Arkansas State Medical Board: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Arkansas State Medical Board requirements in detail

The translator sends it, not you

Arkansas is one of the boards that wants the translation to come from the translator.

Its application pack says that a document received without an official translation is returned to the applicant for forwarding to an official translator, and that the translated document must then be returned to the Board directly from the translator (MD/DO application pack, rev. 4/15/2026).

The rule covers documents from verification sources too, so a foreign school's verification letter in Spanish or Portuguese also needs one.

eVerbary can email the certified translation directly to the Board if you write in the order notes that it is for the Arkansas State Medical Board, and which document and applicant it belongs to. The Board accepts verifications as PDF email attachments (see below).

FCVS changes what you send

If you use FCVS, the Board tells you not to send copies of your driver's license, passport or name-change documents, and not to request exam scores, school verification or training verification yourself: FCVS provides them (MD/DO application pack, rev. 4/15/2026).

FCVS does not verify observerships, externships or foreign postgraduate training, so records of those come directly from the source, and if they are not in English, the translation follows the official-translator rule.

ECFMG, whose certification is part of one of the Act 498 paths, accepts a word-for-word translation by a professional translation service for documents uploaded to it (ECFMG).

Documents applicants usually translate

• Verification letters and transcripts from a foreign medical school
• Records of foreign postgraduate training, observerships and externships
• Name-change records, when you are not using FCVS
• Foreign medical licenses and good-standing letters

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 Arkansas State Medical Board

• The translation goes from the translator to the Board.

  Verifications may be emailed as a PDF to LicenseMonitor@arkansas.gov with "Attn: Licensing" in the subject line (MD/DO application pack, rev. 4/15/2026); eVerbary can email the certified translation directly to the Board if you write in the order notes that it is for the Arkansas State Medical Board.

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

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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