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DELBURNE · TN FIELD GUIDE

Can an English translation replace a foreign-credential evaluation?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Translation and evaluation serve different purposes. A degree from an institution outside Canada, Mexico or the United States needs reliable evaluation for this assessment.

Keep the original meaning and the equivalence analysis distinct

The translation should convey the real document; the evaluation addresses the foreign qualification. Neither automatically supplies any separate U.S. licence required to practise the profession.

The degree parchment and an official transcript showing the field of study, together with proof of Canadian or Mexican citizenship and the employer's support letter naming the listed profession and describing the duties. The certificate is issued by an independent credentialing organisation and it evaluates the applicant's education against American standards, confirms licensure in good standing, confirms the required examination results and assesses English language ability where that is not otherwise satisfied. The letter should state the US or foreign employer, identify the U.S. entity for which the professional activity will be performed, and give the professional duties, compensation, anticipated duration, and reason unrelated departmental material appears in the larger document. An offer letter states what the employer intends; a statement of work, purchase order or client services agreement states what was actually bought, and where those two describe different activities the second usually carries more weight because a third party signed it.