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

Worth knowing about Wyoming BON

Wyoming BON requirements in detail

Eight agencies, different translator rules

Wyoming's list is one of the longest: TruMerit course-by-course or CES, ECE, ERES, IERF, IEE, JS&A, TEC and Trential (Licensing, foreign educated applicants).

For nursing records, TruMerit wants transcripts translated by the school, or translates them itself for a fee (TruMerit); ECE's nursing reports require school records in English and offer ECE's own translation (ECE); IEE's nursing handbook does not accept translations directly from applicants (IEE).

JS&A's application for boards of nursing asks for "professional, certified English translations" (JS&A: application for boards of nursing), and its services page adds that outside translations made in the US must come from ATA-certified translators (JS&A: services and translations); its FAQ says most professional translations are acceptable, subject to review (JS&A: FAQ).

TEC, which lists Wyoming among the boards that accept its Nursing Course Analysis (The Evaluation Company: nursing services), accepts an outside translator only if ATA-certified (The Evaluation Company: avoid delays).

Where the Wyoming pages differ

The RN/LPN Foreign-Educated Checklist linked from the licensing page lists seven agencies, without ECE and Trential, and older TOEFL scores (RN/LPN Foreign-Educated Checklist, linked from wsbn.wyo.gov); the licensing page itself lists eight agencies and current scores (Licensing, foreign educated applicants).

We follow the licensing page; if you plan to use ECE or Trential, confirm with the Board first.

The five-year window counts from graduation to the date of your application (Licensing, foreign educated applicants), so allow time for the school to send records, for the translation and for the evaluation before you apply.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Nursing school transcripts, with theory and clinical hours
• Nursing diploma or degree certificate
• Course descriptions for nursing and science courses
• Nursing license or registration from the country of education
• Secondary school diploma, if the agency asks for it

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 Wyoming BON

• For JS&A, the translation goes with your signed application to JS&A, while your school sends the transcript, degree, course descriptions and charts directly (JS&A: application for boards of nursing).

  For TEC, provide the certified translations up front with your application (The Evaluation Company: avoid delays).

• The agency then sends its report to the Wyoming State Board of Nursing, by email to WSBN.licensing@wyo.gov or otherwise as the Board allows (RN/LPN Foreign-Educated Checklist, linked from wsbn.wyo.gov).

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 Wyoming 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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