Certified Translation Services in Boise, Idaho
Certified translation for Boise residents is available from Apostille Authentications from $65 per page, and most documents are ready in 1 to 2 business days. We are not located in Boise. The work is done remotely from Lake Oswego, Oregon, near Portland: you upload a scan, and the translation comes back electronically or by mail with a signed certificate of accuracy. Below are the Boise offices that most often ask for translated documents and what each one publishes.
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The apostille office is in Boise
Boise is the state capital, and the only Idaho apostille office is here. The Secretary of State’s Notary Department is at 450 N 4th Street, Boise, ID 83702. Apostilles and authentication certificates are available by appointment only, Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. You can schedule online or call (208) 334-2301.
For Boise residents that means you can hand in documents yourself instead of mailing them. The fee is $10 per document, and the office notes that depending on the number of documents you may have to leave them and return. Mail goes to PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0080.
The office certifies documents issued by Idaho officials or notarized by Idaho notaries. For a translation that needs an Idaho apostille, we hire an Idaho notary to notarize the translator’s statement, so tell us the destination country before ordering.
Ada County offices at 200 W Front Street
The Ada County Courthouse and Administration Building at 200 W Front Street, Boise, ID 83702 houses the Clerk, Auditor and Recorder along with court functions including Family Court and the Trial Court Administrator.
- Recorder. Room 1207, open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., phone (208) 287-6840. It keeps documents related to property ownership. Copies cost $1.00 per page plus $1.00 per document for certification, and payment is by cash or check only.
- Older marriage records. State certificates start in May 1947. Earlier marriage records are held by the county recorder.
- Divorce decrees. The state health department directs you to the county where the divorce was granted for a copy of the decree.
Courts in Boise and interpreters
Boise is in the Fourth Judicial District. Its Language Access Office is at 200 W Front Street, Room 4171, phone (208) 287-7503. The office says it provides interpreters free of charge in all criminal and civil in-court proceedings and court-sponsored events, in more than 40 languages, and asks that requests be emailed as soon as you know the hearing date.
Court interpreters also sight translate written documents aloud during proceedings. That is different from a written certified translation you file or exchange with the other side.
The federal court for the District of Idaho sits at the James A. McClure Federal Building and United States Courthouse, 550 West Fort Street, Boise. Its interpreter guidance notes that there is no requirement to use a certified interpreter to translate documents.
Boise State University and the College of Law
Boise State’s international admissions page says that transcripts issued in a language other than English must come with a certified, literal, word-for-word English translation, and that you must also submit the official transcript in the original language. For admission, Boise State says there is no need to send an external evaluation of your transcripts.
For transfer credit, the Registrar recommends The Evaluation Company and accepts course-by-course evaluations from NACES members. The University of Idaho College of Law has a Boise location at 501 W Front Street. Its transcript page publishes no translation policy, so ask the school directly.
Consulate of Mexico and state records in Boise
The Consulate of Mexico in Boise is at 454 W Washington Street, Boise, ID 83702, phone (208) 343-6228. It lists passport, civil registry, notarial and visa services, and states that every procedure requires an appointment.
The Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics is based in Boise as well. Certified birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates cost $16 each, with mail orders sent to PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0036.
For driver licensing, the Ada County Sheriff’s office at 400 N Benjamin Lane, Boise, ID 83704 handles licenses. The state driver’s manual says a document not written in English must be accompanied by an acceptable English-language document or an acceptable certified translation.
Languages and how to order from Boise
Census Bureau QuickFacts reports that 11.1% of Boise residents age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home and 7.9% of residents are foreign born (2020 to 2024). We translate in 100 languages. Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are requested most, and you can ask about any other.
- Send. Upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file through the quote form.
- Approve. We reply with the price, from $65 per page, and the delivery date.
- Receive. The certified translation arrives by email or by mail. A notarized translator’s statement can be added on request.
- Questions. Call (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Acceptance is always decided by the office receiving the document.
Related services for Boise
- Idaho document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Idaho apostille service
- All document translation services
Boise translation questions
At the Idaho Secretary of State’s Notary Department, 450 N 4th Street, Boise, ID 83702. Service is by appointment only and costs $10 per document.
Apostille Authentications charges from $65 per page for certified translation ordered from Boise. Most documents are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
Yes. Boise State says transcripts in a language other than English need a certified, literal English translation, submitted together with the official transcript in the original language.
Yes. The Fourth Judicial District Language Access Office says it provides interpreters free of charge in all criminal and civil in-court proceedings. Its phone number is (208) 287-7503.
Apostille Authentications has no office in Boise. Orders are handled online from the Portland, Oregon area and delivered electronically or by mail.
Yes. The Consulate of Mexico is at 454 W Washington Street, Boise, ID 83702, and it requires an appointment for every procedure.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Idaho Secretary of State: Apostille and Authentication
- Ada County Recorder: property records
- Ada County Courthouse and Administration Building
- Fourth Judicial District Language Access Services
- U.S. District Court, District of Idaho: Interpreters
- U.S. Marshals: District of Idaho courthouse locations
- Boise State International Admissions
- Boise State Registrar: International Credit Evaluation
- Consulado de Mexico en Boise: location and hours
- Idaho Health and Welfare: vital records fees
- Census QuickFacts: Boise City
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