Oregon State Board of Nursing: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about Oregon BON

Oregon BON requirements in detail

Choose the agency for its translation rule too

OSBN lists six agencies and asks you to check that the one you pick can produce an evaluation that meets its standards (Credential evaluation requirements). Their translation rules differ.

Educational Perspectives has your school send academic records and the Academic Record Request form directly, asks you to provide an official English translation, and says nursing licensure reports take about 12 working days (EP nursing); its FAQ accepts translations from a reputable translation agency or a certified, professional translator (EP FAQ).

ECE wants nursing records sent in English by the school and translates them itself when needed (ECE). TruMerit wants nursing transcripts translated by the school or by TruMerit (TruMerit).

JS&A and The Evaluation Company accept an outside translation only from an ATA-certified translator (JS&A, TEC). ERES's site could not be read when we checked; ask ERES directly.

Where OSBN's pages differ

Oregon's rules, as quoted in the 2025 rule notice, call for a "Board approved evaluation service" (Division 31 rule notice), while the web page lists agencies that are "commonly used" and says staff cannot recommend any (Credential evaluation requirements). If you are considering an agency not on the list, ask OSBN first.

Oregon's older rule for applicants with 400 practice hours required the employer's practice-hours letter in English, or an ATA-certified translation accompanied by the original letter; the 2025 notice consolidating Division 31 repeals that rule and moves its content into consolidated licensure rules (Notice of proposed rulemaking, Division 31 (2025)).

If your employer writes in another language, ask OSBN what it accepts now.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Nursing school transcript showing theory and clinical hours
• Nursing diploma or degree certificate
• Foreign nursing license or registration
• Course descriptions or syllabi, when the agency asks for them
• Employer letters verifying nursing practice abroad

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 Oregon BON

• The translation goes to the evaluation agency, with the records your school sends it directly; for Educational Perspectives, follow its nursing licensure instructions (Educational Perspectives: nursing licensure evaluation). The agency sends its evaluation for your OSBN application.

• eVerbary delivers the certified translation as a PDF you can upload or forward to the agency; write in the order notes which agency it is for.

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 Oregon 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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