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Certified French translation services in Illinois

Certified French translation for USCIS, Illinois courts, universities and state licensing boards, with a signed certificate of accuracy, layout matched to the original, and the price shown before you pay.

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USCIS-accepted

Certified translation

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American Translators Association

Starting at $24.95

Priced by word count

HIPAA-aligned

Medical records and consent forms

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Price

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Priced by word count, so a short document costs less than a dense one. Rush options available.

Starting at $24.95 · Certificate included

The price shows before you pay. Every file is covered by an NDA; medical records are handled in line with HIPAA.

Where French translations go in Illinois

Where certified French translations are filed in Illinois

The Illinois offices that receive French translations, and what each one asks for.

  • USCIS field offices serving Illinois

    Green card, naturalization and asylum files with French vital records and police certificates.

    A complete translation with a signed certification; notarization is not required.

    Field offices

    • Chicago
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  • Courts and attorneys

    Exhibits, prior judgments and contracts in French, filed with a certified translation.

    Filed with the exhibit; some courts also want the translator’s affidavit, which we provide.

    Courts we file for

    • U.S. District Court · N.D. / C.D. / S.D. Illinois
    • Illinois Supreme Court
    • Circuit Court of Cook County
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  • Universities and credential evaluators

    Transcripts and diplomas in French for Illinois admissions and credential evaluations.

    Universities and evaluators such as WES and ECE take the certified translation with the original transcript.

    Typical documents

    • Diploma
    • Academic Transcripts
    • University Application
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  • State boards and agencies

    Professional licensing packets, vital records and agency filings in Illinois with French originals.

    State boards and agencies accept certified translations on letterhead with the certificate of accuracy.

    Common IL filings

    • Illinois Department of Public Health vital records
    • Cook County Circuit Court family and civil filings
    • Illinois Medical Board credentialing
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How it works

How a certified French translation order works

  1. Upload your document and get your instant quote

    The word count and the exact price show right away, certificate included.

  2. Place your order

    Pay online. The project opens in your dashboard with its delivery date.

  3. Translation and proofreading

    A native French translator in the document’s field translates, and a second linguist proofreads names, dates and numbers.

  4. Certified translation in your inbox

    Certificate, translation and source copy arrive as one PDF in your inbox and stay in your dashboard.

What you receive

  • A signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy meeting USCIS requirements.
  • Formatting that mirrors the original: stamps, seals, tables and signatures.
  • One PDF, ready to file, kept in your dashboard for re-download.

Every file and session is covered by an NDA and sent over an encrypted connection. Clinical matters are handled in line with HIPAA.

If you also need an interpreter

If you also need a French interpreter at the appointment in Illinois

Booked from the same account: court-certified and medically credentialed French interpreters, on-site in Chicago, Aurora, Rockford, by video (VRI) or by phone (OPI) anywhere in Illinois.

French interpreters for Illinois courts, hospitals, USCIS interviews and schools: on-site in Chicago, Aurora, Rockford, by video and phone across the state.See French interpretation in Illinois

French · Illinois FAQ

Answers about French translation in Illinois.

The ones we hear most often, answered by our dispatch and project-management teams.

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01Is certified French translation in Illinois accepted by USCIS?

Yes. Every French translation ships with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy meeting USCIS requirements. It is accepted by USCIS field offices in Illinois, U.S. district and state courts, and state agencies and vital-records offices.

02Are French translations accepted by Illinois courts?

Yes. Our certified French translations are accepted by Illinois state and federal courts. For court exhibits, we add Bates-style page numbering so attorneys and clerks can cite any line quickly.

03Which French variety do you translate for Illinois filings?

Standard (Metropolitan) French, Quebec French and African French differ in lexicon, register and numerical conventions. We disclose dialect preference to the linguist and maintain terminology consistency across a project.

04Do you preserve stamps, seals and Illinois filing formatting?

Yes. Stamps, seals, signatures and original layout are re-created in-position so the translated French document reads alongside the original when presented to Illinois USCIS officers, court clerks or agency staff.

