Spanish to English
Certified Transcript Translation, Spanish to English
A certified Spanish 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 Spanish-language academic transcripts
Transcripts are named certificado de estudios or concentrado de calificaciones in Mexico, certificado analitico in Argentina, certificado de notas or de calificaciones in Colombia and Peru, and expediente academico or certificacion academica in Spain.
Grading scales differ sharply by country: 0 to 10 in Mexico, Argentina, and Spain (with Spanish qualitative marks Sobresaliente, Notable, Aprobado, and Matricula de Honor), 0 to 5 in Colombia, 0 to 20 in Peru and Venezuela, and 1.0 to 7.0 in Chile. Translators reproduce the grades and any printed scale exactly and do not convert them to US GPA; conversion is the role of a credential evaluator.
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
- Will you convert my grades to a US GPA?
- No. A certified translation is a word-for-word rendering of your transcript, including the original grades and grading scale. Converting grades to the US system is the role of a credential evaluator such as WES; a translation that converts grades can conflict with the evaluation.
- Do I need every semester and every page translated?
- Yes. USCIS requires a full English translation certified as complete and accurate, and evaluators such as WES require exact word-for-word translations. Omitting pages, semesters, or the grading legend is a common reason transcript translations are rejected.
- 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 academic transcript was issued in Mexico. What should I know before ordering?
- Transcripts are named certificado de estudios or concentrado de calificaciones in Mexico, certificado analitico in Argentina, certificado de notas or de calificaciones in Colombia and Peru, and expediente academico or certificacion academica in Spain.
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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