Certified Translation Services for Huntsville, Alabama

Apostille Authentications provides certified translation for Huntsville 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, and the translator’s statement can be notarized on request. We have no office in Alabama. The work is done remotely from our office in Lake Oswego, in the Portland, Oregon area: you upload your documents through the quote form and receive the translation electronically or by mail.

Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.

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Where Huntsville records come from

Before a document can be translated you need a clean copy of it. In Madison County the originals come from a few offices, each with its own counter.

Madison County Probate Office	Madison County Service Center, 1918 Memorial Parkway NW, Huntsville, AL 35801. Phone 256-532-3330. Open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Handles court and land records and issues notary commissions.
Madison County Health Department	301 Max Luther Drive NW, Huntsville, AL 35811. Phone 256-539-3711. Issues certified copies of Alabama birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates.
Circuit and District Court	Madison County Courthouse, 100 North Side Square, Huntsville, AL 35801. Part of the 23rd Judicial Circuit. Clerk phone 256-532-3300.
U.S. District Court	Northern District of Alabama, 660 Gallatin Street SW, Huntsville, AL 35801. Phone 256-534-6495.

Vital records fees in Alabama

The Alabama Department of Public Health sets one statewide fee schedule. A search that includes one certified copy costs $15.00, and each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time costs $6.00. Expedited handling adds $15.00.

The department states that certificates can be obtained in person at any county health department in Alabama, and that most can issue them while you wait. Mail requests go to the Center for Health Statistics, P.O. Box 5625, Montgomery, AL 36103-5625. The Center has filed Alabama marriage certificates since August 1936.

If you are translating an Alabama certificate for use abroad, order the certified copy first and send us a scan of that copy, so the translation matches the document you will actually submit.

Transcripts and the University of Alabama in Huntsville

UAH tells international undergraduate applicants that they may be asked for a document-by-document or course-by-course evaluation of their transcripts if the transcript is not in English or does not show a cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale.

The university lists four evaluation agencies: World Education Services, Educational Credential Evaluators, International Education Evaluations and The Evaluation Company. The applicant contacts the agency, and the agency sends the official report to UAH. Copies from the applicant are not accepted.

Evaluation agencies set their own rules on translations, so check the chosen agency’s requirements before you order. We translate diplomas, transcripts and grade sheets, and keep the layout of the original so that course names and marks line up.

How to order from Huntsville

Nothing has to be dropped off, and there is no Alabama counter to visit.

Upload. Send a scan or clear photo through the quote form. PDF, JPEG, PNG and Word files are accepted.
Quote. You receive a price based on the page count. Translation starts at $65 per page.
Translation. Most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days. We work in 100 languages. The most requested are Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech.
Delivery. The certified translation, with its signed certificate of accuracy, is returned electronically or by mail.
Questions. Call (971) 514-3743 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Redstone Arsenal legal assistance

The Legal Assistance Office at Redstone Arsenal, Building 3439 Honest John Road, provides notarizations and powers of attorney on a walk-in basis for eligible clients. Eligibility covers active-duty service members, military retirees, Reserve and National Guard retirees receiving retirement or disability pay, and their dependents. The office is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., phone 256-876-9005.

That office does not translate documents. If a notarized paper prepared there, or a foreign record you hold, needs to be put into another language, the translation is a separate step that you can order online.

Getting an Alabama apostille from Huntsville

Apostilles for Alabama documents are issued only by the Secretary of State in Montgomery. The office’s own instructions set out the following.

Fee. $5.00 per document, whether you request an apostille or a certification.
Form. A completed Authentication Submittal Form goes in with the documents. It asks for the country where the document will be used.
Address. Office of the Secretary of State, Authentication Division, 11 South Union Street, Suite 224, Montgomery, AL 36130. Walk-in service runs 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Timing. The form asks you to allow five business days for mail time.
Signatures. An apostille requires the original signature and seal of a currently commissioned Alabama notary public, probate judge or the State Registrar. Birth and death certificates must bear the signature of the current State Registrar.
Non-Hague countries. For a certification, each notarized document also needs a county authentication of the notary’s commission from the probate judge’s office. For a Huntsville notary that is the Madison County Probate Office on Memorial Parkway.
Foreign-language documents. The Secretary of State requires a notarized English translation with any document in a foreign language.

What the certified translation includes

Every order includes the full translation and a signed certificate of accuracy. If the receiving office asks for a notarized translator’s statement, as the Alabama Secretary of State does for foreign-language documents, tell us when you order. We can also help with the apostille request itself. Each agency, court or school decides for itself what it accepts, so confirm its requirements first.

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Huntsville translation questions

Where can I get a certified translation in Huntsville, AL?

Apostille Authentications provides certified translation to Huntsville customers remotely from its office in the Portland, Oregon area. You upload the document through the quote form and receive the translation electronically or by mail.

How much does certified translation cost in Huntsville, Alabama?

Translation starts at $65 per page. The quote depends on the number of pages in your document.

How long does a certified translation take for Huntsville customers?

Most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days. Delivery is electronic or by mail.

Where do I get a birth certificate in Huntsville to have it translated?

The Madison County Health Department at 301 Max Luther Drive NW issues certified copies of Alabama birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates. The state fee is $15.00 for a search including one certified copy and $6.00 for each additional copy.

How do I get an apostille in Huntsville, Alabama?

Alabama apostilles are issued by the Secretary of State’s Authentication Division at 11 South Union Street, Suite 224, Montgomery, AL 36130. The fee is $5.00 per document and a submittal form must accompany the request.

Does UAH require foreign transcripts to be evaluated?

UAH states that applicants may be asked for a document-by-document or course-by-course evaluation if a transcript is not in English or lacks a cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale. The evaluation agency must send its report directly to UAH.