Certified Translation Services in the San Francisco Bay Area
Certified translations for USCIS, the Concord Immigration Court, Bay Area courts and employers, prepared online by professional human translators. $22.99 per page, with 24 hour delivery for documents up to 3 pages.
People in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and the rest of the Bay Area order certified translations from us online. Send a scan or phone photo and receive the signed PDF within 24 hours for up to 3 pages. The service is fully online, with no Bay Area office.
- Certified translation services San Francisco residents order cover USCIS and court files, and translation services in San Jose and Oakland work the same way online
- The San Francisco Immigration Court closed on September 4, 2026; its cases moved to the Concord Immigration Court, which also runs a hearing location on Sansome Street
- USCIS has field offices in San Francisco and San Jose, an asylum office on Hawthorne Street and biometrics centers in all three big cities
- Spanish and Chinese are the most common home languages after English, followed by Tagalog, Vietnamese and Hindi
Immigration Offices and Courts in the Bay Area
These are the federal immigration offices that Bay Area applicants deal with most. Any foreign-language document you file with USCIS or the court needs an English translation.
| Office | Address |
|---|---|
| USCIS San Francisco Field Office | Use the address printed on your appointment or interview notice |
| USCIS San Jose Field Office | Use the address printed on your appointment or interview notice |
| USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office | 75 Hawthorne Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 (appointment only) |
| USCIS Application Support Center, San Francisco | 250 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94111 |
| USCIS Application Support Center, Oakland | 8000 Edgewater Drive, Suite 170, Oakland, CA 94621 |
| USCIS Application Support Center, San Jose | 5675 Snell Avenue, San Jose, CA 95123 |
| Concord Immigration Court | 1855 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 850, Concord, CA 94520 |
| Concord court hearing location, San Francisco | Sansome Street, San Francisco (check your hearing notice for the full address) |
USCIS field offices do not allow walk-ins, so go only with an appointment and confirm the address on your notice. The asylum office serves Alameda, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties, among others. Sources: USCIS, the San Francisco Asylum Office and the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
The San Francisco Immigration Court Has Closed
The Executive Office for Immigration Review announced that the San Francisco Immigration Court would close permanently at close of business on September 4, 2026. Court operations at 100 Montgomery Street moved to the Concord Immigration Court.
Under the EOIR notice, the court's Sansome Street location became a hearing location under the control of the Concord court. If your case was pending in San Francisco, your hearing notice tells you whether you appear in Concord, at the Sansome Street hearing location or remotely.
The move did not change the translation rules. The same federal regulation applies in Concord as it did in San Francisco. Check that the court name and case details on your filing match your latest notice.
What USCIS and the Immigration Court Look For
At USCIS, every foreign-language document you submit needs a complete English translation. The translator certifies that they are competent to translate and that the translation is complete and accurate (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)). A summary or partial translation falls short of it.
Concord applies 8 CFR 1003.33, so every foreign-language exhibit is filed with an English translation and a certificate in which the translator confirms competence and accuracy. The Immigration Court Practice Manual adds that the certification must include the translator's address and phone number.
Each of our certificates carries the translator's name, signature, date and contact details. Read more on USCIS certified translation, or see legal translation for criminal record certificates and court judgments.
Consulates in San Francisco and San Jose
Many Bay Area consulates issue passports, civil records and certificates in languages other than English. USCIS and California courts still want an English translation of those records.
| Country | Address |
|---|---|
| Mexico (Consulate General) | 532 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 |
| Mexico (Consulate General) | 302 Enzo Drive, Suite 200, San Jose, CA 95138 |
| China | 1450 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 (visa office entrance on Geary Boulevard) |
| India | 71 Stevenson Street, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105 |
| Vietnam | 1700 California Street, Suite 580, San Francisco, CA 94109 |
| Canada | 580 California Street, 14th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104 |
| United Kingdom | 1 Sansome Street, Suite 850, San Francisco, CA 94104 |
Sources: the Mexican foreign ministry and each consulate's own website. Check hours and appointment rules there before you go.
Marriage Records From Bay Area Counties
In San Francisco, where you get a copy depends on the type of marriage. The County Clerk issues certified copies of confidential marriage certificates. For a public marriage, the copy comes from the Office of the Assessor-Recorder, which you can order online through sf.gov.
The Alameda County Clerk-Recorder has offices at 1106 Madison Street in Oakland and 7600 Dublin Boulevard, Suite 160, in Dublin. It can only issue copies of marriage certificates bought and recorded in Alameda County. In Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, the Clerk-Recorder's Office sells marriage certificates through its website.
A marriage that took place abroad is not on file with any of these offices. Your foreign certificate is your proof, and USCIS asks for a full English translation of it. See marriage certificate translation.
Family Court Exhibits in Santa Clara County
The Santa Clara County Superior Court's Family Division publishes guidelines for trials and hearings. They say exhibits in a language other than English must be translated and certified under oath.
This can apply to foreign marriage records, bank statements or messages offered in a San Jose divorce or custody case. Tell us the translation is for a Santa Clara family court. Notarization is available on request if your attorney wants the oath taken before a notary; contact us before you order.
Languages Spoken Around the Bay
About 34.2% of San Francisco residents, 35.4% of Alameda County residents and 42.1% of Santa Clara County residents were born outside the US. In the city of San Jose the share is 42.9%, and 59.4% of residents aged 5 and over speak a language other than English at home. In Oakland, 28.5% are foreign-born.
| Language | San Francisco (age 5+) | Alameda County (age 5+) | Santa Clara County (age 5+) | Our page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) | About 131,000 | About 153,000 | About 197,000 | Chinese |
| Spanish | About 89,000 | About 275,000 | About 305,000 | Spanish |
| Tagalog and Filipino | About 25,000 | About 52,000 | About 47,000 | Tagalog |
| Vietnamese | About 14,000 | About 27,000 | About 124,000 | Vietnamese |
| Hindi | About 8,700 | About 48,000 | About 65,000 | Hindi |
| Korean | About 8,200 | Not in top eight | About 30,000 | Korean |
| Persian (Farsi and Dari) | Not in top eight | About 15,000 | About 20,000 | Farsi |
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year estimates (tables DP02 and B16001). French and Russian also rank in San Francisco's top eight, Tamil in Santa Clara County's, and Telugu and Punjabi in Alameda County's. See our languages list; every language costs $22.99 per page.
Documents From Bay Area Language Communities
Bay Area records come from across Asia and Latin America. These are common ones from the region's top languages.
| Language | Documents | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Birth and marriage certificates from the mainland or Taiwan | The two formats differ, and each is translated in its own layout |
| Tagalog | CENOMAR and annotated marriage certificates | Annulment decisions often mix Filipino and English legal terms and are translated together with the marriage record |
| Vietnamese | Older Ho Khau books listed as evidence | Each household member and their relationship to the head of household is kept clear |
| Korean | Closed household register extracts (jejeok deungbon) | Pre-2008 family records, often with names in hanja |
| Spanish | Mexican birth and marriage actas | The CURP, registry office and book references are translated with the rest of the record |
Every language is the same $22.99 per page, with no surcharge for Asian scripts.
Statewide California Requirements
DMV translations for AB 60 applicants, translated exhibits under California Rules of Court rule 3.1110(g), and Medical Board and nursing board files follow statewide rules. Our California translation services page explains each requirement and links the official text.
Certified Translation in the Bay Area Pricing
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- Signed certificate the court or officer can verify through the translator's contact details
- Prepared for USCIS, the Concord Immigration Court and California courts
- Same rate for every language
- 24 hour standard delivery for documents up to 3 pages
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