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Connecticut Bar Examining Committee: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes: Connecticut CBEC accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Who may translate: Official translator
- $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 Connecticut Bar Examining Committee says any document filed with the Petition for Determination on Foreign Education that is not in English must be accompanied by a translation prepared and certified by an official translator.
The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
The petition also needs a course-by-course evaluation report for every foreign law school, from a credential evaluation company you choose, and sealed transcripts from your schools; we translate, but we do not prepare the evaluation or send transcripts for the school.
Connecticut CBEC at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
The Committee's petition form and information page require documents not in English to carry a translation prepared and certified by an official translator (petition form, information page), so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets it. Policy checked on October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- Required with the foreign education petition
- Who may translate
- Official translator
- Credential evaluation
- Course-by-course report; ten listed companies
- 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 Connecticut CBEC's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Connecticut CBEC
Official translator
Prepared and certified by the translator, not by you.
Petition before application
Approval of your foreign education comes first.
Ten listed evaluators
Course-by-course report for every foreign law school.
Connecticut CBEC requirements in detail
Translation
Any petition document in a language other than English must be accompanied by a translation (Petition for Determination on Foreign Education (form)).
Who may translate
An official translator, who prepares and certifies the translation (Petition for Determination on Foreign Education (form), information page).
Original or copy
Documentation must be the original or a copy certified directly by the issuing institution, and is not returned (Petition for Determination on Foreign Education (form)).
Transcripts
Official final transcripts from every foreign undergraduate and law school, in envelopes sealed by the institution; an unsealed transcript needs an affidavit that it is unaltered (Petition for Determination on Foreign Education (form)).
Evaluation
A course-by-course education evaluation report for every foreign law school attended, prepared by a credential evaluation company; the Committee lists ten companies and leaves the choice to you (regulation, list).
Deadlines and fee
Complete petition by April 1 for a July exam or November 1 for a February exam; $500, non-refundable, by certified check or money order (Determination on foreign education).
LL.M.
A US LL.M. from an ABA- or Committee-approved law school is also required, with set credits in professional responsibility, legal research and writing, American legal studies and bar-tested subjects (Article II-3, as amended April 24, 2026).
How the petition package fits together
Connecticut does not let a foreign-educated lawyer file any admission application, by exam, UBE score transfer or without exam, until the Committee approves a Petition for Determination on Foreign Education (Article II-3, as amended April 24, 2026).
The petition is a sworn statement, signed before a notary public or a commissioner of the Superior Court, and goes in by mail with everything attached: the evaluation report, the sealed transcripts, copies of your diplomas, the LL.M. transcript or a statement of your plan to earn one, and the fee (Petition for Determination on Foreign Education (form)). Incomplete petitions are not considered.
The translations travel in that same package, next to the documents they translate. A complete petition filed after April 1 or November 1 misses that exam, so we suggest ordering translations when you request the transcripts, not when they arrive.
What the listed evaluation companies ask for the translation
The Committee's list names A2Z Evaluations, the Center for Applied Research Evaluation and Education, Educational Credential Evaluators, Educational Perspectives, the Foundation for International Services, the Institute of Foreign Credential Services, International Consultants of Delaware, the International Education Research Foundation, SpanTran (now The Evaluation Company) and World Education Services (Education evaluation services list).
Each sets its own translation rule.
WES asks for a word-for-word translation by a professional translator (WES); ECE accepts a complete, literal translation (ECE); The Evaluation Company takes outside translations only from ATA-certified translators (TEC), covered in the ATA section below.
Where the Committee's pages differ
The regulation as amended on April 24, 2026, effective August 17, 2026, removes the 24-credit minimum and the on-campus requirement for the LL.M. (Article II-3, as amended April 24, 2026), while the information page still lists both (Determination on foreign education).
If you are planning an LL.M., check the version in force on the date you file.
Need a certified translation for Connecticut CBEC?
$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
- Foreign law school transcripts and degree certificates
- Foreign undergraduate transcripts and diplomas
- Certificates of admission or good standing from a foreign bar
- Documents for the evaluation company, under its own rules
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 Connecticut CBEC
Mail the petition, fee and all supporting documents, translations included, to the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee, 100 Washington Street, 1st Floor, Hartford, CT 06106 (Determination on foreign education). The Committee describes no online filing for the petition.
eVerbary can mail the translations to you in sealed, signed envelopes: choose the hard copy at checkout with your address ($19.95 Priority or $37.95 Express in the US, $49.95 or $78.95 to other countries) and write in the order notes that they are for the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee.
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:
$34.95 per page
Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Arabic, Russian and Ukrainian
$44.95 per page
Japanese, Korean, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Croatian, Danish and Persian
To order it, ask for a free quote and write in the notes that the translation is for Connecticut CBEC, 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.
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 Connecticut that means we translate; the course-by-course evaluation report comes from the evaluation company you choose, and the sealed transcripts come from your schools.
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
Who can translate my documents for the Connecticut bar petition?
An official translator who prepares and certifies the translation (Petition for Determination on Foreign Education (form)). A certified translation from a professional service meets that.
Which evaluation company should I use?
One that can produce a course-by-course report acceptable to the Committee; its list names ten, including WES, ECE, IERF and Educational Perspectives, and the choice is yours (Education evaluation services list).
When is the petition due?
Complete, by April 1 for the July exam and November 1 for the February exam; it may be filed at any time before that (Determination on foreign education).
Can I send copies of my transcripts?
Transcripts must be official and arrive in envelopes sealed by the institution, or come with an affidavit if unsealed; diplomas may be copies (Petition for Determination on Foreign Education (form)).
Can I file the bar application while the petition is pending?
No. Approval of the petition must come before any application for admission (Article II-3, as amended April 24, 2026).
Sources
Connecticut Bar Examining Committee's own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
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