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

Worth knowing about Montana BON

Montana BON requirements in detail

Which agency, and who translates for it

Montana names three agencies and says it is not accepting evaluations from any other credential review agency (Registered nurse license information). Their translation rules differ.

IEE's nursing guide asks for official transcripts with certified English translations if they are not in English, uploaded through its portal (IEE: nursing credential evaluation guide); its FAQ refuses translations by the client, a notary public or an uncertified translator (IEE: FAQ).

JS&A's application for boards of nursing, which lists Montana, asks for professional, certified English translations (JS&A: application for boards of nursing), and its services page requires ATA-certified translators for outside translations made in the US (JS&A: services and translations); see the ATA section below.

TruMerit's CES Professional Report wants nursing transcripts translated by the school or by TruMerit for a fee (TruMerit: CES Professional Report).

A new English exam rule, still being defined

The Board adopted a rule requiring all internationally educated applicants who were not educated in English, or whose native language is not English, to pass an English proficiency exam, but it had not yet chosen the exams; it will do so at its November 18, 2026 meeting and email applicants who applied from September 26, 2026 (Montana Board of Nursing home page).

The translation of your records is separate from that exam and does not replace it.

Canadian graduates and the RN checklist

Montana treats any applicant educated outside the United States as internationally educated, including a Montana resident who studied in Canada (Montana Board of Nursing FAQ).

The RN by examination checklist, updated in March 2025, asks internationally educated applicants for the credential review report from source, along with the transcript from the school, NCLEX registration and a fingerprint-based background check (RN by examination checklist, updated 3-3-25).

Documents applicants usually translate

• Nursing school transcripts, with clinical hours and grades
• Nursing diploma or degree certificate
• Nursing license or registration from the country of education
• Course descriptions for the nursing program
• Secondary school diploma, if the agency asks for it

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 Montana BON

• For IEE, upload the scanned transcripts and the certified translations through IEE's portal when you order the Montana report (IEE: nursing credential evaluation guide, IEE Montana page).

  For JS&A, the translation goes with your signed application while your school sends its records directly (JS&A: application for boards of nursing).

• The agency sends the report to the Board; you apply for the license online through the state licensing portal (RN by examination checklist, updated 3-3-25).

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 Montana 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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