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Colorado Medical Board: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes, through the evaluation: Colorado Medical Board asks for a credential evaluation, and ECFMG, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Credential evaluation: ECFMG and IMG questionnaire
- $24.95 per page
- Usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
How we know · policy checked on October 21, 2026
The Colorado Medical Board publishes no translation rule of its own; international medical graduates submit ECFMG certification and the International Graduates Questionnaire, and education and training can be verified through FCVS.
Through ECFMG, which accepts word-for-word translations from a professional translation service and never your own, a certified translation from eVerbary covers the foreign-language documents you upload for certification.
For name-change documents you upload to Colorado, the Board gives no translation wording; a certified translation is the safe choice, and we do not complete the questionnaire or verifications for you.
Colorado Medical Board at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Colorado requires ECFMG certification of international medical graduates (Medical Licensing Guide), and ECFMG accepts a word-for-word translation prepared by a professional translation service (ECFMG translation requirements), so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets it. Policy checked on October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- No own rule; ECFMG word-for-word
- Who may translate
- Professional translation service, via ECFMG
- Credential evaluation
- ECFMG and IMG questionnaire
- Price
- $24.95 per pageUp to 250 words, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on October 21, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Colorado Medical Board's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Colorado Medical Board
ECFMG and a questionnaire
IMGs submit both with the application.
One year of training
At least one year of Board-approved postgraduate training.
Applications expire
Incomplete applications lapse one year after submission.
Colorado Medical Board requirements in detail
Translation
The Board's licensing guide and application documents publish no translation rule; foreign medical credentials go through ECFMG certification, which has its own rule.
Who may translate
For documents uploaded to ECFMG: a government official, a medical school official or a professional translation service; applicants may not translate their own (ECFMG).
International graduates
Submit ECFMG certification and the International Graduates Questionnaire, which the Board uses to decide whether your school is approved (Colorado Medical Board: Medical Licensing Guide (linked from dpo.colorado.gov), questionnaire).
Training
At least one year of Board-approved postgraduate training, shown on the Certificate of Completion of Postgraduate Training (Colorado Medical Board: Medical Licensing Guide (linked from dpo.colorado.gov)).
Name changes
Name-change documentation is uploaded with the application, if applicable (Colorado Medical Board: Medical Licensing Guide (linked from dpo.colorado.gov)).
FCVS
Medical education, training, USMLE and the FSMB disciplinary report may come in an FCVS report (Colorado Medical Board: Medical Licensing Guide (linked from dpo.colorado.gov)).
Timing
Applications expire one year from submission; missing documents mean a new application and fee (Colorado Medical Board: Medical Licensing Guide (linked from dpo.colorado.gov)).
Where the translation goes for Colorado
Colorado's licensing guide lists what an international medical graduate submits: medical school verification and transcripts, exam scores, the ECFMG certificate, training verification, the NPDB report, the FSMB disciplinary report and the International Graduates Questionnaire (Colorado Medical Board: Medical Licensing Guide (linked from dpo.colorado.gov)).
Your school and programs verify their part directly or through FCVS, so the documents you translate yourself are mostly the ones ECFMG asks for during certification.
ECFMG wants a word-for-word translation, made from the document itself, on letterhead, signed and with a certification statement (ECFMG: English translations). That is what an eVerbary certified translation is.
Uploads Colorado reads directly
Two items you upload to Colorado may be in another language: name-change documentation and supporting documents for screening questions (Colorado Medical Board: Medical Licensing Guide (linked from dpo.colorado.gov)).
The Board gives no translation wording for them.
A certified translation, uploaded together with the original, gives the reviewer what ECFMG and most boards ask for; if the Board asks for something different during review, follow its instructions.
Need a certified translation for Colorado Medical Board?
$24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Medical school diploma, for ECFMG certification
- Medical school transcripts uploaded to ECFMG
- Marriage certificate or court order for a name change
- Court or disciplinary records supporting a screening answer
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 Colorado Medical Board
Documents for ECFMG certification are uploaded to ECFMG with the original-language document (ECFMG).
The Colorado application is filed online through the Division of Professions and Occupations, with name-change documentation uploaded in the application (applications, guide).
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service or a licensing agency: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, we cannot send documents on behalf of the school or authority that issued them, and we do not file the license application.
For Colorado that means we translate your documents; the ECFMG certificate, FCVS report and the International Graduates Questionnaire are yours to obtain and complete.
How to order
- Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
- Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Colorado Medical Board have its own translation rule?
Not in its licensing guide or application documents. International graduates go through ECFMG certification, which has one.
What does ECFMG accept?
A word-for-word translation by a government official, a medical school official or a professional translation service; never your own (ECFMG: English translations).
What is the International Graduates Questionnaire?
A form international graduates submit so the Board can decide whether their medical school is approved (Colorado Medical Board: Medical Licensing Guide (linked from dpo.colorado.gov)).
Can FCVS send my credentials?
Yes, for medical education, training, USMLE and the FSMB disciplinary report (Colorado Medical Board: Medical Licensing Guide (linked from dpo.colorado.gov)).
Sources
Colorado Medical Board's own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
Translating documents for Colorado Medical Board?
Upload a scan of your diploma, transcript or license and see the price and delivery time before you pay.