Where to Evaluate International Degrees in USA [2024]

11/29/2023

A lot of times, you might have to find somewhere to evaluate your international degrees, because your immigration lawyer, future employer, and future school may not tell you anything about it.

If you found this article, congrats, because you might have googled “where to evaluate international degrees in USA” and this is the right place for you to get hands-on information in evaluation of foreign degrees.

Hence, the goal of this article is to help you save time and have a better sense of where to evaluate international degrees in USA for the year of 2024.

But first of all, let's see what official organizations say about it.

What does the US government say about evaluating international degrees?

When you need an international degree evaluation for employment purposes, you may wonder what role the US government plays in this game, or are there any government regulations stating who can be eligible for this service.

The answer is there’re no such regulations in terms of international degree evaluation in the US, and the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. government of the entity doesn’t affiliate or endorse any foreign credential evaluation agencies. Even though their website does include two organizations, they still claim that “The order in which names appear has no significance, and the links may be removed at any time at the discretion of the Department.”

With that said, having your international degree evaluated for work isn’t restricted by certain evaluation agencies.

Therefore, you can simply go to a trusted credential evaluation agency for your convenience.

What does USCIS say about credential evaluation?

When it comes to international degree evaluation for USCIS (immigration or work authorization purposes), USCIS seems to be more easygoing by saying: “In cases involving foreign degrees, officers may favorably consider a credentials evaluation performed by an independent credentials evaluator who has provided a credible, logical, and well-documented case for such an equivalency determination that is based solely on the noncitizen’s foreign degree(s)”.

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That means any private agency that provides foreign credential evaluation services and degree evaluation services are accepted by USCIS.

For immigration purposes (green card, H1B, NIW, ect.), in most cases, you will be recommended to do a general credential evaluation (document-by-document evaluation) at a credential evaluation service that’s experienced and has high approval rates.

What do US schools say?

Same as the Department of State, the U.S. Department of Education doesn’t recommend or endorse any credential evaluation services, and it also doesn’t advocate any association of evaluators.

However, if you’re using an international degree evaluation for school applications, what do schools say about it?

For major universities, they do have specific requirement regarding which credential evaluation companies you can go to. Most of them require you to go to an NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agency. Founded in 1987, NACES is a US organization that accredits private credential evaluation companies that provide such services. To be part of this organization is a long process.

To know whether your school requires an NACES company or not, simply ask them before starting the credential evaluation process. Otherwise, don’t worry.

Some credential evaluation agencies, including American Education & Translation Services, will always ask or help you to confirm with your school in the first place. As a small business in this game, we are dedicated to be honest, transparent, and sincere to our customers although a lot of colleges or institutes still accept our credential evaluation.

Schools that accept AET’s credential evaluation:	Universities that require an NACES evaluation:
Southern New Hampshire University WCUI, Smith Chason College CAMEO College of Essential Beauty Universal Technical Institute	University of Michigan University of Washington University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Florida

Where to evaluate international degrees in USA?

Now, the final question is where can you evaluate your international degree in USA?

If you have friends and family that did the service with a trusted credential evaluation agency, life will be easier for you.

However, keep in mind that using international degree evaluation for education purposes can be tricky so make sure you ask the school beforehand.

For employment and immigration purposes, you can go to any credential evaluation agency, including American Education & Translation Services:

Services Offered:	Foreign Degree Evaluation (Document-by-Document Evaluation) International Transcript Evaluation (Course-by-Course Evaluation)
Pricing & Turnaround Time:	Foreign Degree Evaluation: $100 /7 Business Days Course-by-Course Evaluation: $180 /8 Business Days
Used for:	Employment, Immigration, Education
Submitting Documents:	Degree Certificate Certified Degree Certificate Translation Transcripts Certified Transcripts Translation
Physical Copies:	No
About AET:	15 years of experience and many offices across the nation 5-star review customer service ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Evaluation 100% accepted by USCIS & employers Thousands of cases completed Founder worked at an NACES agency for 10+ years as senior associate director Photocopies or scanned copies of original copies accepted

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Conclusion

Founded by an immigrant just like you, AET knows your pain.

And we know it’s frustrating to find an agency with quality service and reasonable, especially your employer, school, or even your immigration lawyer sometimes tell you nothing about who you can go to for international degree evaluation.

That’s why we, American Education and Translation Services, care; that’s why we wrote this article to help you.

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Experienced credential evaluators. Our Evaluation Director has had over a decade experience and was a Senior Associate Director at a well-known NACES agency.
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Customer service that puts you in first. We understand your pain of being ignored if you go to bigger agencies.
Reasonable pricing and quality service.

Today, we covered some main opinions from the US government as well as from some major universities, regarding where to evaluate your international degree in USA.

We also recommended lists of agencies across the country that might be helpful for you. Good luck!

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Extra Note: Important Notes from Department of Education

There is no federal regulation of credential evaluation services. The U.S. Department of Education does not endorse or recommend any individual credential evaluation service or any individual association of credential evaluation services.

Use a credential evaluation service recommended by the employer, education institution or state licensing authority to which you are applying. If no specific credential evaluation service is recommended, you can search online to identify a credential evaluation service on your own.

Credential evaluations are not free. The cost will vary according to the complexity of the case and the amount of documentation you can provide.

Credential evaluations are done on an individual, case-by-case basis and take into consideration various factors. Different credential evaluation services might evaluate credentials differently, according to their criteria.

Credential evaluation services generally require English translations of any non-English documents. For details regarding requirements, consult the entity that will evaluate your credentials.

Credential evaluation services generally have in place a process to appeal their recommendations. If needed, make use of the appeals process provided by the credential evaluation service. (The U.S. federal government has no role in credential evaluation appeals.)

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History of American Education and Translation Services

Established in 2009.
Has been a corporate member of the American Translators Association (ATA) since 2009
Selected as one of the most popular businesses on Yelp in 2016.
Founder Mr. Jeremy Yan, a veteran certified translator / credential evaluator since 1997 in Miami.
Founder Mr. Jeremy Yan, became an NAFSA member in 2023.
AET has become an Approved Credential Evaluation Source by Illinois State Board of Education since 2023.