International Academic Credential Evaluators (IACEI): Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about IACEI

IACEI requirements in detail

ATA certification, and why the US matters

IACEI asks for translations by a certified English translator and specifies certification by the American Translators Association (IACEI: client FAQs (iacei.net)).

For course descriptions and syllabi it adds that the ATA-certified translation must be prepared in the United States (IACEI: services and fees for new clients). eVerbary's translators work in the US, and for IACEI we assign one individually certified by ATA.

ATA certifies only some language pairs into English. If your documents are in a language ATA does not certify, ask IACEI what it accepts before you order.

Evaluation and translation are separate

IACEI says evaluations and translations are separate services offered by separate companies, and links to Credential Consultants for translations at $65 to $75 per standard page, with a copy sent to IACEI for free (IACEI: translation services).

Any translator certified by ATA meets the rule; you do not have to use the company IACEI links to.

Add-on services such as a licensing board information section ($65) or full course descriptions ($425) appear on IACEI's fee page (IACEI: services and fees for new clients). If you need course descriptions translated, count those pages in your quote too.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Transcripts and mark sheets
• Degree certificates and diplomas
• Course descriptions, syllabi or catalog pages
• Secondary school certificates

What an eVerbary translation includes

• A complete English translation of every page, stamps, seals and handwritten notes included, laid out like the original so each line can be matched.
• Grades, hours and credits exactly as recorded, with the grading scale the document prints. We never convert marks to a US GPA or equivalency.
• A signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead, with our contact details, delivered as a PDF you can upload or print.
• $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included; 24 hours for one to three pages as standard. Regular clients who need it can get delivery in as little as 30 minutes, on request.
• Notarization added at checkout ($34.90 per order) when the office asks for a notarized translation.

Submitting the translation to IACEI

• Send the ATA-certified translation with the official-language version of your records, as IACEI's client FAQ describes (IACEI: client FAQs (iacei.net)).

• We deliver the translation as a PDF with the translator's signed certification, ready to send with your records.

If you need a translator certified by ATA

Some offices accept only a translator who is personally certified by the American Translators Association (ATA). eVerbary assigns one on request, for the languages ATA certifies into English:

To order it, ask for a free quote and write in the notes that the translation is for IACEI, what it is for, and that you need a translator individually certified by ATA, plus anything else the office asks for (notarization, delivery by email to the office).

We confirm the price and the translator before you pay. ATA does not certify other languages into English, so no translator anywhere holds ATA certification for them.

For those languages we provide a notarized certified translation instead, at $44.95 per page plus notarization ($34.90 per order); ask the office to confirm it accepts that, and write its answer in the quote notes.

How to order

1. Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
2. Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
3. Receive the PDF, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages, and submit it with the copy of the original wherever the office asks for it.

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