Certified Translation Services for Bridgeport, Connecticut
Certified translation for Bridgeport, Connecticut residents is available from Apostille Authentications at $65 per page and up, with most orders finished in 1 to 2 business days. Every translation carries a signed certificate of accuracy. We are based in the Portland, Oregon area and serve Bridgeport remotely: documents come in through the online quote form and go back to you electronically or by mail. The sections below collect the Bridgeport offices and rules that matter when a document needs translating.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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More than half of Bridgeport speaks another language at home
Census Bureau QuickFacts puts the share of Bridgeport residents age 5 and over who spoke a language other than English at home at 51.9% for 2020 to 2024. The statewide figure is 23.4%. In the same period, 32.9% of Bridgeport residents were foreign born, against 15.7% for Connecticut. The city’s estimated population was 152,273 on July 1, 2025.
Getting Bridgeport records before you translate
There is no county clerk or county recorder to visit, because Connecticut has no county government. City offices hold the records.
The Department of Public Health lists the town and city fee for a certified birth certificate at $20, and says births from January 1, 2003 onward can be requested at any town vital records office in the state. Only a town clerk, a registrar of vital statistics or the Commissioner of Public Health may prepare certified copies of birth, marriage and death certificates, so a notarized photocopy is not a substitute.
| Office of Vital Records | 999 Broad Street, 1st Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06604; phone 203-576-7476 |
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| Records issued | Birth certificates, marriage licenses and certificates, death certificates |
| Hours | Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, closed 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm |
| Ordering | In person or online through VitalChek |
| Town Clerk | 45 Lyon Terrace, Bridgeport, CT 06604; phone 203-576-7208; land records, map filings, trade name registrations, notary registrations |
| Town Clerk hours | Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; recording on Fridays from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
How to order your translation
- 1. Upload. Send each page through the quote form as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file. A clear phone photo is fine if every stamp and margin is visible.
- 2. Confirm. We tell you the price, starting at $65 per page, and the delivery date. Most orders take 1 to 2 business days.
- 3. Receive. The translation and signed certificate of accuracy come by email or mail. Ask if you need the translator’s statement notarized.
- Languages. 100 in total. Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are requested most; ask us about any other.
- Contact. (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Our office is in Lake Oswego, Oregon. We have no Bridgeport location.
Courthouses in Bridgeport
State cases are heard by the Superior Court at 1061 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604. The Connecticut Register and Manual lists that judicial district as covering Bridgeport, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford and Trumbull. Court interpreting is handled by the Judicial Branch’s Interpreter and Translator Services unit; for a translated exhibit, confirm the format with the clerk’s office, since we found no published statewide rule to cite.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut has a seat at the Brien McMahon Federal Building, 915 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, CT 06604. It provides interpreters in proceedings brought by the United States. In other federal cases, the court says, the parties secure and pay for interpreters themselves.
From Bridgeport to an apostille in Hartford
Connecticut apostilles come from one place, the Secretary of the State in Hartford. From Bridgeport the practical route is online plus mail or courier: submit the order in the portal at sots.service.ct.gov/apostille, then send the documents with prepaid return shipping. Courier packages go to 165 Capitol Avenue, Suite 1000, Hartford, CT 06106 and U.S. mail to P.O. Box 150470, Hartford, CT 06115-0470. The office lists 5 to 7 business days for regular orders and 24 hours for expedited ones. The statutory fee is $40 per document, $15 for adoption documents.
A birth certificate certified by the Bridgeport registrar can go straight to the Secretary of the State, which authenticates the signatures of local registrars and town clerks. Vital records get a paper apostille, not an e-Apostille. The office will not apostille a document notarized outside Connecticut. If a notarized translation needs its own apostille, that comes from the state that commissioned the notary, and we can help you sort out which document needs what.
USCIS, DMV and school requirements
- USCIS. 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) calls for a full English translation certified by the translator as complete and accurate, plus the translator’s certification of competence. Acceptance is up to USCIS.
- Connecticut DMV. Non-English documents must be translated by a DMV-approved business or individual, and the translation must carry the DMV-approved translator number. Pick a translator from the DMV’s list for license and ID applications.
- University of Bridgeport. International graduate applicants must submit word-for-word notarized, certified or attested English translations in the same format as the official document, done by a bona fide translating agency. Several programs also require a course-by-course credential evaluation.
- CT State Housatonic. CT State Community College says documents from outside the United States must be translated into English and validated and notarized as an official and accurate translation; transfer credit needs a course-by-course evaluation from a NACES or AICE accredited agency.
- Notaries. The Connecticut notary manual says a notary has no authority to certify translations, and state law restricts non-attorney notaries from using the title notario publico without a written notice that they are not attorneys.
Related services for Bridgeport
- Connecticut document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Connecticut apostille service
- All document translation services
Bridgeport translation questions
The Bridgeport Office of Vital Records at 999 Broad Street, 1st Floor, issues birth, marriage and death certificates. The state lists the town fee for a birth certificate at $20.
Submit the order in the Connecticut Secretary of the State’s online portal and send the documents to its Hartford office by mail or courier. Regular processing is listed as 5 to 7 business days.
Apostille Authentications charges from $65 per page, with most orders ready in 1 to 2 business days. The service is remote, run from the Portland, Oregon area.
It asks for word-for-word notarized, certified or attested English translations in the same format as the original, prepared by a bona fide translating agency.
Yes. The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut sits at the Brien McMahon Federal Building, 915 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, CT 06604.
No. Connecticut’s notary manual says a notary public has no authority to certify translations. A translator certifies the translation, and a notary can only notarize a signature.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- City of Bridgeport: Vital Records
- City of Bridgeport: Town Clerk
- Connecticut DPH: birth certificates
- Connecticut Secretary of the State: Authentication of Documents and the Apostille
- Connecticut General Statutes, Chapter 33
- Connecticut Register and Manual: Judicial Department
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut: Bridgeport
- University of Bridgeport: international graduate requirements
- CT State Community College: international students
- Connecticut DMV: approved translators
- Connecticut Notary Public Manual
- 8 CFR 103.2 (eCFR)
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bridgeport
Get your Bridgeport 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.