Certified Translation Services for Hillsboro, Oregon
Hillsboro residents can order certified translation from Apostille Authentications starting at $65 per page. Most documents come back in 1 to 2 business days with a signed certificate of accuracy. We are based in Lake Oswego and do not have a Hillsboro office, so orders start with an upload, and we can collect and return paper documents in Hillsboro when originals are involved. Notarization of the translator’s statement and Oregon apostille handling are available too.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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Hillsboro is where Washington County keeps its records
Hillsboro is the seat of Washington County, which means the offices that issue the documents people most often need translated are in the city itself, a few blocks apart downtown.
- Vital Records. Charles D. Cameron Public Services Building, 155 N First Avenue, Suite 170, Hillsboro, OR 97124. The office issues certified birth and death records for events in Washington County. It is open Monday through Friday until 4:30 p.m., opening at 8:30 a.m. on most days, with later openings on some Wednesdays and Fridays. Phone 503-846-3538.
- The five month limit. The county can issue a certificate only up to the last day of the fifth month after the birth or death. For anything older, the county directs you to the Oregon Health Authority’s Vital Records office.
- Recording Office. 155 N First Avenue, Room 130. This office handles marriage licenses and sells certified copies of marriage records for $7.75 each, requested in person, in writing or by phone at 503-846-8752.
- Circuit Court. Washington County Circuit Court, 145 NE 2nd Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124, open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Divorce judgments, custody orders and name change orders come from here.
Order the certified copy first, then the translation
A translation follows the source page line by line, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes. If you are sending a Washington County record abroad, get the certified copy from the county or state before you order, so the translation matches the exact copy you will submit.
Going the other direction, with a foreign document headed to an Oregon office or a federal agency, a clear scan is normally all we need to start.
Languages spoken in Hillsboro
Census Bureau QuickFacts for 2020 to 2024 puts the share of Hillsboro residents age 5 and older who speak a language other than English at home at 28.8 percent, and the foreign-born share at 20.4 percent.
The City of Hillsboro names the languages it prioritizes for its own language help: English, Spanish, Hindi, Chinese in both Simplified and Traditional script, and Vietnamese, with others on request. All of those are among the languages we are asked for most often, alongside Russian, Urdu, Arabic and Czech. In total we translate 100 languages.
Pacific University and foreign school records
Pacific University runs a Hillsboro Campus at 222 SE 8th Avenue that mainly hosts graduate and professional programs. The university’s instructions for international undergraduate applicants state that high school transcripts must be official, with a certified translation in English.
College and university records are treated differently. Pacific requires all foreign college or university transcripts to go to a credit evaluation company, naming WES or ECE, and says there are no exceptions. Check the evaluation company’s document rules before ordering a translation of university transcripts.
How Hillsboro customers place an order
| Step 1 | Upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file using the quote form. |
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| Step 2 | Receive a price. Translation starts at $65 per page. |
| Step 3 | Get the certified translation, in most cases within 1 to 2 business days. |
| If originals are needed | We pick up and drop off documents in Hillsboro. You can also bring them to 5 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 400, Lake Oswego, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. |
| After hours | Mobile service is available anywhere in Oregon. Call (971) 514-3743. |
Getting an apostille when you live in Hillsboro
Washington County offices issue records, but they do not issue apostilles. That is done only by the Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division, 255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310, where the counter is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hillsboro sits at the far western edge of the Portland area, so the drive to the Salem counter and back takes a good part of a working day.
The state charges $10 per apostille and uses the same certificate form for an apostille and an authentication. It will not translate anything, it requires a translation to be notarized first, and it works only from the original notarized document.
For a county-issued birth or death certificate, the state looks for the printed name and signature of the certifying county official. State-issued certificates need the State Registrar’s signature.
We can handle the whole chain: translate, notarize the translator’s statement, and submit for the apostille. Our handling fee is $195, plus $20 per additional document, with next day service or completion within 5 business days.
What a certified translation includes
You receive the English or foreign-language translation together with a certificate of accuracy signed by the translator. For USCIS filings, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires a full English translation certified as complete and accurate, plus a statement that the translator is competent in the language. Whether a given agency, school or court accepts a document is its own decision, and we do not guarantee acceptance.
Related services for Hillsboro
- Oregon document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and the DMV
- Apostille service in Hillsboro, Oregon
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Hillsboro translation questions
Apostille Authentications translates documents for Hillsboro residents from its Lake Oswego office, with online upload and document pickup and drop off in Hillsboro. Each translation includes a signed certificate of accuracy.
Pricing starts at $65 per page, and most orders are finished in 1 to 2 business days.
Washington County Vital Records is in the Charles D. Cameron Public Services Building, 155 N First Avenue, Suite 170, Hillsboro, OR 97124. It issues birth and death certificates for county events up to the last day of the fifth month after the event.
No. Oregon apostilles are issued only by the Secretary of State’s Corporation Division in Salem, for $10 each. We can submit documents there for Hillsboro customers for a $195 handling fee.
Pacific University’s international undergraduate instructions call for official high school transcripts with a certified English translation. Foreign college transcripts must go to WES or ECE for evaluation.
Yes. Order a certified copy from the Washington County Recording Office at 155 N First Avenue, Room 130, then send us a scan. If the destination country wants an apostille on the translation, the translator’s statement must be notarized first.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Washington County Vital Records (birth and death certificates)
- Washington County Vital Records location and hours
- Washington County Recording Office, marriage licenses
- Washington County Circuit Court, Oregon Judicial Department
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Hillsboro city, Oregon
- City of Hillsboro, Language Help: Translation and Interpretation
- Pacific University, how to apply: international students
- Pacific University Hillsboro Campus
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), translations submitted to USCIS
- Oregon Secretary of State, apostilles and authentications
Get your Hillsboro 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.