Translation and Interpreting Services in Burbank, CA

Burbank, California clients can order certified translation from Prism Language Solutions for any address in the city, and book court, medical and USCIS interpreters from our nationwide network, with a San Fernando Valley or Los Angeles linguist sent in person and phone or video for shorter jobs. We run bookings from New York, where our only office is. Burbank is unusual in that Armenian, Persian and related languages together outnumber Spanish at home, and its studios produce legal and business work that most suburbs never see.

In most Los Angeles County cities Spanish is the first language after English. In Burbank it is second. Census Bureau figures for 2020-2024 count 15,270 residents who speak one of the languages the Bureau groups as other Indo-European, a category that takes in Armenian and Persian, against 14,493 Spanish speakers. Of that first group, 6,127 report speaking English less than very well. Using 2000 census data, Mapping L.A. found Mexican and Armenian to be the most common ancestries in the city, and Mexico and Iran the most common foreign birthplaces.

Tagalog (2,876 speakers), Russian and other Slavic languages (2,097), Arabic and Korean make up the rest. Overall about 41 percent of Burbank residents aged five and over use a language other than English at home.

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Armenian and Farsi Translation in Burbank

The first question on any Burbank Armenian job is which Armenian. Eastern Armenian is the standard written in Armenia and by the Armenian community of Iran. Western Armenian, built on the Istanbul dialect, is the diaspora standard of places such as Lebanon and Syria, with its own spelling conventions and vocabulary. Only Eastern Armenian has a California court certification exam, so a Western Armenian speaker in court is served by an interpreter qualified on the record. Tell us the variety the documents are written in and the one the person speaks, and we staff the job accordingly. Armenian translation for Burbank families covers Soviet-era civil records, current Armenian birth and marriage certificates and court decisions. Records issued in Iran are in Persian, so the same family may need Farsi translation for one parent’s birth certificate and Armenian for the other’s. Persian dates follow the Solar Hijri calendar and are shown with their Gregorian equivalent. Farsi is also a certified court language in California, and a Farsi interpreter with that credential can be assigned for depositions.

Court Interpreters at the Burbank Courthouse on Olive Avenue

The Burbank Courthouse, 300 East Olive Avenue, belongs to the North Central District of Los Angeles County Superior Court and hears civil, small claims, traffic and criminal matters arising in Burbank. Felonies committed in the city are prosecuted by the Los Angeles County District Attorney; misdemeanors, traffic and municipal code cases are handled by the Burbank City Attorney’s own Prosecution Division, which makes the building busier than its size suggests.

The court provides interpreters for courtroom proceedings. Defense lawyers, civil litigants and victim advocates hire us for everything else: attorney-client meetings, witness preparation, depositions and the translation of exhibits written in Armenian, Persian or Spanish. See court interpreting and legal translation.

Certified Translation for the USCIS Los Angeles Field Office

USCIS assigns Burbank’s ZIP codes, 91501 through 91508 and the studio and post office box codes, to its Los Angeles Field Office at 300 North Los Angeles Street downtown. The Van Nuys Boulevard Immigration Court, at 6230 Van Nuys Boulevard, is one of the three immigration courts in the county; asylum interviews are held at the Los Angeles Asylum Office on Myford Road in Tustin.

USCIS expects, under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), that each foreign-language document in a filing comes with a full English translation and a translator’s certification of competence and accuracy. For Burbank filings that typically means Armenian and Iranian civil records, Mexican actas and the occasional Russian or Ukrainian certificate. Transliterated names are where Armenian and Persian packets go wrong, so we match the spelling in the passport and green card unless you tell us otherwise. See USCIS translation and marriage certificate translation.

Medical Interpreters at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, at 501 South Buena Vista Street, holds a license for 383 beds. Like any hospital receiving federal funds, it must provide language assistance to patients with limited English under 45 CFR 92.201, and it covers most encounters through its own staff and remote services.

Outpatient practices, therapists, home health agencies and families call us for in-person Armenian, Farsi and Spanish interpreting when a remote line will not do: an oncology consultation, a care conference for an elderly parent, a capacity assessment. See medical interpreting.

Legal and Business Translation for Burbank Studios

Warner Bros. and The Walt Disney Company are headquartered in Burbank, and Nickelodeon Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and many production and post-production firms work in the Media District. International co-productions, distribution agreements, talent contracts and clearance paperwork arrive in other languages and have to be read accurately by counsel before anyone signs.

We handle that as legal translation and business translation, and interviews recorded abroad as transcription with a time-coded English translation. Send the files through the quote page or call +1 (833) 282 8883 for a fixed price within 60 minutes during business hours.

Ready to start? Send the document or the booking details through the quote form, call +1 (833) 282 8883, or email info@prismlinguistics.com. You get a fixed written price within 60 minutes during business hours.

Questions we get asked

Can you tell whether my documents need Eastern or Western Armenian?

Yes. Send a scan and we identify the variety before quoting. For interpreting, tell us the language the person grew up speaking, because the California court certification exam exists for Eastern Armenian only.

Where do Burbank residents attend USCIS interviews?

Burbank ZIP codes are assigned to the USCIS Los Angeles Field Office at 300 North Los Angeles Street, downtown. Asylum interviews are held in Tustin.

Which court hears a Burbank traffic ticket or misdemeanor?

The Burbank Courthouse at 300 East Olive Avenue, part of the North Central District of Los Angeles County Superior Court. Misdemeanors there are prosecuted by the Burbank City Attorney.

Can you translate an Iranian birth certificate for a Burbank green card case?

Yes. Iranian certificates are translated in full from Persian, including marginal entries, with Solar Hijri dates shown alongside the Gregorian date and a signed certificate of accuracy.