Miami, Florida
Certified Translation Services in Miami
Certified translation for Miami 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 Miami and the rest of 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 Miami 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
- Miami Field Office, Miami, FL. Listed by USCIS as a field office within District 24 (Miami District Office, 8801 NW 7th Avenue, Miami). USCIS field offices are appointment only, no walk-ins.
- Hialeah Field Office, Hialeah, FL. Confirmed on the USCIS District 24 jurisdiction list as a field office in Hialeah, FL.
- Kendall Field Office, Kendall, FL (Miami-Dade County). Confirmed on the USCIS District 24 jurisdiction list as a field office in Kendall, FL. USCIS also lists a Kendall Application Support Center for biometrics.
- Oakland Park Field Office, Oakland Park, FL (Broward County). Confirmed on the USCIS District 24 jurisdiction list. Serves the northern part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro.
- Miami Asylum Office, Miami, FL. USCIS asylum office, separate from the field offices. Does not accept walk-in requests.
Immigration courts
- Miami Immigration Court, Miami, FL. One Riverview Square, 333 S. Miami Avenue, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33130. Public hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., window filing 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday except federal holidays.
- Miami Krome (Detained) Immigration Court, Miami, FL (west Miami-Dade). EOIR page title reads Krome (Detained) Immigration Court. Detained docket at the Krome Service Processing Center in west Miami-Dade County.
Consulates
- Consulate General of Spain in Miami, Coral Gables, FL. 2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite 1016, Coral Gables. Jurisdiction covers Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
- Consulate General of Brazil in Miami, Miami, FL. 3150 SW 38th Avenue (Miami Green Building). Services are scheduled through the e-Consular system.
- Consulate General of France in Miami, Miami, FL. 1395 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1050. Serves French nationals in Florida, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos, and the US Virgin Islands.
- Consulate General of Italy in Miami, Coral Gables, FL. 4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 590, Coral Gables. Jurisdiction includes Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, and several Caribbean territories. Serves over 70,000 Italian citizens in its district.
- German Consulate General Miami, Miami, FL. 100 N. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2200. Jurisdiction covers Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
- Consulate General of the Netherlands in Miami, Miami, FL. 701 Brickell Avenue. Covers Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and several other states plus Caribbean territories.
- Consulate General of Türkiye in Miami, Miami, FL. 80 SW 8th Street, Suite 2700. Serves Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Puerto Rico.
- Consulates general of Spanish-speaking countries (for example Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Uruguay), Miami, FL. Miami hosts one of the largest consular corps in the US, including many consulates general of Spanish-speaking Latin American countries relevant to Spanish-language documents. Verify the specific consulate before naming it on the page.
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 Miami customers translate most
About 75 percent of Miami-Dade County residents age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (75.2 percent, 2019-2023 American Community Survey figures reported in Census Bureau QuickFacts), making it one of the most linguistically diverse counties in the United States.
Spanish is by far the dominant non-English language in Miami-Dade County; roughly two thirds of residents speak Spanish at home, and Spanish-language documents from across Latin America and Spain are the most common records local residents need translated for US agencies.
South Florida is home to one of the largest Brazilian communities in the United States, concentrated in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, and Brazil maintains a Consulate General in Miami that serves this Portuguese-speaking community.
France maintains a Consulate General in Miami serving French nationals across Florida, Puerto Rico, and several Caribbean territories, reflecting a sizable French-speaking expatriate community in the Miami area.
Miami's overall population is majority foreign-born or of immigrant origin, and the city's linguistic diversity extends well beyond any single language. Use this as a neutral community fact only; the page should tie service claims strictly to English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, and Turkish.
Education and licensing
Universities and licensing boards
Universities receiving international documents
- Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL. FIU requires an official English-language translation when transcripts and diplomas are not in English. Graduate applicants may also need a course-by-course evaluation from a NACES member credential service, which is separate from translation.
- University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. Private research university with large international enrollment; admissions offices receive foreign academic records. Applicants should confirm translation and evaluation requirements with the specific program.
- Miami Dade College, Miami, FL. One of the largest colleges in the United States by enrollment, with multiple Miami-Dade campuses and a large international and immigrant student population submitting foreign transcripts.
