North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Sample translation: a Congolese secondary school transcript

This is what an order looks like when it is delivered, with a fictitious student. The PDF starts with the signed certification page, and the translation follows the original line for line: every abbreviation is explained, stamps, seals and signatures are noted in brackets, and the grid stays the same, so an admissions officer or a credential evaluator can match it without guessing.

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What to notice

• Two school years in the same grid as the original: every subject, grading period, exam and total, so each grade can be read against its maximum.
• The French rating abbreviations are translated (TB becomes VG, Very good), and every abbreviation is explained in a translator's note at the foot of the same page, including one the original never defines.
• Dates are written the US way (the original's 02/07/2015 is February 7, 2015).
• The photo, seals and signatures are noted in brackets where they appear.

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NC CPA Board requirements in detail

The order of steps in North Carolina

North Carolina sets a fixed sequence: you ask the Board for authorization, the Board approves, then you order the NIES evaluation, and only then submit the exam application through the Board's portal (CPA exam applicants: international education).

NIES itself says North Carolina candidates must have the Board's approval before applying to it (NASBA International Evaluation Services).

License applicants who did not sit as North Carolina candidates follow the same rule: authorization from the Board, then NIES, then the license application (CPA license applicants).

Applications for original licensure from January 1, 2026 are reviewed under three pathways set by NCGS 93-12(5) (CPA license applicants).

Translation for NIES

Once authorized, you have 90 days from the date you apply to NIES to send everything, including official transcripts from your university (NIES).

NIES's own translation service is suspended until further notice (NIES credential language translation), so have the certified translation ready when the authorization arrives.

NIES wants the translation verbatim, in the same format as the original, typed, signed and dated, with the translator's contact details (NIES).

Documents applicants usually translate

• University transcripts or mark sheets from every institution attended
• Degree certificates and diplomas
• Syllabi for accounting courses, if NIES asks
• Professional accounting certificates, if you rely on them for licensure

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 with no word cap, 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 NC CPA Board

• After authorization, the translation goes to NIES, NASBA International Evaluation Services, 150 Fourth Ave. N., Suite 850, Nashville, TN 37219; your university sends official transcripts directly (NIES).

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

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 NC CPA Board, 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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