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Virginia Board of Medicine: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes: Virginia Board of Medicine accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Who may translate: Consul or professional translating service
- $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 Virginia Board of Medicine requires graduates of foreign medical schools to file a translation of every document not in English, made and endorsed by a consul or by a professional translating service.
Virginia Board of Medicine accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Transcripts must still come from the school or through FCVS, and the ECFMG status report comes from ECFMG; we translate, we do not verify.
Virginia Board of Medicine at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Regulation 18VAC85-20-120 accepts a translation "made and endorsed by a consul or by a professional translating service" (18VAC85-20-120), so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets it. Policy checked on October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- All documents not in English, endorsed
- Who may translate
- Consul or professional translating service
- Credential evaluation
- ECFMG certificate or equivalent
- 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 Virginia Board of Medicine's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Virginia Board of Medicine
Consul or professional service
The two translators the regulation names.
Endorsed translation
The translator signs and certifies it; we include a signed certificate.
School sends transcripts
Sealed, by mail or email from the school, or through FCVS.
Virginia Board of Medicine requirements in detail
Translation
Graduates of institutions not approved by a recognized accrediting agency file a translation of all documents not in English (18VAC85-20-120, prerequisites to licensure).
Who may translate
A consul or a professional translating service, which makes and endorses the translation (18VAC85-20-120, prerequisites to licensure).
Evidence of education
Documentary evidence of education as required by 18VAC85-20-122, including an ECFMG certificate or its equivalent; licensure in another state may be accepted instead (18VAC85-20-122, graduates of institutions not approved).
Transcripts
Sent directly by the school with its official seal, by mail or emailed to the Board, or through FCVS or a transcript service; never faxed (Initial application instructions for MD and DO license).
ECFMG
Foreign medical graduates request an ECFMG Certification Status Report, which ECFMG sends to the Board (Initial application instructions for MD and DO license).
Limited license
The limited license for foreign medical graduates also asks for an ECFMG certificate or equivalent, which the Credentials Committee may waive (18VAC85-20-210, limited licenses to foreign medical graduates).
A rule that names professional translating services
Few medical boards say who may translate.
Virginia does, in its regulations: a foreign medical graduate files a translation of all documents not in English, made and endorsed by a consul or by a professional translating service (18VAC85-20-120, prerequisites to licensure).
"Endorsed" means the translator vouches for it; our signed certificate of translation accuracy does that.
The same rule asks for documentary evidence of education under 18VAC85-20-122 and a chronological record of professional activities since graduation or for the last 10 years (18VAC85-20-120, prerequisites to licensure).
What comes from the source
The Board's MD and DO instructions require transcripts to come directly from the school with its seal, or through FCVS or a transcript service, and the ECFMG status report to come from ECFMG (Initial application instructions for MD and DO license).
The translation covers the documents you file yourself and any record the Board asks you to provide; it does not replace the school's transcript.
Need a certified translation for Virginia Board of Medicine?
$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
- Medical diploma
- Medical school transcripts, if the school does not issue them in English
- Foreign medical license and good-standing letters
- Postgraduate training certificates from abroad
- Marriage certificate or court order for a name change
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 Virginia Board of Medicine
File the translation with the original document through your online application, as the Board's instructions describe for supporting documentation (Initial application instructions for MD and DO license).
If your school sends a transcript in another language, ask it whether it can enclose the translation, or send the translation separately and tell the Board which transcript it belongs to.
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 Virginia that means we translate your documents; the school sends your transcripts and ECFMG sends its status report.
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 the Virginia Board of Medicine accept a professional translation?
Yes. Its regulation names a professional translating service, or a consul (18VAC85-20-120, prerequisites to licensure).
Does the translation have to be notarized?
The regulation asks for a translation made and endorsed by the service, not a notarized one (18VAC85-20-120, prerequisites to licensure). Notarization is available at $34.90 per order if you want it.
How does my transcript reach the Board?
Directly from the school with its seal, by mail or email, or through FCVS or a transcript service (Initial application instructions for MD and DO license).
Do I need ECFMG certification?
Yes, or its equivalent; licensure in another US state or Canadian province may be accepted instead (18VAC85-20-122, graduates of institutions not approved).
Can I translate my own diploma?
No. The regulation names a consul or a professional translating service (18VAC85-20-120, prerequisites to licensure).
Sources
Virginia Board of Medicine's own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
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