Certified Translation Services for Salem, Oregon
Apostille Authentications provides certified translation for Salem customers from $65 per page, with a signed certificate of accuracy in any of 100 languages. Most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days, sent by upload and email, with mobile pickup and drop-off available in Salem. Salem is also where Oregon issues every apostille, so a translation meant for another country finishes its paperwork in this city. Here is how the local offices fit together.
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Salem is where Oregon apostilles are issued
The only office that issues Oregon apostilles is in downtown Salem: the Secretary of State’s Corporation Division, Public Service Building, 255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310. Its front desk takes walk-ins Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For someone in Salem that removes the mailing step that the rest of the state deals with. You can carry the document to the counter yourself.
What you bring matters more than how close you live. The state charges $10 per apostille and requires the original notarized document, not a photocopy. It does not translate anything, and it will only apostille a translation that has been notarized. Oregon vital records need the State Registrar’s signature, or the printed name and signature of the certifying county official. The same certificate form is used whether the destination country calls it an apostille or an authentication.
The route from translation to apostille in Salem
- 1. Get the right original. Order the certified record or have the document signed before a notary.
- 2. Translate. We translate it and attach a signed certificate of accuracy, usually within 1 to 2 business days.
- 3. Notarize the translator’s statement. Under Secretary of State guidance, the notary gives the translator an oath that the translation is complete and accurate.
- 4. Submit at 255 Capitol St. NE. Walk it in yourself, or have us file it. Our handling fee is $195 plus $20 per additional document, completed next day or within 5 business days.
Marion County offices that issue records
Two Marion County offices in Salem issue certified records, and they are in different buildings.
| Marriage licenses and recorded documents | Marion County Clerk, Licensing and Recording, 555 Court St NE, Suite 2130, Salem, OR 97301. Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Phone 503-588-5225. |
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| Births and deaths in Marion County within the last six months | Marion County Vital Statistics, 3160 Center Street NE, Salem, OR 97301. $25 per certified copy. Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Phone 503-588-5406. |
| Births and deaths older than six months | State of Oregon vital records office, ordered by mail, phone or online. |
Marion County Circuit Court and state court language services
The Marion County Circuit Court, Third Judicial District, is at 100 High St. NE, Salem, OR 97301, open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., phone 503-588-5105. Its Criminal Court Annex is at 4000 Aumsville Highway SE and juvenile matters are heard at 2970 Center St. NE.
Salem is also home to the statewide office that certifies court interpreters. Court Language Access Services is at 1163 State Street, Salem, OR 97301, and keeps a public roster of certified and registered interpreters. That program covers spoken interpreting at hearings. A written document in another language that you want a Marion County judge to read still has to come with an English translation and the translator’s statement of accuracy, which the filing party provides.
Salem colleges and foreign transcripts
Schools in Salem handle foreign records in three different ways, so read the policy of the one you are applying to.
- Willamette University. States that all records should be in English. If it decides more review is needed, it asks for a World Education Services evaluation sent directly from WES.
- Corban University. Requires all transcripts to be evaluated by a service such as World Education Services or InCred.
- Chemeketa Community College. Accepts evaluations of international college credit from any member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services and requires a detailed summary report.
Languages in Salem
Salem is more multilingual than Oregon as a whole. Census Bureau QuickFacts reports that 23.5% of Salem residents age 5 and older spoke a language other than English at home in 2020 to 2024, compared with 15.2% statewide, and 12.8% of residents were foreign-born. The city’s population was 181,779 in July 2025. The Oregon Judicial Department names Marion as one of the five counties where most Oregonians with limited English proficiency live. No foreign consulate with a Salem address appears in the Oregon Blue Book’s consular listing, so consular paperwork from Salem usually goes to an office in Portland or out of state.
How to order from Salem
Evaluation services and universities generally want the translation alongside the original-language record, so send us a clear scan of every page, including stamps and the reverse side.
- Upload. PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word through the quote form.
- Cost and turnaround. From $65 per page, most ready in 1 to 2 business days.
- Originals. We offer mobile pickup and drop-off in Salem, including after office hours.
- Office. 5 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 400, Lake Oswego, OR 97035, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We have no Salem office.
- Phone. (971) 514-3743
Related services for Salem
- Oregon document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and the DMV
- Apostille service in Salem, Oregon
- Oregon apostille service
- All document translation services
Salem translation questions
Apostille Authentications serves Salem by online upload and mobile pickup, with certified translation in 100 languages from $65 per page. Most orders are finished in 1 to 2 business days.
It is the Secretary of State’s Corporation Division at 255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151, Salem, OR 97310. The front desk accepts walk-ins Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
You can walk in, but the state will only apostille a translation that has already been notarized, and it needs the original notarized document. The state fee is $10 per apostille.
The Marion County Clerk’s Licensing and Recording office at 555 Court St NE, Suite 2130 handles marriage licenses and certified copies of recorded documents. It is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Yes. Willamette’s international admissions page says all records should be in English, and the university may also ask for a World Education Services evaluation.
Marion County Vital Statistics at 3160 Center Street NE issues certified birth and death records for events in the county within the last six months, at $25 per copy. Older records come from the State of Oregon.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Oregon Secretary of State: Authentication (Apostille)
- Oregon Secretary of State: Notarizing non-English documents and working with translations
- Marion County Clerk: Licensing and Recording
- Marion County: Vital Statistics
- Marion County Circuit Court
- Oregon Judicial Department: Court Language Access Services
- Oregon Judicial Department: Guidelines for Using Translated Forms
- Willamette University: International Undergraduate Admissions
- Corban University: International Students, How to Apply
- Chemeketa Community College: International College Credit Transfer
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Salem
- Oregon Blue Book: Consular Corps
Get your Salem 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.