Delaware Board of 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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Delaware Board requirements in detail

Board for the license, CPA Examination Services for the exam

Delaware exam candidates apply through NASBA's CPA Examination Services, which lists NIES and FACS for education outside the US and requires the original evaluation directly from the agency (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Delaware requirements).

The Board's own FAQ names the same two services (Delaware Board of Accountancy FAQs); the Board itself handles the CPA permit after the exam.

NIES's translation rule applies if you choose NIES: a verbatim translation in the same format, typed, signed and dated, with the translator's contact details, by an ATA member, your university or the ministry (NIES).

FACS's own translation rule is not covered here; ask FACS before ordering if you use it.

Two Delaware limits to plan around

The evaluation report must be less than three years old when CPA Examination Services receives it (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Delaware requirements), so an older NIES report from another state may not serve; NIES offers a change-of-jurisdiction evaluation (NIES).

Online courses taken at an international school are not accepted (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Delaware requirements); if your transcript marks courses as distance or online, the translation will show it as printed.

Documents applicants usually translate

• University transcripts or mark sheets
• Degree certificates and diplomas
• Records of accounting and business courses
• 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 Delaware Board

• The translation goes to NIES with your records under NIES instructions, addressed to NASBA International Evaluation Services in Nashville (NIES); NIES sends the evaluation to CPA Examination Services (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Delaware requirements).

• 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 Delaware 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 Delaware 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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