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Utah Board of Nursing (Division of Professional Licensing): Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes, through the evaluation: Utah DOPL asks for a credential evaluation, and IEE, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Credential evaluation: Closed agency list; wider after a year licensed
- $24.95 per page
- Usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
How we know · policy checked on October 21, 2026
The Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) has no translation rule of its own for internationally trained nurses: before it authorizes you to sit the NCLEX, it needs a credential evaluation from an agency on its list, and the agency decides who translates.
International Education Evaluations (IEE), on the list for every applicant, accepts certified translators, so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary fits its rule; Josef Silny & Associates and The Evaluation Company take outside translations only from ATA-certified translators, whom eVerbary assigns on request, and TruMerit translates nursing transcripts through the school or itself.
We translate your records for the agency; we do not order the evaluation or the English exam.
Utah DOPL at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Utah DOPL requires an evaluation from a listed agency, IEE among them (internationally trained nurses page), and IEE refuses only translations by the client, a notary public or an uncertified translator (IEE FAQ), so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets IEE's rule. Policy checked on October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- Through the evaluation agency
- Who may translate
- IEE: certified translator; JS&A, TEC: ATA
- Credential evaluation
- Closed agency list; wider after a year licensed
- Price
- $24.95 per pageUp to 250 words, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on October 21, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Utah DOPL's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Utah DOPL
Two agency lists
A longer list once you have a year of licensed practice abroad.
Authorization to test
A separate, free DOPL application before the NCLEX.
English scores
Sent to DOPL or included in the evaluation report.
Utah DOPL requirements in detail
Translation
DOPL publishes no translation rule; the evaluation agency sets it (Pathway to licensure for internationally trained nurses).
Who may translate
Evaluation, not licensed a year abroad
One of: TruMerit CES Professional Report or VisaScreen, JS&A Visa4Nurses Certificate, IEE HCW Certificate and Nursing Licensure or IEE evaluation, or TEC VisaKey (Pathway to licensure for internationally trained nurses).
Evaluation, licensed a year or more abroad
Those options, or an evaluation of education and license by a DOPL-approved NACES member: TEC, JS&A, IEE, IFCS, ERES, Educational Perspectives or ECE (Pathway to licensure for internationally trained nurses).
English proficiency
If you were not taught in English: TOEFL, IELTS (6.5 overall, 7.0 speaking), Cambridge, TOEIC, MET, OET or PTE Academic, sent to DOPL or included in the evaluation report (Pathway to licensure for internationally trained nurses).
Authorization to test
A separate free DOPL application with proof of identity, lawful presence, English scores and the evaluation (Pathway to licensure for internationally trained nurses).
License application
After passing the NCLEX: online or in person in Salt Lake City, $90 fee and a background check (Pathway to licensure for internationally trained nurses).
Which list applies to you
Utah splits internationally trained nurses by license history.
If you have not held a license abroad for at least one year, DOPL accepts only one of six products: TruMerit's CES Professional Report or VisaScreen, JS&A's Visa4Nurses Certificate, IEE's HCW Certificate and Nursing Licensure or its evaluation, or TEC's VisaKey (Pathway to licensure for internationally trained nurses).
With a year or more of licensure abroad you may also use a DOPL-approved NACES member to evaluate your education and license: TEC, JS&A, IEE, IFCS, ERES, Educational Perspectives or ECE (Pathway to licensure for internationally trained nurses).
IEE is the agency on both lists whose rule a professional translation service meets directly: it wants a certified translator and refuses translations by the client or a notary public (IEE: FAQ).
IEE has a Utah Nursing Licensure Report for RNs and LPNs at $395 (IEE Utah page). For JS&A or TEC, ask for an ATA-certified translator; see the ATA section below.
Where DOPL's pages differ
The nursing FAQ still says RN applicants who have not taken the NCLEX must pass the CGFNS exam and obtain the evaluation from CGFNS (Nursing frequently asked questions).
The internationally trained nurses page and DOPL's step-by-step guide list the TruMerit, JS&A, IEE and TEC options instead (web page, guide); the guide names six NACES members for the second list, the web page seven, adding ECE.
Ask DOPL which applies before ordering, especially if you plan to use ECE.
Need a certified translation for Utah DOPL?
$24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Nursing school transcripts, with theory and clinical hours
- Nursing diploma or degree certificate
- Nursing license or registration from the country of education
- Verification of licensure and practice, for the second list
- Secondary school records, if 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 Utah DOPL
For IEE, the certified translations go with your scanned records when you order the Utah report through IEE's application (IEE: Utah Board of Nursing evaluation). For JS&A or TEC, follow the agency's instructions; each sends its result to DOPL.
You then apply to DOPL for authorization to test, attaching the evaluation and English scores (Pathway to licensure for internationally trained nurses).
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:
$34.95 per page
Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Arabic, Russian and Ukrainian
$44.95 per page
Japanese, Korean, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Croatian, Danish and Persian
To order it, ask for a free quote and write in the notes that the translation is for Utah DOPL, 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.
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 Utah that means we translate your nursing records for the evaluation agency; we do not order the evaluation, the English exam or the NCLEX, and we cannot send records on behalf of your school.
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
Does Utah DOPL accept certified translations for nurses?
DOPL has no translation rule of its own; it relies on the agency's evaluation (Pathway to licensure for internationally trained nurses). IEE, on DOPL's list, accepts certified translators (IEE).
Which evaluation agencies does Utah accept?
Without a year of licensure abroad: TruMerit, JS&A, IEE or TEC products named by DOPL. With a year or more: also IFCS, ERES, Educational Perspectives and ECE (Pathway to licensure for internationally trained nurses).
Can I translate my nursing records myself?
Not for IEE, which refuses translations by the client (IEE: FAQ), nor for JS&A or TEC, which want certified, ATA-certified translators (JS&A, TEC).
Where do my English test scores go?
To DOPL directly from the test administrator, or inside your credential evaluation report (Pathway to licensure for internationally trained nurses).
Do I still need CGFNS, as the FAQ says?
The internationally trained nurses page lists several agencies besides TruMerit, formerly CGFNS (Pathway to licensure for internationally trained nurses); the FAQ wording is older (Nursing frequently asked questions). Confirm with DOPL.
Sources
Utah Board of Nursing (Division of Professional Licensing)'s own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
Translating documents for Utah DOPL?
Upload a scan of your diploma, transcript or license and see the price and delivery time before you pay.