Certified translations in Lewiston for the largest Somali community on the East Coast, USCIS immigration, refugee resettlement, courts, the Maine BMV, SSA, Bates admissions, and more. Upload your document for Instant Pricing, free mailing, rush service, notarization and apostille available – from $29.95 per page.
Official Translations serves Lewiston and the wider Androscoggin County with USCIS-accepted certified translations of birth certificates, marriage records, academic transcripts, medical records, and immigration filings prepared by professional native-speaking translators across more than 100 languages. Every certified translation Lewiston order ships with a signed Certificate of Accuracy that satisfies the requirements of 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) and is accepted by every federal, state, and academic institution in Maine. Pricing is transparent and starts at $29.95 per page, with Instant Pricing producing an exact word-count quote the moment you upload your document – no estimating, no hidden fees, and free first-class mailing to any Lewiston ZIP code.
Lewiston is home to one of the largest Somali and Somali-Bantu communities in the United States per capita and one of the most linguistically diverse cities in northern New England. The most commonly spoken non-English languages in the city are Somali, Maay Maay, Arabic, Swahili, and French, with concentrations in neighborhoods including the Tree Streets / Downtown, Lisbon Street / Park Avenue, Little Canada / Bates Mill, the Bates College / Frye Street area, North Lewiston, and Auburn. This linguistic depth produces constant need for translated civil documents – for immigration filings handled by the USCIS Boston Field Office serving Maine serving Maine (which covers Maine), for civil and family-law matters at the Androscoggin County Superior Court (2 Turner Street), and for admissions packages submitted to Bates College, Central Maine Community College, the University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn, and the broader University of Maine system.
Our certified translation Lewiston clients span immigration attorneys, HR teams at Central Maine Healthcare and St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, credentialing offices at Central Maine Medical Center, and individuals navigating green-card, naturalization, work-visa, and student-visa cases on their own. Whether your document needs to land at a USCIS interview, in front of an Androscoggin County judge, or in the hands of Bates College or Central Maine Community College admissions committee, our certified translation services in Lewiston meet every institutional formatting standard the first time. Trusted translation services in Lewiston that USCIS, courts, and universities accept on first review.
Simple Process
How It Works
Get your certified translation in 3 easy steps.
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Upload Your Document
Submit a photo, scan, or PDF through our secure portal. Our system automatically calculates the word count and generates an exact price quote instantly.
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We Translate & Certify
A native-speaking ATA-member translator completes your certified translation with a signed Certificate of Accuracy.
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Download & Submit
Receive your certified translation by email or as a hard copy by mail – whichever you need. Rush delivery available for urgent Lewiston filings.
Lewiston Coverage
Translations for Every Part of Lewiston
Our clients come from every neighborhood in Lewiston and across Androscoggin County. The areas below represent the highest demand for certified translation services, based on Lewiston's long-running East African resettlement history.
Tree Streets / Downtown
Heart of the Somali and Somali-Bantu community; halal markets, mosques, Somali bakeries along Lisbon Street
Top languages: Somali, Maay Maay, Arabic
Lisbon Street / Park Avenue
Mixed downtown commercial corridor with Somali storefronts, Congolese churches, and African retail
Top languages: Somali, Swahili, French
Little Canada / Bates Mill
Historic Franco-American mill-worker neighborhood with persistent Quebec-French heritage
Top languages: French, Somali, Spanish
Bates College / Frye Street
Bates College campus and surrounding student housing; small but consistent international undergraduate population
Top languages: Mandarin, Spanish, French
North Lewiston / Webster Street
Long-established Acadian-Quebecois neighborhood with growing Burundian and Angolan refugee families
Top languages: French, Kirundi, Portuguese
Auburn (Greater Lewiston)
Cross-river twin city; Iraqi Arabic, Sudanese, and Afghan resettlement plus broader Androscoggin workforce
Top languages: Arabic, Somali, Dari
Who Accepts Our Translations
Key Lewiston Institutions Where Your Translations Will Be Submitted
We provide certified translations in over 100 languages, with deep specialization in Somali and Somali-Bantu / Maay Maay – the dominant non-English language pairs in Lewiston. Other most-requested pairs are Arabic, Swahili, French, Kirundi, Lingala, Kinyarwanda, Portuguese, Dari, and Spanish.
We serve clients throughout Maine and the greater New England region. Our online certified translation service delivers to Lewiston and every city across Maine with identical turnaround times for USCIS filings, court submissions, and university admissions.
