Raritan Valley Community College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about RVCC

RVCC requirements in detail

Two evaluations, for two purposes

RVCC separates the record that gets you in from the record that earns credit. For admission in F-1 status and the I-20, you submit an evaluation of high school proficiency, and a general evaluation is enough.

If you also completed university courses at home and want them counted, you submit an official course-by-course evaluation of that transcript. Both must come from a member of NACES (international students).

Full admission and the I-20 are not issued until the application and supporting documents are complete, while the first step is quick: after you submit the application you receive an RVCC ID and conditional admission within 3–4 business days.

The checklist documents then go to the International Student Services Office as one PDF by email (International students). With a June 1 fall deadline, plan the translation and the evaluation for the spring before.

Residents and immigrants with records from abroad

The NACES rule is not only for F-1 students.

RVCC's general application prep list includes an evaluation of foreign transcripts from NACES for students who studied in another country, next to the high school transcript that Early College, the Honors College, Nursing, OTA and financial aid applicants send (apply to RVCC).

The page for students outside the US gives the same instruction: use an approved NACES service (Students outside of the U.S.).

What each evaluation agency asks for the translation

WES requires an exact, word-for-word translation from a professional translator and does not accept translations by applicants (WES).

ECE accepts a complete, literal translation from anyone, including you, and sells an $85 translation waiver (ECE). IERF asks for complete English translations and may require professional ones (IERF).

The Evaluation Company accepts outside translations only from ATA-certified translators (TEC); eVerbary can provide one on request through a free quote.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school diploma or leaving certificate, for the general evaluation
• Secondary school transcripts or mark sheets
• University transcripts, for a course-by-course evaluation
• Bank statements and sponsor letters for the I-20, 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 RVCC

• The translation is not sent to RVCC: it goes to the NACES agency with your documents, and the agency's evaluation is what RVCC reads.

• F-1 applicants email the completed application documents as one PDF to international@raritanval.edu (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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