Certified Translation Services in Frankfort, Kentucky
Apostille Authentications prepares certified translations for people in Frankfort, Kentucky, starting at $65 per page, with most finished in 1 to 2 business days. The work is done remotely from our office in the Portland, Oregon area. You upload the document, and the translation comes back electronically or by mail with a signed certificate of accuracy. Frankfort is the state capital, so the offices that issue Kentucky apostilles and certified vital records are both in your city.
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Frankfort is where Kentucky apostilles are issued
The Kentucky Secretary of State’s apostille counter is in Frankfort, which means you can skip the mail. Walk-in requests are taken at 1025 Capital Center Drive, Suite 201, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the office says they are completed while you wait. The fee is $5 per document.
A paper document notarized by a Kentucky notary must first have the notary’s signature certified by the county clerk. For a notary commissioned in Franklin County, that is the Franklin County Clerk downtown. A PDF notarized by an authorized Kentucky online notary skips the clerk step and can be submitted to the Secretary of State electronically.
When your translation needs notarization for Kentucky, we hire a notary commissioned in Kentucky to notarize the translator’s statement, and we can help with the apostille request.
| Secretary of State walk-in | 1025 Capital Center Drive, Suite 201, Frankfort, KY 40601 |
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| Mailing address | P.O. Box 718, Frankfort, KY 40602 |
| Phone | (502) 564-3490 |
| Franklin County Clerk | 321 West Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601, Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., (502) 875-8751 |
Certified vital records are issued a short trip away
Kentucky birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates are issued by the Office of Vital Statistics at 275 East Main Street, Frankfort. The public entrance is on the Martin Luther King Boulevard side. Hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the office does not guarantee same-day service after 3:45 p.m. There is also a drop box at the visitor entrance.
A birth certificate costs $10 and a death, marriage or divorce certificate costs $6. The Secretary of State will apostille a vital record only if it bears the signature of the current State Registrar, so an older copy may need to be replaced first. The online apostille submission option does not cover vital records.
If the record is going to a country that wants it in another language, the usual order is certified copy first, then translation. Ask the foreign authority whether the translation itself must also be notarized and apostilled.
Courts and state offices in Frankfort
Frankfort residents deal with both county and statewide offices. These are the ones most likely to receive a translated document or arrange an interpreter.
- Franklin Circuit, Family and District Courts. Franklin County Courthouse, 222 Saint Clair St., Frankfort, KY 40601, phone 502-564-7013. These are the 48th Judicial Circuit and District.
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. John C. Watts Federal Building, 330 West Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601.
- Office of Language Access. Administrative Office of the Courts, 1001 Vandalay Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601, phone 502-573-2350. It supplies court interpreters at no cost and runs the state’s Court Interpreter Certification Program.
Kentucky State University and translated transcripts
Kentucky State University is in Frankfort. Its international admission requirements ask for official high school transcripts or certificates in English with a certified translation. For graduate applicants, the university says all foreign transcripts must be evaluated course by course by an accredited agency and recommends WES, while accepting reports from other approved services. Check the current requirements with the admissions office before ordering, and tell us if your evaluation agency has its own translation format rules.
USCIS filings from Frankfort
Immigration filings follow a federal rule that is the same in every city. Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), each foreign-language document submitted to USCIS must come with a full English translation that the translator certifies as complete and accurate, together with the translator’s certification of competence to translate from that language into English. Our certificate of accuracy is written to that rule. We cannot promise how any agency will treat a particular filing.
Who lives in Frankfort: Census figures
The Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates) counts 28,503 residents in Frankfort, and about 5.7 percent of them were born outside the United States. That is slightly above the statewide share of 5.2 percent.
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Ordering a translation from Frankfort
We do not have an office or staff in Frankfort. Everything is handled online and by mail.
- Send the file. Upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file through the quote form.
- Name the destination. Tell us whether it is for the Secretary of State, a court, Kentucky State University, USCIS or an office abroad, and which country.
- Get it back. We return the certified translation electronically or by mail. From $65 per page, most in 1 to 2 business days.
- Call. (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Related services for Frankfort
- Kentucky document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Kentucky apostille service
- All document translation services
Frankfort translation questions
Apostille Authentications serves Frankfort remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. You upload the document and receive a certified translation with a signed certificate of accuracy, from $65 per page.
Yes. The Kentucky Secretary of State accepts walk-in requests at 1025 Capital Center Drive, Suite 201, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and says they are completed while you wait.
The fee is $5 per document, with checks payable to Kentucky State Treasurer.
It is at 275 East Main Street, Frankfort, open Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Birth certificates cost $10 and death, marriage and divorce certificates cost $6.
For a paper document, the Secretary of State requires the Kentucky notary’s signature to be certified by the county clerk. Documents notarized electronically by an authorized Kentucky online notary do not need it.
Its international admission page asks for official high school transcripts in English with certified translation, and course-by-course evaluation of foreign transcripts for graduate applicants. Confirm current requirements with the university.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Kentucky Secretary of State: Apostilles and Authentications
- Request for Apostille or Authentication form
- Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics
- Vital Statistics: Certificate Purchase Options
- Franklin County Clerk
- Kentucky Court of Justice: Franklin County
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky: Frankfort
- Kentucky Court of Justice: Language Access
- Kentucky State University: international admission requirements
- 8 CFR 103.2 (eCFR)
- Census Reporter: Frankfort, KY profile
Get your Frankfort 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.