Certified Translation Services for Tucson, Arizona
Apostille Authentications handles certified translation for Tucson customers at prices from $65 per page. Most orders are completed in 1 to 2 business days and include a signed certificate of accuracy. The work is done remotely from Lake Oswego, Oregon, in the Portland area, not from a Tucson location. You upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file through the quote form, and the translation comes back electronically or by mail. Notarization of the translator’s statement is available.
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 Tucson customers order
- Send the file. Upload each page through the quote form. Phone photos are fine if every stamp and margin note is readable.
- Get a quote. We confirm the cost, from $65 per page, and the date. The usual turnaround is 1 to 2 business days.
- Delivery. The translation and signed certificate of accuracy arrive electronically, with mailed originals available.
- Contact. (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mailing address: 5 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 400, Lake Oswego, OR 97035.
Pima County offices that issue the records you may need
| Birth and death certificates | Pima County Vital Records, Abrams Public Health Center, 3950 S. Country Club Rd., Tucson, AZ 85714, and Northwest Service Center, 1010 W. Miracle Mile. $20 per certified copy. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed 1 to 2 p.m. |
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| Vital records by mail | Mail orders to the Country Club Rd. address take up to 2 to 4 weeks; same day service is available in person. Phone 520-724-7920. |
| Marriage licenses | Pima County Clerk of the Superior Court, 110 W Congress St, Room 131A, Tucson, AZ 85701. Marriage clerk: 520-724-3206. |
| Court records and decrees | Clerk of the Superior Court, Public Records Services, 110 W Congress St, Room 241. Covers criminal, civil, family law, probate and marriage license cases. Phone 520-724-3240. |
| Recorded documents | Pima County Recorder, 240 N Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701, Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Recorder does not keep birth or death certificates, marriage licenses or divorce decrees. |
Tucson has its own Secretary of State apostille counter
You do not have to mail documents to Phoenix. The Arizona Secretary of State lists a Tucson walk-in location at the Arizona State Complex Building, 400 West Congress, Second Floor, Suite 221, open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except holidays. The apostille fee is $3 per document. Walk-in service adds a $25 expedite fee and is limited to 6 documents. Mailed requests go to the Phoenix office and take 10 to 20 business days.
The office needs the original notarized or certified document; photocopies are not accepted, and the document must originate in Arizona. So a Pima County certified birth certificate or a court-certified decree goes to the counter as issued. If a translator’s statement has been notarized in another state, Arizona cannot apostille that notarization; the notary’s own state does. Let us know the destination country when you order and we will help you plan the steps.
Mexican civil documents and filings in the border region
Tucson’s federal court, the Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse at 405 West Congress Street, Suite 1500, serves Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz, Graham and Greenlee counties, which include Arizona’s border counties east of Yuma.
For immigration filings, the federal rule is the same wherever you live: under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), a Mexican birth certificate (acta de nacimiento), marriage certificate or any other foreign-language document sent to USCIS must come with a full English translation, certified by the translator as complete and accurate, together with the translator’s certification of competence.
Arizona notaries face specific limits here. The Arizona Notary Public Reference Manual says a notary who is not an attorney may not advertise as a notario or notario publico, and that notaries cannot certify copies of birth, death or marriage records. A notary may notarize a signature on a Spanish-language document only if the notarial certificate is written in a language the notary understands.
Courts in Tucson: interpreters and translated evidence
Arizona Superior Court in Pima County publishes a translation services page. It states that private attorneys, public and legal defenders, county attorneys and court-appointed counsel are responsible for providing qualified interpretation and translation for witness interviews, transcriptions of exhibits and translations. The court keeps lists of certified Spanish translators and translators of lesser-used languages, and its office can verify a disputed translation or transcription when there is a court order. Its interpreters do not sight translate specialized material such as medical reports, legal decrees or contracts. Contact: (520) 724-3888.
Tucson City Court is at 103 E. Alameda Street, Tucson 85701, and has a Court Language Access page for interpreter requests.
University of Arizona and Pima Community College requirements
- University of Arizona. The international admissions site states that if a transcript is not in English, a certified English translation must accompany it. The Graduate College states that all international documents must be translated into English.
- Pima Community College. International applicants to academic programs provide copies of high school transcripts or diplomas, properly translated into English, along with an affidavit of support and official bank statements.
Who lives and speaks what in Tucson
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 estimates list 554,011 residents in the city of Tucson, 15.2 percent of them born outside the United States. In Pima County as a whole, 26.4 percent of residents speak a language other than English at home. We translate 100 languages; Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are requested most.
Related services for Tucson
- Arizona document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Arizona apostille service
- All document translation services
Tucson translation questions
Apostille Authentications serves Tucson remotely from its office in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Documents are uploaded online and returned with a signed certificate of accuracy by email or mail.
Pricing starts at $65 per page, and most translations are finished in 1 to 2 business days.
Yes. The Arizona Secretary of State lists a walk-in location at the Arizona State Complex Building, 400 West Congress, Second Floor, Suite 221, Tucson. The fee is $3 per document plus a $25 walk-in expedite fee, up to 6 documents.
Pima County Vital Records issues certified copies for $20 each at 3950 S. Country Club Rd. and at 1010 W. Miracle Mile. Same day service is available in person.
Yes. 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires a full English translation of any foreign-language document, with the translator’s certification that it is complete and accurate and that the translator is competent to translate.
Yes. The University of Arizona states that a transcript not in English must be accompanied by a certified English translation.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Pima County: Birth and Death Certificates (Vital Records)
- Pima County Clerk of the Superior Court: Marriage Licenses
- Pima County Clerk of the Superior Court: Case Records
- Pima County Recorder: FAQs
- Arizona Secretary of State: Apostille and Authentication
- Arizona Superior Court in Pima County: Translation Services
- Tucson City Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona: Clerk’s Office
- 8 CFR 103.2 (eCFR)
- Arizona Notary Public Reference Manual
- University of Arizona International Admissions
- University of Arizona Graduate College: Official Transcripts
- Pima Community College: International Program, How to Apply
- Census Reporter: Tucson profile (ACS 2024 1-year)
- Census Reporter: Pima County profile
Get your Tucson 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.