Chinese to English
Certified Diploma Translation, Chinese to English
A certified Chinese to English translation of a diploma costs $24.95 per page of the source document, whatever the number of characters on it. A typical diploma runs 1 to 2 pages, so most orders come to $24.95 to $49.90. Certified orders are delivered in 2 to 3 business days as a PDF containing the complete translation and a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy from the qualified professional translator who completed or reviewed the work, prepared for official use including USCIS filings.
Pricing
Exact prices, shown before you pay
Most diplomas fit within one page of 250 source words; a reverse side or an attached degree supplement with seals and annotations can add a second. Certified translation is $24.95 per page, so a typical order of 1 to 2 pages comes to $24.95 to $49.90. The exact total is measured from your document and shown before payment.
Standard
$19.95 per page
3 to 5 business days
A professional translation with digital delivery.
Certified
$24.95 per page
2 to 3 business days
A certified translation accepted for official use.
Premium
$39.95 per page
1 to 2 business days
A certified translation, translated first.
One page is up to 250 words.
Requirements
What reviewers require for a certified diploma translation
- USCIS requires a full English translation of the entire diploma, which the translator certifies as complete and accurate, together with the translator's certification that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)).
- The degree title must be rendered literally in English, not converted into a claimed US equivalent; equivalency determination is the role of a credential evaluator, and a translation that asserts an equivalent degree can conflict with the evaluation.
- The holder's name and all dates must be copied exactly as they appear on the diploma, with name transliteration kept consistent with the passport spelling used elsewhere in the same filing.
- Portions of the diploma that cannot be read (worn seals, faded ink) are marked as illegible in the translation rather than guessed; this is standard professional practice for certified translations.
Common reasons translations get rejected
- The translation is submitted without the translator's signed certification of completeness, accuracy, and competence, which fails the 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requirement and is a common trigger for a USCIS Request for Evidence.
- Only the main text is translated while seals, stamps, Latin phrases, or the reverse side are omitted, so the translation is not complete and can be rejected as a partial or summary translation.
- The translator converts the degree title into a US equivalent (for example rendering a foreign first degree as a specific US degree), which conflicts with the credential evaluator's findings and undermines the file.
- The name spelling on the translation does not match the passport or the petition, creating an identity inconsistency across the filing.
- An English-language diploma version issued by the school is submitted to WES in place of an independent translation; WES states it cannot accept English versions of documents in place of a translation.
Good to know
About Chinese-language diplomas
Mainland graduates usually hold two separate documents. The graduation certificate (毕业证书, biye zhengshu) records completion of a program at a stated level such as 专科 (zhuanke, short-cycle higher education, usually three years) or 本科 (benke, undergraduate), and the degree certificate (学位证书, xuewei zhengshu) records the award of a 学士 (bachelor's), 硕士 (master's) or 博士 (doctoral) degree, now governed by the Degree Law in force since 1 January 2025. Each has its own serial number, the institution's red seal and usually a photo under an embossed steel seal. Taiwanese diplomas (畢業證書) are often bilingual and dated in Minguo years. A qualified translator keeps the two mainland documents distinct and never renders 专科 as a bachelor's degree.
For WES, the English translation of a Chinese degree verification report (高等学位认证报告翻译件) comes from CSSD and is sent through the International Cooperative Application portal in the CHSI Archive (学信档案), following CSSD's own instructions. A certified translation of the degree certificate itself may still be needed for USCIS, employers or other evaluators, so a qualified translator confirms which document the receiving body wants.
In mainland China, documents for use abroad are usually produced as notarial certificates (公证书, gongzhengshu) by notary public offices (公证处, gongzhengchu), which the justice administration authorities supervise. Civil affairs bureaus (民政局, minzhengju) register marriages and divorces and issue the marriage and divorce certificates. Hospitals and other licensed birth facilities issue the Medical Certificate of Birth (出生医学证明, chusheng yixue zhengming). Public security organs (公安机关, gong'an jiguan) keep the household register (户口, hukou), issue resident identity cards and answer criminal record queries through local police stations (派出所, paichusuo). In Taiwan, household registration offices (戶政事務所, huzheng shiwusuo) under the Ministry of the Interior record births, marriages, divorces and deaths and issue household registration transcripts (戶籍謄本, huji tengben). In Hong Kong, the Immigration Department's registries issue certified copies of birth, death and marriage entries.
Documents from mainland China arrive in a few recurring formats. Booklets come from the agency that keeps the record, such as the household register booklet (户口簿, hukoubu, also called 户口本, hukouben), the marriage certificate (结婚证, jiehunzheng) and the divorce certificate (离婚证, lihunzheng). Single-sheet certificates include the hospital-issued Medical Certificate of Birth and the Medical Certificate of Death (居民死亡医学证明, jumin siwang yixue zhengming). Notarial certificates (公证书) are bound booklets from a notary public office that pair a photocopy of the underlying record, or a statement of the certified fact, with the notary's certificate and often an English translation. Court judgments (判决书, panjueshu) and mediation statements (调解书, tiaojieshu), university certificates and transcripts, and online verification reports from CHSI (学信网, Xuexin Wang) are also common, and many agencies now issue electronic certificates (电子证照, dianzi zhengzhao) that carry a QR or verification code.
How it works
From upload to certified delivery
Step 1
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Step 2
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A qualified professional translator translates your document.
Step 3
Reviewed for accuracy and certified
Your translation is reviewed for accuracy and certified with a signed certificate of accuracy.
Step 4
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You receive your certified translation, ready for official use.
Questions
Common questions
- How fast will I receive the certified translation of my diploma?
- Certified delivery is 2 to 3 business days. You receive the translation with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy from the qualified professional translator and a QR verification page.
- Does USCIS require my diploma to be translated by a certified translator?
- No individual certification credential is required. Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), USCIS requires a full English translation with the translator's signed certification that the translation is complete and accurate and that the translator is competent to translate. Every Eagle Translate certified order includes a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy carrying the name and signature of the qualified professional translator.
- Will you translate my degree title into its US equivalent?
- No. A certified translation renders the degree title word for word. Deciding what your degree equals in the US system is the job of a credential evaluator such as WES or ECE, and a translation that asserts an equivalent degree can conflict with that evaluation.
- I need a WES evaluation. What does WES expect from the translation?
- WES requires an exact word-for-word English translation prepared by a professional translator, submitted alongside the original-language document. WES does not accept translations done by the applicant, and it cannot accept an English version issued by your school in place of an independent translation.
- My diploma was issued in China. What should I know before ordering?
- Mainland graduates usually hold two separate documents. The graduation certificate (毕业证书, biye zhengshu) records completion of a program at a stated level such as 专科 (zhuanke, short-cycle higher education, usually three years) or 本科 (benke, undergraduate), and the degree certificate (学位证书, xuewei zhengshu) records the award of a 学士 (bachelor's), 硕士 (master's) or 博士 (doctoral) degree, now governed by the Degree Law in force since 1 January 2025. Each has its own serial number, the institution's red seal and usually a photo under an embossed steel seal. Taiwanese diplomas (畢業證書) are often bilingual and dated in Minguo years. A qualified translator keeps the two mainland documents distinct and never renders 专科 as a bachelor's degree.
A translation error is ours to fix
If your certified translation is rejected because of a translation error we made, we correct it at no charge, and if the corrected translation is rejected again for that same error we refund what you paid for it. Our Refund Policy sets out the conditions and what it does not cover. Your documents are encrypted and kept confidential from start to finish.
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