- Barry University, Miami Shores, FL. Private university in the Miami metro that receives international academic documents.
- St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL. Private university in Miami Gardens that receives international academic documents.
- Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL (Fort Lauderdale area). Large private university in the northern part of the Miami metro; health professions programs in particular receive foreign credentials.
Professional licensing
The Florida Board of Nursing requires applicants educated outside the United States to have their nursing education evaluated by a board-approved credentials agency (the board's list includes Ashland Educational Services, CGFNS, Educational Records Evaluation Service, International Education Evaluations, Josef Silny and Associates of Miami, and SpanTran), with the Full Education Course by Course Report sent to the board directly from the agency. A certified translation alone does not replace this required evaluation, so page copy should present translation as a complement to, not a substitute for, the evaluation.
The Florida Board of Nursing also requires proof of English competency under Rule 64B9-3.002(1)(e), Florida Administrative Code, unless the nursing coursework was completed in English with English textbooks. Accepted exams include IELTS, TOEFL, PTE Academic, MET, and OET.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles requires a certified English translation for foreign language motor vehicle documents submitted for titling and registration, under Rule 15C-1.013.
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Questions
Miami questions
- Which USCIS office in Miami will handle my case?
- The Miami metro is served by several USCIS field offices within District 24, including the Miami, Hialeah, and Kendall field offices in Miami-Dade County and the Oakland Park field office in Broward County. Your appointment or interview notice names the exact office, and all USCIS field offices are appointment only. Biometrics appointments often go to an Application Support Center such as Kendall or Central Miami.
- Does USCIS in Miami require certified translations of Spanish-language documents?
- Yes. USCIS requires every foreign-language document, including Spanish-language birth, marriage, and police certificates, to be accompanied by a complete English translation and a signed certification from the translator attesting that the translation is complete and accurate. USCIS does not require the translation to be notarized. Always follow any document instructions in your specific USCIS notice.
- Do I need certified translations for a hearing at the Miami Immigration Court?
- Documents filed with the immigration court must be in English or accompanied by an English translation with a certificate of translation. The Miami Immigration Court sits at One Riverview Square, 333 S. Miami Avenue, and a separate detained court operates at Krome in west Miami-Dade. Confirm filing requirements with the court or your attorney, since this page is not legal advice.
- How do I get a Florida apostille for a document I will use abroad?
- Apostilles for Florida documents come only from the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Apostille Section in Tallahassee. Requests are mailed in with the state's request form, the original certified or notarized document, a 10 dollar fee per document, and a return envelope. The apostille certifies the Florida signature, not the translation, so many receiving countries also want a certified translation of the document. Confirm requirements with the authority that will receive your document.
- Will the Spanish, Brazilian, or Italian consulate in Miami accept your certified translation?
- Requirements vary by consulate and by procedure. Some consular processes, especially civil registry matters, require translations by translators sworn or registered in the home country, while others accept a certified translation prepared by a qualified professional translator in the United States. Miami has career consulates general for Spain, Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, and Turkiye, so check the specific consulate's document rules before ordering.
- Can you translate my Spanish or Portuguese birth certificate for use in Miami?
- Yes. Spanish and Portuguese are both within our eight supported languages, along with English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Turkish. Certified translation is 24.95 dollars per page of 250 words, delivered in 2 to 3 business days with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy and a QR verification page, all handled fully online.
- Do Miami universities like FIU accept certified translations of foreign transcripts?
- FIU requires an official English-language translation whenever a transcript or diploma is not in English, and graduate applicants may also need a separate course-by-course credential evaluation from a NACES member service. Other Miami area schools such as the University of Miami and Miami Dade College set their own document rules, so confirm requirements with the admissions office for your program.
- I am a foreign-educated nurse in Miami. Is a certified translation enough for the Florida Board of Nursing?
- No. The Florida Board of Nursing requires your nursing education to be evaluated by a board-approved credentials agency, and the agency must send its report directly to the board. A certified translation of your documents can support other steps in your move, but it does not replace that required evaluation. Confirm the current process with the Florida Board of Nursing before applying.
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