Certified translation
Transcript Translation for Employment
Employers and background screening providers commonly ask for certified English translations of foreign credentials, licenses, and police records so the record can be relied on in hiring and compliance checks. A certified translation of an academic transcript costs $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and a typical order runs 2 to 6 pages, so most cost $49.90 to $149.70. Delivery takes 2 to 3 business days and includes the complete translation with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy from the qualified professional translator responsible for the work.
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
Employment requirements 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
Who asks for a translated academic transcript
University and graduate school admissions offices reviewing applicants with foreign academic records
Credential evaluators such as WES and other NACES-member services, which require word-for-word English translations of non-English academic records for course-by-course evaluations
USCIS in employment-based petitions such as Form I-140 and Form I-129 H-1B, when transcripts support degree and specialty-occupation evidence
CGFNS and state nursing boards evaluating internationally educated nurses, and other state professional licensing boards
Employers and background screening firms verifying coursework and degrees earned abroad
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
- 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.
- Can the course titles match my diploma translation?
- Yes, and they should. Consistent rendering of your name, the institution name, and degree and course titles across the transcript and diploma matters because receivers cross-check the documents against each other. Ordering both together keeps the terminology consistent.
- 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.
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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