Certified Translation Services in Springfield, Massachusetts
Apostille Authentications provides certified translation for people in Springfield, Massachusetts from $65 per page, and most orders are ready in 1 to 2 business days. Each translation comes with a signed certificate of accuracy. We do not have an office in Massachusetts: the work is done remotely from the Portland, Oregon area, you upload your documents through the quote form, and the finished translation comes back electronically or by mail. This page is about Springfield in Hampden County, not the Illinois or Missouri cities.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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The state apostille office on Dwight Street
Springfield is one of three places where the Secretary of the Commonwealth handles apostilles. The Western District Office is at 436 Dwight Street, Room 102, Springfield, MA 01103, and the Secretary’s site says it certifies the signatures of public officials and affixes apostilles to documents going out of the country. Published hours are 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, and the phone number is 413-784-1376.
The fee is $6.00 per document, paid by check or money order to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. For the regional offices the Secretary’s site says only that the number of documents and turnaround times will vary, so call before you go. The same-day counter rule for up to three documents is published for the Boston office at One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, and mailed requests to Boston take two to three weeks.
What the Secretary will and will not certify
The office certifies an original signature of a Massachusetts notary public, justice of the peace, city or town clerk, court clerk or registrar of vital records. Photocopied signatures are not certified, and the request form says the office does not authenticate notarized copies of government-issued documents or any federal or out-of-state document.
For a translation, that means the apostille attaches to a notary’s signature on the translator’s statement. When a translation needs to be notarized for Massachusetts, we hire a notary commissioned in Massachusetts to notarize the translator’s statement, and we can help with the apostille request.
Springfield records you may need translated or apostilled
Massachusetts vital records are issued by city and town clerks as well as by the state registry. Ask for a certified copy, since the apostille office needs the clerk’s or registrar’s original signature.
| Springfield City Clerk | City Hall Room 123, 36 Court Street, Springfield, MA 01103. Certified birth, marriage and death certificates are $20.00 each. No personal checks. |
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| Clerk hours | 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday. |
| Ordering | In person, by mail with the city’s form, or online through VitalChek for an added fee. |
| State registry (RVRS) | 150 Mount Vernon Street, 1st Floor, Dorchester, MA 02125. $20.00 in person, $32.00 by mail. |
Courts in Springfield and translated evidence
Springfield District Court and Hampden Probate and Family Court are both at 50 State Street. The federal court’s Western Division sits at the United States Courthouse, 300 State Street, Suite 120, Springfield, MA 01105.
The Trial Court Office of Language Access assigns interpreters to court events, and court staff make the request. It translates court forms and signage, but it states that it does not translate individual case materials or documents to be presented as evidence. If a foreign-language record is part of your case, the translation is yours to arrange.
Springfield colleges and foreign transcripts
- Springfield College. Says all transcripts must be in English and that a translation or a credential evaluation from a NACES member may be required.
- Springfield Technical Community College. Requires a certified translation of a high school transcript that is not in English; college transcripts from abroad must be translated and evaluated.
Languages in Springfield
Census QuickFacts reports that 39.1 percent of Springfield residents age 5 and over speak a language other than English at home and 10.5 percent are foreign born (2020 to 2024). Springfield Public Schools runs a District-Wide Office of Interpreter and Translation Services at 1550 Main Street and lists Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Arabic, Chinese, French, Hmong, Korean, Haitian Creole, Nepali, Somali and Swahili.
Our most requested languages are Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. We work in 100 languages, so ask about any language not named here.
How to order from Springfield
Upload a scan or clear photo of each page through the quote form as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file. Tell us who will receive the translation, for example USCIS, the Registry of Motor Vehicles, a court or a school, and whether you need the translator’s statement notarized. You get a price starting at $65 per page, and most orders are finished in 1 to 2 business days. Delivery is electronic or by mail. Questions go to (971) 514-3743 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Related services for Springfield
- Massachusetts document translation services: the statewide rules for courts, notaries, vital records and driver licensing
- Massachusetts apostille service
- All document translation services
Springfield translation questions
Apostille Authentications serves Springfield, Massachusetts remotely from the Portland, Oregon area. You upload documents through the quote form, pricing starts at $65 per page, and most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days.
Yes. The Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Western District Office at 436 Dwight Street, Room 102, affixes apostilles. The fee is $6.00 per document, and the state says the number of documents and turnaround times at regional offices vary.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth charges $6.00 per document, payable by check or money order to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
USCIS does not set a location requirement. Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), a foreign-language document needs a full English translation that the translator certifies as complete and accurate, with a statement of competence. No translator can promise how an agency will decide.
The Springfield City Clerk at 36 Court Street, Room 123, issues certified copies for $20.00 each. A certified copy carries the clerk’s signature, which the Secretary of the Commonwealth can certify with an apostille.
No. The Trial Court Office of Language Access provides interpreters and translates court forms, but it states it does not translate individual case materials or evidence.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- Secretary of the Commonwealth: Apostilles and Certifications
- Apostille and Certification Authentication Form
- 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), translation rule (eCFR)
- Trial Court Office of Language Access
- RMV translation certification requirements
- Registry of Vital Records and Statistics fees
- Western District Office, Springfield
- Springfield City Clerk: Vital Records
- Springfield District Court
- Hampden Probate and Family Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts: Divisional Offices
- Springfield Public Schools: Interpreter and Translation Services
- Springfield College international application instructions
- STCC international students
- Census QuickFacts: Springfield city, Massachusetts
Get your Springfield 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.