05Does each French translation in Illinois include a certificate?

Yes. Each certified French translation ships on our letterhead with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy meeting USCIS requirements.

Linguist network

French translators serving Illinois

Browse selected French translators available for Illinois requests.

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Samir I.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: Arabic into English, Spanish (Latin America) into English, Spanish (Spain) into English, Hebrew into English

Samir provides professional translation and interpretation services across multiple language pairs, including Arabic, Spanish, Hebrew, French, and English. Expertise encompasses both simultaneous and consecutive interpretation modes delivered via video remote, on-site, and telephone settings. Translation capabilities cover directions from Arabic, Latin American Spanish, European Spanish, Hebrew, and French into English, as well as from English into Arabic. Holding a Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics, Samir combines advanced academic training with practical experience in computational linguistics and natural language processing. Professional background includes refining linguistic data for artificial intelligence applications, instructing courses in psycholinguistics and cognitive science, and conducting extensive research on multilingual texts and phonetic features. This strong foundation in linguistic theory and technology supports accurate and nuanced language solutions for diverse client needs.
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Bijou M.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: English into French, English into Swahili, English into Afrikaans

Bijou is a French interpreter, Swahili interpreter, and Afrikaans interpreter with five years of experience across legal and educational settings. More than 1,000 court cases have shaped Bijou’s interpretation services for criminal and civil proceedings, including hearings involving witnesses, defendants, and attorneys. Spoken assignments run from English into French, Swahili, or Afrikaans. Bijou appears on-site for court matters, joins school meetings by video, and assists with legal or educational communication by phone. Court-related work also encompasses audio and video evidence, social media content, exhibits, and case materials. For written records, Bijou completes certified French translation when documentation requires formal accuracy. English to French translation includes legal documents and court exhibits, while English to Swahili translation and English to Afrikaans translation address comparable case-related materials. Bijou also translates and transcribes recordings used as evidence in legal proceedings.
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Carla L.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: English into Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish (Spain) into Portuguese (Portugal), French into Portuguese (Portugal), Italian into Portuguese (Portugal)

Carla handles Portuguese to English translation and Spanish to English translation, including legal, immigration and medical documents. She also provides French to English translation and Italian to English translation, while working from Catalan into English. Her other language pairs run from English and Spanish into Portuguese, as well as from French, Italian and Catalan into Portuguese. She works into Spanish from English and Portuguese, along with French, Italian and Catalan. Her French-language work draws from Spanish and English, as well as Portuguese and Italian. She works with both European and Brazilian Portuguese. With 24 years of experience across diverse industries, Carla brings a perfectionist approach to terminology and follows project instructions closely. Continuous learning supports her ability to adapt her work to specific needs and methods. She welcomes productive discussions with fellow professionals and project stakeholders, maintains a consistent record of meeting deadlines and focuses on precise, high-quality results.
Portuguese (Portugal)SpanishFrenchItalianCatalanPortuguese (Brazil)
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Natalie S.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: French into English, Spanish (Latin America) into English, Spanish (Spain) into English

Natalie is a native English translator with over a decade of experience specializing in marketing, literary, business, and general content. She holds a Master's degree in Translation Studies and a Bachelor's degree in French and Spanish. As a Chartered Linguist, she delivers precise translations from French and both Latin American and European Spanish into English. Her expertise covers a diverse range of materials, including advertising slogans, corporate communications, fashion e-commerce content, film synopses, and website copy. Known for a meticulous and creative approach, Natalie ensures that every project captures the context and nuances of the original message while resonating with the target audience. She is proficient in industry-standard translation software and maintains active engagement in continuous professional development related to copywriting, transcreation, and SEO. Whether adapting art exhibition information or drafting press releases, she provides high-quality linguistic solutions tailored to client needs.
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Gilles S.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: English into French, French into English, Dutch into French, Dutch into English

