Carlos Albizu University: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Sample translation: a Brazilian university transcript

This is what an order looks like when it is delivered, with invented names, school and numbers. The original in Portuguese sits next to our English translation, and the PDF starts with the signed certification page. Bracketed text in the translation is a translator's note: each abbreviation is spelled out the first time it appears, and the layout follows the original line for line, so an admissions officer or a credential evaluator can match it without guessing.

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What to notice

• CPF, RG, MEC, D.O.U., CH, CR and ENADE are spelled out in brackets the first time they appear, and only then.
• Status codes (AP, RM, RF, AE) are explained on first use, so a course failed and retaken the next term reads correctly.
• Grades, decimal commas and dates stay exactly as printed; the date format is noted once. Converting grades is the evaluator's job.
• Terms, rows and columns follow the original line for line, so each course can be matched at a glance.

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Albizu requirements in detail

What each evaluation agency asks for the translation

WES asks for an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator, such as a certified translation agency, and does not translate documents itself.

ECE asks for complete, literal translations in the same format as the original and lets applicants prepare them; for $85 it sells a Translation Waiver, under which it translates internally for the report without delivering a translation to you.

Josef Silny & Associates, in Miami, accepts outside translations made in the US only from ATA-certified translators, and has its own translation department.

If you choose Josef Silny, eVerbary can assign a translator individually certified by ATA on request: ask for a free quote and say it is for Josef Silny and Albizu.

Academic Evaluation Services does not appear in the sources we read; ask it about translations before ordering.

Why Albizu asks for an evaluation

Albizu explains that evaluation services state the US equivalent of foreign education, because the same credential has different names around the world; its example is the Spanish-speaking bachiller, which corresponds to a US high school diploma.

You are responsible for contacting the agency and having your transcripts reviewed (International students). Translate the full record, including the diploma and the grading scale.

Documents applicants usually translate

• University transcripts and degree certificates
• High school diploma (bachiller) and transcripts
• Grading scale
• Bank statements, if not in English

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 exactly as recorded, with the grading scale the document prints. We never convert marks to a US GPA.
• A signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead, with our contact details, delivered as a PDF you can upload.
• $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.

Uploading the translation to Albizu

• The translation goes to the evaluation agency with your official transcripts; you then send Albizu the evaluation (International students).

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 upload it with the copy of the original wherever the institution asks for it.

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