Certified Translation Services for Greenville, South Carolina
If you live in Greenville, South Carolina, and need a certified translation, Apostille Authentications prepares one from $65 per page, with most jobs finished in 1 to 2 business days. Every translation carries a signed certificate of accuracy. The service is remote: our office is in Lake Oswego, near Portland, Oregon, and we have no location in South Carolina. Documents arrive through our quote form and go back to you electronically or by mail. This page covers Greenville, SC, not the Greenville in North Carolina.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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Ordering a translation from Greenville, SC
Send a scan or clear photo of the document through the quote form as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file. Say who will receive the translation, for example USCIS, a court, a university or an authority abroad, because that decides whether you need the translator’s statement notarized.
We work in 100 languages. Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are requested most. For any other language, ask first. Phone (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Greenville County offices that issue the records you may need
Most personal records that end up being translated, or that travel abroad with an apostille, start at one of these county offices.
| Probate Court, Marriage License Division | 301 University Ridge #5600, Greenville, SC 29601. Open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Applicants need photo ID and a Social Security card or another legal document showing the number. |
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| Marriage license fee | $50.00 for Greenville County residents, $75.00 for other South Carolina residents, $115.00 for out-of-state residents |
| Certified marriage license copies | $5.50 for 1971 to present, $6.00 for 1911 to 1970 |
| Family Court | 350 Halton Road, Greenville, SC 29607. Hears divorces, custody, support, adoptions, name changes and paternity cases. |
| Register of Deeds | 301 University Ridge, Suite S-2100, Greenville, SC 29601. Certification costs $10.00 per document in person, $11.00 mailed. |
| Birth certificates | The county directs residents to the Greenville County Health Department, Vital Records Division, 352 Halton Road, Greenville, SC 29607. |
State vital records rules
According to the Secretary of State, a South Carolina birth or death certificate can only be provided by the state Vital Records Division. That division now sits in the S.C. Department of Public Health, which charges $12 per record searched; the fee covers one certified copy when the record is located.
The department stopped issuing raised seal certificates in March 1999 and now prints certified copies on security paper.
Federal court and immigration paperwork
The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina sits in Greenville at the Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. U.S. Courthouse, 250 East North Street, Greenville, SC 29601, and also lists 300 East Washington Street.
For immigration benefits, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) says a document in a foreign language must be submitted with a full English translation, certified by the translator as complete and accurate, along with the translator’s certification of competence to translate. We supply a certificate of accuracy with every order. Acceptance is decided by the agency, not by us.
Foreign transcripts at Furman University
Furman University’s graduate studies office tells international applicants that transcripts must be translated into English and evaluated by a third-party transcript evaluation service. Furman accepts services listed with the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE) or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), and the evaluation must be course by course with grades and GPA.
Other schools set their own rules, so read the admissions page of the program you are applying to before you order.
The apostille route from Greenville
A South Carolina apostille comes from the Secretary of State’s Office, Attn: Authentications, 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525, Columbia, SC 29201. The fee is $5.00 per document, and requests go in with the South Carolina Authentication Cover Letter. You can mail the package or walk it in between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Payment is by personal or company check, money order or cash. The office certifies only documents that will be sent to a foreign country.
Photocopies of vital records are not accepted; they must be certified by the issuing agency.
For a document in a foreign language, the office requires that it be signed, notarized and accompanied by an English translation signed by the translator with the translator’s signature notarized. Where a translation must be notarized for South Carolina, we hire a notary commissioned in South Carolina to notarize the translator’s statement. We also help with apostille requests; ask when you get your quote.
Driving in Greenville on a foreign license
The South Carolina DMV advises visitors from non-English speaking countries to obtain an International Driving Permit in their home country. The DMV describes the permit as a translation used together with your valid license, not a license in itself.
Related services for Greenville
- South Carolina document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- South Carolina apostille service
- All document translation services
Greenville translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translation to Greenville, South Carolina, residents remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. Files are uploaded online and the translation is returned electronically or by mail.
Most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days. Pricing starts at $65 per page.
From the South Carolina Secretary of State, 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525, Columbia, SC 29201. It costs $5.00 per document and can be requested by mail or in person.
Greenville County Probate Court lists $5.50 for licenses from 1971 to the present and $6.00 for 1911 to 1970.
Furman’s graduate studies office states that international transcripts must be translated into English and evaluated by a service listed with AICE or NACES.
Yes. When a translation must be notarized for South Carolina, we hire a notary commissioned in South Carolina to notarize the translator’s statement, which is what the Secretary of State asks for with foreign-language documents.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- SC Secretary of State: Apostilles
- SC Secretary of State: Certification of Vital Records
- Greenville County Probate Court: marriage license requirements
- Greenville County Probate Court: marriage license fees
- Greenville County Family Court
- Greenville County Register of Deeds: copies
- Greenville County Answer Book: birth certificates
- SC Department of Public Health: Vital Records fees
- SC Department of Public Health: raised seals and apostilles
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina: locations
- Furman University: international graduate requirements
- SCDMV: Visiting SC
- 8 CFR 103.2
Get your Greenville 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.