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Certified Hong Kong Academic Transcript Translation
eVerbary translates your Hong Kong academic transcript into English for $24.95 per page with no word cap, by a professional human translator, with a signed certification. Most orders are delivered within a few hours. Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, no word cap. No hidden fees.
Acceptance guaranteed
Accepted by USCIS, the NVC, courts, DMVs and other government agencies, universities and schools, credential evaluators such as WES and ECE, and employers in the United States, or your money back. See terms.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Grade points on a 4.3 scale
Hong Kong universities set their own grading rules, and their transcripts show letter grades with grade points. At the University of Hong Kong, A+ carries 4.3, A 4.0 and A- 3.7, and results are summarised as a cumulative grade point average (CGPA). For students admitted from the 2017-18 intake in Arts and the 2018-19 intake in Science, honours are classified on a separate graduation GPA (GGPA), so one transcript can show two averages. We translate both, and the grading key, exactly as printed.
Because the top of the scale is 4.3 rather than 4.0, an evaluator needs the university's own key. Where the transcript includes one, often on the reverse, we translate it with the grades. We do not convert grades to a US scale; that is the work of a credential evaluator, and the faculty's rules decide how failed courses count towards a classification.
What needs translating
If the transcript is entirely in English, USCIS and most evaluators do not need a translation. Any part in Chinese, for example Chinese course titles, a Chinese name or the registry chop, needs a full translation, which keeps course codes, credits, terms and remarks in the original order. Names follow your passport spelling. A scan of the official transcript is enough; we do not need the sealed original, which evaluators often want sent directly by the university.
For the degree itself, see the Hong Kong university diploma page, and for secondary results the HKDSE page. A Hong Kong notary's certified true copy of a transcript can be apostilled by the Registrar of the High Court if a foreign authority asks for one; USCIS does not. Apostilles issued since 1 September 2014 can be checked on the Judiciary's e-Register. See our Chinese page.
What USCIS requires
Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), a foreign-language document must be accompanied by a complete English translation and the translator's certification that it is accurate. Every seal, stamp and marginal note is part of the document, so every one is translated.
State agencies set their own rules — see government agencies — and what our certification states is on this page.
How it works
Upload a photo or a scan of your document, pick the language pair and check out online. You never have to mail originals: a legible copy is all we need.
A professional human translator, never machine translation, translates the document word for word and mirrors the layout of the original. Every certified translation ships with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy that meets the requirements of USCIS, courts and universities.
Your translation is delivered digitally, usually within 24 hours for documents of one to three pages, and same-day delivery is available. If anything needs adjusting, we revise it.
Certified vs. standard translation
A certified translation is a word-for-word translation accompanied by a signed statement attesting to its accuracy and completeness. It is what official bodies require: USCIS, courts, universities and government agencies. Certified translations are $24.95 per page, where one sheet of your document is one page, with no word cap.
A standard translation is the same professional human translation without the certificate, for when you only need to understand the content or for internal or informal use. It is billed at the same $24.95 per page with no word cap.
Frequently asked questions
My GPA is out of 4.3.
That is the scale at HKU and some other universities. We keep it and translate the grading key with it.
My transcript shows a CGPA and a GGPA.
The graduation GPA is used for honours classification for later intakes. We translate both as printed.
Everything on my transcript is in English.
Then a translation is usually not needed. If there is a Chinese chop or title, we translate it.
Is acceptance by universities, colleges and schools guaranteed?
Yes. Our certified translations are guaranteed to be accepted by universities, colleges and schools in the United States — and by USCIS, the NVC, courts, government agencies and employers — or your money back. The guarantee covers the translation itself, not the original document or the admission decision, and it covers credential evaluation agencies such as WES and ECE as well. Full terms are in our refund policy.
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