Certified Translation Services in Jefferson City, Missouri
Certified translation for Jefferson City residents is available from Apostille Authentications, starting at $65 per page with most documents finished in 1 to 2 business days. We are based in Lake Oswego, near Portland, Oregon, and serve Jefferson City remotely: you send a scan through the quote form and get the translation back electronically or by mail. Every translation includes a signed certificate of accuracy. If the receiving office wants a notarized translator’s statement, that can be arranged too.
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The state apostille office is in Jefferson City
Missouri issues apostilles from one place, the Commissions unit of the Secretary of State, and its address is in Jefferson City. For someone living here that means the documents do not have to cross the state. The office’s published instructions still describe a mail-in request, with a cover letter and payment, and they do not list counter hours or walk-in rules. Phone (573) 751-2783 before going in person.
| Office | Commissions, Secretary of State’s Office |
|---|---|
| Address | 600 West Main, Room 322, Jefferson City, MO 65101 |
| Fee | $10 per apostille or authentication |
| Toll free | (866) 223-6535 |
| Return of documents | Regular mail, or your own prepaid envelope |
Getting a translation apostilled
The Secretary of State authenticates the signature of a Missouri official or notary, not the wording of a document. A translation therefore goes in as a notarized document, and the office requires the notarial paragraph, the notary’s signature and the seal.
When your translation needs notarization for Missouri use, we hire a notary commissioned in Missouri to notarize the translator’s statement. We can also help you prepare the apostille request. Check first with the foreign authority whether the apostille belongs on the original record, the translation or both.
Vital records offices in Jefferson City
Two offices in the city issue certified birth and death records, and which one you use can matter for an apostille. The Secretary of State’s instructions call for a birth certificate that is a certified copy from the Bureau of Vital Records.
- Bureau of Vital Records. 930 Wildwood Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109, phone 573-751-6387. Issues Missouri birth and death certificates from 1910. Birth copies cost $15. Lobby service is by appointment, and mail requests take approximately 4 to 8 weeks.
- Cole County Health Department. Vital Records, 1616 Industrial Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109. Issues birth certificates for anyone born in Missouri after 1920 at $15 each and death certificates for deaths in Missouri after 1980 at $13 for the first copy and $10 for each additional copy. The county describes same-day service in person.
- Cole County Recorder of Deeds. Keeps marriage license records for the county along with deeds, plats and surveys. A certified copy of a marriage license comes from this office.
- Cole County Circuit Clerk. The source for a certified copy of a divorce decree entered in Cole County, which is what the Secretary of State asks for.
Courts in Jefferson City
Cole County makes up Missouri’s 19th Judicial Circuit, and its Circuit Clerk and Associate Clerk offices are in Jefferson City. The federal court for the area is the Central Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, at the Christopher S. Bond Court House, 80 Lafayette Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101.
In state court, interpreters and translators are classed as certified, registered or qualified under Court Operating Rule 19.04. The Office of State Courts Administrator manages that program. Neither the rule nor the program page sets a format for translated exhibits, so ask the clerk or your lawyer what the judge will want with a foreign-language document.
Lincoln University and foreign transcripts
Lincoln University in Jefferson City publishes a firm rule for international applicants. Documents must be translated into English by a translation agency, and the university says it cannot accept untranslated documents or translations done by fellow students, friends or family members.
It also notes that a report from an evaluation service cannot be used as part of its own evaluation, though it can be considered an English translation of an official transcript. Admission decisions rest with the university.
Ordering from Jefferson City
There is no storefront to visit. The process runs through the quote form.
- Send. Upload the document as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file.
- Price. From $65 per page, quoted before work starts.
- Timing. Most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
- Receive. Electronic delivery, or paper copies by mail.
- Languages. 100 languages, most often Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. Ask if yours is not listed.
USCIS filings and local language data
For immigration paperwork the federal rule applies in Jefferson City as anywhere: 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) calls for a full English translation certified by the translator as complete and accurate, with a certification that the translator is competent in the language.
Census estimates for 2020 to 2024 put Jefferson City’s population at about 42,500, of whom roughly 4 percent were born outside the United States.
Related services for Jefferson City
- Missouri document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Missouri apostille service
- All document translation services
Jefferson City translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translation to Jefferson City customers remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. Prices start at $65 per page and most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
The Missouri Secretary of State’s Commissions unit is at 600 West Main, Room 322, Jefferson City, MO 65101. The fee is $10 per apostille or authentication.
The Secretary of State’s published instructions describe mailing documents with a cover letter and do not state walk-in rules. Call (573) 751-2783 to ask about in-person service before you go.
The Bureau of Vital Records at 930 Wildwood Drive and the Cole County Health Department at 1616 Industrial Drive both issue Missouri birth certificates for $15. For an apostille, the Secretary of State asks for a copy from the Bureau of Vital Records.
No. Lincoln University states that documents must be translated into English by a translation agency and that it cannot accept translations by fellow students, friends or family members.
The Central Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri sits at the Christopher S. Bond Court House, 80 Lafayette Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Missouri Secretary of State: Certification, Authentication and Apostilles
- Apostille/Authentication Cover Letter
- DHSS Bureau of Vital Records
- Cole County Health Department: Birth and Death Certificates
- Cole County Recorder of Deeds
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri: Jefferson City
- Court Operating Rule 19
- Lincoln University: Submitting Transcripts
- 8 CFR 103.2
- Census Reporter: Jefferson City (ACS 2024 5-year)
Get your Jefferson City 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.