Your documents are translated by qualified professionals — native speakers with subject matter expertise, not machines, not AI, not bilingual amateurs. Here's what qualifies our team to translate your most important documents.
Not everyone who speaks two languages can produce a certified translation. Translation is a professional skill that requires:
Language proficiency — Not just conversational fluency, but mastery of formal, legal, medical, and technical registers in both languages. Our translators are native speakers of their working languages with demonstrated proficiency in professional contexts.
Subject matter expertise — A birth certificate translator needs to know vital records terminology. A legal translator needs to understand legal systems. A medical translator needs clinical vocabulary. We match documents with translators who specialize in that document type.
Cultural knowledge — Documents don’t exist in a vacuum. They come from specific countries, legal systems, and cultural contexts. Our translators understand the document systems of their source countries — from Mexican civil registries to Chinese notarization to Indian academic conventions.
Professional ethics — Accuracy, completeness, confidentiality, and impartiality. Our translators adhere to the ATA Code of Ethics and Professional Practice, which sets the standard for the U.S. translation industry.
Corpus Localization LLC is a corporate member of the American Translators Association. You can view our company listing in the ATA Language Services Directory.
Corporate membership is held by the company. It is separate from ATA certification, which is a credential held by individual translators in a specific language pair and direction. Corporate membership does not mean ATA has certified Corpus Localization or every translator who works with us.
A certified translation is different from an ATA-certified translator. The first describes a translation accompanied by a certification statement; the second describes an individual’s professional credential. If your receiving organization requires a particular translator credential, include those instructions with your quote request so we can confirm whether we can meet them before you order.
Every translator on our team has native-level proficiency in their source language and professional-level proficiency in English (or vice versa for English-to-foreign translations). “Native-level” means they grew up speaking the language, were educated in it, and understand its formal registers, regional variations, and nuances.
We don’t treat all documents the same. Our translators specialize by document category:
| Specialization | Document Types | Expertise Required |
|---|---|---|
| Immigration & Vital Records | Birth/marriage/death certificates, passports, civil documents | Civil registry systems, USCIS requirements, vital records terminology |
| Legal | Court orders, contracts, affidavits, depositions | Legal systems, court terminology, jurisdictional conventions |
| Medical | Patient records, lab results, vaccination cards, clinical documents | Medical terminology, anatomy, pharmacology, HIPAA awareness |
| Academic | Transcripts, diplomas, credential documents | Grading systems, degree structures, academic conventions by country |
| Financial | Financial statements, tax returns, audit reports | Accounting terminology, financial conventions, IFRS/GAAP |
| Business | Corporate filings, contracts, regulatory documents | Business terminology, corporate structures, regulatory frameworks |
Our translators don’t just know languages — they know document systems. A translator working on Mexican birth certificates understands the Registro Civil format. A translator working on Chinese notarized documents knows the 公证书 system. A translator working on Indian academic records knows the difference between CBSE, ICSE, and state board formats.
This country-specific knowledge ensures that your translation is accurate not just linguistically, but contextually.
Professional translation evolves — USCIS requirements change, legal terminology shifts, new document formats emerge. Our translators maintain their expertise through:
Every translation goes through two qualified professionals:
The reviewer verifies accuracy, completeness, terminology, and formatting before the translation is certified and delivered. This two-person process is the industry standard for professional translation — and it’s how we maintain our prepared for USCIS purposes.
Machine translation (Google Translate, DeepL, etc.): Never used for certified translations. Machine translation cannot provide a certificate of accuracy and lacks the precision required for official documents.
AI-generated translation (ChatGPT, etc.): Not used for certified translations. AI tools can assist with research and terminology, but the translation itself is always performed by a human professional.
Unvetted freelancers: We don’t crowdsource translations to random bilingual individuals. Every translator on our team has been vetted for language proficiency, subject matter expertise, and professional standards.
Automated certification: The certificate of accuracy is not auto-generated. It’s prepared and signed based on actual review of the completed translation.
ATA corporate member. Human translators. Two-person review. 8¢/word or $19.99/page (whichever is lower).
Phone: (973) 803-2795
starting at 8¢ per word or $19.99 per page for eligible standard documents — whichever is lower · eligible standard documents delivered within 24 hours of order confirmation on business days, or that document is free · certified for USCIS purposes · 65+ languages
No. Not all of our translators hold the individual ATA CT credential, and USCIS does not require it. Corpus Localization is an ATA corporate member #M-189351. Individual translator certification is one of several qualifications we consider, and all of our translators meet our professional standards for language proficiency, subject expertise, and quality.
The vast majority of our translators hold university degrees — many with advanced degrees in linguistics, translation studies, law, medicine, or other specialized fields. However, we evaluate translators primarily on demonstrated translation quality and subject expertise, not solely on credentials.
The certificate of accuracy is signed by Corpus Localization as the translation company. We don't disclose individual translator names as a standard practice, but can accommodate this request for legal proceedings where translator identification is required.
New translators undergo a multi-step evaluation: resume and credential review, sample translation test in their specialization, quality review of test results, and a probationary period with enhanced quality checks on initial assignments.
Upload your documents now. Eligible standard documents are delivered within 24 hours of order confirmation on business days, or that document is free.
