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University application document translation

Certified English translations of everything an admissions office asks for — prior records, recommendation letters, financial documents for the I-20 — kept consistent across the package.

All 37 document types

USCIS-accepted

Certified translation

ATA member

American Translators Association

Starting at $24.95

Priced by word count

Certificate of accuracy

Signed, on our letterhead

Price

See the word count and the price

Priced by word count, so a short document costs less than a dense one. Rush options available.

Starting at $24.95 · Certificate included

The price shows before you pay. Every file is covered by an NDA; medical records are handled in line with HIPAA.

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Where it gets filed

One application, many readers.

A university application is really a bundle of documents heading to different desks: admissions reads the records, a committee reads the letters, the international office reads the bank documents. Each desk needs its piece in English, and all the pieces need to describe the same person.

Admissions offices

Prior diplomas, transcripts, and school-leaving certificates form the academic core. Admissions files certified translations without queries; anything less invites a hold on the application.

Committees and letters

Recommendation letters carry weight through specifics and tone. Ours are translated faithfully to both — a professor’s carefully chosen praise should not come out generic.

International offices and I-20s

Issuing an I-20 requires proof of funding: bank letters, statements, sponsor documents. The international office needs certified translations with amounts and currencies exactly as issued.

Verification and evaluators

Many universities route foreign records through credential evaluation. Certified translations that state degrees and grades as issued are what those pipelines are built to consume.

What gets translated

The whole package, speaking with one voice.

Application packages fail on inconsistency more than on any single document: a name spelled two ways, a school named three. One linguist across the package is the fix.

  • Records and certificates

    Diplomas, transcripts, and leaving certificates translated certified — the academic backbone of the application.

  • Recommendation letters

    Translated for accuracy and register, preserving the recommender’s actual enthusiasm rather than flattening it.

  • Financial documents

    Bank letters and statements with amounts, currencies, and dates exactly as issued — what I-20 processing verifies.

  • One name, everywhere

    Your name, schools, and programs locked to single renderings across every document in the package.

  • Stamps and letterheads

    School seals, bank letterheads, and signatures described in place, keeping each document verifiable.

  • Ready for upload portals

    Delivered as clean PDFs sized for application systems — one file per document, translation and certificate together.

What you receive

  • A signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy meeting USCIS requirements.
  • Formatting that mirrors the original: stamps, seals, tables and signatures.
  • One PDF, ready to file, kept in your dashboard for re-download.
  • The exact total shows before you pay. We count words instead of rounding up to pages, so a short document costs less than a dense one.

Every file and session is covered by an NDA and sent over an encrypted connection. Clinical matters are handled in line with HIPAA.

Before you order

What keeps applications out of the hold queue.

Translate the checklist, not the drawer

Universities publish exact document lists per applicant type. Translating precisely what the checklist names — no more, no less — is cheaper and processes faster than translating everything you own. Word-count pricing makes the scoping visible.

Essays are not translation jobs

Statements of purpose should be written in English in your own voice; admissions can tell a translated essay. Where we help is with the documents around it — and with letters your recommenders genuinely wrote in their own language.

Financial documents age fast

I-20 processing usually wants bank documents from the last few months. Order those translations close to submission, not at the start of application season, so the dates are still fresh when the international office reads them.

How it works

How your university application translation order works

Upload and order

Take a clear photo or scan of your application documents and upload it. The word count and the exact price show before you pay.

A translator is assigned

A translator who works with this document type translates it and keeps the layout, stamps and seals in place.

Proofreading and certification

A second translator checks names, dates and numbers against the original, and the Certificate of Accuracy is signed.

Delivered as one PDF

Translation, certificate and a copy of the source in one file, in your inbox and your dashboard.

Starting at$24.95

Pricing is by word count, per document, starting at $24.95. Upload the package, see each document’s total, and trim the scope before you pay — the checklist decides, not a bundle price.

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The full directory

Everything we translate, in one place.

Every language and every document type in this family links to its own dedicated page. Priced by word count, both directions, with 24-hour options.

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FAQ

The questions that actually come up.

The ones we hear most often, answered by our dispatch and project-management teams.

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01Which application documents actually need certified translation?

Typically the official records: diplomas, transcripts, leaving certificates, and financial documents for the I-20. Recommendation letters are usually accepted as certified translations too. Your university’s checklist is the authority — translate what it names, and ask them about anything ambiguous before ordering.

02Can you translate my statement of purpose?

We can, but usually we advise against it — committees expect the essay in your own English, and a translated essay tends to read like one. Spend the translation budget on the records and letters; spend your own time on the essay.

03My recommender wrote the letter in Spanish. How is tone handled?

Faithfully. Recommendation letters live on specifics and warmth, so the translation preserves the register — measured stays measured, glowing stays glowing. The letter is certified like the rest, and the recommender’s name and title are rendered exactly.

04The university wants documents uploaded to a portal. What format do I get?

Each document comes back as its own clean PDF — translation plus signed Certificate of Accuracy — sized for upload systems. If your portal has quirks like page limits or combined files, tell us and we structure the delivery to fit.

05How is the price calculated?

By word count, per document — starting at $24.95. Short certificates sit at the starting price, transcripts and letters price by length, and the whole package total shows before you pay.

06Deadlines are tight in application season. How fast are you?

Delivery depends on the size of the package, and the quote commits to dates before you pay. Tell us your deadline and rush lanes are available when it is close.

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Your application package, submission-ready.

Upload the documents on your checklist and see per-document pricing and delivery times before you pay. One linguist across the package, a signed Certificate of Accuracy on every document.

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