Certified Document Translation in Joliet, Illinois
For Joliet, Illinois, Apostille Authentications translates documents with a signed certificate of accuracy from $65 per page. Most orders are completed in 1 to 2 business days. We are based near Portland, Oregon, and handle Joliet orders remotely, so you send files through the quote form and get the finished translation electronically or by mail. Joliet is the Will County seat, which puts the county clerk and the main courthouse in town; the details are below.
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Will County Clerk: records and a published translation rule
The Will County Clerk’s main office is in downtown Joliet at 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432, open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., phone (815) 740-4615. It issues birth, death and marriage certificates for events in Will County, along with marriage and civil union licenses.
On marriage licenses the Clerk is explicit: documents not in English must be accompanied by a certified English translation. The license fee is $35. A person divorced within the past year has to bring a certified copy of the judgment, so a foreign divorce decree is a common document to have translated before an appointment.
A certified birth certificate copy costs $12, and each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time costs $4. Requests are taken in person, by mail, by email or online.
| Office | 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432 |
|---|---|
| Hours | Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Birth certificate | $12 first copy, $4 each additional |
| Marriage or civil union license | $35 |
| Non-English documents | Certified English translation required |
Joliet courthouses and interpreter requests
The Twelfth Judicial Circuit hears Will County cases at the Will County Courthouse, 100 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60432, at Jefferson and Ottawa streets. The Circuit Clerk describes it as the full service location for traffic, civil and criminal cases. The River Valley Justice Center at 3200 West McDonough, Joliet, is a limited service office.
The court provides foreign language interpreters in civil and criminal matters. Arrangements are made through the Office of the Chief Judge at (815) 727-8540, and the order requesting an interpreter must be signed by the judge assigned to the case. An interpreter covers what is said in court. Foreign-language papers you plan to file or present are a separate job, so have them translated ahead of the hearing.
Will County is in the Eastern Division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. That court sits in Chicago at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, 219 South Dearborn Street.
How ordering works for Joliet customers
Start with the quote form. Attach your document as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file and note where it will be submitted. We answer with a fixed price from $65 per page and a completion date, which for most documents is within 1 to 2 business days. The finished translation and certificate of accuracy are delivered electronically, and a mailed paper copy is available. We do not have a location in Illinois. Phone (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., reaches our Lake Oswego, Oregon office.
Colleges in Joliet and foreign credentials
Joliet Junior College requires a certified English translation with high school equivalency documents that are not in English. It may also require a third-party evaluation, naming Educational Credential Evaluators and World Education Services, at the student’s cost. For college credit earned abroad it accepts only course-by-course evaluations from NACES-approved organizations.
The University of St. Francis takes a different approach. It says translations of international transcripts are not required when they are submitted with a credential evaluation, and it requires a detailed, course-by-course evaluation from a NACES or AICE member. The evaluator you choose may still ask for an English translation, so check its instructions.
Language data for Joliet
Census Bureau QuickFacts puts the share of Joliet residents age 5 and older who speak a language other than English at home at 28.8%. Foreign-born residents make up 15.5% of the city, and 34.2% of residents are Hispanic or Latino (2020 to 2024 estimates). The estimated population in July 2025 was 152,241.
Spanish is one of the eight languages we are asked for most, with Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. We work in 100 languages overall; ask us about any that is not named here.
From Joliet to an Illinois apostille
Joliet has the county offices but not the state one. Apostilles on Illinois documents are issued only by the Secretary of State’s Index Department.
- Where. Chicago office: 17 N. State St., Suite 1010, Chicago, IL 60602. Springfield office: 111 E. Monroe, Springfield, IL 62756.
- What to send. The document, the Application for Authentication or Apostille (form I-213) and the state fee, listed as $2 per document. Add a self-addressed, stamped return envelope if mailing.
- Certified copies. Vital records generally need to be certified copies from the issuing office, such as the Will County Clerk, not photocopies. Confirm the current requirements with the Index Department.
- Notarized translations. When a translation needs to be notarized for Illinois, for instance for an Illinois apostille, we hire a notary commissioned in Illinois to notarize the translator’s statement.
If the translation is for immigration
USCIS applies 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3): a document containing a foreign language must come with a full English translation the translator has certified as complete and accurate, and with the translator’s certification of being competent to translate from the foreign language into English. Our signed certificate of accuracy includes those statements. No translator can guarantee an agency’s decision, and we do not.
Related services for Joliet
- Illinois document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Illinois apostille service
- All document translation services
Joliet translation questions
Apostille Authentications translates documents for Joliet residents remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. Files are uploaded through a quote form and the certified translation is returned electronically or by mail.
Prices start at $65 per page, and most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
Yes. The Will County Clerk states that documents not in English must be accompanied by a certified English translation. The marriage license fee is $35.
Contact the Office of the Chief Judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit at (815) 727-8540. The order requesting an interpreter must be signed by the judge assigned to your case.
No. Illinois apostilles are issued by the Secretary of State’s Index Department in Chicago (17 N. State St., Suite 1010) and Springfield (111 E. Monroe), in person or by mail.
Joliet Junior College requires a certified English translation for high school equivalency documents that are not in English, and it may require a credential evaluation at the student’s expense.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), eCFR
- Will County Clerk, birth certificates
- Will County Clerk, marriage licenses
- Circuit Clerk of Will County, court locations
- Will County Courts, frequently requested information
- Illinois Courts directory, Will County Courthouse
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- Census QuickFacts, Joliet city, Illinois
- Joliet Junior College, international students
- University of St. Francis, international transcripts
- Illinois Secretary of State, apostilles and certifications
- University of Illinois Student Legal Services, apostille
Get your Joliet 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.