Certified Translation Services in Montgomery, Alabama
Certified translation for Montgomery, Alabama is available from Apostille Authentications at $65 per page and up. Most documents are translated within 1 to 2 business days. We are based in Lake Oswego, Oregon, close to Portland, and serve Montgomery customers remotely with no office in Alabama. Documents are uploaded through our quote form, and the finished translation, with its signed certificate of accuracy, is delivered electronically or by mail. A notarized translator’s statement is available on request.
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The state apostille office is in Montgomery
Every Alabama apostille is issued in Montgomery. The Secretary of State’s Authentications Division is at 11 South Union Street, Suite 224, Montgomery, AL 36130, and it takes walk-in requests from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. For Montgomery residents that means the document can be handed in at the counter instead of mailed. Mail goes to P.O. Box 5616, Montgomery, AL 36103-5616.
The division’s handbook says any document in a foreign language must come with a notarized English translation, and that a request without one will be rejected. Order the translation, with the translator’s statement notarized, before you go to the counter.
Steps for an Alabama apostille when you live in Montgomery
- Get the right original. Birth and death certificates must bear the signature of the current Alabama State Registrar. Other documents need the original signature and seal of a currently commissioned Alabama public official.
- Notarize where required. School records must be notarized by an Alabama notary public before an apostille can be attached.
- Add the translation. Attach a notarized English translation to anything written in another language.
- Complete the form. Fill in the Authentication Submittal Form. One document is needed for each apostille or certification requested.
- Pay the fee. $5.00 per document by check, money order, cash or credit card.
- Non-Hague countries. The office issues a certification instead of an apostille, and each notarized document then needs a county authentication of the notary’s commission.
Vital records at the Montgomery County Health Department
The Montgomery County Health Department issues certified copies of birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates. Montgomery is also home to the state Center for Health Statistics, which takes mail requests at P.O. Box 5625, Montgomery, AL 36103-5625. The state fee is $15.00 for the search and one certified copy, plus $6.00 for each extra copy ordered at the same time.
| Address | 3060 Mobile Highway, Montgomery, AL 36108 |
|---|---|
| Vital Records phone | 334-293-6555 |
| Main office | 334-293-6400 |
Montgomery County Probate: recorded documents and copies
The Records and Recording Division of the Montgomery County Probate Office keeps deeds, mortgages, liens, personal property records, UCC filings and business incorporation records. Marriage indexes from about 1975 onward can be searched online. Copies cost $1.00 per page and certification of a document is an additional $2.00.
| Address | 101 South Lawrence Street, Montgomery, AL 36104 (Courthouse Annex III) |
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| Hours | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Phone | (334) 832-1249 |
State and federal courts in Montgomery
Montgomery County forms the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama. Its Circuit, District and Family Courts list courthouse addresses at 251 South Lawrence Street and 100 South Lawrence Street, Montgomery, AL 36104.
Federal cases are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama at the Frank M. Johnson Jr. U.S. Courthouse Complex, One Church Street, Montgomery, AL 36104. The district also has courthouses in Dothan and Opelika.
If you plan to file a foreign-language document in either court, confirm the required form of translation with the clerk or your lawyer first.
What Montgomery universities ask for
- Auburn University at Montgomery. International undergraduate applicants send an official high school transcript and an official English translation if the transcript is not in English. Documents go to the Office of Global Initiatives.
- Alabama State University. International transcripts must be translated into English by an official translation service and then evaluated. ASU lists Lisano International, World Education Services and NACES for evaluations.
How to order a translation from Montgomery
Upload a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file of your document through the quote form. Say whether it is going to the Authentications Division, a court, a school or USCIS, so the certificate and any notarization match what that office asks for. We also assist with apostille requests. Translators cover 100 languages, including Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. Our phone is (971) 514-3743, answered 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For context, ACS 2024 1-year estimates show a Montgomery population of 195,826, with about 6 percent of residents born outside the United States.
Related services for Montgomery
- Alabama document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Alabama apostille service
- All document translation services
Montgomery translation questions
Apostille Authentications provides certified translation to Montgomery, Alabama customers remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. Documents are uploaded online and returned electronically or by mail with a signed certificate of accuracy.
Translation starts at $65 per page. Most documents are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
The Alabama Secretary of State’s Authentications Division is at 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, and the fee is $5.00 per document.
Yes. The Secretary of State requires a notarized English translation with any document in a foreign language and rejects requests that lack one.
The Montgomery County Health Department at 3060 Mobile Highway issues certified copies of Alabama birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates. Its Vital Records line is 334-293-6555.
Yes. AUM asks international undergraduate applicants for an official English translation when the official high school transcript is not in English.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Alabama Secretary of State: Authentications
- Authentications Handbook
- Authentication Submittal Form
- Montgomery County Health Department
- ADPH Birth Certificates
- Montgomery County Probate: Records and Recording
- Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Montgomery County
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
- AUM international undergraduate requirements
- Alabama State University: International Students
- Census Reporter: Montgomery, AL
Get your Montgomery 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.