How do you translate a Peruvian diploma (bachiller or título profesional) for WES or USCIS?
WES asks for a word-for-word translation by a professional translator, and USCIS for a full translation with the translator’s signed certification. We translate Peruvian diplomas in full: the grado académico de bachiller, the título profesional, master’s and doctoral degrees, both sides of the diploma with the registration notes, and the SUNEDU certificates. A diploma is usually one page: $25, ready within 24 hours after payment.
Bachiller and título are two diplomas
A Peruvian university issues academic degrees (grado académico: bachiller, master’s, doctorate) and professional titles (título profesional), each on its own diploma (gob.pe (opens in a new tab)). We translate the name of the degree as it is written, Bachiller or Licenciado included, with an English rendering, and don’t decide what it equals in the US: that’s the evaluator’s job.
The SUNEDU registry
Diplomas are registered in the National Registry of Degrees and Titles (Registro Nacional de Grados y Títulos) of SUNEDU (Superintendencia Nacional de Educación Superior Universitaria). You can look your diploma up there by DNI number or full name. If it isn’t registered or the data are wrong, your university’s office of degrees and titles asks for the correction. SUNEDU issues a registration certificate (constancia de inscripción) for S/ 10, sent within one business day; the online certificate has the same validity as one issued in person (gob.pe (opens in a new tab)).
To apostille a diploma at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you first need SUNEDU’s Constancia de Verificación de Datos, formerly called Constancia de Verificación de Firmas. SUNEDU issues it for degrees and academic documents signed or authenticated by the university’s Secretary General, after checking the Secretary General’s data in its database of university authorities (gob.pe (opens in a new tab)).
Both sides of the diploma
The back of a Peruvian diploma is part of the document. On our sample, a 2005 diploma of the National University of San Marcos, the back carries the photo, the rectoral resolution number and date, and the book and folio where the faculty registered the title. The translation has both sides: the coat of arms, the seals and signatures of the rector, dean and Secretary General, and every handwritten number. If a number can’t be read, the translation marks it [illegible].
Where the translation goes
- WES: an exact, word-for-word translation by a professional translator, made from the official documents (wes.org (opens in a new tab)). What WES and ECE accept
- ECE: a word-for-word translation in the same format as the original (ece.org (opens in a new tab)).
- USCIS: a full translation with the translator’s certification (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) (opens in a new tab)). What USCIS accepts
We keep both surnames in the order of the diploma and spell your name as in your passport. Our Spanish documents are translated and certified by a native Spanish speaker. Which documents your evaluation needs is up to the evaluator. What to file in your case is for you or your attorney to decide.
Sample translations
2 samplesEach sample has the original, the translation and the signed certificate. Personal details are blurred.
Questions
I have both a bachiller and a título. Do I translate both?
They are two separate diplomas, and we translate whichever you send, each as its own document. Which ones your evaluation needs is up to the evaluator.
Should I also translate the SUNEDU constancia?
If you file it, yes: it’s a document in Spanish like any other. It’s usually one page.
How much does it cost?
A diploma is usually one page: $25. Each additional page in the same order is $20, so a bachiller, a título and a SUNEDU constancia are $65. A transcript with every course takes more pages.
Do I need a notary or an apostille?
Not for USCIS: it asks for the translator’s signed certification, and it’s included. WES and ECE don’t list a notary among their translation requirements. If your diploma has an apostille, we translate it too.
How long does it take?
1–4 documents: within 24 hours after payment; faster, within 12 hours (+$15 a page) or 3 hours (+$30 a page, paid between 8 am and 6 pm Pacific time). For 5 or more, we give you the date with the quote.
How we do it
- Full translation
every stamp, signature and handwritten line
- Signed certificate
with the translator’s name, address and phone
- A PDF, ready to file
original, translation and certificate, translation pages numbered
- Price
$25 for the first page up to 250 words, $20 for each additional page, in the same document or another one.
- Turnaround
1–4 documents: within 24 hours after payment; faster, within 12 hours (+$15 a page) or 3 hours (+$30 a page, paid between 8 am and 6 pm Pacific time). For 5 or more, we give you the date with the quote.
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