Michigan Board of Nursing: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Michigan Board of Nursing requirements in detail

TruMerit or JS&A: who translates

Michigan's guide lists three evaluation products for registered nurses educated outside the United States or Canada: TruMerit's CES Professional Report, a certificate from TruMerit's Certification Program, or JS&A's Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials for Boards of Nursing, each sent directly to the Bureau of Professional Licensing (Nursing licensing guide and FAQs).

TruMerit wants nursing transcripts translated by the school you attended and translates them itself for a fee if the school cannot (TruMerit: CES Professional Report), so an outside translation does not fit its rule.

JS&A asks for professional, certified English translations alongside the records your school sends (JS&A: application for boards of nursing).

Its services page requires ATA-certified translators for outside translations made in the US (JS&A: services and translations), while its FAQ says most professional translations are acceptable, subject to review (JS&A: FAQ). An ATA-certified translator satisfies both.

LPNs have a wider choice, and the clock starts early

For practical nurses educated abroad, Michigan also accepts a full course-by-course evaluation certified by a NACES member, sent directly by the agency (Nursing licensing guide and FAQs).

NACES members such as WES accept certified translations from professional services (WES: translation requirements), so for an LPN file no ATA-certified translator is needed if you choose such an agency.

The evaluation date matters: an applicant who does not pass NCLEX within three years after obtaining the evaluation or certification cannot retest until a nursing program certifies skills competency or the Board grants an extension of up to six months (Nursing licensing guide and FAQs).

Order the translation and the evaluation when you are ready to sit for the exam.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Nursing school transcripts, with theory and clinical hours
• Nursing diploma or degree certificate
• Nursing license or registration from your country
• Secondary school diploma, if the agency asks for it
• Marriage certificate or court order, if your name changed

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 Michigan Board of Nursing

• For JS&A, the translation goes with your application to the agency, while your school sends its records directly (JS&A: application for boards of nursing); JS&A then sends the evaluation to Michigan.

  The guide asks that evaluations reach LARA directly from the agency (Nursing licensing guide and FAQs).

• You apply online through MiPLUS, linked from the Board's nursing page; transcripts and license verifications go to bpldata@michigan.gov or PO Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909 from the issuer (Nursing licensing guide and FAQs).

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 Michigan Board of Nursing, 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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