Certified Translation Services for Reno, NV
For Reno, certified translation is offered by Apostille Authentications from $65 per page, and most documents are returned in 1 to 2 business days with a signed certificate of accuracy. The work is done remotely from our office in the Portland, Oregon area. You send a scan or photo through the quote form and get the translation back electronically or in the mail. Here is how translated documents fit with Washoe County offices, the courts and the university.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
Upload Your Documents For Translation
Ordering a translation from Reno
- Step 1. Upload the document on the quote form as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file and say which office will receive it.
- Step 2. We send back the cost, from $65 per page, and the completion date.
- Step 3. The certified translation is delivered electronically. Ask if you also want it mailed to Reno.
- Languages. 100 in total. Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are the most requested; ask about the rest.
- Phone. (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Washoe County records that often need translating
Reno is the seat of Washoe County, and the county complex on East Ninth Street holds the main record offices.
| Marriage certificates | Washoe County Recorder, 1001 E. 9th Street, Building A, Room 150, Reno, NV 89512. $15 per certified copy. Open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
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| In person or by mail | The Recorder says you can get a copy during the same visit. Mail requests take 10 to 15 working days. |
| Marriage licenses | County Clerk, 1001 E. 9th Street, Building A, phone (775) 784-7287. |
| Birth and death certificates | Northern Nevada Public Health, Birth and Death Records, 1001 E. Ninth Street, Building B, first floor. Phone (775) 328-2455. Washoe County events only. |
UNR and translated transcripts
The University of Nevada, Reno requires international graduate applicants to submit certified English translations of all transcripts that are not in English. The translation must be certified as true by a university official, an official representative of a U.S. embassy or consulate, or an approved professional translating service.
The translation has to be word for word, bear the translator’s signature and be accompanied by the original-language documents. UNR evaluates coursework in house and also accepts evaluations from NACES member agencies. The university does not publish a list of approved translating services on that page, so confirm with the Graduate School before you rely on any provider, including us.
Reno courts and language access
The Second Judicial District Court is at 75 Court Street, Reno, NV 89501. Its Language Access Services division provides spoken and sign language interpreters at no cost to the parties and lists interpretation in more than 26 languages, among them Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Russian, Korean and Tagalog.
Reno Justice Court, 1 South Sierra Street, Reno, NV 89501, publishes a Language Access Plan. It names Spanish, Tagalog, Mandarin or Cantonese, Vietnamese, Punjabi and American Sign Language as the most used non-English languages in Washoe County, and says Spanish is the only language over its 5 percent threshold for translating vital court documents.
Federal cases are heard at the Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse, 400 South Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89501. Court interpreters translate court forms, not your personal exhibits. Ask the clerk what certification a translated exhibit must carry.
Apostille route from Reno
No Washoe County office issues apostilles. They come from the Nevada Secretary of State, whose main office is in the state capital at 101 N. Carson Street, Suite 3, Carson City, NV 89701. The fee in NRS 240.1657 is $20 per authentication.
See the Secretary of State’s apostille pages for the request form, mailing instructions, counter rules and expedite choices. Each request needs a signed statement, under penalty of perjury, that the document will not be used to harass a person or for an unlawful purpose.
Where a translation has to be notarized for a Nevada apostille, we hire a notary commissioned in Nevada to notarize the translator’s statement. We help with the apostille paperwork as well.
Immigration, DMV and notary rules
For USCIS, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires a full English translation that the translator certifies as complete and accurate, with a certification of competence. Our certificate of accuracy contains those statements. We do not promise how any agency will decide.
The Nevada DMV takes foreign-language documents only when translated by a DMV-approved translator and marked with that translator’s DMV number. Use the DMV’s list for licensing documents.
Nevada notaries who are not attorneys may not advertise as a ‘notario’ or ‘notario publico’ (NRS 240.085).
Reno language figures
Census Bureau QuickFacts estimates Reno’s population at 283,621 as of July 2025. For 2020 to 2024, 23.0 percent of residents age 5 and older spoke a language other than English at home, 15.8 percent were foreign born and 25.8 percent were Hispanic or Latino.
Related services for Reno
- Nevada document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Nevada apostille service
- All document translation services
Reno translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translations for Reno remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. Prices start at $65 per page and most are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
The Washoe County Recorder at 1001 E. 9th Street, Building A, Room 150, issues certified copies for $15 each. You can get one in person during the same visit or by mail in 10 to 15 working days.
Apostilles for Nevada documents are issued by the Secretary of State, whose main office is in Carson City, not by a Reno or Washoe County office. The statutory fee is $20 per authentication.
Yes. UNR’s graduate admissions page requires certified word-for-word English translations of non-English transcripts, signed by the translator and submitted with the original-language documents.
Northern Nevada Public Health issues Washoe County birth and death certificates at 1001 E. Ninth Street, Building B, first floor, Reno. The phone number is (775) 328-2455.
The Second Judicial District Court in Reno says it provides spoken language and sign language interpreters at no cost to the parties. Reno Justice Court’s Language Access Plan makes the same commitment.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Washoe County, Proof of Marriage
- Washoe County Clerk, Marriage FAQs
- Washoe County Recorder, Marriage FAQ
- Northern Nevada Public Health, Birth and Death Records FAQ
- UNR Graduate School, International Admissions
- Second Judicial District Court, Language Access Services
- Reno Justice Court Language Access Plan (2024)
- NRS Chapter 240, Notaries Public (Nevada Legislature)
- Nevada Secretary of State, Apostille
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), eCFR
- Nevada DMV, Approved Translators
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Reno city
Get your Reno 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.