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Seattle Public Schools: Enrolling With Documents in Another Language
Yes: Seattle Public Schools accepts certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Who may translate: Not restricted
- $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
Seattle Public Schools asks international students on F-1 or J-1 visas for transcripts of the last three years translated into English, together with the rest of the admission file.
It does not say who must translate, so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets the rule.
The district's general enrollment page sets no language rule for families who move to Seattle with records from abroad; eVerbary translates documents and does not decide admission or credit.
Seattle Public Schools at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Seattle Public Schools lists "Transcripts for the last 3 years translated in English" among the required documents for international students (Seattle Public Schools: International students) and does not say who translates, so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets it. Policy checked on October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- F-1/J-1: three years of transcripts in English
- Who may translate
- Not restricted
- Credit or placement
- District admits on records; C average required
- 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 Seattle Public Schools's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Seattle Public Schools
Three years of transcripts
Translated into English, for F-1 and J-1 applicants.
Average C or above
Good academic standing is an eligibility rule, read from the transcript.
Aug 15 and Jan 15
Application deadlines for fall and spring.
Seattle Public Schools requirements in detail
Translation
Transcripts for the last three years, translated into English (Seattle Public Schools: International students). The exchange procedure says the cumulative record, including transcripts, is forwarded in English (Procedure 3142SP).
Who may translate
Not specified; a certified translation from a professional service satisfies the rule.
Who the rule covers
Students on F-1 or J-1 visas entering grades 9 to 12, under 21, placed through a student exchange agency; B-1 and B-2 visitors may not enroll (Seattle Public Schools: International students).
Academic standing
Applicants must be in good academic standing, an average of C or above, and proficient in English (Seattle Public Schools: International students).
Immunizations
The state Certificate of Immunization Status, signed, with the immunization records from the home country (Seattle Public Schools: International students).
Deadlines
Fall semester August 15; spring semester January 15 (Seattle Public Schools: International students).
Families who move to Seattle
The general enrollment page lists address verification and, for young children, proof of age, and says additional documents may be requested; it has no rule on records in other languages (Seattle Public Schools: Enroll my student).
Language help
Free translation and interpretation for families in Amharic, Chinese, Spanish, Somali and Vietnamese, and phone interpretation in other languages, requested through the school (Seattle Public Schools: Translation and interpretation).
The transcript decides eligibility
For an F-1 or J-1 student, the translated transcript is not paperwork for later: Seattle Public Schools admits only students in good academic standing, an average of C or above, who have not finished high school at home (Seattle Public Schools: International students).
The person reviewing the file reads that from the English version of three years of grades, so the translation has to show every subject, every term and the grading scale the school uses.
A 6 out of 10 in one country and a 6 out of 7 in another mean very different things; we keep the scale as printed and never convert marks to US letter grades.
The exchange procedure puts the exchange agency in charge of forwarding the student's cumulative record, transcripts included, in English before admission is approved (Superintendent Procedure 3142SP, International Student Exchange).
Families usually order the translation and hand it to the agency, which submits it with the online registration.
Who this rule does not cover
Seattle Public Schools enrolls any student who lives in the district, regardless of national origin or citizenship (Seattle Public Schools: International students).
Its general enrollment page, for families who move to Seattle, asks for address verification and other documents, with no instruction about records in another language (Seattle Public Schools: Enroll my student).
If you live in Seattle and your child's report cards are in another language, ask the school whether it wants a translation; for interpretation at the school, the district provides free help in its top five languages and phone interpretation in others (Seattle Public Schools: Translation and interpretation).
Need a certified translation for Seattle Public Schools?
$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 families usually translate
- Transcripts or report cards for the last three school years
- Immunization records from the home country
- Birth certificates and school leaving certificates
- Letters from the home school about grading scales or course content
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 Seattle Public Schools
The student first completes the online registration; the exchange agency forwards the cumulative record in English and the required documents, before August 15 for fall or January 15 for spring (Seattle Public Schools: International students, Superintendent Procedure 3142SP, International Student Exchange).
We deliver a PDF with a signed certificate of translation accuracy, which the family or the agency uploads or sends with the scan of the original transcript.
What we do not do
eVerbary translates documents; it is not the school district, and it does not decide grade placement or credit. Interpreters for meetings with the school are a separate service: see interpreters for parent-teacher conferences.
For Seattle Public Schools that means we translate the records; admission, school placement and credit are decided by the district.
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 Seattle Public Schools require translated transcripts?
For F-1 and J-1 international students, yes: transcripts for the last three years, translated into English (Seattle Public Schools: International students).
Who can translate them?
The district does not say. A certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary, with a signed certificate of accuracy, meets the rule.
Can a student on a tourist visa enroll?
No. Students in the US for a short stay on a B-1 or B-2 visa may not enroll (Seattle Public Schools: International students).
Do immunization records need a translation?
The district asks for the state Certificate of Immunization Status together with the records from the home country (Seattle Public Schools: International students); it does not state a translation rule for them. The form must show each vaccine and date, so an English translation of a foreign vaccination card helps whoever fills it in.
We moved to Seattle. Do we need to translate report cards?
The general enrollment page has no such rule (Seattle Public Schools: Enroll my student). Ask the school; it may request additional documents.
Sources
Seattle Public Schools's own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
Translating documents for Seattle Public Schools?
Upload a scan of the report card or transcript and see the price and delivery time before you pay.