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Rhode Island Board of Accountancy: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Accepted through the evaluation
Rhode Island Board asks for a credential evaluation, and NIES, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
- eVerbary translatesCertified, usually within 24 hours
- Credential evaluationBy NIES or another agency Rhode Island Board accepts
- Rhode Island BoardThe agency sends its report
$24.95per page · usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- ATA member #273062
- Preserves the original layout
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
See a sample translation →Real order format, fictitious data
Requirements checked on November 12, 2026 from Rhode Island Board's public pages (sources).
Rhode Island CPA exam applications are processed by NASBA's CPA Examination Services (CPAES), which requires candidates educated outside the US to have their credentials evaluated by NASBA International Evaluation Services (NIES) or Foreign Academic Credentials Service, with a course-by-course report sent directly to CPAES.
There is no separate translation rule for Rhode Island; NIES accepts certified translations from any member of the American Translators Association, so it accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary, an ATA corporate member translating in the US.
We translate your records; the evaluation service and CPAES do the rest.
Rhode Island Board at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
The Rhode Island exam instructions require an evaluation by NIES or Foreign Academic Credentials Service (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Rhode Island), and NIES accepts certified translations from any ATA member, refusing only private providers outside the US (NIES requirements), so eVerbary's certified translations meet the rule. Policy checked on November 12, 2026.
- Translation
- Through the evaluation (NIES or FACS)
- eVerbary translation
- AcceptedBy the evaluation agencies it names
- Credential evaluation
- NIES or FACS, report direct to CPAES
- Price
- $24.95 per pageNo word cap, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on November 12, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Rhode Island Board's own page before you submit.
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.
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.
Worth knowing about Rhode Island Board
NIES or FACS
The two services Rhode Island names.
Course-by-course report
With accounting and business credit totals.
Original report to CPAES
Sent by the service, not photocopied.
Rhode Island Board requirements in detail
Translation
No Rhode Island translation rule was found; NIES requires records not in English to be translated before it processes them (NIES).
Who may translate
For NIES: any ATA member, your university or the ministry of education; private providers outside the US are not accepted (NIES).
Evaluation
Education completed outside the US must be evaluated by NIES or Foreign Academic Credentials Service, Inc. (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Rhode Island).
Report contents
An equivalency summary, a credential analysis (country, degree, year, institution), a course-by-course listing and a credit analysis with total, accounting and business credits (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Rhode Island).
How to submit
The original evaluation goes from the service directly to CPAES with a copy of the international transcript; photocopies are not accepted (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Rhode Island).
Timing
Transcripts and evaluations must be in at the time of application, and you must meet the education requirement then (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Rhode Island).
Fees
$96 education evaluation application and $96 exam application (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Rhode Island); $250 for the NIES CPA report (NIES).
What Rhode Island measures
Rhode Island's education requirement can be met, for example, with a baccalaureate from an accredited institution with at least 24 semester hours in accounting and 24 in business courses, or a graduate degree in accounting or business with set accounting hours; the certificate itself requires 150 hours and experience (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Rhode Island).
The evaluation has to show those hours course by course, which is why every mark sheet with accounting or business subjects needs a translation.
Coursework from a Chartered Accountant or similar program is treated as professional training and does not count (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Rhode Island). Rhode Island is on NIES's list of jurisdictions (NIES).
Translation for NIES
NIES's standards: verbatim, same format as the original, no interpretation, typed, signed and dated by the translator, with the translator's address, phone and email (NIES). We translate titles, hours and marks exactly as printed.
We could not open the Board's own pages on dbr.ri.gov on November 12, 2026, so this page relies on the Rhode Island instructions CPAES publishes (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Rhode Island).
If you choose Foreign Academic Credentials Service instead of NIES, ask it for its translation rule before ordering.
Need a certified translation for Rhode Island Board?
$24.95 per page with no word cap, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- University transcripts or mark sheets from every institution attended
- Degree certificates and diplomas
- Graduate transcripts, if you rely on a graduate degree
- Course descriptions for accounting and business subjects, if the evaluator asks
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 Rhode Island Board
The translation goes to the evaluation service with your records; for NIES, mail goes to NASBA International Evaluation Services, 150 Fourth Ave. N., Suite 850, Nashville, TN 37219 (NIES).
The service sends the original report to CPAES with a copy of your international transcript (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Rhode Island).
eVerbary can mail the translation to the agency in a sealed, signed envelope: choose the hard copy at checkout with the agency's address ($19.95 Priority or $37.95 Express in the US) and write in the order notes that it is for the Rhode Island CPA evaluation.
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service or a licensing agency: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, we cannot send documents on behalf of the school or authority that issued them, and we do not file the license application.
For Rhode Island that means we translate your records for the evaluation service; we do not order the evaluation or file your CPAES application.
How to order
- Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
- Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
- 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
Which evaluation services does Rhode Island accept?
NASBA International Evaluation Services and Foreign Academic Credentials Service, Inc. (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Rhode Island).
Who can translate my transcripts for NIES?
Any ATA member, your university or the ministry of education; private providers outside the US are refused (NIES). eVerbary is an ATA corporate member translating in the US.
Can I send the evaluation myself?
The original evaluation must reach CPAES directly from the evaluation service; photocopies are not accepted (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Rhode Island).
Does Chartered Accountant training count toward Rhode Island's hours?
No. It is treated as professional training (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Rhode Island).
Sources
Rhode Island Board of Accountancy's own pages, read on November 12, 2026.
Translating documents for Rhode Island Board?
Upload a scan of your diploma, transcript or license and see the price and delivery time before you pay.