Certified Translation Services in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the United States and runs the largest unified trial court system in the country. Its document flow is correspondingly enormous and unusually varied: Mexican and Central American civil registry records, Armenian documents from one of the largest Armenian communities outside Armenia, Korean family registers, and Persian records from the largest Iranian diaspora anywhere.
We translate all of it remotely from our New Jersey office and return signed PDFs, usually within 24 hours.
Filing details for Los Angeles
- County
- Los Angeles County
- State court system
- Superior Court of California
- Apostille authority
- California Secretary of State
We serve Los Angeles remotely from our office in Edgewater, New Jersey. We have no office here.
Los Angeles County records and courts
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in Norwalk issues certified copies of births, deaths and marriages for the county. Remember the California authorized-versus-informational distinction: only an authorized certified copy establishes identity, and only that version is accepted by USCIS, consulates and the Secretary of State's apostille office.
Los Angeles County Superior Court receives translated evidence across family, probate and civil matters, and expects a signed certificate of accuracy attached to any foreign-language exhibit.
Armenian documents deserve particular care. Records issued in Soviet Armenia are often in Russian rather than Armenian; post-1991 records are in Armenian, and the two use different naming conventions and different issuing authorities. A translation has to say which system produced the document.
Courts and clerks in this area
- Los Angeles County Superior Court
- Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder
Institutions that commonly request certified translations
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Southern California
- Los Angeles City College
Immigration filings in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles USCIS field office handles interviews for the metro, with Santa Ana covering Orange County. The Los Angeles Immigration Court hears removal proceedings.
The requirement is the same as everywhere: a complete English translation of the entire document with the translator's signed certification. Not a summary, not the front page only, and not a notarization — 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) asks for certification, not a notary.
Délai
24 hours standard, 1-3 hours available
Price
$49 first page, then $0.12/word. Details
Langues
100+ languages. See all
Questions fréquemment posées
Do you have an office in Los Angeles?
No. Our only office is in Edgewater, New Jersey. Los Angeles work is done remotely and delivered electronically, with hard copies mailed on request.
Where do I get an authorized copy of an LA birth certificate?
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in Norwalk, or the California Department of Public Health. Make sure it is the authorized copy, not the informational one.
Do you translate Armenian documents?
Yes, including Soviet-era records issued in Russian, with the issuing authority named as it appears rather than modernised.
How fast is turnaround to the West Coast?
The same 24 hours as anywhere else. Delivery is electronic, so the time zone makes no difference.
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