New Mexico
Certified Translation Services in New Mexico
Certified translation for New Mexico 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 New Mexico 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 New Mexico 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
- Albuquerque Field Office, Albuquerque. The only USCIS field office located in New Mexico. Per the USCIS field office locator data, some southern New Mexico ZIP codes are served by the El Paso Field Office in El Paso, Texas.
Immigration courts
- Otero Immigration Court, Chaparral. Located at the Otero County Processing Center, a detention facility about 40 minutes from El Paso. It is the only immigration court located in New Mexico.
State rules
Apostilles and notarization in New Mexico
The Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State is the only office in New Mexico authorized to issue an apostille, handled by the Business Services Division at 325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300, Santa Fe.
The apostille fee is 3 dollars per document, and requests can be filed online through the Secretary of State's enterprise portal, in person, or by mail.
A private document must first be notarized by a New Mexico notary before the Secretary of State can attach an apostille. Public documents must be certified copies from the issuing agency, such as a county clerk or the State Registrar of Vital Records.
New Mexico attaches the apostille to the original document with an eyelet that cannot be removed without invalidating the certification.
New Mexico notaries may not certify photocopies of vital records. Certified copies of birth and death certificates may be obtained only from the State Registrar of Vital Records before they can be apostilled.
USCIS itself does not require notarized translations for New Mexico filings. It requires a certification signed by a qualified professional translator attesting that the translation is complete and accurate, so notarization is only needed when a specific receiving office asks for it.
A translator's signed statement of accuracy enters the New Mexico apostille chain only after it is notarized by a New Mexico commissioned notary, since the Secretary of State issues apostilles for notarized documents.
New Mexico operates under the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts and permits remote online notarization by authorized New Mexico notaries.
Documents
What New Mexico customers translate most
New Mexico has the highest share of Hispanic or Latino residents of any US state, close to half the population in the 2020 Census.
Roughly one in four New Mexicans speaks Spanish at home, and northern New Mexico is home to a centuries-old Spanish-speaking community with its own traditional dialect.
New Mexico shares a border with the Mexican state of Chihuahua, and cross-border family, school, and business ties are common in Las Cruces and Dona Ana County.
Education and licensing
Universities and licensing boards
Universities receiving international documents
- University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
- New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro
- Eastern New Mexico University, Portales
- New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas
- Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque
Professional licensing
The New Mexico Board of Nursing requires internationally educated nurses to complete a credentials evaluation through CGFNS, whose reports require English translations of foreign nursing education documents.
How it works
Order online from anywhere in New Mexico
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
New Mexico questions
- Who issues apostilles in New Mexico?
- The New Mexico Secretary of State in Santa Fe is the only office authorized to issue apostilles for New Mexico documents. The fee is 3 dollars per document, and requests can be filed online, by mail, or in person with the Business Services Division.
- Which USCIS office serves New Mexico?
- The Albuquerque Field Office is the USCIS field office located in New Mexico, and some southern New Mexico ZIP codes are served by the El Paso Field Office in Texas. Field offices are appointment only, and certified translations are filed with your application package rather than delivered in person.
- Does USCIS in New Mexico require notarized translations?
- No. USCIS requires a signed certification from a qualified professional translator stating the translation is complete and accurate and that the translator is competent in both languages. Notarization is not a USCIS requirement, though other agencies may ask for it, so confirm with the receiving office.
- Is there an immigration court in New Mexico?
- The Otero Immigration Court in Chaparral is the only immigration court located in New Mexico, and it sits at a detention facility. Many non-detained cases for New Mexico residents are heard in El Paso, Texas, so always check the hearing location printed on your notice.
- How do I get an apostille on a New Mexico birth certificate for use abroad?
- Order a certified copy from the State Registrar of Vital Records, since New Mexico notaries cannot certify copies of vital records. The Secretary of State then attaches the apostille to that certified copy with an eyelet. If the destination country needs a translated version, the translation is notarized so it can carry its own apostille.
- Do New Mexico universities accept certified translations of foreign transcripts?
- Schools such as the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University require English versions of international transcripts, and a translation with a signed certification of accuracy is the standard format. Requirements vary by office, so confirm the exact format with admissions before you submit.
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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