Gilles is a UN-certified translator with fifteen years of experience. He works from English, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese into French, as well as from French, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese into English. His work includes certified French translation and French to English translation, along with Dutch to English translation, Russian to English translation and Chinese to English translation. Fluent in multiple varieties of French, he handles medical translation and pharmaceutical content, as well as environmental and scientific materials. His portfolio also covers software interfaces, IT content and educational materials, plus business documents and legal translation. Literary works and marketing copy further reflect the breadth of his experience.
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Maria O.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: English into Spanish (Latin America), French (France) into Spanish (Latin America)

English to Spanish translation is a core strength for Maria, a Spanish translator and French translator who also works from French into Spanish. With over six years of experience, she handles medical translation for brochures and reports while adapting marketing content, mobile apps, blogs and websites. Her localization expertise spans mobile video games and audiovisual content, including documentaries and dramas. She performs subtitling, proofreading and transcreation while refining AI-generated subtitles for grammar and tone. Maria has managed large-scale projects under tight deadlines while maintaining linguistic and technical quality. Her work includes full mobile game localization with careful attention to cultural relevance, terminology consistency and user-interface compliance. She also brings experience in machine-generated content post-editing, language quality assurance, terminology management and QA testing. Her technical skills include UI localization and SEO copywriting, supported by SDL Trados Studio and MemoQ as well as Xbench and Wordfast.
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Abigaile E.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: Haitian Creole into English, English into Haitian Creole, English into French, French into English

A native Haitian Creole speaker with nine years of experience, Abigaile works as a Haitian Creole interpreter in both English-to-Haitian Creole and Haitian Creole-to-English directions. She provides consecutive interpretation services by phone and video, serving as a medical and legal interpreter during healthcare encounters and legal meetings. Her Medical Interpretation Certificate and CoreCHI Certificate from CCHI support effective cross-cultural communication. As a Haitian Creole translator and French translator, she handles Haitian Creole to English translation, English into Haitian Creole, French to English translation and English into French. Her document translation work covers vital records, diplomas and transcripts, as well as contracts. She prepares medical translation materials and handles legal translation for immigration matters and USCIS filings. Proficient with computer-assisted language tools, Abigaile produces clear, culturally nuanced content under tight deadlines. Her additional strengths include voice-over, transcription and post-editing machine-generated content.
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Sebastiao N.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: Dutch into English, French into English, Italian into English, Spanish (Spain) into English

Sebastião holds a PhD in Sociolinguistics, an MA in International Law, and a BA in Law. With over three decades of experience, Sebastião provides translation and interpretation services across legal, medical, technical, financial, marketing, IT, immigration, education, scientific, literary, and business fields. Translation capabilities include Dutch, French, Italian, German, Haitian Creole, Yiddish, and multiple variants of Spanish and Portuguese into English, as well as English into these languages. Interpretation services are offered in consecutive and simultaneous modes via video remote and telephone for English, Portuguese, and German pairings. Sebastião has conducted extensive academic research and professional work globally, focusing on accessibility and the translation of books, articles, and films. Recent projects have encompassed a wide repertoire of languages, including regional variants of colonial languages from the Afro-Atlantic world and its diasporas. Institutional support has been received for translations featuring prominent authors in social sciences and humanities.
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Alina M.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: French into English, French into Russian, French into Ukrainian, English into French

Alina is a certified translator and interpreter with eight years of experience specializing in legal, medical, technical, financial, and political fields. She provides consecutive interpretation via telephone, video remote, and on-site settings, alongside translation services between English, French, Russian, and Ukrainian. Her expertise spans EU institutions, international diplomacy, governance, human rights, banking, pharmaceuticals, and environmental sustainability. Alina has supported high-level assignments for international bodies, government officials, and major corporate clients. She utilizes industry-standard computer-assisted translation tools to ensure precision and efficiency. Recognized as a qualified judicial expert, she delivers accurate linguistic solutions for complex contexts including immigration, education, science, and general business communications.
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Rodrigo M.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: English into Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Brazil) into English, French into Portuguese (Brazil), French into English

