Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Certified Translation Services in Philadelphia
Certified translation for Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia and the rest of Pennsylvania 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 Philadelphia 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
- USCIS Philadelphia Field Office, Philadelphia. Located at 30 North 41st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Serves Philadelphia ZIP codes per the USCIS field office locator, which maps Philadelphia ZIP 19106 to this office.
Immigration courts
- Philadelphia Immigration Court, Philadelphia. Confirmed on EOIR's current court list as Pennsylvania's immigration court, hearing cases from the Philadelphia area.
Consulates
- Consulate of Mexico in Philadelphia, Philadelphia. Career consulate at 1650 Arch Street, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Official site confirmed live this session, including the current address.
- Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia, Philadelphia. Located at 1818 Market Street, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Official site confirmed live this session; it is one of Italy's principal consular offices in the northeastern United States.
State rules
Apostilles and notarization in Pennsylvania
Apostilles and certifications for Pennsylvania documents are prepared by the Secretary of the Commonwealth through the Department of State's Office of Notaries, Commissions and Legislation, in the North Office Building in Harrisburg.
The fee is 15 dollars per document, payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Standard mail processing takes about two to three weeks.
Diplomas, transcripts, and criminal record checks must be notarized by a Pennsylvania notary public before the state will attach an apostille. Birth certificates should not be notarized. County-issued documents must be signed by the clerk in charge of the county office, not an assistant or deputy.
Pennsylvania issues apostilles for countries in the 1961 Hague Convention and certifications for non-member countries, which may need further consular legalization. The state's redesigned apostille adds Spanish and French translations to each section of the certificate.
For USCIS filings from Pennsylvania, notarization is not required. USCIS requires a certified translation, meaning the translator signs a statement of competence and accuracy; that signed certification, not a notary seal, is what USCIS looks for.
In Pennsylvania's apostille chain, diplomas, transcripts, and criminal record checks must first be notarized by a Pennsylvania notary public, while birth certificates must not be notarized.
Pennsylvania notaries operate under the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA). When a translation is notarized for use abroad, the notarial act covers the translator's signature, not the content or accuracy of the translation.
Documents
What Philadelphia customers translate most
Philadelphia has one of the largest Puerto Rican communities in the United States, centered on North Philadelphia neighborhoods such as Fairhill, known as El Centro de Oro.
About 15 percent of Philadelphia residents are Hispanic or Latino, and Spanish is the city's most spoken language after English.
South Philadelphia's Ninth Street Italian Market anchors one of the oldest and largest Italian-American communities in the country.
Germantown, founded in 1683, was the first permanent German settlement in North America.
A growing Brazilian community in Northeast Philadelphia has made Portuguese one of the city's notable immigrant languages.
Education and licensing
Universities and licensing boards
Universities receiving international documents
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Ivy League research university with a large international student body. Applicants educated abroad submit academic records, and non-English records require English translations.
- Temple University, Philadelphia. Large public research university in North Philadelphia that requires English translations of academic records issued in other languages.
- Drexel University, Philadelphia. Private research university with one of the larger international enrollments among US universities; foreign academic records in other languages must be accompanied by English translations.
- Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. Health sciences focused university whose programs review international academic and professional credentials.
- Villanova University, Villanova. Private university in the Philadelphia metro that admits international students and reviews foreign academic records for admission.
How it works
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Step 1
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Step 2
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Step 3
Reviewed for accuracy and certified
Your translation is reviewed for accuracy and certified with a signed certificate of accuracy.
Step 4
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$24.95 per page, certified, delivered in 2 to 3 business days.
Questions
Philadelphia questions
- Which USCIS office handles Philadelphia filings?
- In-person interviews and appointments for Philadelphia are handled by the USCIS Philadelphia Field Office at 30 North 41st Street in West Philadelphia. Applications themselves are generally filed online or by mail with a USCIS lockbox, and any document that is not in English must be filed with a certified English translation.
- Where is the immigration court for Philadelphia?
- The Philadelphia Immigration Court hears cases from the Philadelphia area and is Pennsylvania's immigration court on EOIR's current list. Foreign-language documents filed with the court must be submitted with certified English translations.
- Can you translate Mexican documents for use in Philadelphia?
- Yes. The Consulate of Mexico in Philadelphia at 1650 Arch Street serves the region's Mexican community, and Spanish-language records such as birth and marriage certificates need a certified English translation before USCIS or Pennsylvania agencies will process them. Confirm any additional requirements with the office receiving your documents.
- I am applying for Italian citizenship through the Philadelphia consulate. Can you help?
- The Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia at 1818 Market Street handles citizenship and civil status matters for its region. US documents submitted there typically need an apostille and an Italian translation, and Eagle Translate provides certified English to Italian translation. The consulate sets the exact requirements, so confirm its current instructions before ordering.
- Do I need a notarized translation for USCIS in Philadelphia?
- No. USCIS requires certified translations, not notarized ones. Every Eagle Translate order includes a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy from a qualified professional translator. If a court or another receiving office asks for notarization, confirm its exact requirements before ordering.
- Does Eagle Translate have an office in Philadelphia?
- No. Eagle Translate is a 100 percent online service with no physical offices anywhere. You upload your document, a qualified professional translator completes and certifies the translation, and it is delivered electronically in 2 to 3 business days at 24.95 USD per page of up to 250 words.
- Do Philadelphia universities require certified translations of international transcripts?
- Universities in the Philadelphia area, including the University of Pennsylvania, Temple, and Drexel, require academic records issued in other languages to be submitted with English translations, and many accept a certified translation. Some programs also ask for a separate credential evaluation, so confirm the exact requirements with the admissions office.
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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