Certified interpreters and translation services in San Francisco.
The AMS San Francisco office serves the full Bay Area. Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog, Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese are the most-requested languages, reflecting the Bay Area's demographic mix. We supply interpreters and translators to San Francisco Superior Court, the Northern District of California, hospitals across San Francisco and Alameda counties, and law firms throughout the Bay Area.
The San Francisco office
2261 Market StreetSuite 500
San Francisco, CA 94114
- Phone:
- (800) 919-2029
- Hours:
- Office hours Mon to Fri, 8:00 to 6:00 PT. Submit requests online anytime.
At a glance
- Same-day requests
- Submit anytime
- Routine confirmation
- Within 2 to 4 hours
- Quote turnaround
- Same business day
- Bay Area coverage
- All nine counties
San Francisco metro coverage
AMS dispatches interpreters and translators throughout the San Francisco metropolitan area, including:
- San Francisco
- Oakland
- Berkeley
- San Jose
- Palo Alto
- Mountain View
- Redwood City
- San Mateo
- Daly City
- Fremont
- Hayward
- Walnut Creek
- Concord
- Richmond
- Marin County (San Rafael, Novato)
- Sonoma County (Santa Rosa, Petaluma)
- Napa
- Vallejo
- Sacramento
- Stockton
Services we provide from the San Francisco office
Every service AMS offers is available from our San Francisco office, not only those highlighted below. We provide our full range of certified interpreting and translation services to San Francisco-area clients.
Legal interpreting
San Francisco Superior Court, Alameda County Superior Court, the Northern District of California, and arbitration venues throughout the Bay Area.
Medical interpreting
IMEs, hospital interpreting, psychological evaluations, and workers-compensation appointments across San Francisco, San Mateo, and Alameda counties.
Document translation
Certified translation of legal, medical, USCIS, academic, and corporate documents. Bay Area tech-sector clients also use AMS for product localization.
Audio transcription
Verbatim transcription of depositions, recorded statements, surveillance audio, and recorded interviews.
Sign language interpreting
RID-certified ASL interpreters across the Bay Area for legal, medical, and business settings.
Video remote interpreting (VRI)
Same-day VRI for Bay Area telehealth, remote depositions, and tech-company meetings requiring rare languages.
See our full list of services. All of them are available in San Francisco.
Languages most frequently requested in San Francisco
AMS supplies all of the languages below at our San Francisco office, with broader coverage across 200+ languages available on request:
- Spanish
- Mandarin Chinese
- Cantonese
- Tagalog
- Vietnamese
- Korean
- Russian
- Japanese
- Arabic
- Farsi (Persian)
- Hindi
- Punjabi
- Hebrew
- Portuguese
- French
- American Sign Language (ASL)
Why San Francisco-area firms choose AMS
Bay Area presence + LA depth
A San Francisco office means local dispatch and courthouse familiarity, backed by AMS's much larger LA-headquartered network for surge capacity in rare languages.
Same-day scheduling
We accept requests around the clock.
Strong in Asian-language coverage
Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, and Japanese benches reflect the Bay Area demographic mix.
San Francisco interpreting and translation questions
Does AMS work in San Francisco Superior Court and Northern District of California?
Yes. AMS supplies certified court interpreters to San Francisco Superior Court, Alameda County Superior Court, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Immigration Court in San Francisco. Our court interpreters hold California Court Interpreter Program certification and, where applicable, federal certification (FCICE) or registered status.
How fast can AMS schedule a Bay Area interpreter?
Availability depends on language, location, and timing. Call our office at (800) 919-2029 and we will confirm what is available for your date. For after-hours hospital or urgent legal matters, call (800) 919-2029.
What languages are most requested in the Bay Area?
Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Russian are AMS's busiest Bay Area languages. The Bay Area's tech sector also generates higher-than-average volume in Japanese, Korean, Hindi, and rare-language remote interpreting through AMS.
Does AMS supply interpreters to South Bay / Silicon Valley?
Yes. The San Francisco office covers Santa Clara County (San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View) and San Mateo County (Redwood City, San Mateo, Daly City). For depositions and arbitrations in Silicon Valley, AMS routinely sends interpreters from the SF office.
Can AMS translate documents for USCIS submissions filed at the SF Field Office?
Yes. AMS provides USCIS-acceptable certified translation of birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, academic transcripts, and supporting documents. Translations are accompanied by the certified translator statement USCIS requires.
Does AMS provide ASL interpreters in the Bay Area?
Yes. AMS supplies RID-certified American Sign Language interpreters across the Bay Area for legal, medical, and business settings. Same-day and after-hours coverage is available.
Resources
California Court Interpreter Program: what counts as certified
How California certifies court interpreters, what languages are covered, and how to verify a credential.
Read the articleChoosing a language services provider for a law firm
The criteria that separate professional agencies from order-takers, written for the firm-side perspective.
Read the articleVideo remote interpreting (VRI): when it works and when it does not
A practical guide to choosing between on-site, telephonic, and video remote interpreting.
Read the articleCertified vs. notarized translation: what each one actually means
The four most common translation document statuses, explained for non-specialists.
Read the articleSpanish dialects in U.S. legal and medical interpreting
When dialect matching matters, when it does not, and how AMS handles it.
Read the articleSchedule with the AMS San Francisco team
Same-day requests welcome. Tell us the date, language, and proceeding type, and call our office at (800) 919-2029 to confirm the right interpreter or translator.