The Colombian consulates serve Colombian citizens living abroad and foreign nationals looking to travel to Colombia, work in Colombia, study in Colombia or move to Colombia. They provide various services, including passport renewals, voting registration, notary services, citizenship applications, visa applications and more.
The Spanish consulates serve Spanish citizens living abroad and foreign nationals looking to travel to Spain, work in Spain, study in Spain or move to Spain. They provide various services, including passport renewals, voting registration, notary services, citizenship applications, visa applications and more.
We are thrilled to announce that CSH Translation has won gold in the Translation Services category of the Miami-Dade Favorites contest. This recognition is especially meaningful because it comes directly from the community we serve every day—clients, partners, and neighbors who trust us with their most important documents and communications.
In 2025, CSH Translation has been nominated for two awards in the South Florida community. The first is the Daily Business Review’s “Best of” Awards, in the “Best Foreign Language Translation Provider” category. CSH Translation has been nominated in this category for the 9th year in a row, and for five years in a row, won the top spot. The Daily Business Review’s “Best Of” awards recognize top businesses in South Florida's legal, real estate, and banking sectors. In 2020, CSH Translation was also inducted into the Hall of Fame for placing in the top 3 for three consecutive years.
The second nomination is for the Miami-Dade Favorites awards by the Miami Herald. This year marks the first time CSH Translation was nominated for this award. The translation company was nominated in the “Translation Services” category. The awards recognize local business that make Miami-Dade great.
Voting for both awards is now closed, and we thank all of our customers, linguists and friends who voted for CSH Translation. It is an honor to serve you each and every day.
CSH Translation was founded in 2014 and specializes in legal, financial and consular translations for individuals and companies around the world. For any questions about translation services, please contact us: info@cshtranslation.com
When applying for any consular process, it is important to keep timelines in mind. In this case, there is a deadline to apply for Spanish citizenship under the Democratic Memory Law, October 2025, and after that point, it will not be possible to apply for Spanish citizenship, unless the Spanish government enacts a new law or extends the current one.
Typically, documents submitted to foreign consulates or embassies must be accompanied by an apostille. This document must be obtained by the applicant prior to submitting documents to the foreign consulate or embassy. However, do apostilles expire? In this article, we will explain what this document is and whether or not it has an expiration period.
An apostille certifies a document so that countries that are part of the 1961 Hague Convention will recognize it. The Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents is an international treaty intended to simplify the process for accepting foreign documents in any of the countries that are part of the treaty. For example, a document issued in the US that is accompanied by an apostille can be submitted in any other member country and legally recognized there.
An apostille is often attached to official documents, such as birth certificates, marriage certificates or death certificates. Essentially, an apostille authenticates signatures or stamps on the original document. However, in order to be accepted, the apostille must be translated in most cases. Translating an apostille is a simple process that can be done quickly.
However, it is important to understand whether these documents have an expiration period or not. Apostilles do not inherently have an expiration date; they contain an issue date but not an expiration date. However, some consulates require apostilles to have been issued within the last 30 to 90 days. The reason for this is that some documents may contain time-sensitive information, such as background checks or medical records. So, it is always important to check with the consulate or embassy where you are applying to see if they have a requirement regarding the time period when apostilles can be submitted.
At CSH Translation, we can assist you with translating an apostille and any other document. For questions, please contact us.
