Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Pharmacy: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about IDFPR

IDFPR requirements in detail

Illinois has its own translation rule

Most state boards leave foreign documents to the FPGEC.

IDFPR's pharmacist instruction sheet adds a rule of its own: any foreign-language document required with the application "or for any other purpose in connection with licensure" must come with an original, notarized translation, made by someone other than you who is fluent in both languages and who certifies the translation (IDFPR pharmacist instruction sheet and application).

After receiving your application, the Division may ask for more information, and any foreign-language document it asks for falls under the same rule.

This sits on top of the FPGEC rule, not instead of it.

Documents you send to NABP and ECE for certification follow the FPGEC Bulletin: official word-for-word translation, signed and dated on every page, with proof of the translator's credentials (FPGEC Bulletin).

For Illinois, choose notarization at checkout and write in the notes that the translation is for IDFPR pharmacist licensure.

The 1,200-hour clinical course

Applicants educated outside the US complete a 1,200-hour Course of Clinical Instruction under Section 1330.310 of the Illinois Pharmacy Rules, supervised by a pharmacist registered in Illinois and approved by the Board before training begins; to work in an Illinois pharmacy during it, you need an active pharmacy technician registration (IDFPR pharmacist instruction sheet and application).

A graduate of a non-ACPE program who has held a license in another US jurisdiction for at least a year applies by endorsement instead.

The instruction sheet we read is the Board's paper application packet, last updated in April 2022 (IDFPR pharmacist instruction sheet and application). Confirm the current procedure on IDFPR's pharmacy page before you file.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Pharmacy degree certificate and transcripts, if IDFPR or FPGEC asks for them
• Pharmacist license or registration from your country
• Marriage certificate or court order showing a name change
• Birth certificate or other identity documents IDFPR requests
• Letters about clinical or practice experience abroad, if requested

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 IDFPR

• Send the notarized translation with the original-language document to IDFPR with your application, or with the additional documents the Division requests, at the Springfield address on the instruction sheet (IDFPR pharmacist instruction sheet and application).

• eVerbary can mail the translation to you in a sealed, signed envelope: 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 it is for IDFPR pharmacist licensure.

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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