Certified Translation Services in Fairfax, Virginia
Certified translation for Fairfax, Virginia is available from Apostille Authentications starting at $65 per page, with most documents completed in 1 to 2 business days. You get a signed certificate of accuracy with each translation. We are located in the Portland, Oregon area and serve Fairfax entirely online and by mail, with no local office: upload your document through the quote form to start. This page also sets out which Fairfax courts, record offices and federal agencies deal with translated documents.
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City of Fairfax or Fairfax County: which office is yours
The City of Fairfax is an independent city, separate from Fairfax County, with its City Hall at 10455 Armstrong Street. For circuit court business the two share one court. The Fairfax Circuit Court, the 19th Judicial Circuit, serves both Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax from 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030.
| Fairfax Circuit Court | Clerk: Hon. Christopher J. Falcon. Clerk’s office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The court’s services include marriage licenses, land records, probate and estate administration, and notary services. |
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| Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court | 4110 Chain Bridge Road, second and third floors. Custody, visitation, family and juvenile cases. |
| Fairfax City General District Court | City Hall, Room 101, 10455 Armstrong Street. City ordinance, misdemeanor and traffic cases; civil and small claims cases go to the Fairfax County General District Court. |
USCIS in Fairfax and the federal translation rule
The USCIS Washington Field Office is located in Fairfax, at 2675 Prosperity Avenue, Fairfax, VA 22031. The rule for foreign-language evidence is the same at every USCIS office. 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires a full English language translation which the translator has certified as complete and accurate, and the translator’s certification that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.
Our signed certificate of accuracy is prepared to include those statements. Acceptance is always the agency’s decision.
Birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates in Fairfax County
The Fairfax County Health Department issues certified copies of Virginia vital records at four offices: Annandale, Franconia-Springfield, Herndon-Reston and Mount Vernon. They are open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed from noon to 1 p.m., and serve walk-ins only.
- Records covered. Virginia births and deaths from June 1912, marriages from 1932 and divorces from 1918.
- Fee. $15.00 for each certificate or search.
- Who may request. you or an immediate family member, with valid identification.
How to order a translation if you are in Fairfax
Upload the document through the quote form in PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word format. You do not need to mail the original. We confirm the price, which starts at $65 per page, and return most translations within 1 to 2 business days, electronically or by mail.
We translate 100 languages. The ones customers ask for most are Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. If the office receiving your paperwork wants a notarized translator’s statement, tell us when you order. You can reach us at (971) 514-3743 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; the office is at 5 Centerpointe Drive, Suite 400, Lake Oswego, OR 97035.
Getting a Virginia apostille on a Fairfax document
Certificates from the county health department and records certified by the circuit court clerk are Virginia documents. The Secretary of the Commonwealth authenticates them by verifying the Virginia notary, court clerk or deputy state registrar who signed.
- Cost. $10.00 per document, and $5.00 for each further document signed by the same official on the same date for the same country.
- Mail. 7 to 10 business days. Send a cover letter, payment and a prepaid return mailer to 1111 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219 (USPS) or 400 East Cary Street (FedEx, UPS, DHL).
- In person. by appointment Monday to Thursday, limit of 10 documents, with government ID.
- Originals. the office accepts original signatures only.
- Not handled in Richmond. federal documents and documents from other states. Federal documents, which include FBI background checks, go to the U.S. Department of State Office of Authentications: by mail to 44132 Mercure Cir., PO Box 1206, Sterling, VA 20166-1206, or in person at 600 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006.
George Mason and NOVA: rules for foreign transcripts
George Mason University’s catalog states that all transcripts from colleges or universities outside the United States must be translated officially into English and evaluated course by course by a NACES-recognized agency before an admission decision can be made. Applicants are responsible for the cost and timing of both steps.
Northern Virginia Community College requires a course-by-course evaluation from one of four named agencies: WES, IERF, FCSA or ECE. Students send original transcripts to the agency, and NOVA accepts only one evaluation during a student’s time there. Evaluation is separate from translation, and we provide translation only.
Languages in Fairfax County
Fairfax County’s Language Access program reports that over 35 percent of county households speak a language other than English at home and that more than 180 languages are represented. The county names Spanish and Korean as its two most-spoken languages after English.
Related services for Fairfax
- Virginia document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Virginia apostille service
- All document translation services
Fairfax translation questions
Apostille Authentications offers certified translation to Fairfax, Virginia customers online, from $65 per page. The company works remotely from the Portland, Oregon area; you upload the document and receive the translation electronically or by mail.
Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), any foreign-language document submitted to USCIS needs a full English translation certified by the translator as complete and accurate, with a statement that the translator is competent to translate into English.
Both. The Fairfax Circuit Court at 4110 Chain Bridge Road serves Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax, even though the city is an independent jurisdiction.
The Fairfax County Health Department issues certified Virginia birth, death, marriage and divorce records at its Annandale, Franconia-Springfield, Herndon-Reston and Mount Vernon offices for $15.00 each, walk-in only.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia charges $10.00 per document, with additional documents signed by the same official on the same date for the same country at $5.00 each. Mailed requests take 7 to 10 business days.
George Mason’s catalog says transcripts from institutions outside the United States must be officially translated into English and evaluated course by course by a NACES-recognized agency before an admission decision.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Fairfax Circuit Court, Fairfax County
- Fairfax Circuit Court, Virginia’s Judicial System
- Fairfax City General District Court
- Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
- City of Fairfax
- Fairfax County Health Department, Vital Records
- Fairfax County Language Access
- 8 CFR 103.2, eCFR
- USCIS Washington Field Office listing, FTC
- Secretary of the Commonwealth, How to Submit
- U.S. Department of State, Office of Authentications
- George Mason University Catalog, International Students
- NOVA Credit for Prior Learning Manual
Get your Fairfax 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.