Florida
Certified Translation Services in Florida
Certified translation for Florida costs $24.95 per page, where one page is up to 250 words of the source document, delivered in 2 to 3 business days as a PDF with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy from the qualified professional translator who completed or reviewed the work. The entire service is online. Upload your document, see the exact price before paying, and order from anywhere in Florida with no appointment and nothing to mail. Translations are prepared for official use, including USCIS filings, courts, universities, and licensing boards.
Pricing
Exact prices, shown before you pay
Standard
$19.95 per page
3 to 5 business days
A professional translation with digital delivery.
Certified
$24.95 per page
2 to 3 business days
A certified translation accepted for official use.
Premium
$39.95 per page
1 to 2 business days
A certified translation, translated first.
One page is up to 250 words.
Filing locally
Where Florida filings are handled
Your certified translation is delivered as a PDF you file yourself, so it works with every office below. Nothing needs to be picked up and there is no local counter to visit, because the whole service is online.
USCIS field offices
- Hialeah Field Office, Hialeah
- Jacksonville Field Office, Jacksonville
- Kendall Field Office, Miami
- Miami Field Office, Miami
- Oakland Park Field Office, Fort Lauderdale
- Orlando Field Office, Orlando
- Tampa Field Office, Tampa
- West Palm Beach Field Office, West Palm Beach. Located at 9300 Belvedere Road in Royal Palm Beach and serves the West Palm Beach area.
Immigration courts
- Miami Immigration Court, Miami. One Riverview Square, 333 S. Miami Avenue, Suite 700, Miami.
- Miami Krome (Detained) Immigration Court, Miami. Located inside the Krome North Processing Center, 18201 SW 12th Street, Miami. Hears detained cases.
- Orlando Immigration Court, Orlando. 3535 Lawton Road, Orlando. Handles non-detained cases for Central and North Florida.
State rules
Apostilles and notarization in Florida
Apostilles are issued by the Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State in Tallahassee, which is the only competent authority authorized to issue notarial and apostille certifications in Florida.
The state fee is 10 dollars per document. Documents certified by a county Clerk of Court cost 20 dollars, covering the apostille and a Certificate of Incumbency.
Requests are handled by mail. Applicants send the request form, original documents, a check or money order in US currency, and a self addressed stamped envelope or prepaid label.
For certified records such as birth certificates, an original certified copy is required. A photocopy is not acceptable.
USCIS does not require notarized translations from Florida applicants. The federal standard is a certified translation with the translator's signed statement of accuracy. Notarization enters the picture in Florida mainly when a document will be apostilled.
A notarized document submitted for a Florida apostille must contain a full notarial statement and the notary public's original signature, stamp, and seal. A photocopy is not acceptable.
Florida has authorized remote online notarization under state law since January 2020, though acceptance of remotely notarized documents varies by receiving office, so confirm before relying on it.
Documents
What Florida customers translate most
About 30 percent of Florida households speak a language other than English at home, and Spanish is by far the most common, according to American Community Survey data.
Roughly two thirds of Miami-Dade County residents speak Spanish at home, one of the highest shares of any large county in the United States.
Florida is home to one of the largest Brazilian, Portuguese speaking, communities in the United States, concentrated in Broward and Miami-Dade counties and the Orlando area.
French ranks among the most spoken languages after English and Spanish in South Florida homes, according to Census survey data.
Education and licensing
Universities and licensing boards
Universities receiving international documents
- University of Florida, Gainesville. State flagship
- Florida International University, Miami. One of the largest universities in the country by enrollment
- University of Central Florida, Orlando
- University of South Florida, Tampa
- Florida State University, Tallahassee
- University of Miami, Coral Gables
Professional licensing
The Florida Board of Nursing requires applicants educated outside the United States to have their nursing education evaluated by a board approved agency, with a Full Education Course by Course Report sent to the board directly from the agency. Approved agencies include CGFNS and Josef Silny and Associates in Miami.
Florida nursing applicants whose coursework was not completed in English must pass an approved English competency examination under Rule 64B9-3.002 of the Florida Administrative Code.
How it works
Order online from anywhere in Florida
Step 1
Upload and get an instant quote
Send us your document, choose your languages, and see your price right away.
Step 2
A professional translator translates it
A qualified professional translator translates your document.
Step 3
Reviewed for accuracy and certified
Your translation is reviewed for accuracy and certified with a signed certificate of accuracy.
Step 4
Receive your certified translation
You receive your certified translation, ready for official use.
$24.95 per page, certified, delivered in 2 to 3 business days.
Questions
Florida questions
- Who issues apostilles in Florida?
- The Division of Corporations of the Florida Department of State in Tallahassee is the only office authorized to issue apostilles in Florida. The fee is 10 dollars per document and requests are handled by mail with the original notarized or certified document, the request form, payment, and a return envelope. Confirm current fees and processing details with the Division before you send documents.
- Which USCIS office serves my part of Florida?
- Florida has eight USCIS field offices, in Hialeah, Jacksonville, Kendall, Miami, Oakland Park, Orlando, Tampa, and the West Palm Beach area. USCIS assigns your office based on where you live, so always follow the address on your appointment notice.
- Where are Florida's immigration courts?
- The Executive Office for Immigration Review operates the Miami Immigration Court, the Miami Krome Immigration Court for detained cases, and the Orlando Immigration Court, which handles non-detained cases for Central and North Florida. Foreign language documents filed with an immigration court generally must include a certified English translation.
- Does USCIS require notarized translations in Florida?
- No. USCIS requires certification, not notarization. A qualified professional translator signs a statement attesting that the translation is complete and accurate. Notarization matters in Florida mainly when the translated document also needs an apostille, since the Department of State requires a full notarial statement with the notary's original signature, stamp, and seal.
- What do foreign educated nurses need for a Florida license?
- The Florida Board of Nursing requires a Full Education Course by Course Report from a board approved credentials evaluation agency, sent to the board directly by the agency. The evaluation agencies ask for English translations of records issued in another language, so certified translations usually enter the process at that stage. If your coursework was not in English, an approved English competency exam is also required.
- Do you translate Spanish and Portuguese documents for use in Florida?
- Yes. Spanish is the most common non-English language in Florida, and the state has one of the largest Brazilian communities in the country. Eagle Translate provides certified translation between English and both Spanish and Portuguese at 24.95 dollars per page, delivered in 2 to 3 business days with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy.
- Will a Florida apostille cover my translation too?
- A Florida apostille authenticates the notarized or certified document you submit. If the receiving country wants the translation itself authenticated, the translator's signed accuracy statement can be notarized in Florida and then apostilled as its own document. Requirements vary by country and receiving office, so confirm exactly which pages need the apostille before you order.
A translation error is ours to fix
If your certified translation is rejected because of a translation error we made, we correct it at no charge, and if the corrected translation is rejected again for that same error we refund what you paid for it. Our Refund Policy sets out the conditions and what it does not cover. Your documents are encrypted and kept confidential from start to finish.
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