Montana Board of Medical Examiners: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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Montana BME requirements in detail

Certified translations, but nothing from you

Montana's checklist carries two rules side by side.

Every document not in English must be accompanied by certified translations, and none of the required documents may be submitted directly by the applicant: verifications come from the medical school, training programs, exam bodies, ECFMG or FCVS (Physician licensing requirements and application checklist).

The school completes the bottom of the Certificate of Medical Education and returns it to the Board itself.

The checklist does not explain how a translation you order reaches the Board alongside a school-sent form.

Ask Board staff (406-444-6880, dlibsdhelp@mt.gov, listed on the checklist) whether they take the translation from you or want your school to enclose it with its verification, and ask before you order, so the translation covers exactly the pages the school will send.

FCVS and ECFMG carry most of the file

The Board accepts FCVS profiles and the FSMB Uniform Application, and both medical school verification and ECFMG can be part of FCVS (Physician licensing requirements and application checklist).

Foreign diplomas and transcripts are then translated for ECFMG, which wants a word-for-word translation by a professional translation service, signed, on letterhead, with a certification statement (ECFMG: English translations). An eVerbary certified translation is made to that standard.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Medical school diploma
• Medical school transcript, if your school sends one with its certification
• Foreign medical license and good-standing letters
• Postgraduate training certificates issued abroad
• Marriage certificate or court order for a name change

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 BME

• Montana wants credentials from the primary source or FCVS, not from the applicant (Physician licensing requirements and application checklist). Confirm with Board staff whether the translation should come with your school's verification or separately, then follow that route.

• Apply online at ebiz.mt.gov/POL; the Board's website has the application and forms.

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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