German to English
Certified Transcript Translation, German to English
A certified German to English translation of an academic transcript costs $24.95 per page, where one page is up to 250 words of the source document. A typical academic transcript runs 2 to 6 pages, so most orders come to $49.90 to $149.70. 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
Dense grade tables plus the grading key and reverse-side legends push most university transcripts to several 250-word pages; multi-year records run longer. Certified translation is $24.95 per page, so a typical order of 2 to 6 pages comes to $49.90 to $149.70. 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 academic transcript translation
- When filed with USCIS, the entire transcript must carry a full English translation certified by the translator as complete and accurate, plus the translator's certification of competence to translate from the source language into English (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)).
- Every course row, credit value, grade, and total must be translated with nothing omitted or summarized; a transcript translation that drops rows or condenses tables is not a complete translation.
- The grading scale, key, or legend, often printed on the reverse side, must be translated because evaluators and admissions offices rely on it to interpret the grades.
- Grades and GPA must not be converted into the US system in the translation; grade conversion is performed by the credential evaluator, not the translator.
- Registrar seals, stamps, signatures, and handwritten annotations must be rendered or described, and the student's name and all dates copied exactly as printed, consistent across all pages and with the matching diploma translation.
- Illegible entries (smudged stamps, faint handwriting) are marked as illegible in the translation rather than reconstructed.
Common reasons translations get rejected
- Pages or the reverse side with the grading legend are left out, making the translation incomplete; incompleteness is a standard basis for rejection by evaluators and for a USCIS Request for Evidence.
- The translator converts grades to a US GPA or letter grades, which conflicts with the credential evaluator's conversion and can cause the evaluation or the petition record to be questioned.
- Rows are dropped from long grade tables or credit totals no longer match the original, so the receiver cannot reconcile the translation against the source document.
- Course and institution names are rendered inconsistently across pages or differ from the diploma translation, creating apparent discrepancies in the file.
- The translation lacks the translator's signed certification of completeness, accuracy, and competence required by 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) for USCIS filings.
Good to know
About German-language academic transcripts
German-language academic records include the Notenspiegel or Leistungsübersicht and, since the Bologna reforms, a Transcript of Records that universities often already issue bilingually in German and English. School Zeugnisse list subjects and grades per semester. Grade scales are the recurring trap: Germany grades 1 to 6 with 1 best, Austria 1 to 5 with 1 best, and Switzerland 6 to 1 with 6 best, so the translator reproduces the original grades with the scale key instead of converting to GPA. US universities and licensing boards typically require a separate credential evaluation in addition to the certified translation.
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Belgium are all contracting parties to the Hague Apostille Convention of 5 October 1961 (entry into force: Germany 1966, Austria 1968, Liechtenstein 1972, Switzerland 1973, Belgium 1976, Luxembourg 1979), so public documents from these countries destined for US use are authenticated by apostille rather than consular legalization.
USCIS regulation 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) requires that any document containing foreign language submitted to USCIS be accompanied by a full English language translation which the translator has certified as complete and accurate, together with the translator's certification that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.
How it works
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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
Receive your certified translation
You receive your certified translation, ready for official use.
Questions
Common questions
- How many pages will my transcript come to?
- Pricing is by source words, with one page equal to up to 250 source words, at 24.95 USD per certified page. Most university transcripts come to 2 to 6 pages once the grade tables and the grading key are counted. Upload your document and the page count is measured from the actual source text.
- Is the grading scale on the back of my transcript translated too?
- Yes. The grading key or legend is part of the document and admissions offices and evaluators rely on it to interpret your grades, so it is translated along with everything else, including stamps and signatures.
- My transcript has handwritten notes and registrar stamps. Are they included?
- Yes. Handwritten annotations, seals, and stamps are translated or described in place. Anything genuinely unreadable is marked as illegible rather than guessed.
- Do universities want a certified or a notarized translation?
- US admissions offices generally ask for a certified translation, meaning one delivered with the translator's signed accuracy statement. Notarization is requested only occasionally; check your school's application instructions. Every certified order includes a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy and a QR verification page.
- My academic transcript was issued in Germany. What should I know before ordering?
- German-language academic records include the Notenspiegel or Leistungsübersicht and, since the Bologna reforms, a Transcript of Records that universities often already issue bilingually in German and English. School Zeugnisse list subjects and grades per semester. Grade scales are the recurring trap: Germany grades 1 to 6 with 1 best, Austria 1 to 5 with 1 best, and Switzerland 6 to 1 with 6 best, so the translator reproduces the original grades with the scale key instead of converting to GPA. US universities and licensing boards typically require a separate credential evaluation in addition to the certified translation.
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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