Where can you get a certified translation in Sacramento?
We are in Roseville, about 20 miles from downtown Sacramento, and work online: you send photos of the documents, we send the certified translation by email. No need to come to an office. It costs $25 for the first page and $20 for each additional one; a paper copy signed in ink comes by mail for $20. We translate for USCIS, the Sacramento Immigration Court, the DMV and other offices in the area.
How it works without an office visit
- Send photos or scans of every page with text or stamps, by WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS or email. The original stays with you.
- Get the price and the date within 15 minutes during our working hours.
- Pay and receive your translation by email: one PDF with the original, the translation and the signed certificate. If you need it on paper, we mail a copy signed in ink.
If an office asks for a paper copy signed in ink, order it with the translation.
Where translations are filed in the Sacramento area
- USCIS. Applications are filed online or by mail, and the translation is attached to each foreign-language document. Interviews are held at the USCIS field office in Sacramento; USCIS asks you to check its address in your interview notice (field offices (opens in a new tab)). Biometrics are taken at the Application Support Center in West Sacramento (opens in a new tab). See What USCIS accepts.
- Sacramento Immigration Court: John Moss Federal Building, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 4-200 (EOIR (opens in a new tab)). The court has its own rule for translations; see What immigration court accepts.
- California DMV. For some documents, such as a foreign marriage certificate or divorce decree, the DMV asks for a certified translation (DMV (opens in a new tab)). See What the DMV accepts.
What to file in your case is for you or your attorney to decide.
Documents we see most often from the Sacramento area
The Sacramento region has a large community of people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, and many of their documents are Soviet: certificates filled in by hand, military IDs, work record books, bilingual Belarusian and Ukrainian forms. We translate every handwritten line and stamp; see handwritten Soviet documents and Belarusian documents.
Price
$25 for the first page of up to 250 words and $20 for each additional page. Paper copy by mail: $20. Faster, a surcharge for each page: $15 within 12 hours, $30 within 3 hours; we confirm a rush order before you pay. No extra charge for stamps, handwriting or weekends.
What we don’t do: immigration advice, or certification for California state courts and county clerks, which needs a court-certified translator.
Sample translations
2 samplesEach sample has the original, the translation and the signed certificate. Personal details are blurred.
Questions
Can I bring the documents to you in person?
We work online: photos or scans are enough, and the original stays with you. If you need a paper copy signed in ink, we mail it for $20.
Do I need a notarized translation for the Sacramento USCIS office?
No. USCIS asks for a full translation with the translator’s signed certification, and it is included. A notary is not part of the USCIS rule.
How fast can I get it?
1–4 documents: within 24 hours after payment; faster, within 12 hours (+$15 a page) or 3 hours (+$30 a page, paid between 8 am and 6 pm Pacific time). For 5 or more, we give you the date with the quote. We confirm a rush order before you pay.
Which languages do you translate?
Russian, Ukrainian and Spanish into English, including Soviet and Belarusian documents.
How we do it
- Full translation
every stamp, signature and handwritten line
- Signed certificate
with the translator’s name, address and phone
- A PDF, ready to file
original, translation and certificate, translation pages numbered
- Price
$25 for the first page up to 250 words, $20 for each additional page, in the same document or another one.
- Turnaround
1–4 documents: within 24 hours after payment; faster, within 12 hours (+$15 a page) or 3 hours (+$30 a page, paid between 8 am and 6 pm Pacific time). For 5 or more, we give you the date with the quote.
This is a summary of what the agency publishes, not legal advice.