Washtenaw Community College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

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WCC requirements in detail

The translation must come from the agency, with the original

WCC is precise about who handles the translation.

If your transcripts are not in English, the packet requires official translations by an official translation agency and says translations completed by the student will not be accepted (F-1 student visa packet).

Delivery has the same rule: an emailed translation must come directly from the agency, from an official email address, and one emailed by the student is refused.

The original transcript must travel with the translation, and the agency must state that it translated the document and attached the original (2026-2027 F-1 student visa packet (PDF)).

For WCC, ask in your eVerbary order for the translation to be emailed to intl@wccnet.edu, the address WCC gives for third parties, and write in the notes that WCC wants the email to say the original is attached.

The official transcript itself still has to come from your school, by email from its official address or by post; students may upload only the passport, the signature form and test scores.

Seals, certificates and the rest of the file

The translation rule reaches beyond transcripts.

The financial sponsor signs the Notarized Financial Support Form before a notary or attorney, and if the notary's stamp or seal is not in English, an official translation is required; dependents' birth and marriage certificates must be in English or officially translated (2026-2027 F-1 student visa packet (PDF)).

Bank statements from non-US banks are accepted as originals that state the currency; online printouts, photocopies and faxes are not.

Credit is a separate step.

To turn coursework from abroad into WCC credit, ask a NACES member for a course-specific evaluation; WCC treats the transcript as official only when the report comes directly from the agency, and then transfers the credits your program requires (transfer credits).

Agencies set their own translation rules; see translation for credential evaluation.

Documents applicants usually translate

• Secondary school transcripts, every term, and the completion certificate
• College or university transcripts and degree certificates
• Notary seal or stamp on the Notarized Financial Support Form
• Birth and marriage certificates for F-2 dependents

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 WCC

• WCC does not take translations from you: the agency emails them to the Office of Admissions/International (intl@wccnet.edu) or they arrive by post or in a sealed envelope with the original transcript (2026-2027 F-1 student visa packet (PDF)). On request, eVerbary emails the translation directly.

• Mailed documents go to Washtenaw Community College, Attn: Office of Admissions/International, 4800 East Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. Everything submitted becomes WCC property, so keep copies (2026-2027 F-1 student visa packet (PDF), F1 visa 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.

Frequently asked questions