Rodrigo handles Portuguese to English translation and renders English documents into Portuguese, drawing on more than 17 years of experience. His French to English translation work is complemented by French-to-Portuguese projects, while Italian to English translation and Italian-to-Portuguese assignments broaden his multilingual capabilities. He also completes Spanish to English translation and renders Spanish content into Portuguese. His legal work covers contracts, powers of attorney and compliance documents. Medical assignments include healthcare records and complex market research materials, while immigration matters require particular accuracy and sensitivity. Rodrigo also localizes corporate websites, luxury-brand content and marketing materials, with additional experience in business and education content. He prioritizes natural, idiomatic phrasing, terminological consistency and cultural nuance. As a Portuguese interpreter, Rodrigo provides consecutive interpretation services by phone and video for legal proceedings, immigration matters and social services. His experience as a legal interpreter and medical interpreter includes courts and healthcare facilities, where confidentiality and accuracy are essential in high-pressure situations. Work across government agencies and businesses further supports his ability to bridge communication gaps. Rodrigo also performs transcription and proofreading, along with linguistic quality assurance and post-editing workflows.
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Renata P.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: English into Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Brazil) into English, French into Portuguese (Brazil)

Renata is a Portuguese translator with a decade of experience working from English into Brazilian Portuguese and providing Portuguese to English translation. As a French translator, she also works from French into Brazilian Portuguese. Her projects encompass literary books and educational materials, while her general document translation preserves the nuance and intent of each source. She has extensive experience preparing subtitles, proofreading scripts and timing audiovisual content. Her media work also includes quality control for dubbed materials, glossary management and linguistic review across multiple formats. Renata localizes video games and board games and adapts culinary texts for Portuguese-language audiences. She has received competitive awards for both literary and board game projects. Fluent in English and French, she brings particular strength to detail-sensitive audiovisual and publishing work.
Portuguese (Brazil)French
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John E.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: Spanish (Spain) into English, Portuguese (Portugal) into English, French into English, Italian into English

Spanish to English translation, Portuguese to English translation, French to English translation, and Italian to English translation are central to John’s work; he also renders German texts into English. With more than 35 years of experience, he handles legal materials such as the Mozambican Civil Code, medical documents, financial content, technical texts, fiction, and marketing copy. His published credits include translated fiction and documentary subtitles. A native British English speaker with a natural Received Pronunciation register, John also works as a writer, editor, and voice artist, narrating documentaries and corporate content. His background includes leading a financial institution’s language department, managing output, and coordinating internal teams and external suppliers. He has also worked in academic teaching and film production coordination. Additional assignments encompass revision, subtitling, copywriting, editorial work, and voice recording across standard and urgent timelines. His simultaneous interpreting experience includes arts and academic settings.
SpanishPortuguese (Portugal)FrenchItalianGerman
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Abdellah A.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: English into French, French into English, English into Arabic, Arabic into English

Abdellah has more than eight years of experience working across English, French and Arabic. As a French translator, Abdellah handles French to English translation and works from English into French, French into Arabic and Arabic into French. As an Arabic translator, Abdellah also provides Arabic to English translation and works from English into Arabic. Document translation experience includes high-volume product descriptions, customer service content and e-commerce listings, along with machine-generated content requiring post-editing. Technical, marketing and IT/software work is completed with close attention to terminology, consistency and strict technical guidelines. Abdellah also performs transcription, subtitling and timecoding, as well as linguistic quality control for multimedia and digital content. Tools include SDL Trados Studio, memoQ and Smartcat, with Subtitle Edit, Aegisub and Sonix used for audiovisual assignments.
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Godswill W.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: English into Korean, French into Korean, English into French

With seven years of experience, Godswill handles English to Korean translation and French-to-Korean projects involving legal and medical documents, along with terminology-sensitive technical content such as ERP materials. As a Korean translator and content specialist, Godswill also localizes corporate communications, digital publications and training materials. English to French translation is another core language direction, supported by the proofreading and localization expertise expected of a detail-oriented French translator. Additional strengths include target-market adaptation, style-guide compliance and AI response evaluation. Godswill preserves meaning, tone and domain-specific terminology while producing clear, natural copy that meets strict quality standards and deadlines.
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Torian M.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: English into Chinese (Simplified), English into Bengali, English into Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Spain) into French

