North Dakota Board of Nursing: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about North Dakota BON

North Dakota BON requirements in detail

What each recognized agency says about translations

Josef Silny & Associates has the school send official credentials directly; if they are not in English, a certified English translation is also required, or its Translation Department provides one.

Outside translations are accepted under conditions: ATA-certified translators in the US, accredited or officially certified translators abroad, and JS&A may reject translations below its standards (JS&A).

The Evaluation Company lists certified English translations among the documents for its Nursing Course Analysis (TEC nursing), and an outside translator must be certified by ATA; otherwise TEC translates after your application is complete (TEC).

ECE asks schools to send nursing records in English and offers its own translation when needed (ECE nursing reports).

IEE's nursing handbook asks for school documents in English or with an English translation, offers translation for a fee, and does not accept translations directly from applicants (IEE handbook).

TruMerit wants nursing transcripts translated by the school or by TruMerit (TruMerit). ERES's site could not be read when we checked; ask ERES directly.

The order of steps

Your nursing program sends the transcript to the agency, not to the board (License by exam, internationally educated).

If you choose JS&A or TEC and your records are not in English, order the translation from your own copy of the documents, from an ATA-certified translator, and give it to the agency under its instructions.

The agency then sends the board the full evaluation and the transcript it evaluated.

The board's checklist for an exam applicant has four items: the online application for internationally educated nurses, the evaluation from a recognized agency, NCLEX registration with Pearson, and the criminal history record check (License by exam, internationally educated).

Applications go through the Nurse Portal; paper applications are no longer accepted.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Nursing school transcript showing theory and clinical hours
• Nursing diploma or degree certificate
• Foreign nursing license or registration
• Course descriptions, when the agency asks for 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 North Dakota BON

• The translation goes to the evaluation agency, under its instructions: JS&A takes the application by email to processing@jsilny.org or by mail, with credentials sent by the school (Josef Silny & Associates: services and translations).

  The board accepts the evaluation only from the agency (License by exam, internationally educated).

• eVerbary delivers the certified translation as a PDF that you can upload or forward to the agency; write in the order notes which agency it is for and that you need a translator individually certified by ATA.

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 North Dakota 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.

Frequently asked questions