Certified Translation Services in Indianapolis, Indiana
Apostille Authentications prepares certified translations for Indianapolis residents and businesses from $65 per page, and most are ready in 1 to 2 business days. We work remotely from the Portland, Oregon area, so there is no counter to visit in Indianapolis: you upload your documents through the quote form and get the translation back electronically or by mail, with a signed certificate of accuracy. Below are the Indianapolis offices and rules that matter when a document has to be translated.
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The apostille office is in Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the state capital, and the only office that issues Indiana apostilles is here: the Secretary of State’s Authentications office at 302 W. Washington Street, Room E-018, Indianapolis, IN 46204, phone (317) 234-9768. For someone in the city that means you can skip the mail and bring the documents in yourself.
The office processes up to 10 documents while you wait if you book an appointment and up to 5 without one. Larger batches are returned by mail, so bring a self-addressed stamped envelope. The fee is $2.00 per authentication, payable in person by credit card, debit card, check or money order. Birth and death certificates, adoption documents, and student transcripts and diplomas are free. The Authentication Request Form asks which country the documents are going to.
The office does not translate, and it says a translation must be notarized before it can be authenticated. When your translation needs that step, we hire a notary commissioned in Indiana to notarize the translator’s statement. We do not have staff or a pickup service in Indianapolis, so the notarized translation is mailed to you and you can take it to Room E-018 or post it there.
Marion County records you may need first
| Birth and death certificates | Marion County Public Health Department, Vital Records, Hasbrook Building, 3838 N. Rural St., Indianapolis, IN 46205. Phone 317.221.2400 |
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| Vital Records hours | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to noon |
| Request forms | Mail-in birth and death certificate request forms are published in English and Spanish |
| Marriage and court records | Marion County Clerk, listed in the Indiana court directory at 675 Justice Way, Indianapolis, IN 46203. Phone 317-327-4740 |
| State alternative | Indiana Department of Health Vital Records takes orders online, by phone and by mail but has no walk-in service |
Courts serving Indianapolis
The Indiana court directory lists the Marion Circuit Court and Marion Superior Court at 675 Justice Way, Indianapolis, IN 46203. Federal cases are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, whose main office is the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 46 East Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
For a marriage record to be apostilled, the Secretary of State requires certification by the current circuit court clerk of the county where the marriage took place, which for an Indianapolis marriage is the Marion County Clerk. Indiana’s court interpreter program certifies interpreters for hearings. For translated exhibits, ask the court or your attorney what is expected.
USCIS filings from Indianapolis
Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), every foreign-language document sent to USCIS must be accompanied by a full English translation that the translator has certified as complete and accurate, with a certification that the translator is competent to translate from that language into English. Our certificate of accuracy is written to that rule. The regulation does not require notarization.
Indiana law is strict about who may help with immigration paperwork. A notary who is not an attorney may not call himself or herself a notario or notario publico, and a notary commission does not permit immigration advice.
Transcripts for Indianapolis universities
Read the school’s policy before paying for a transcript translation. Indiana University Indianapolis states that English translations of academic records must be certified by an appropriate officer of the issuing school, a government officer at the ministry of education, or a U.S. educational advising center such as EducationUSA. It also requires the original-language records alongside the translation. A private translation company is not on that list, so confirm with the admissions office whether a certified translation from us would be of use for your application.
Other schools, employers and licensing boards set their own rules. Send us the written requirement and we will tell you whether we can meet it.
Languages in Indianapolis
Census Bureau QuickFacts estimates the population of Indianapolis city (balance) at 901,116 as of July 1, 2025. In the 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey, 18.3% of residents age 5 and older spoke a language other than English at home and 12.7% were born abroad, both well above the statewide figures of 10.3% and 6.3%.
Indianapolis Public Schools reports that over 8,000 of its students speak a language other than English, and names Spanish, Haitian Creole, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Arabic and Yoruba among the most common. Mexico maintains a consulate in Indianapolis. We translate 100 languages; the most requested are Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. Please ask about any other language before ordering.
How to order from Indianapolis
- Upload. Send each page through the quote form as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file.
- Say where it is going. USCIS, the BMV, a court, a school or a foreign authority, and whether notarization or an apostille is involved.
- Receive. Translations start at $65 per page. Most are ready in 1 to 2 business days and are returned electronically or by mail.
- Contact. Apostille Authentications, 5 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 400, Lake Oswego, OR 97035. Phone (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Related services for Indianapolis
- Indiana document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Indiana apostille service
- All document translation services
Indianapolis translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translations to Indianapolis customers remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. You upload the document through the quote form and receive the translation with a signed certificate of accuracy electronically or by mail.
Pricing starts at $65 per page, and most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
The Indiana Secretary of State’s Authentications office is at 302 W. Washington Street, Room E-018, Indianapolis, IN 46204. It handles up to 10 documents while you wait with an appointment and up to 5 without one, at $2.00 per authentication.
The Marion County Public Health Department issues birth and death certificates at its Vital Records office in the Hasbrook Building, 3838 N. Rural St., Indianapolis, IN 46205. The Indiana Department of Health also takes orders online, by phone and by mail.
No. The federal rule, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), requires a full English translation with the translator’s certification of accuracy and competence, and it applies the same way in Indianapolis as anywhere else.
IU Indianapolis says translations of academic records must be certified by an officer of the issuing school, a ministry of education officer or a U.S. educational advising center, and it requires the original-language records too. Check with its admissions office before ordering a transcript translation elsewhere.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Indiana Secretary of State: Apostilles and Authentications
- Marion County Public Health Department: Vital Records
- Indiana Judicial Branch: Directory of Courts and Clerks
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) (eCFR)
- Indiana Code 33-42-13-3 (Indiana General Assembly)
- IU Indianapolis: English Translations of Academic Records
- Indianapolis Public Schools: English as a New Language student information
- Consulate of Mexico in Indianapolis
- Indiana Department of Health: Vital Records
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Indianapolis city (balance)
Get your Indianapolis 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.