Certified Translation Services for Colorado Springs, Colorado
Apostille Authentications provides certified translation for people in Colorado Springs from $65 per page, and most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days. Each translation comes with a signed certificate of accuracy. We work remotely from Lake Oswego in the Portland, Oregon area and have no office in Colorado: you upload your document through the quote form and receive the translation electronically or by mail. Below are the El Paso County offices, courts and schools whose published rules affect translated documents.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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El Paso County offices that issue the records you may need translated
Two county offices share one building on the west side of the city, the Citizens Service Center at 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80907.
- El Paso County Public Health Vital Records. Suite 2044. It issues certified copies for births that occurred anywhere in Colorado and for deaths that occurred in El Paso County. The first copy costs $25 and each additional copy of the same record costs $20. You can order in person, by mail or online.
- El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, Recording Department. Issues marriage and civil union licenses ($30) and certified copies of them ($1.00 per document), and records real estate documents. A Saturday branch operates at Union Town Center, 8830 N. Union Blvd.
When El Paso County itself asks for a translation
The Clerk and Recorder’s marriage license page states that a birth certificate in a language other than English must come with a certified translation to be used as identification for a marriage license. If you plan to show a foreign birth certificate at the Recording Department, have the translation ready before you go, and confirm with the office at (719) 520-6200 that it meets their needs.
Courts in Colorado Springs
State trial courts for El Paso County, part of the Fourth Judicial District, sit in the El Paso County Judicial Building at 270 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has a Colorado Springs facility at 212 N. Wahsatch Avenue.
Colorado’s Chief Justice Directive 06-03 requires the state courts to assign and pay for interpreters for parties in court proceedings, and to use certified or credentialed interpreters when available. That covers spoken interpretation in the courtroom. It does not mean the court will translate your own exhibits or personal records, so ask the clerk or your attorney what form of translation the judge expects.
College and university rules on translated transcripts
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS). Foreign transcripts and documents not in English must be accompanied by a certified English translation. UCCS says documents signed by a notary or another person with no educational affiliation will not be accepted. Transfer and graduate applicants also need a course by course evaluation from a NACES or AICE member.
- Colorado College. Official transcripts issued in languages other than English must be translated into English by a certified translator.
- Pikes Peak State College. International transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES member before transfer credit is considered, and students may be asked for English-translated course descriptions.
Immigration filings and military families
For USCIS, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires that any foreign language document be accompanied by a full English translation that the translator certifies as complete and accurate, along with the translator’s certification of competence to translate into English. Our certificate of accuracy is written to address those points. No translator can promise that an agency will accept a filing.
If you are connected to Fort Carson, the installation’s Legal Assistance Office lists notary services and powers of attorney for eligible service members, family members and retirees. It does not list translation among its services.
Getting an apostille from Colorado Springs
Apostilles for Colorado documents are issued only by the Colorado Secretary of State, 1700 Broadway, Suite 550, Denver, CO 80290. There is no apostille counter in El Paso County and no online request.
You can mail the original document with the request form and payment, or hand deliver it. The form lists $5 per apostille for mail or drop-off and $15 per apostille for expedited walk-in service, payable by cash, check or money order only. Documents delivered before 4:30 p.m. can be expedited, though the office warns a backlog may mean a return visit.
The office authenticates certified copies from Colorado vital records offices, county clerk and recorders and courts, and documents notarized by Colorado notaries. A Colorado notary may not certify a copy of a Colorado birth, death or marriage record. Ask us if you want help with the apostille process.
How to order from Colorado Springs
Send a scan or clear photo of the document through the quote form as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file. We reply with a price and delivery date. Translation starts at $65 per page.
We translate 100 languages. The most requested are Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. Ask about any other language.
If the receiving office wants the translator’s statement notarized, we can arrange that. The notarization is not performed by a Colorado notary, so check that this suits the office receiving it. Questions: (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Related services for Colorado Springs
- Colorado document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Colorado apostille service
- All document translation services
Colorado Springs translation questions
Apostille Authentications serves Colorado Springs remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. You upload the document through the quote form and receive a certified translation with a signed certificate of accuracy electronically or by mail.
Translation starts at $65 per page, and most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days. You get an exact price after uploading the document.
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder states that a birth certificate in a language other than English must include a certified translation to be valid identification for a marriage license application.
Only the Colorado Secretary of State in Denver issues apostilles for Colorado documents. You can mail the request to 1700 Broadway, Suite 550, Denver, CO 80290 or deliver it in person; the request form lists $5 per apostille, or $15 for expedited walk-in service.
UCCS requires a certified English translation with any transcript not in English and says documents signed by a notary or other person with no educational affiliation will not be accepted. Confirm the exact requirement with UCCS admissions before ordering.
El Paso County Public Health Vital Records at 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 2044, issues certified copies for births that occurred in Colorado. The first copy is $25 and each additional copy of the same record is $20.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- El Paso County Public Health: Birth and Death Records
- El Paso County Clerk and Recorder: Marriage Licenses
- El Paso County Clerk and Recorder: Recording
- Colorado Judicial Branch: El Paso County Judicial Building
- UCCS: International Admission Details
- Colorado College: International Students
- Pikes Peak State College: International Transcripts
- Fort Carson Legal Assistance
- Colorado Secretary of State: Apostilles and Authentications
- Colorado Secretary of State: apostille request form
- Colorado Secretary of State: common rejection reasons
- Colorado Secretary of State: Notary Public FAQs
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), eCFR
- Colorado Chief Justice Directive 06-03
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado: locations
Get your Colorado Springs 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.