Certified Translation for Scranton, Pennsylvania
If you are in Scranton and need a certified translation, Apostille Authentications does the work from $65 per page. Most translations are ready within 1 to 2 business days. Our office is in the Portland, Oregon area, not in Lackawanna County, so the whole order is handled remotely: you upload the document through our quote form, and we return the translation with a signed certificate of accuracy electronically or by mail. Here is what applies locally.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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What a certified translation is, and what USCIS asks for
A certified translation is the translated document together with a signed statement from the translator. For immigration cases the standard is set by 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), which requires a full English translation of any document containing foreign language, certified by the translator as complete and accurate, plus the translator’s certification of competence to translate from that language into English. We issue that statement with each translation. Whether a filing is approved is decided by the agency, not by us.
University of Scranton and translated transcripts
The University of Scranton’s international application checklist asks for official transcripts, with certified English translation, showing all secondary and post-secondary courses and grades. Transfer applicants who studied at an international college or university must also submit a World Education Services (WES) evaluation of that coursework. Materials go to the Office of International Admissions, 800 Linden Street, Scranton, PA 18510.
Lackawanna County and state offices in Scranton
| Birth and death certificates | Pennsylvania Department of Health Vital Records public office, Scranton State Office Building, Room 112, 100 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503. Weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; same-day certificates for requests received before 2:30 p.m. Birth certificates are $20. |
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| Marriage licenses | Register of Wills’ Marriage License Bureau, Lackawanna County Government Center, 123 Wyoming Avenue, 5th Floor. The fee is $70.00 by cash, check or money order; credit cards are not taken. |
| Previously married applicants | The bureau requires a divorce decree with a judge’s signature. Ask the bureau what it needs if your decree is not in English. |
| County trial court | Lackawanna County Courthouse, 200 N. Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503 |
| Federal court | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, William J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 235 North Washington Avenue |
Scranton language figures
The Census Bureau’s QuickFacts for Scranton city, based on 2020 to 2024 estimates, report that 19.3% of people age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, that 12.6% of residents are foreign born and that 17.9% are Hispanic or Latino. In Pennsylvania courts, people with limited English proficiency are served by interpreters drawn from a statewide roster kept by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.
Steps to order from Scranton
- Send the file. Use the quote form to upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word copy of the full document, front and back if both sides have text or stamps.
- Confirm the quote. Pricing begins at $65 per page. Tell us who will receive the translation so the certificate fits its purpose.
- Receive it. Delivery is electronic, by mail or both. Most orders take 1 to 2 business days.
- Languages. Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are requested most. We handle 100 languages; ask about yours.
- Contact. (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Notarization and the Pennsylvania notary rules
Some recipients want the translator’s signature notarized. When a translation needs to be notarized for Pennsylvania, for example for a Pennsylvania apostille, we hire a notary commissioned in Pennsylvania to notarize the translator’s statement.
The Pennsylvania Department of State reminds the public that a notary is not a notario publico: a notary cannot practice law unless also a licensed attorney, and notary advertising must say that the notary may not draft legal records or give advice on legal matters, including immigration. A notary’s stamp confirms a signature, not the quality of a translation.
How Scranton documents get a Pennsylvania apostille
The apostille itself comes from the Pennsylvania Department of State, Apostilles and Certifications, North Office Building, Room 201, 401 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120. You can submit by mail or as a walk-in customer on weekdays.
The charge is $15 per document. A mailed request needs the original document, the Request for Legalization of Documents form or a cover letter, payment by check or money order to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a prepaid return envelope. The request form says documents are processed in the date order received.
Check signatures before you send anything. Lackawanna County documents must be signed by the clerk in charge of the county office, since those signed by an assistant or deputy clerk are refused. Marriage certificates need the signature of the register of wills or clerk of the orphans’ court, and death certificates the signature of the state registrar.
Related services for Scranton
- Pennsylvania document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Pennsylvania apostille service
- All document translation services
Scranton translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translation for Scranton customers as a remote service from the Portland, Oregon area. Files are uploaded online and translations are delivered electronically or by mail.
Most of our translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days. The price starts at $65 per page.
Its international application checklist asks for official transcripts with certified English translation. International transfer coursework also needs a World Education Services evaluation.
At the Department of Health Vital Records public office in the Scranton State Office Building, Room 112, 100 Lackawanna Avenue. A birth certificate costs $20.
Scranton has no apostille office. Send or take the original document to the Pennsylvania Department of State in Harrisburg, Room 201, North Office Building, with the $15 fee per document.
Notarizing and translating are different things. The Pennsylvania Department of State says a notary who is not an attorney may not give advice on legal matters, including immigration, and USCIS rules ask for a translator’s certification.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Pennsylvania Department of State: Document Certification
- Pennsylvania Department of State: Get Document Certifications and Apostilles
- Apostille/Certification Request Form
- 8 CFR 103.2 (eCFR)
- Pennsylvania Department of Health: Vital Records Public Offices
- Pennsylvania Department of Health: Birth Certificates
- University of Scranton: International Application Checklist
- Lackawanna County Register of Wills: Marriage License Bureau
- Pennsylvania Courts: Lackawanna County
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania: Scranton Courthouse
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Scranton city
- Pennsylvania Department of State: Notaries vs Notario Publico
- Pennsylvania Courts: Interpreter Program
Get your Scranton 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.