Certified Translation Services in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Certified translation for Minneapolis, Minnesota residents is available from Apostille Authentications starting at $65 per page, and most documents are back within 1 to 2 business days. A signed certificate of accuracy is included. Our office is in the Portland, Oregon area and the work is done remotely: upload your document through the quote form and we return the translation electronically or by mail. Here is how translated documents fit with Hennepin County offices, the University of Minnesota, the courts and the state apostille process.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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How Minneapolis customers order
- Upload. Send a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file through the quote form. A clear phone photo works.
- Explain the use. Tell us who will receive the translation and whether the translator’s statement must be notarized or an apostille is needed.
- Delivery. Most translations take 1 to 2 business days at a starting price of $65 per page. You get the file electronically, or a paper copy by mail.
- Reach us. (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There is no Minneapolis office or pickup point, and the receiving agency decides whether a translation meets its requirements.
Hennepin County certificates and recording
Minneapolis is the seat of Hennepin County. County service centers handle birth, death and marriage certificates. Three are in the city: the Government Center Service Center at 300 South 6th Street, Suite A-025; Midtown Exchange at 2929 Chicago Avenue South; and North Minneapolis at 1001 Plymouth Avenue North.
| Birth certificate | $26 certified, $19 each additional copy. Issued for births that took place in Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Marriage certificate | $9 per certified copy |
| Timing published by the county | Most copies issued the same day in person. By mail, about 3 weeks, or 1 week with the $20 expedite fee |
| Mail orders | The application must be notarized |
| Contact | 612-348-8240 |
| Recorder and Registrar of Titles | Hennepin County Government Center, 300 South 6th Street, A-tower, for real estate documents |
From Minneapolis to a Minnesota apostille
Apostilles are not issued in Minneapolis. The only office is the Minnesota Secretary of State in Saint Paul, at First National Bank Building, 332 Minnesota Street, Suite N201, Saint Paul, MN 55101. You can mail documents there with the Authentication Request Form and $5.00 per apostille by check or money order, or book an appointment. The office takes no walk-ins, releases appointments 14 days ahead and limits each one to 10 documents.
The Secretary of State describes the certified copies it works with this way: marriage certificates certified by a Minnesota county, and birth and death certificates certified by the Minnesota Department of Health. It does not publish a processing time and handles requests in the order received.
A translation going abroad is treated as its own document. Its notarization must be in English, and it needs a separate apostille from the record it translates. When that notarization is required, we hire a notary commissioned in Minnesota to notarize the translator’s statement. We can also help you put the apostille request together.
University of Minnesota and other credential rules
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities tells international transfer applicants that all documents not issued in English must be in the original language and include a certified true, word-for-word English translation. Its Graduate School requires original-language and English versions of credentials issued outside the United States. If the institution does not supply the English version, a professional certified translation service may send it, and grades must be translated as they appear on the original. Grades converted to a U.S. scale are not accepted.
That last point matters when you order: a translation reproduces the transcript, and it does not convert or evaluate it.
Courts, immigration filings and driver's licenses
Hennepin County District Court, the Fourth Judicial District, hears civil, criminal, family, housing and probate cases at the Hennepin County Government Center, 300 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55487. Juvenile cases are heard at 590 Park Avenue. The federal court is at the Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse, 300 South Fourth Street. Minnesota’s court interpreter program supplies interpreters for hearings at no cost to parties and witnesses, and it does not certify written translations.
For immigration filings, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires a complete English translation with the translator’s certification of accuracy and of competence to translate. For a Minnesota driver’s license, DVS asks for a translation of a license that is not in English, and Minnesota Rules 7410.0400 says the translator must swear to the translation and cannot be related to the applicant.
Languages in Minneapolis
Minneapolis has 428,572 residents and about 13.9 percent were born abroad, according to Census Bureau ACS 2024 one-year estimates published by Census Reporter. The city’s Language Access Plan says one in five residents speaks a language other than English at home and lists seven priority languages: Spanish, Somali, Hmong, Amharic, Vietnamese, Lao and Oromo.
Canada maintains a Consulate General at 701 Fourth Avenue South, Suite 900.
Our most requested languages are Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech, out of 100 in total. Please ask before ordering if your language is not in that list.
Related services for Minneapolis
- Minnesota document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Minnesota apostille service
- All document translation services
Minneapolis translation questions
Apostille Authentications serves Minneapolis remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. Documents are uploaded through the quote form and certified translations are returned electronically or by mail.
Most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days, with prices from $65 per page.
No. Minnesota apostilles are issued only by the Secretary of State at 332 Minnesota Street, Suite N201, in Saint Paul, by mail or by appointment, for $5.00 each.
Hennepin County issues certified marriage certificates for $9 per copy, in person at its service centers or by mail. Most in-person requests are filled the same day.
Yes. The Twin Cities admissions office says documents not issued in English must be in the original language with a certified true, word-for-word English translation.
The rule is federal and the same everywhere: 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires a full English translation certified by the translator as complete and accurate, with a statement of the translator’s competence.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Hennepin County: Birth Certificate
- Hennepin County: Marriage Records
- Hennepin County: Service Centers
- Hennepin County: Record Land Title Documents
- Minnesota Secretary of State: Apostille and Authentication
- Hennepin County District Court: Courthouses
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota: Court Locations
- Minnesota Judicial Branch: Court Interpreter Program
- University of Minnesota: International Transfer Checklist
- University of Minnesota Graduate School: Official Transcripts
- City of Minneapolis: Language Access Plan
- Government of Canada: Consulate General in Minneapolis
- 8 CFR 103.2 (eCFR)
- Minnesota Rules 7410.0400
- Census Reporter: Minneapolis profile (ACS 2024)
Get your Minneapolis 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.