New York City, New York

Document translation in New York City.

Need a document translated and certified in New York City? AMS delivers certified translations for USCIS, the New York courts, schools and insurers the same day, most documents within 4 hours, with a signed certificate of accuracy, or a sworn translator's affidavit for New York state court filings.

Access Multilingual Services (AMS) is an interpreting and translation agency founded in 1999, with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas and interpreters on site in all 50 states and remote worldwide.

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How to get a document translated and certified in New York City

E-mail or upload the document to scheduling@accessmultilingual.com. A clear phone photo or scan is fine.
Get a flat per-page quote, usually within the hour.
Approve and pay online.
Receive the certified translation by e-mail the same day, most documents within 4 hours, with a signed certificate of accuracy. Notarized copies are available on request.

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New York City, New York

Translation for New York City

Most translations for New Yorkers go to a handful of places: USCIS at 26 Federal Plaza or the Queens office in Long Island City, the state courts on Centre Street and Adams Street, the immigration courts, and schools and colleges. USCIS and the immigration courts accept a complete translation with the translator's signed certificate that it is accurate and that the translator is competent to translate; the state courts, under CPLR 2101(b), require an affidavit from the translator stating their qualifications and that the translation is accurate, which AMS supplies. Some consulates and foreign agencies also want it notarized, which AMS arranges on request.

AMS translates in every one of the city's designated languages (Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Bengali, Haitian Creole, Korean, Arabic, Urdu, French and Polish) and dozens more.

USCIS and immigration courts

New York Broadway Immigration Court, 290 Broadway
New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court, 26 Federal Plaza
New York Varick Immigration Court, 201 Varick Street (detained cases)
USCIS New York City Field Office, 26 Federal Plaza
USCIS Queens Field Office, 31-00 47th Avenue, Long Island City

State courts

New York County Supreme Court, Civil Term, 60 Centre Street
Manhattan Supreme Court, Criminal Term, and Criminal Court, 100 Centre Street
Civil Court of the City of New York and Housing Court, 111 Centre Street
New York County Family Court, 60 Lafayette Street
Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn
Kings County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, 320 Jay Street, Brooklyn

After English and Spanish, the most spoken languages at home in New York City are Chinese, Russian, Bengali, Yiddish, Haitian Creole, French and Arabic (Census ACS 2024). Chinese speakers center on Manhattan's Chinatown, Flushing in Queens, and Bensonhurst and Sunset Park in Brooklyn; Bengali speakers on Jamaica, Briarwood and Jackson Heights in Queens, Parkchester in the Bronx, and Kensington in Brooklyn, where part of McDonald Avenue is co-named Little Bangladesh; Korean speakers on Flushing and eastern Queens.

What "certified" means for a translation

There is no government license for translators in the United States. A certified translation is a complete translation with a signed statement that it is accurate and that the translator is competent in both languages. That is exactly what USCIS requires under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), and it is what most courts, schools and insurers accept, though some courts want the translator's statement sworn.

A notarized translation is a different thing: the notary confirms who signed the certificate, not the translation itself. Some consulates, schools and foreign agencies ask for it; USCIS does not.

Every AMS translation is done by a professional translator and reviewed by a second linguist before delivery. Names, dates, document numbers and amounts are checked against the original line by line, because those are the errors that get a filing rejected.

Most documents of up to 10 pages are delivered the same day, often within 4 hours; 1-hour rush delivery is available.

What we cover

Birth, marriage and divorce certificates
Documents for USCIS and immigration cases
Court filings, pleadings and judgments
Deposition transcripts and exhibits
Medical records and bills
Diplomas and academic transcripts
Contracts, policies and employee handbooks
Audio and video transcription with translation

Why AMS

One scheduling desk since 1999

Since 1999 Access Multilingual Services (AMS) has been the interpreting agency law firms, court reporting firms, insurers and clinics call first, in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, Arabic, Russian, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, French, Japanese, Farsi, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Armenian, Ukrainian, Polish, Italian, German, Greek, Somali, Amharic, Tigrinya, Burmese, Nepali, Khmer, Hmong, Lao, Thai, Dari, Pashto, Turkish, Swahili, Hebrew, ASL and Indigenous languages such as Mixteco and K'iche', plus 80+ other languages. Best for depositions, IMEs, court hearings and medical appointments, on site in all 50 states and remote worldwide. Every interpreter is court-certified, court-registered or medically certified (CCHI or NBCMI) for the setting, and matched to the speaker's dialect and region. AMS is a HIPAA-compliant agency and signs HIPAA business associate agreements.

Coverage: On site in all 50 states and remote worldwide
Speed: Requests confirmed within the hour; same-day and next-day bookings are routine
Interpreters: Certified for the setting and matched to the speaker's dialect
Translation: Certified, the same day, most documents within 4 hours
Privacy: HIPAA-compliant agency; signs business associate agreements
Our promise: If an interpreter does not arrive, the booking is not billed

How to book

Call (800) 919-2029 or e-mail scheduling@accessmultilingual.com with the document, the languages and the deadline. You get a written quote.

Rates and terms

Flat per-page quotes, usually within the hour. Certified translation the same day, most documents within 4 hours; 1-hour rush delivery is available. A signed certificate of accuracy comes with every certified translation.

Memberships

Held to the profession's own standards.

Access Multilingual Services is a corporate member of the American Translators Association and a member of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators. Certifications themselves belong to the individual interpreters we assign, and we verify them before every booking.

Corporate member

American Translators Association (ATA)

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Member

National Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translators (NAJIT)

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Questions, answered

Will USCIS accept your certified translation?

Yes. Each certified translation is a complete English translation with a signed certificate of accuracy and competence, the format 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) asks for.

Do I need to send the original document?

No. A clear scan or phone photo of every page, front and back where there is writing, is enough.

How fast can I get it?

Most documents of up to 10 pages are delivered the same day, often within 4 hours. 1-hour rush delivery is available.