Spanish to English
Certified Medical Records Translation, Spanish to English
A certified Spanish 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 Spanish-language medical records
The patient file is the historia clinica in most countries and the expediente clinico in Mexico, where its required content is defined by official standard NOM-004-SSA3-2012. Vaccination history comes as the Cartilla Nacional de Vacunacion in Mexico and carne or carnet de vacunacion elsewhere. Records mix printed forms, handwritten physician notes, and dense Spanish clinical abbreviations, which is why medical records are billed by source word count and handled by translators comfortable with clinical Spanish.
Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), any foreign-language document submitted to USCIS must be accompanied by a full English translation that the translator has certified as complete and accurate, together with the translator's certification that they are competent to translate from the foreign language into English.
All major Spanish-speaking countries except Cuba are contracting parties to the Hague Apostille Convention: Spain (1978), Argentina (1987), Panama (1990), Mexico (1994), El Salvador (1995), Venezuela (1998), Colombia (2000), Ecuador (2004), Honduras (2004), Dominican Republic (2008), Peru (2010), Costa Rica (2011), Uruguay (2012), Nicaragua (2012), Paraguay (2013), Chile (2015), Guatemala (2017), and Bolivia (2017).
How it works
From upload to certified delivery
Step 1
Upload and get an instant quote
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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
- My records are handwritten. Can they still be translated and certified?
- Yes. The qualified professional translator renders everything that is legible and marks unreadable passages as [illegible] instead of guessing, which keeps the signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy truthful. If large sections are unreadable, a cleaner copy from the clinic gives a more useful translation.
- 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.
- My medical record was issued in Mexico. What should I know before ordering?
- The patient file is the historia clinica in most countries and the expediente clinico in Mexico, where its required content is defined by official standard NOM-004-SSA3-2012. Vaccination history comes as the Cartilla Nacional de Vacunacion in Mexico and carne or carnet de vacunacion elsewhere. Records mix printed forms, handwritten physician notes, and dense Spanish clinical abbreviations, which is why medical records are billed by source word count and handled by translators comfortable with clinical Spanish.
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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