Certified Translation Services for North Charleston, South Carolina
Apostille Authentications provides certified translation for North Charleston residents from $65 per page, and most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days. Each translation comes with a signed certificate of accuracy. We have no office in South Carolina: the work is done remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. You upload your document through the quote form and receive the translation electronically or by mail. Below you will find the local offices, records sources and apostille steps that apply in North Charleston.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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Language and population figures for North Charleston
Census Bureau QuickFacts estimates North Charleston’s population at 129,245 as of July 1, 2025. For 2020 to 2024, 11.0% of residents were born outside the United States and 15.0% of people age 5 and older spoke a language other than English at home.
We translate 100 languages. The ones requested most often are Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. If yours is not in that list, ask before you order and we will tell you whether we can cover it.
Courts and offices a North Charleston resident deals with
North Charleston Municipal Court is at 2500 City Hall Lane, North Charleston, SC 29406, and is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It handles traffic tickets and municipal violations, and its decisions can be appealed to the Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County.
Federal cases are heard in Charleston. The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina lists the J. Waties Waring Judicial Center at 83 Meeting Street and the U.S. District Courthouse at 85 Broad Street, both Charleston, SC 29401.
If you need a marriage license, Charleston County Probate Court’s published instructions set a $70.00 cash fee for filing the application and state that South Carolina has no residency requirement and no blood test. Applicants aged 18 to 25 must show one form of identification, such as a driver’s license, a current passport or an original or certified birth certificate.
Where South Carolina records come from
A translation is only as useful as the record behind it, so start with the right certified copy.
- Birth and death certificates. The Secretary of State says these can only be provided by the state Vital Records Division, now part of the S.C. Department of Public Health. The department charges a $12 search fee per record, which pays for one certified copy if the record is found.
- Marriage licenses. Certified copies come from the county Probate Court or from state Vital Records.
- Divorce decrees. Certified copies come from the County Clerk of Court’s Office or from state Vital Records.
- Mail requests. The department’s mailing address is Vital Records Section, P.O. Box 2046, West Columbia, SC 29171.
Translated documents for immigration filings
The federal rule at 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires that any foreign-language document sent to USCIS be accompanied by a full English translation. The translator must certify that the translation is complete and accurate and that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.
Our certificate of accuracy is written to cover those points. No translation company can promise that an agency will accept a filing, and we do not.
College credentials at Trident Technical College
Trident Technical College, whose main campus is at 7000 Rivers Avenue, requires international applicants to submit a credential evaluation report of their secondary and postsecondary records. It accepts evaluations only from members of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).
The college notes that most evaluation services want official transcripts sent directly from the foreign school and that they may also require certified translations. Check your chosen evaluator’s rules before ordering.
Getting a South Carolina apostille from North Charleston
Apostilles are issued by the South Carolina Secretary of State in Columbia, and only for documents that will be sent to a foreign country. There is no apostille counter in North Charleston, so you either mail your documents or take them to Columbia yourself.
| Fee | $5.00 per document |
|---|---|
| Form | South Carolina Authentication Cover Letter |
| Address | SC Secretary of State’s Office, Attn: Authentications, 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525, Columbia, SC 29201 |
| Walk-in | Accepted at the same address between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. |
| Payment | Personal or company check or money order payable to the Secretary of State’s Office, or cash |
Notarized translations and how to order
The Secretary of State requires that a foreign-language document be signed, notarized and accompanied by an English translation signed by the translator, with the translator’s signature notarized. The office certifies documents notarized by a commissioned South Carolina notary public. When your translation has to be notarized for South Carolina, we hire a notary commissioned in South Carolina to notarize the translator’s statement.
To order, upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file through the quote form and tell us where the translation is going. You can also call (971) 514-3743 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. We can help with the apostille step as well; ask for details when you request your quote.
Related services for North Charleston
- South Carolina document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- South Carolina apostille service
- All document translation services
North Charleston translation questions
Apostille Authentications serves North Charleston remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. You upload the document through the online quote form and receive a certified translation electronically or by mail.
Translation starts at $65 per page, and most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
No. South Carolina apostilles are issued by the Secretary of State at 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525, Columbia, SC 29201, by mail or walk-in, for $5.00 per document.
Yes, wherever you live. Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), every foreign-language document needs a full English translation with the translator’s certification of accuracy and competence.
The Secretary of State requires the translator’s signature on the English translation to be notarized. For that purpose we hire a notary commissioned in South Carolina to notarize the translator’s statement.
South Carolina birth certificates are issued by the state Vital Records Division of the Department of Public Health. The search fee is $12 per record and includes one certified copy if the record is located.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- SC Secretary of State: Apostilles
- SC Secretary of State: Certification of Vital Records
- SC Department of Public Health: Vital Records fees
- North Charleston Municipal Court
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina: locations
- Charleston County Probate Court: marriage license instructions
- Trident Technical College: credential evaluation
- Census QuickFacts: North Charleston
- 8 CFR 103.2
Get your North Charleston 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.