Missouri State Board of Nursing: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about Missouri BON

Missouri BON requirements in detail

TruMerit or JS&A: who translates

TruMerit's CES Professional Report asks that nursing transcripts arrive in English, translated by the school you attended, and offers its own translation for a fee if the school cannot (TruMerit: CES Professional Report); only the secondary school diploma may be translated by you or someone you choose.

If you choose TruMerit, an outside translation of your nursing records does not fit its rule.

JS&A's application for boards of nursing, which lists Missouri, asks for "professional, certified English translations" that supplement the originals your school sends directly (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 all three statements.

One year, and a license check even without a license

Missouri's list of approved evaluators is strict about age and content: the report must reach the Board directly from the agency, be no more than one year old, and include a license check in the country of education even if you say no license was ever issued there, with verifications dated within the last calendar year (Foreign credentials evaluation services approved by the Board).

Applications expire one year after submission (Online initial license application checklist).

Because the evaluation clock matters, order the translation before you apply to JS&A, so the agency has everything when your school's records arrive.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Nursing school transcripts, with hours of instruction and grades
• Nursing diploma or degree certificate
• Course descriptions (syllabus) for the nursing program
• Nursing license or registration from the country of education
• Secondary school diploma, which TruMerit also lets you have translated by anyone you choose

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 Missouri BON

• For JS&A, the translation goes with your signed application, emailed to processing@jsilny.org or mailed, while your school sends its records and your licensing authority its verification directly; JS&A then sends the evaluation electronically to the Board and to you (JS&A: application for boards of nursing).

• You apply to the Board online in MOPRO and list the documents in the checklist; the Board does not accept the evaluation or transcripts from you (RN licensure page, checklist). The Board's list of approved agencies is linked from its general licensure page.

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 Missouri BON, 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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