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Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes: Massachusetts BORIM accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Who may translate: A United States translation service
- $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 Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine requires that any original document or photocopy in a foreign language come with a notarized English translation prepared by a United States translation service (243 CMR 2.04(3)).
Massachusetts BORIM accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary, which works with translators in the US and adds notarization for $34.90 per order.
Core credentials of full-license applicants (medical school, ECFMG, training, exams) are verified through FCVS, which we do not order for you.
Massachusetts BORIM at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
The Board's regulation asks for a notarized translation into English "prepared by a United States translation service" (243 CMR 2.04(3)), so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary, notarized, meets it. Policy checked on October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- Notarized English translation
- Who may translate
- A United States translation service
- Credential evaluation
- ECFMG certificate; FCVS for full license
- 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 Massachusetts BORIM's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Massachusetts BORIM
US service, notarized
The regulation names both: a United States translation service and a notarized translation.
FCVS for every full license
Since January 1, 2020, core credentials go through FCVS.
ECFMG valid at licensure
The certificate must be valid on the date the license issues.
Massachusetts BORIM requirements in detail
Translation
Required for any original document or photocopy written in a foreign language: a notarized translation into English (243 CMR 2.04(3)).
Who may translate
A United States translation service (243 CMR 2.00: Licensing and the practice of medicine). The rule names no other kind of translator.
Notarization
Required by the same rule. eVerbary adds notarization at checkout for $34.90 per order.
Original or copy
Documents supporting an application must be originals or certified copies from the primary source, unless the Board provides otherwise (243 CMR 2.04(2)).
Credential verification
Full-license applicants must have a completed FCVS Physician Profile, which verifies identity, medical education (including ECFMG), training and exams from the primary source (Apply for my physician full license).
ECFMG
International medical graduates need an ECFMG certificate valid on its face and as of the date of licensure (Physician licensing fees and eligibility requirements); the Board primary-source verifies the ECFMG status report (Primary source verification statement).
How to submit
Online at medboard.mass.gov: you import FCVS data, upload signed and notarized documents and pay the $600 fee (Apply for my physician full license).
A US translation service, and a notary
Most medical boards say "certified translation" and stop there.
Massachusetts writes two conditions into its regulation: the translation must be notarized, and it must be prepared by a United States translation service (243 CMR 2.04(3)).
A translation made by a sworn translator in your home country, however official there, does not meet the second condition, and an un-notarized certified translation does not meet the first.
For that reason, when you order for the Board, choose notarization at checkout. The translation, our signed certificate of accuracy and the notarization arrive together as a PDF you can upload with your application.
FCVS carries the core credentials
Since January 1, 2020, every full-license applicant must also have an FCVS Physician Profile, and must name the Board to receive the FCVS "Medical Professional Information Profile" (Apply for my physician full license).
FCVS collects your medical school, ECFMG, training and exam records from the primary source, so the Board's own translation rule matters most for what you upload yourself: name-change records, a foreign license, documents the Board asks for during review.
ECFMG has its own translation rule for documents uploaded to it: a word-for-word translation by a professional translation service, never your own (ECFMG translation requirements). A notarized certified translation from eVerbary meets both rules.
Where Massachusetts BORIM's pages differ
The eligibility page lists two years of ACGME, AOA or Canadian postgraduate training for a full license (Physician licensing fees and eligibility requirements), while 243 CMR 2.03(1)(d) says three years for applicants after January 1, 2014 (243 CMR 2.00: Licensing and the practice of medicine).
That is a training question, not a translation one, but confirm it with the Board before you apply.
A separate pathway for physicians licensed abroad, adopted as policy 2025-03, opens once participating facilities set up their programs (Additional licensing pathway for internationally trained physicians).
Need a certified translation for Massachusetts BORIM?
$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 (Doctor of Medicine or its equivalent)
- Name-change records: marriage certificate, divorce decree, court order
- Foreign medical license and good-standing letters
- Clinical rotation records or a course catalog, if the Board asks about substantial equivalency
- Birth certificate or passport pages
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 Massachusetts BORIM
Upload the notarized translation together with the copy of the foreign-language document in your application at medboard.mass.gov, where the Board accepts signed and notarized documents (Apply for my physician full license).
Credentials that FCVS or ECFMG collect go to them under their own instructions, not to the Board.
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 Massachusetts that means we translate and notarize your documents; we do not order your FCVS profile or ECFMG status report, and we cannot request verifications from your medical school.
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
Can a translator in my home country translate my documents for the Massachusetts Board?
The regulation says the translation must be prepared by a United States translation service (243 CMR 2.04(3)). eVerbary works with translators in the US.
Does the translation have to be notarized?
Yes. 243 CMR 2.04(3) asks for a notarized translation into English (243 CMR 2.00: Licensing and the practice of medicine). Notarization is $34.90 per order at eVerbary.
Do I still need FCVS if my documents are translated?
Yes. All full-license applicants must have a completed FCVS Physician Profile (Apply for my physician full license); the translation does not replace primary-source verification.
Does ECFMG accept the same translation?
ECFMG accepts a word-for-word translation by a professional translation service and does not accept translations made by applicants (ECFMG: English translations).
How do I send the translation?
Upload it with your online application at medboard.mass.gov, which takes signed and notarized documents (Apply for my physician full license).
Sources
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine's own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
Translating documents for Massachusetts BORIM?
Upload a scan of your diploma, transcript or license and see the price and delivery time before you pay.