Certified Translation for Lewiston, Maine

For Lewiston, Maine, Apostille Authentications translates personal and legal documents with a signed certificate of accuracy. The price starts at $65 per page, and most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days. We do not have a location in Lewiston or anywhere in Maine. Our office is in Lake Oswego, in the Portland, Oregon area, and the whole process runs remotely: upload your files, then 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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Send the document. Use the quote form to upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file. A sharp phone photo of each page is enough.
Get a quote. Pricing is from $65 per page. We confirm the total and the delivery date before starting.
Delivery. The certified translation is returned electronically, or by mail if you need paper.
Languages. We work in 100 languages. Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech are the most requested. Ask about any language not named here.
Contact. (971) 514-3743, office hours 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Lewiston City Clerk and vital records

The City Clerk’s Office at 27 Pine Street, Lewiston, ME 04240 records and maintains the city’s birth, death and marriage certificates. Published hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The office is closed on Fridays, and marriage license hours end earlier.

The city explains how filing works in Maine: a birth certificate is filed with the municipal clerk where the birth took place and with the clerk where the mother lived at the time. A child born at a Lewiston hospital to a mother living in Lisbon would have a record in both towns. A duplicate is kept by the state’s Data, Research, and Vital Statistics office in Augusta, which also issues certified copies for $15.00.

If you need a Lewiston record translated into another language for use abroad, get the certified copy first and send us a scan of that copy.

Courts for Lewiston and Androscoggin County

Lewiston has its own District Court. The county’s Superior Court is in Auburn, at the county building that also houses Androscoggin County’s offices.

Lewiston District Court	71 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ME 04240
Androscoggin County Superior Court	2 Turner Street, Auburn, ME 04210
Federal court	The District of Maine sits in Portland (156 Federal Street) and Bangor (202 Harlow Street). There is no federal courthouse in Lewiston.

Court interpreters and what they do not cover

If you have a case in Lewiston and limited English, the Judicial Branch assigns an interpreter for court proceedings at no charge. You can request one at the clerk’s counter or by sending the Interpreter Request Form. For short exchanges at the clerk’s window the courts use a telephone interpreting service.

The Judicial Branch’s Language Access Plan lists Arabic, American Sign Language, Spanish, Somali and French as the languages that accounted for most interpreter spending in fiscal year 2022. Court-ordered services outside the courthouse are not covered, and neither the interpreter page nor Administrative Order JB-06-3 addresses translating documents a party brings. Ask the clerk what the court needs for a foreign-language exhibit.

Languages and local institutions

Census Reporter’s profile from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year data shows 38,324 residents in Lewiston, 11.5 percent of them born outside the United States. The statewide share is 4.7 percent. The Lewiston Public Schools website is offered in Arabic, French, Portuguese, Kinyarwanda, Somali and Swahili as well as English.

The Bureau of Motor Vehicles branch is at 36 Mollison Way, Suite 1. The BMV’s knowledge test is available in Arabic, French, Lingala, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish and Swahili, and the bureau provides a free interpreter for other languages.

Bates College is in Lewiston. Its international admission page asks for official results of English proficiency tests but does not publish a translation rule for transcripts, so contact the admission office before ordering a transcript translation for Bates.

USCIS filings and the 'notario' rule

For green card, citizenship and asylum filings, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires a full English translation of every foreign-language document, certified by the translator as complete and accurate, with a statement that the translator is competent in both languages. No notarization is mentioned in the rule.

Under Maine’s Title 4, section 1926, a notary who is not an attorney cannot use the title ‘notario’ or ‘notario publico’, cannot act as an immigration consultant, and must say so in any advertising, in each language the advertisement uses.

Apostille route from Lewiston

Maine apostilles are issued in Augusta by the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions. From Lewiston the practical choice is mail to 101 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0101, or a courier to 6 E. Chestnut Street, 5th Floor. Include the request form and $10.00 per document. The office quotes 10 to 15 business days.

It certifies vital records issued by municipal and state officials, so a certified copy from the Lewiston City Clerk is the right starting document for a birth or marriage record. For a translation, the translator’s statement has to be notarized first. When a translation needs notarization for Maine, we hire a notary commissioned in Maine to notarize the translator’s statement.

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Lewiston translation questions

Who does certified translation in Lewiston, Maine?

Apostille Authentications serves Lewiston remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. Certified translation starts at $65 per page and most jobs take 1 to 2 business days.

Where do I get a birth certificate in Lewiston, Maine?

From the Lewiston City Clerk at 27 Pine Street if the birth occurred in Lewiston or the mother lived there at the time. The state Vital Records office in Augusta also issues certified copies.

Is the Lewiston, Maine City Clerk open on Fridays?

No. The clerk’s published hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday until 5:30 p.m.

Which court serves Lewiston, Maine?

The Lewiston District Court is at 71 Lisbon Street. The Androscoggin County Superior Court is at 2 Turner Street in Auburn.

How do I get an apostille from Lewiston, Maine?

Mail or courier the document to the Maine Secretary of State in Augusta with the request form and $10.00 per certification. The published processing time is 10 to 15 business days.

Do Lewiston, Maine courts provide Somali or French interpreters?

Maine courts assign interpreters at no cost for court proceedings to people with limited English proficiency. Somali and French were among the top five languages by interpreter expense in fiscal year 2022.