Spanish Text Message Translation
Spanish text message translation for a court, USCIS or an insurer. We translate WhatsApp exports, SMS and social media chats between Spanish speakers into certified English, with the sender, date and time kept on every message, for a spouse petition, a custody case, a protective order or an asylum exhibit.
- Up to 250 words per page
- $25 per page
- Standard turnaround
- From 24 hours
- Certificate of accuracy
- Signed & stamped
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Written for Spanish text messages for court records
What a Spanish WhatsApp export looks like, and how we handle it
Almost every Spanish-language chat we see is WhatsApp, and the export carries habits of the phone's Spanish setting that the translation has to explain rather than silently change.
The export format
A phone set to Spanish exports the chat with the day before the month and "p. m." written with a space, and inserts system lines such as "Multimedia omitido" where a photo was skipped and "Se eliminó este mensaje" where a message was deleted. We translate those lines, keep the date as written and state the format once at the top, so nobody reads 3/4/24 as March. Each message keeps its sender name as it was saved in the phone, and you tell us who each contact is.
Slang, voseo and the words that matter in a threat
Chats are written the way people talk. Central Americans use vos, Mexicans write "q", "xq", "ntp" and "tqm", and a threat may say "te voy a levantar" or demand "la renta" or "el derecho de piso", which a dictionary will not explain. We translate the meaning, keep the original word in brackets the first time, and leave emojis in place, because the tone of a message is often the point of filing it.
Who reads it and what they need
USCIS reads translated chats as proof that a marriage is real or that a fiancée relationship existed before the K-1. A family court reads them in a custody dispute, a Hague return case with Mexico or a protective order hearing. An insurer wants the messages that show when a crash was reported. Each gets the same thing from us: every message in the range you chose, in order, with a certification that nothing was left out.
Who is asking for your Spanish text messages for court translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
USCIS
Messages filed as proof of a relationship or of a threat need a complete English translation and a signed certification from the translator. No notarization is needed.
Courts
Family, criminal and civil courts admit translated messages with a signed certification, and some judges want it notarized. Each message is translated in full with its date and sender.
Insurers
An insurer handling a claim may ask for messages that show when an accident was reported or what was agreed. A certified translation they can read next to the screenshots is enough.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Spanish text messages for court.
Export the thread, do not retype it
Screenshots or a phone export keep the sender, the date and the time on each message. Those details are what a court or USCIS checks, so keep them in the file.
Keep the conversation complete and in order
Send the whole thread from the first message to the last, including the ones that do not help your case. A thread with gaps is easier to challenge.
Tell us who each contact is
Phone screens show nicknames and numbers. Give us the full name behind each contact so the translation can identify the speakers.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Spanish text messages for court translation
One price per page covers the translation and its certification. A page is up to 250 words, and the quote tells you the page count before you pay.
Everything on the text messages for court is translated, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes. Tell us the English spelling you use for each name when you order.
Certified Translation
Word-for-word translation with a certificate of accuracy for official use.
$25
USD / page
up to 250 words per page
Included
- Signed & stamped certification of translation accuracy
- Certified by a professional translator
- Digital delivery via PDF
- Review and approve final translation
- 100% Guaranteed Acceptance
- Standard turnaround starting at 24 hours
Optional services
- Expedited turnaround
- Priority handling when your deadline is shorter than the standard turnaround.
- By deadline
- Notarization
- A notary public signs and stamps the certification statement.
- $20 per order
- Physical copy
- A wet-ink original of your translation, mailed by express courier.
- $35 per order
- Apostille
- Authenticates the notary’s signature and seal for use in Hague Convention countries.
- $180 per document
What the certificate of accuracy states
Your translation arrives with a Certification of Translation Accuracy issued by ImmiTranslate. It is the page the receiving organization checks first.
- The translation is complete and accurate.
- The document title and the language pair.
- The translator is competent in both languages.
- A signature and the ImmiTranslate certification stamp.
- Our American Translators Association corporate membership.
Our translation process
Our goal is to make the translation process as simple as possible for you. Our service is streamlined specifically for documents of this nature.
Spanish Text Messages For Court FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Should I send screenshots or the exported chat?
- The export, if you still have the phone. WhatsApp lets you export a chat to a text file with or without media, and the file carries every timestamp and sender in a form we can translate line by line. Screenshots work when the export is not possible, but they must be in order and uncropped, and we translate what is visible in each one.
- There are voice notes in the chat. Can those be translated?
- Yes. Export the chat with media so the audio files come with it, or send the recordings separately with the time each one was sent. We transcribe the Spanish, translate it, and place the translation in the thread at the point the note was sent, marked as a voice note, so the court reads the conversation in the order it happened.
- How many pages is a chat?
- A page is up to 250 words of the original, and chat text is short, so a long thread fits in fewer pages than it looks. We count the words in the exported file, including the timestamps and sender names, and tell you the page count before you pay. If you only need a date range, say so and we count that range alone.
- How much does a certified translation cost?
- Certified translation is $25 per page, with a page counted as up to 250 words. Notarization, a mailed physical copy and an apostille are optional and priced separately.
- How long does a certified translation take?
- Standard turnaround starts at 24 hours and depends on the length and language of your documents. If you have a deadline, include it in your quote request.
Other Spanish documents we translate
Text messages for court translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's text messages for court records.
Sending it with an application? Read the USCIS translation requirements, Insurance claim translations before you order.