New Hampshire Document Translation Services
Apostille Authentications provides certified document translation for people and businesses in New Hampshire, from $65 per page, with most translations ready in 1 to 2 business days. We work remotely from our office in Lake Oswego, Oregon, near Portland: you upload your document through the quote form and we return the translation electronically or by mail. Every certified translation comes with a signed certificate of accuracy, and the translator’s statement can be notarized when the receiving office asks for that.
Upload your document below as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file, or call (971) 514-3743 for a quote.
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What a certified translation is, and what USCIS asks for
A certified translation is a full translation with a signed statement from the translator that it is complete and accurate. The federal rule for immigration filings, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), says any document containing foreign language submitted to USCIS must be accompanied by a full English translation that the translator has certified as complete and accurate, together with the translator’s certification that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.
Our certificate of accuracy is written to cover both points. Other offices set their own rules, so check with the school, court, employer or agency that will receive the translation. We cannot promise that any particular agency will accept a document.
New Hampshire offices that ask for translations
- Division of Motor Vehicles. Non-US citizens who hold a license from their home country must take the full exam and provide a driving record or history from that country. For driving records, police letters and insurance documents, the DMV states that a notarized translation is required if they are not in English. Non-US citizen applications are handled by appointment at the Concord DMV, 23 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03305.
- DMV license transfers. A valid license from another US state, Canada or France, or one expired for less than a year, can be transferred without testing. The knowledge test is offered in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, Portuguese, Farsi and American Sign Language, and interpreters are allowed at the Concord DMV only.
- State courts. The New Hampshire Judicial Branch provides an interpreter free of charge for in-court hearings to litigants, witnesses and people with a significant interest in a case who have difficulty communicating in English. You request one through the Information Center at 1-855-212-1234 or at the clerk’s office. Clerks can help with basic forms using a telephone interpreter, but the court says detailed help with a case has to come from someone outside the court system.
- Court website. Translations of the courts’ web pages are produced automatically by Google, and the state says they are only an approximation and does not guarantee their accuracy.
- Federal court. In the US District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 55 Pleasant Street, Room 110, Concord, interpreter requests for a trial or hearing go through the case manager assigned to the case.
Getting certified copies of New Hampshire vital records
If the document you need translated or apostilled is a New Hampshire birth, death, marriage, divorce or civil union record, start with a certified copy. The Division of Vital Records Administration in Concord, part of the Secretary of State’s office, issues them, and so do all 234 city and town clerks in the state.
The fee is $15 for the search and first copy and $10 for each additional copy of the same record issued at the same time. The fee is payable whether or not a record is found. You must show a direct and tangible interest in the record and present photo identification, or complete the state’s alternative documentation form.
How New Hampshire apostilles work
Apostilles and certificates are issued by the New Hampshire Secretary of State in Concord. An apostille is for countries that belong to the Apostille Convention; a certificate does the same job for countries that do not. There is no county-level certification step in the published instructions.
| Fee | $10 per document, cash or check payable to the State of New Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Form | One Request Form covers both apostilles and certificates |
| By mail | Send the document, the form, a check and a self-addressed, pre-paid envelope to Secretary of the State’s Office, Room 204, 107 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301 |
| In person | Room 204, New Hampshire State House, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:15 pm |
| Larger batches | Large quantities may not be ready until the following business day; bringing 10 or more in person adds a $25 expedited fee for every 10 documents |
| Notarized documents | Must be notarized by a New Hampshire notary public or justice of the peace who witnessed the signature, with the notary’s seal |
| Vital records | An apostille cannot go on a photocopy; get the record from your town or city clerk or the Vital Records Division |
| Federal documents | The office cannot apostille FBI background checks, naturalization papers or passports |
Translations, notaries and the apostille
The Secretary of State’s instructions do not mention translations. What they do require is that a privately signed document carry a New Hampshire notarization. So when a translation needs to be notarized for New Hampshire, for example so it can receive a New Hampshire apostille, we hire a notary commissioned in New Hampshire to notarize the translator’s statement.
State law, RSA 456-B:1, defines notarial acts as taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, taking a verification on oath or affirmation, witnessing or attesting a signature, certifying or attesting a copy, and noting a protest. Certifying that a translation is accurate is not on that list: the notary deals with the translator’s signature or oath, and the translator remains responsible for the translation.
The state’s Notary Public and Justice of the Peace Manual also says a notary must never certify a copy of a vital record. Under RSA 5-C:98 only the state registrar or a town or city clerk can issue those, which is why a photocopy of a birth certificate stamped by a notary will not work for an apostille.
Languages in New Hampshire
Census Bureau QuickFacts, drawing on the 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey, report that 7.9% of New Hampshire residents age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home and that 6.1% of residents were born outside the United States. The shares are higher in the two largest cities: 20.2% in Manchester and 22.8% in Nashua.
We translate in 100 languages. The ones requested most often are Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and Czech. If your language is not on that list, ask us before you order.
How to order from New Hampshire
Upload a scan or clear photo of your document through the quote form as a PDF, JPEG, PNG or Word file. We confirm the price and timing, translate the document, and send the certified translation electronically or by mail. Tell us at the start if the receiving office wants the translator’s statement notarized or if the document is going abroad and needs an apostille, because that changes how the paperwork is prepared. Our office is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and the phone number is (971) 514-3743.
Translation pages for New Hampshire cities
We have a page for each of these New Hampshire cities, with the local offices, courts and schools that affect a translation there:
Concord · Manchester · Nashua
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New Hampshire document translation questions
Apostille Authentications charges from $65 per page for certified translation, and most translations are ready in 1 to 2 business days. The service is provided remotely from the Portland, Oregon area, with delivery electronically or by mail.
The federal rule, 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), requires a full English translation that the translator certifies as complete and accurate, plus a statement that the translator is competent to translate. The rule does not mention notarization and is the same in every state.
From the Secretary of State’s Office, Room 204, State House, 107 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301. The fee is $10 per document, and you can apply by mail or in person Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:15 pm.
Yes, in some cases. The DMV says a notarized translation is required when a home country driving record, police letter or insurance document is not in English.
New Hampshire’s list of notarial acts covers signatures, oaths and copies, not the accuracy of a translation, so a notary notarizes the translator’s signed statement. The state manual says a notary must never certify a copy of a vital record.
Yes. The Judicial Branch provides interpreters free of charge for in-court hearings to eligible litigants, witnesses and people with a significant interest in a case, on request through 1-855-212-1234 or the clerk’s office.
Sources
The local details on this page come from these official sources.
- NH Secretary of State: Apostilles and Certificates
- NH Secretary of State: Request for Certificates (vital records)
- NH DMV: Non-US Citizen
- NH Judicial Branch: Language Access/Interpreter Services
- NH Judicial Branch: Language Translation
- US District Court, District of New Hampshire: Clerk’s Office
- RSA Chapter 456-B
- NH Notary Public and Justice of the Peace Manual (2022)
- 8 CFR 103.2 (eCFR)
- Census QuickFacts: New Hampshire
Get your New Hampshire 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.