Certified Translation Services for Grand Forks, North Dakota
If you are in Grand Forks and need a certified translation, Apostille Authentications does the work from $65 per page and completes most orders in 1 to 2 business days. We operate from the Portland, Oregon area and serve Grand Forks remotely, with uploads through our quote form and delivery by email or mail. Much of the need here runs through the University of North Dakota and Grand Forks County offices, so this page starts with their published rules.
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UND rules on transcripts that are not in English
The University of North Dakota publishes separate instructions by applicant type.
- Undergraduate applicants. UND says any secondary school transcripts not in English need to be translated by the Ministry of Education or a certified translator.
- Transfer applicants. Official college transcripts must go to a NACES approved foreign credential evaluation service, such as World Education Services, for a course-by-course evaluation.
- Graduate applicants. If official transcripts cannot be provided in English, UND requires that they be submitted by a NACES approved evaluation service with a course-by-course evaluation. Applicants from Chinese institutions may have transcripts sent electronically through CHESICC.
Grand Forks County offices and what they issue
Three county offices in downtown Grand Forks handle different records, and it is easy to go to the wrong one.
| Marriage licenses and certified copies | Tax Equalization Department, first floor, phone (701) 780-8251. License $65, cash only, with fees for card use. Certified copies $10 for the first and $5 for each additional copy ordered at the same time. |
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| Deeds and other real property records | Recorders Office, 151 South 4th Street, Grand Forks, ND 58201, phone (701) 780-8262. Certified copies $5 for the first page and $2 for each additional page. This office does not issue marriage records. |
| Divorce judgments | Clerk of District Court, Grand Forks County Courthouse, 124 South 4th St., phone (701) 787-2700. |
| Birth and death certificates | North Dakota Vital Records in Bismarck, not the county. The state form sets the birth copy fee at $15. |
Remarrying with a foreign divorce decree
Grand Forks County’s marriage license page says that a previously married applicant must bring a certified copy of the divorce decree, or a plain copy of the death certificate of the deceased spouse. The page does not address decrees in other languages. If yours was issued abroad, call the Tax Equalization Department first and ask whether it wants a certified English translation with it.
Courts in Grand Forks
Grand Forks County district court belongs to the Northeast Central Judicial District and sits at 124 South 4th St., Grand Forks, ND 58201, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the public entrance at the east door.
The federal Ronald N. Davies U.S. Courthouse is at 102 N 4th Street, Grand Forks ND 58203. The U.S. District Court describes it as an unstaffed divisional office and directs calls and mail to its Fargo office at 655 1st Ave. North, #130, Fargo ND 58102, phone 701.297.7000. If you are filing translated documents in a federal case from Grand Forks, plan on dealing with Fargo.
State courts provide interpreters through the clerk of court under Administrative Rule 50, at no charge in criminal, juvenile, family and protection order cases. The rule is about spoken interpretation and says nothing on written translations of documents, so check with the clerk or your attorney on how a translated exhibit should be presented.
Driving in Grand Forks on a foreign license
UND’s International Center points students to North Dakota Department of Transportation rules. NDDOT says a driver age 16 or older may drive with a valid home-country license in immediate possession, and that an International Driving Permit is a translation of a license, not a license. Applicants for a North Dakota license need original identity and lawful presence documents and take vision, knowledge and road tests. The knowledge test comes in 14 languages; the road test is in English only.
Apostille route from Grand Forks
North Dakota apostilles come from the Secretary of State in Bismarck. From Grand Forks you would normally mail your request to 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept 108, Bismarck ND 58505-0500 with the original document, a note stating the country where it will be used, and $10 per authentication. Add $5 for each unique notary signature the office has to search. The stated turnaround is usually 3 business days after a complete request is received, and a prepaid label speeds the return.
Only certified copies from North Dakota entities and documents notarized by a North Dakota notary public qualify. For that reason, when a translation needs notarization for North Dakota, for instance ahead of a North Dakota apostille, we hire a notary commissioned in North Dakota to notarize the translator’s statement. A record issued in East Grand Forks or elsewhere in Minnesota goes through Minnesota, not Bismarck.
Place an order from Grand Forks
Use the quote form to upload your file in PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word format. We send back a quote and timeline, then the translation and its signed certificate of accuracy, electronically or by post. We cover 100 languages, most often Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech; ask about others. For immigration filings the certificate follows 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), which calls for a complete, accurate English translation and a statement of the translator’s competence. Our phone is (971) 514-3743, answered 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We have no local office in Grand Forks.
Census Reporter’s ACS 2024 5-year profile gives Grand Forks a population of 59,042, about 7.7 percent foreign born.
Related services for Grand Forks
- North Dakota document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- North Dakota apostille service
- All document translation services
Grand Forks translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translations to Grand Forks customers remotely from the Portland, Oregon area, from $65 per page, with most ready in 1 to 2 business days.
For undergraduate applicants, UND says secondary school transcripts not in English need to be translated by the Ministry of Education or a certified translator. College transcripts go through a NACES approved evaluation service.
From the Grand Forks County Tax Equalization Department, which charges $10 for the first certified copy and $5 for each additional copy ordered at the same time. The Recorders Office does not issue marriage records.
Yes, the Ronald N. Davies U.S. Courthouse at 102 N 4th Street, but it is an unstaffed divisional office. Calls and mail go to the Fargo office.
Mail the original document, a letter naming the destination country and $10 per authentication to the Secretary of State in Bismarck. Processing usually takes 3 business days after receipt.
NDDOT says a driver age 16 or older may drive with a valid home-country license in immediate possession. An International Driving Permit is treated as a translation of that license, not a license.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- University of North Dakota: International Requirements and Application
- Grand Forks County: Applying for a Marriage License
- Grand Forks County: Recorders Office
- North Dakota Courts: Grand Forks County
- U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota: Grand Forks
- N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 50
- NDDOT: Drivers from Other Nations
- North Dakota Secretary of State: Apostille and Certification
- 8 CFR 103.2 (eCFR)
- Census Reporter: Grand Forks, ND profile
Get your Grand Forks 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.