Translate Documents near Paterson, New Jersey

Who needs a translator in Paterson

Paterson is one of the more multilingual places we work in. Of 144,933 residents aged five and over, 51,698 report speaking English less than very well, which is 35.7% of the city. Demand for certified translation here is steady rather than occasional, and it runs across 3 separate language groups rather than one.

Spanish dominates: 81,997 speakers, 86% of everyone in Paterson who speaks a language other than English at home. If you are looking for a Spanish translator here, that is why.

Languages spoken at home in Paterson, and how many speakers report limited English

Language group	Speakers	Limited English
Spanish	81,997	45,438
Other Indo-European languages	6,748	2,924
Arabic	3,427	1,580
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages	1,266	575
Other and unspecified languages	1,044	568
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic languages	404	270
French, Haitian, or Cajun	402	199
Korean	199	144
German or other West Germanic languages	58	0
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)	43	0

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates, table C16001. "Limited English" is the Census category for speaking English less than very well. Several rows are combined groups rather than single languages, so the totals cover a family of languages. We translate the individual languages inside each group.

Getting a document certified from Paterson

There is no walk-in office here and none is needed. You upload the file, we return a PDF you can print, and the certification carries the same weight whether the translator sat in New Jersey or in New York. Our office at 55 Broadway in New York handles paper in person if you prefer that.

What a certified translation has to contain, what USCIS accepts, and what it costs are the same everywhere, so they are covered once on the pages that own them rather than repeated here:

• How certified translation works, including the wording USCIS requires
• Birth certificates, the most common document in an immigration file
• Marriage certificates and divorce decrees
• Diplomas and transcripts for credential evaluation
• Apostilles, a separate step that is often mistaken for certification

Nearest USCIS office

Paterson has no USCIS office of its own. The closest one is in Newark, New Jersey, about 12 miles away: Asylum Office - Newark, Gateway 3, 100 Mulberry Street, Suite 199, Newark, NJ 07102.

An Asylum Office handles asylum interviews rather than general filings. Translations are filed with your paperwork either way. Address from USCIS; check your own appointment notice before travelling.

Apostilles for New Jersey documents

For documents issued in New Jersey, the competent authority is New Jersey Secretary of State. Not us: an apostille authenticates the original document, while certification covers the translation. How the two fit together.

Authority per the Hague Conference registry, which is not the Secretary of State in every state.

Languages most asked for in Paterson: Spanish, other Indo-European languages, Arabic. We cover more than 100 languages in total, listed on the languages page.