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Certified Translation for a WES Credential Evaluation
WES requires exact, word-for-word English translations prepared by a professional translator, and does not translate documents itself. eVerbary produces translations to that description — literal, complete, laid out like the original — delivered as a PDF you upload straight from your WES account, typically within 24 hours.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, no word cap. No hidden fees.
Acceptance guaranteed
Accepted by USCIS, the NVC, courts, DMVs and other government agencies, universities and schools, credential evaluators such as WES and ECE, and employers in the United States, or your money back. See terms.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
What WES asks for
These are the requirements WES publishes for translations, as they stood in September 2026:
- Exact and word-for-word. All text in the original language must be accurately translated into English or French.
- Clear and legible, so that evaluators can read every translated course title and grade.
- Completed by a professional translator — WES names university translation offices, certified translation agencies and other professional translation services.
- WES states it cannot accept translations completed by applicants, handwritten translations, translations of photocopies, or incomplete translations.
- WES does not provide translation services. Obtaining the translation is the applicant's responsibility.
Read their page before you order
We are describing someone else's rules, and rules change. Open wes.org and read the translation requirements for your application type and country before paying anyone for anything. If what you find there differs from what is on this page, theirs is the version that counts.
The requirement people trip over
Not the word-for-word rule — most professional translations already are. It is "translations of photocopies". WES wants the translation made from your official document, not from a student copy, a scan of a scan, or a photograph of a photocopy pinned to a noticeboard.
Send us the cleanest copy of the official document you have. If all you can get is poor, tell us: we will say what is legible and what is not rather than quietly guessing at a grade, because a guessed grade in an evaluation file is worse than a gap.
How it reaches WES
Translations are uploaded by the applicant from their own WES account as a PDF or JPEG, within the file-size limit WES publishes and without password protection. The sealed-envelope rule applies to the academic records your institution sends directly to WES — not to the translation.
So what we deliver is a clean PDF sized to upload. You attach it yourself, next to the document it translates. We have never had one rejected, and revisions are free within 30 days if anything needs correcting.
What we translate, and what we will not
Degree certificates, diplomas, academic transcripts and mark sheets, secondary leaving certificates and the grading key printed on the reverse of any of them — literally, with the table structure preserved so the evaluator can read across.
We do not assign US credit values, grade point averages or degree equivalencies. That is precisely the report you are paying WES to produce, and it would not be worth anything if the translator had written the conclusion first.
Requirements of specific universities
What 1121 named US universities and community colleges ask for, each with its own policy linked and dated: translation requirements by university.
How it works
Upload a photo or a scan of your document, pick the language pair and check out online. You never have to mail originals: a legible copy is all we need.
A professional human translator, never machine translation, translates the document word for word and mirrors the layout of the original. Every certified translation ships with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy that meets the requirements of USCIS, courts and universities.
Your translation is delivered digitally, usually within 24 hours for documents of one to three pages, and same-day delivery is available. If anything needs adjusting, we revise it.
Certified vs. standard translation
A certified translation is a word-for-word translation accompanied by a signed statement attesting to its accuracy and completeness. It is what official bodies require: USCIS, courts, universities and government agencies. Certified translations are $24.95 per page, where one sheet of your document is one page, with no word cap.
A standard translation is the same professional human translation without the certificate, for when you only need to understand the content or for internal or informal use. It is billed at the same $24.95 per page with no word cap.
Frequently asked questions
Will WES accept a translation from eVerbary?
Yes. We produce exactly what WES describes — word-for-word, legible, on company letterhead, from a professional translation service rather than from the applicant — and we have never had a translation rejected. Revisions are free within 30 days if anything ever needs correcting.
Can I translate my own documents for WES?
According to WES's published requirements, no: it states that it cannot accept translations completed by applicants. Other agencies, ECE among them, do allow it.
Does WES translate my documents for me?
No. WES states that it does not provide translation services and that obtaining translations is the applicant's responsibility.
Which institutions does your acceptance guarantee cover?
USCIS and every other office in the United States that receives the translation — the NVC, courts, DMVs and other government agencies, employers, and universities, colleges and schools, including the university you are applying to — and credential evaluation agencies such as WES, ECE and the other members of NACES and AICE, or your money back. We have never had a translation rejected. Full terms are in our refund policy.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.