Translation and Interpreting Services in Sunnyvale

Sunnyvale professionals and their families can order certified translation from Prism Language Solutions for any address in the city, and court, medical and USCIS interpreters are assigned from our nationwide network, in person by a South Bay linguist or remotely by phone and video. All of it is managed from our New York office at 100 Church Street, the only one we have. Chinese is Sunnyvale’s largest non-English language, followed by Spanish and the languages of India, and employment-based immigration drives much of the paperwork.

That profile follows the employers. LinkedIn has its headquarters in Sunnyvale, Lockheed moved its headquarters here in 1956, and many other technology, aerospace and defense companies are based or operate in the city. Much of the translation we do for Sunnyvale clients comes from that workforce and the family members who join it.

• Certified translations prepared to meet USCIS requirements
• Human linguists only, matched to the subject
• Fixed written quote within 60 minutes in business hours
• One office in New York, linguists in every state

Employment-Based Immigration Translation in Sunnyvale

A green card case built on a job offer usually needs proof of education and experience, and in Sunnyvale that proof is often written in Chinese or issued by an Indian university with regional-language stamps. The typical packet includes degree certificates, transcripts or mark sheets, experience letters from former employers abroad, and, for a spouse and children, birth and marriage certificates.

Chinese Translation in Sunnyvale

Mainland Chinese notarial certificates for birth, marriage, degree and no-criminal-record come in Simplified script, while Taiwanese household registration transcripts come in Traditional. Chinese translation follows the original script and renders names exactly as the passport does, since a mismatch between a pinyin spelling and a Wade-Giles spelling is enough to raise a question.

Of the 23,248 Chinese speakers in the city, 9,686 report limited English, so interpreting is regular work too. Ask the client which spoken language they need and we book a Mandarin interpreter or a Cantonese interpreter accordingly.

Hindi, Telugu and Tamil Translation in Sunnyvale

Indian civil and academic records are frequently bilingual, English with a regional language, and it is the regional portion, the registrar’s endorsement or the stamp, that needs translating. When a whole document is in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati or Marathi, we match the translator to the issuing state.

Birth certificates registered years after the birth, and the affidavits that accompany them, are among the Indian documents we see most from the South Bay. We translate the affidavit in full, including the notary’s wording; and see our birth certificate translation page for how late registrations are handled.

USCIS San Jose Field Office Translation for Sunnyvale

Every Sunnyvale ZIP code is assigned to the USCIS San Jose Field Office, which is actually in the neighboring city of Santa Clara, at 1450 Coleman Avenue. Asylum interviews for the South Bay are held by the San Francisco Asylum Office at 75 Hawthorne Street.

The standard is set by 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3): a complete English translation of each foreign-language document, with a certification from a translator competent in both languages. We deliver a signed PDF by email, which is what most online filings need, and notarized hard copies on request.

Court Interpreters for Sunnyvale Cases in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County Superior Court runs criminal courtrooms at the Palo Alto Courthouse, 270 Grant Avenue, and at the Hall of Justice in San Jose, with civil, family and probate matters in downtown San Jose. Its Santa Clara Courthouse is temporarily closed. The court employs interpreters at eight courthouses and covers more than 50 languages.

For a divorce involving property abroad, a probate matter with an Indian or Chinese estate, or an employment dispute, attorneys book us for depositions and client meetings. Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Punjabi and Russian are all California-certified court languages. See court interpreting and legal translation.

Medical Interpreters for El Camino Health and Kaiser Santa Clara

Sunnyvale residents are mostly treated just outside the city: at El Camino Health’s Mountain View hospital, 2500 Grant Road, and at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, 700 Lawrence Expressway. Both provide language assistance under 45 CFR 92.201. Families book an outside medical interpreter when they want the same person at a series of private appointments, or an in-person interpreter for a relative who is visiting and does not speak English. For a quote, upload files at the quote page or call +1 (833) 282 8883; it comes back within 60 minutes in business hours.

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