Torian has five years of experience in document translation, delivering contracts, patent filings and technical materials with linguistic QA accuracy above 99%. As a memoQ Certified Translator with a Legal Translation Certification from the American Translators Association, Torian handles certified Chinese translation and English to Chinese translation in Simplified Chinese as a Chinese translator. Torian also provides certified Bengali translation through English to Bengali translation and works as a Bengali translator. As a Spanish translator, Torian completes certified Spanish translation and English to Spanish translation for Spain, while work as a French translator covers certified French translation from Spanish into French. Additional projects include compliance documentation, regulatory materials and corporate communications used in cross-border legal matters and multilingual adaptation. Strong terminology standardization and optimized review workflows help maintain consistency across high-volume assignments while reducing revision requests.
Chinese (Simplified)BengaliSpanishFrench
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Jack C.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: English into Haitian Creole, English into French, French into Haitian Creole, Haitian Creole into English

Jack is a certified medical interpreter and translator working across English, Haitian Creole, and French. He holds the Hub-CMI certification from NBCMI and provides consecutive interpretation via telephone and video remote platforms. His specializations span legal, medical, technical, financial, immigration, education, and general content. Jack is currently pursuing legal interpreter certification and is completing coursework in computer science and information security. He delivers written translation, editing, and proofreading while maintaining strict confidentiality and HIPAA compliance. Jack also develops glossaries and conducts terminology research to ensure accuracy and consistency across assignments.
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Ernane D P.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: English into Haitian Creole, English into French

Ernane is a multilingual translator with over 7 years of experience delivering high-quality translations from English into French and Haitian Creole. Specialized in legal, immigration, medical, financial, technical, IT/software, business, literary, general, and education translation, Ernane maintains a strong focus on linguistic accuracy and cultural nuance. He has successfully translated more than 5 million words for international clients and agencies while managing multilingual translation workflows and maintaining strict confidentiality for sensitive legal and immigration documentation. His expertise also includes machine translation post-editing (MTPE) to ensure accuracy and style consistency. Ernane holds a BS in IT Management and has pursued studies in English and advanced English programs. He is also a Certified Nursing Assistant with healthcare experience supporting patient care and clinical teams, which enhances his medical translation capabilities. Ernane coordinates multilingual translation projects, supervises workflows, and provides guidance to translators to ensure compliance with client requirements and timely completion of.
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Yvens J.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: English into Haitian Creole, Haitian Creole into English, French into Haitian Creole, Haitian Creole into French

Yvens is a certified Haitian Creole translator and language professional specializing in translation, editing, proofreading, transcription, subtitling, and localization. He works primarily with English into Haitian Creole, Haitian Creole into English, French into Haitian Creole, and Haitian Creole into French language pairs. His areas of specialization include medical and healthcare content, legal documents, immigration documents, business materials, general correspondence, education, marketing, manuals, audiovisual content, and certified document translation. Yvens has experience working with international language service providers, handling projects that require accuracy, confidentiality, attention to detail, and culturally appropriate language. He is familiar with translation and localization tools such as Smartcat, SDL Trados, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Google Workspace. A native Haitian Creole speaker fluent in French and English, Yvens delivers clear, natural, and accurate translations adapted to the target audience.
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Karen Claudia Daphkeyth C.

TranslatorIllinois

Language pairs: English into Haitian Creole, Haitian Creole into English, Haitian Creole into French, French into Haitian Creole

Karen is an experienced translator specializing in medical, legal, business, education, and general content. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and brings over seven years of professional experience to her work, having completed more than 900 translation projects. Her language pairs include English into Haitian Creole, Haitian Creole into English, Haitian Creole into French, and French into Haitian Creole. Karen has collaborated with international language service providers on certified legal documents, healthcare and medical content, business communications, localization, post-editing, and quality assurance projects. She is proficient in CAT tools including SDL Trados Studio and memoQ and is recognized for her attention to detail, responsiveness, professionalism, and dedication to client satisfaction.
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