Common Questions about Official Translation in Lewiston
Lewiston Certified Translation – FAQ
Certified translation in Lewiston starts at $29.95 per page at Official Translations, and includes a signed Certificate of Accuracy accepted by USCIS, the Androscoggin County Superior Court, the Maine BMV, the SSA, Bates College, and Lewiston Public Schools. Upload your document for Instant Pricing – the exact total is calculated from your document's word count in seconds, with free first-class mailing throughout Androscoggin County.
Yes. Lewiston is home to one of the largest Somali and Somali-Bantu communities in the United States per capita. Somali and Maay Maay are our most-requested pairs in Lewiston. We translate Somali birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, asylum supporting evidence, and refugee Adjustment of Status documents with a signed Certificate of Accuracy at $29.95 per page, accepted by USCIS Boston, the Boston Immigration Court, and the Maine BMV.
Yes. Asylum and refugee Adjustment of Status are major parts of our Lewiston practice. We translate I-589 supporting evidence, country-conditions documents, and personal-history affidavits in Somali, Maay Maay, Swahili, French, Kirundi, Lingala, Kinyarwanda, Arabic, Dari, Tigrinya, and Acholi – each with a signed Certificate of Accuracy meeting 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3).
Standard turnaround for Lewiston clients is two business days, with rush service available for urgent USCIS Boston deadlines, Boston Immigration Court hearings, and same-day delivery on most short documents. Choose your turnaround at checkout after your Instant Pricing quote.
Yes. Lewiston residents filing immigration petitions through the USCIS Boston Field Office serving Maine serving Maine must provide certified English translations of any non-English document. Our translations meet 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) and are routinely accepted on first submission for I-130, I-485, N-400, I-589, and refugee Adjustment of Status cases.
Yes. Bates College, Central Maine Community College, and the University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn all accept Official Translations' certified translations of foreign academic transcripts and diplomas. Each translation includes a signed Certificate of Accuracy in the format Bates and the broader Maine higher-education system require.
Yes. Same-day certified translation in Lewiston is available for most short documents – birth and marriage certificates, driver's licenses, diplomas, divorce decrees, and police certificates. Select rush service at checkout after you see your Instant Pricing.
Yes. Lewiston has substantial Congolese (DRC), Burundian, and Great Lakes African refugee resettlement. We translate Swahili, Kirundi, Lingala, Kinyarwanda, and French civil documents and asylum supporting evidence with a signed Certificate of Accuracy at $29.95 per page.
Any foreign-language document submitted as evidence to the Androscoggin County Superior Court at 2 Turner Street – civil contracts, foreign court orders, marriage and divorce records, medical records, bank statements, and depositions – requires a certified English translation. Each Official Translations submission includes a signed Certificate of Accuracy in the format Maine state and federal courts accept.
Lewiston is home to one of the largest Somali and Somali-Bantu communities in the United States per capita and one of the most active markets for certified translation Lewiston services and broader certified translation services in Maine. Our Lewiston clients include immigration attorneys handling Androscoggin County cases, HR professionals at companies like Central Maine Healthcare, St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, and Bates College, hospital staff at Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, and individuals navigating the US immigration system from neighborhoods as varied as the Tree Streets / Downtown, Lisbon Street / Park Avenue, Little Canada / Bates Mill, North Lewiston, and Auburn.
The most commonly requested document types in Lewiston include birth certificates, marriage certificates, academic transcripts, and police clearance certificates. These are required for a wide range of purposes including spouse visa applications, Adjustment of Status submissions, naturalization, university enrollment, and professional licensing with the Maine Department of Health and other state licensing bodies. Birth certificate translation Lewiston, marriage certificate translation Lewiston, and diploma translation Lewiston are the three most common requests, followed by driver's license translation Lewiston for Maine BMV conversions and police clearance translation Lewiston for visa applications.
Our certified translation Lewiston service and broader certified translation services cover 100+ language pairs and are designed to meet the formatting and certification standards required by USCIS, the US federal courts, and all Maine public institutions. Translations include a signed Certificate of Accuracy – the standard required by USCIS under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), the US District Court for the District of Maine, and all Maine state universities. Pricing is $29.95 per page across all languages, with Instant Pricing returning the exact total the moment you upload a document, free first-class mailing to any Lewiston address, and rush + notarization + apostille add-ons available. For pricing and availability, visit our quote page or see our US Translation FAQ.
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Lewiston Certified Translations from $29.95
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