French to English
Certified Medical Records Translation, French to English
A certified French to English translation of medical records costs $24.95 per page, where one page is up to 250 words of the source document. A typical medical record set run 1 to 20 pages, so most orders come to $24.95 to $499.00. 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
A vaccination card is usually 1 page, a discharge summary 2 to 5, and a full treatment history can run well past 20 pages of 250 words. Certified translation is $24.95 per page, so a typical order of 1 to 20 pages comes to $24.95 to $499.00. The exact total is measured from your real 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 medical record translation
- Any foreign-language medical record submitted to USCIS must carry a full English translation certified as complete and accurate by a translator who certifies competence to translate (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)).
- In immigration court, foreign-language medical evidence must be accompanied by an English translation and a signed translator certification that is printed legibly or typed (8 CFR 1003.33).
- Handwritten clinical notes are translated where legible, and illegible passages are marked [illegible] rather than reconstructed.
- Medical abbreviations are rendered into standard English medical terminology, and genuinely ambiguous abbreviations are flagged rather than guessed.
- Medication names are reproduced as written; standard practice is to add the international nonproprietary (generic) name in brackets when the foreign brand name would be unrecognizable to a US clinician.
- Laboratory values, units, and reference ranges are reproduced exactly as printed, with no unit conversion, so US clinicians see the same numbers the original lab reported.
- Clinic letterheads, physician stamps, license numbers, and signatures are identified in bracketed descriptions and their text translated, since they establish who issued the record.
Common reasons translations get rejected
- Guessing at illegible handwriting instead of marking it [illegible] produces an inaccurate rendering that can be challenged against the translator's accuracy certification.
- Mistranslated vaccine names on a vaccination record can prevent the civil surgeon from crediting prior doses on Form I-693, leading to repeated vaccinations or exam delays.
- Translating only a summary or selected pages when the receiver asked for the complete record leaves foreign-language content unaddressed and does not meet the full-translation rule for whatever is submitted.
- Dropping physician stamps, license numbers, or signatures from the translation removes the marks that show who issued the record and invites authenticity questions.
- Errors in dosages, units, or abbreviation expansion are both a clinical safety issue and a credibility issue for the evidence.
Good to know
About French-language medical records
The French carnet de santé, a child's health and vaccination booklet, is one of the most commonly translated French medical documents for US school and daycare enrollment; its vaccination pages are the critical section.
French hospital records use standard document types a translator names precisely: compte rendu d'hospitalisation (discharge summary), compte rendu opératoire (operative report), and certificat médical (medical certificate).
US federal rule for translations: 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) states that any document containing foreign language submitted to USCIS shall be accompanied by a full English language translation which the translator has certified as complete and accurate, and by the translator's certification that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.
France keeps civil status records ('état civil') locally. The mairie of the commune where the event occurred issues certified copies, and the Service central d'état civil (SCEC) in Nantes issues records for events involving French citizens that occurred abroad.
How it works
From upload to certified delivery
Step 1
Upload and get an instant quote
Send us your document, choose your languages, and see your price right away.
Step 2
A professional translator translates it
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
Receive your certified translation
You receive your certified translation, ready for official use.
Questions
Common questions
- Do you translate lab reports with all the numbers and reference ranges?
- Yes. Values, units, and reference ranges are reproduced exactly as printed, with no unit conversion, so a US clinician or officer sees the same numbers the original lab reported.
- What happens with medical abbreviations and drug names?
- Abbreviations are rendered into standard English medical terminology, and ambiguous ones are flagged rather than guessed. Drug names stay as written, with the generic name added in brackets when the foreign brand name would be unrecognizable in the US.
- How many pages will my medical records come to?
- A page is up to 250 source words. A vaccination card is usually 1 page, a discharge summary typically 2 to 5, and a full treatment history can run far longer. At 24.95 USD per certified page, the word count of your specific file sets the price.
- Can I just get a summary translated instead of the whole record?
- For USCIS and the courts, whatever document you submit must be fully translated; a summary rendering of a submitted record does not meet the rule. You can choose to submit only the relevant records, but each document you submit is translated completely.
- My medical record was issued in France. What should I know before ordering?
- The French carnet de santé, a child's health and vaccination booklet, is one of the most commonly translated French medical documents for US school and daycare enrollment; its vaccination pages are the critical section.
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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