First National Bank Building, 332 Minnesota Street, Suite N201, Saint Paul, MN 55101. Hennepin County does not issue apostilles. You have two ways to submit: by mail with the Authentication Request Form and a check or money order made out to MN Secretary of State, or in person at a booked appointment. Walk-ins are not accepted. Appointments open fourteen days in advance and cover up to 10 documents. Each apostille costs $5.00, there is no expedited service, and return by regular U.S. mail is free.
Vital records must be certified copies from a county or the Minnesota Department of Health. The Secretary of State does not translate documents and requires the notarization on a notarized document to be in English. If your translation must be notarized for a Minnesota apostille, we hire a notary commissioned in Minnesota to notarize the translator’s statement, and we can help you prepare the apostille request.
Ordering a translation from Bloomington
- 1. Upload. Send each page through the quote form as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file.
- 2. Confirm. We reply with the price, starting at $65 per page, and the delivery date.
- 3. Receive. The certified translation arrives by email, and by mail if you need paper.
- Languages. 100 in total. Most requested: Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. Ask about others.
- Contact. (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Related services for Bloomington
- Minnesota document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Minnesota apostille service
- All document translation services
Bloomington translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translation to Bloomington, Minnesota remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. Documents are uploaded online and returned by email or mail with a signed certificate of accuracy.
Most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days after you upload the document and confirm the quote. Pricing starts at $65 per page.
Yes. Normandale states that documents in a language other than English must be accompanied by English translations from a certified service, and it may ask for an ECE or WES evaluation for transfer credit.
Hennepin County District Court sends Bloomington cases to its downtown Minneapolis locations, including the Government Center at 300 South 6th Street.
Hennepin County lists no service center in Bloomington. Its Southdale Service Center at 1225 Southdale Center in Edina handles birth, death and marriage records.
Mail the document to the Minnesota Secretary of State in Saint Paul or book an appointment there. The fee is $5.00 per apostille and walk-ins are not accepted.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Minnesota Secretary of State: Apostille and Authentication
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bloomington city, Minnesota
- City of Bloomington: Information in languages other than English
- Normandale Community College: International student admission requirements
- Hennepin County District Court: Suburban courts
- Hennepin County District Court: Courthouses
- Hennepin County: Service centers
- Hennepin County: Birth certificate
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota: locations
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)
- Minnesota Statutes 358.72
Get your Bloomington 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.