Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Sample translation: a Congolese secondary school transcript

This is what an order looks like when it is delivered, with a fictitious student. The PDF starts with the signed certification page, and the translation follows the original line for line: every abbreviation is explained, stamps, seals and signatures are noted in brackets, and the grid stays the same, so an admissions officer or a credential evaluator can match it without guessing.

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What to notice

• Two school years in the same grid as the original: every subject, grading period, exam and total, so each grade can be read against its maximum.
• The French rating abbreviations are translated (TB becomes VG, Very good), and every abbreviation is explained in a translator's note at the foot of the same page, including one the original never defines.
• Dates are written the US way (the original's 02/07/2015 is February 7, 2015).
• The photo, seals and signatures are noted in brackets where they appear.

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Worth knowing about Alaska Board

Alaska Board requirements in detail

What CPA Examination Services needs from you

Alaska's exam applications are handled by NASBA's CPA Examination Services.

Its Alaska page lists, for education abroad, the NIES evaluation sent directly by NIES, plus international transcripts in the native language and translated to English, sent by each school or attached to the evaluation report (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Alaska requirements).

Without a copy of the international transcript the application is incomplete (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Alaska requirements).

The page does not say who must translate. NIES does: any ATA member, your university or the ministry, verbatim, in the same format, typed, signed and dated with the translator's contact details (NIES). A translation that meets NIES's rule serves both NIES and CPA Examination Services.

Alaska rules that catch foreign-educated candidates

The license application asks whether you are foreign-educated or from a foreign jurisdiction; if so, 12 AAC 04.151(c) requires verification of residency in Alaska (Form 08-4984: CPA by examination application).

From the licensing period beginning January 1, 2028, foreign-educated licensees must also verify residence in a US state to renew (Alaska Board flyer: rule changes from January 1, 2026).

Coursework from a Chartered Accountant or similar program is treated as professional training and does not count toward the education requirement (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Alaska requirements).

If you have not yet applied, CPA Examination Services keeps education documents it receives on file for one year (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Alaska requirements).

Documents applicants usually translate

• University transcripts or mark sheets, with the native-language originals
• Degree certificates and diplomas
• University of Alaska transfer records, if foreign credit was transferred
• Certificates from professional accounting bodies, if NIES asks for them

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 with no word cap, 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 Alaska Board

• Send the translation to NIES with your records under NIES instructions (NIES); NIES sends the evaluation to CPA Examination Services, Alaska Coordinator, PO Box 198469, Nashville (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Alaska requirements). Keep a copy to attach if the school sends its transcript without one.

• eVerbary can mail the translation to NIES in a sealed, signed envelope: choose the hard copy at checkout with NIES's address ($19.95 Priority or $37.95 Express in the US) and write in the order notes that it is for the Alaska CPA evaluation.

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 Alaska Board, 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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