New York State Education Department, State Board for Public Accountancy: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about NYSED

NYSED requirements in detail

Two reviews, two translation rules

To sit for the CPA exam with foreign education, you may have NIES review your education, for the exam only (Initial license requirements, 150 semester hours).

NIES accepts translations from any member of the American Translators Association, your university or the ministry of education, and rejects private providers outside the US (NIES requirements).

For the license, NIES's report does not count: you apply to NYSED with Form 1, your school sends Form 2, and the Department reads the original transcripts or mark sheets (Initial license requirements, 150 semester hours).

You can also skip NIES and apply for licensure first, but then you must meet the full 150-hour requirement before NYSED tells NASBA you may sit (Initial license requirements, 150 semester hours).

One eVerbary translation can serve both if it is notarized, since the notarized affidavit is what NYSED adds.

What NYSED wants in the affidavit

The translator who performed or checked the translation affirms, after reading it, that the entire document has been translated, that nothing has been omitted or added, and that the translation is true and correct; the affidavit is notarized (General licensing information: qualified translations).

Order notarization at checkout and write in the order notes that the translation is for NYSED, so the certificate states those points.

NYSED reviews translations and translators individually (General licensing information: qualified translations). It also asks for the translation to be "submitted in the original", so plan on a signed paper copy; the hard copy option below covers that.

Documents applicants usually translate

• University transcripts or mark sheets with courses and grades by year
• Degree certificates and diplomas
• Course syllabi sent with Form 2
• Certificates from professional accounting bodies, if you rely on them

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 NYSED

• Send the translation, with its notarized Affidavit of Accuracy and a copy of the original-language document, to NYSED, Office of the Professions, Certified Public Accountancy Unit, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234-1000, the address on Form 2 (Form 2: Certification of Professional Education, General licensing information: qualified translations). Your school mails Form 2 and the transcripts there itself.

• eVerbary can mail the translation to NYSED in a sealed, signed envelope: choose the hard copy at checkout with the Office of the Professions' address ($19.95 Priority or $37.95 Express in the US) and write in the order notes that it is for NYSED.

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.

Frequently asked questions