Certified Translation Services for Louisville, Kentucky

Certified translation for Louisville, Kentucky is available from Apostille Authentications from $65 per page, and most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days. We are not in Louisville: the work is done remotely from Lake Oswego, in the Portland, Oregon area, and you send documents through the online quote form. Every translation carries a signed certificate of accuracy, and the translator’s statement can be notarized when a university, clerk or foreign authority requires it.

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

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Sending us a document from Louisville

Upload. Use the quote form to send a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file. A clear phone photo is usually enough to quote.
Say who it is for. USCIS, the University of Louisville, a Jefferson County court, a driver licensing office or an authority abroad. Requirements differ, so this decides whether you need notarization.
Delivery. Translations come back electronically or by mail. Pricing starts at $65 per page and most are done in 1 to 2 business days.
Phone. (971) 514-3743, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We have no walk-in location in Louisville.

University of Louisville rules on foreign transcripts

The University of Louisville publishes specific translation wording. Its undergraduate international application requirements state that transcripts issued by schools outside the United States require notarized, ATA-certified translation. Transfer applicants also need a course-by-course evaluation of foreign college transcripts, and the university names World Education Services, Educational Credential Evaluators or any current NACES member.

The Graduate School says applicants who attended universities outside the United States must submit a credential evaluation, and that credentials not issued in English need certified translations along with the originals. Tell us which office you are applying to so the translation and notarization match, and confirm the current rule with admissions.

Jefferson County records and where they come from

Louisville and Jefferson County share one merged government, and records are split between county and state offices.

Marriage records. The Jefferson County Clerk keeps marriage licenses. Copies are requested from 527 W. Jefferson Street, Room 100-A, Louisville, KY 40202. A certified copy is $5 in person or $6 by mail, and the clerk offers an online search for licenses issued after 1992.
Birth and death certificates. These are not issued in Louisville. The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness says it has no birth or death certificates on file. Application forms are available at 400 East Gray Street, and the certificate itself comes from the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort ($10 for a birth certificate, $6 for a death certificate).
Records before 1911. The city refers these requests to the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives in Frankfort.

Courts serving Louisville, and interpreters

Kentucky’s courts provide interpreters at no cost to people with limited English proficiency through the Office of Language Access, and you ask for one through the court handling your case. That covers spoken proceedings. If you need to file a foreign-language document, ask the clerk or your attorney what kind of translation the court expects.

Jefferson Circuit Court and Family Court	Jefferson County Judicial Center, 700 W. Jefferson St., Louisville, KY 40202
Jefferson District Court and Circuit Court Clerk	Louis D. Brandeis Hall of Justice, 600 W. Jefferson St., Louisville, KY 40202
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky	Gene Snyder United States Courthouse, 601 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202

USCIS and immigration paperwork in Louisville

Louisville Metro’s Office for Immigrant Affairs notes that USCIS has an office in the city and that it sees people by appointment only, with no walk-ins. Use the address printed on your appointment notice.

Whatever you file, the translation rule is federal. 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 to translate into English. We supply that certification with each translation. No translation company can guarantee an agency’s decision.

Languages in Louisville

Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates for 2024 (1-year) put the population of Louisville/Jefferson County metro government at 640,793, with about 12 percent born outside the United States, compared with 5.2 percent statewide.

Jefferson County Public Schools reports that 20 percent of its students are multilingual learners, that students speak 154 languages and that 147 countries are listed as birthplaces. Louisville Metro runs a language access program under Title VI and publishes its comment form in Spanish, Somali, Nepali, Swahili, French, Arabic, Kinyarwanda, Vietnamese, Pashto, Turkish and Telugu.

Our 100 languages include Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech, which are the most requested. Several languages on the city’s list are less common, so ask us about availability before ordering.

From Louisville to a Kentucky apostille

Kentucky apostilles are issued only by the Secretary of State in Frankfort, for $5 per document. From Louisville you can mail the request form and document to P.O. Box 718, Frankfort, KY 40602, which the office processes within 3 business days, or go in person to 1025 Capital Center Drive, Suite 201, where walk-in requests are completed while you wait.

A paper document notarized in Kentucky needs the notary’s signature certified by the county clerk before it goes to Frankfort. Marriage copies from the Jefferson County Clerk must be signed by the current clerk or a deputy. If your translation needs a Kentucky notarization, we hire a notary commissioned in Kentucky to notarize the translator’s statement, and we can assist with the apostille request.

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Louisville translation questions

Who does certified translation in Louisville, Kentucky?

Apostille Authentications provides certified translation to Louisville customers remotely from the Portland, Oregon area, from $65 per page with most orders ready in 1 to 2 business days. Documents are uploaded online and returned electronically or by mail.

Does the University of Louisville require certified translation of foreign transcripts?

Yes. Its undergraduate international requirements call for notarized, ATA-certified translation of transcripts from schools outside the United States, and the Graduate School asks for certified translations of credentials not in English.

Can I get a birth certificate in Louisville, KY to have it translated?

No. Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness does not keep birth or death certificates; you order from the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort for $10 per birth certificate.

How do I get an apostille if I live in Louisville, Kentucky?

Send the document with the request form and $5 per document to the Secretary of State, P.O. Box 718, Frankfort, KY 40602, or take it to 1025 Capital Center Drive, Suite 201 in Frankfort. Paper notarized documents need county clerk certification first.

Where do I get a certified copy of a Louisville marriage license?

From the Jefferson County Clerk, 527 W. Jefferson Street, Room 100-A, Louisville. Certified copies cost $5 in person or $6 by mail.

What translation does USCIS need for my Louisville immigration appointment?

A full English translation of each foreign-language document, certified by the translator as complete and accurate and stating the translator’s competence, as required by 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3).