On the first morning of September, a New York customer called us about his Mexican professional title, the university degree document known in Mexico as a t\u00edtulo profesional. He needed it in English for a university. He mentioned that it was already translated and only needed to be certified, and that the back carried an apostille and a state seal. Our consultant explained how certified translation works and recommended translating the apostille pages too. He paid that morning, and the complete certified translation, covering the full three-page document, was in his inbox before dawn the next day, about 17 hours later.<\/p>\n
The customer had one page in mind: the front of his professional title. On the call he explained that he already had a translation and only needed it certified. He also asked a practical question. The back of the document carried an apostille from Mexico and a state seal. Did those need to be translated too? Questions like these come up often in our diploma translation<\/a> work. Explore our diploma translation services<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n Our consultant explained that for a certified translation, our team translates the document and then certifies that translation with a signed certificate of translation. We certify our own work, which is what allows the certificate to state that the translation is complete and accurate.<\/p>\n The document would be presented to a university, so our consultant recommended translating everything he would be presenting. An apostille and a state seal are part of the official record attached to the title. If they stay in Spanish, the reader sees an English diploma with untranslated official pages behind it. He uploaded the apostille and seal pages, and the document to translate grew from one page to three.<\/p>\n He paid at about 10 AM. The certified translation of all three pages, with a signed certificate of translation, was delivered at about 3:30 AM the next day, well inside the 24-hour window we had promised. His reply: “Thank you, the translated document has been received.”<\/p>\n An apostille is a certificate that authenticates the origin of a public document, such as a university title, so it can be used in another country that is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. Mexico and the United States are both parties. The apostille confirms the signature and seal on the document; it does not translate the document. That is why the apostille page itself, written in Spanish, needs an English translation when the full document is presented in the United States. Learn more from the HCCH Apostille Section<\/a>. Explore our certified document translation process<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n These two services are often confused. A certified translation turns the document into English and includes a signed certificate stating that the translation is complete and accurate. A credential evaluation is a separate service in which an evaluation agency, or the institution itself, compares a foreign degree with U.S. education, for example to decide whether a t\u00edtulo profesional is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree. Many applicants need both: the translation first, then the evaluation. Check which one your university or licensing board requires, and whether the evaluator accepts outside translations or wants documents sent in a particular way. If you are not sure where to start, ask the admissions office which evaluation services it recognizes and what its translation rules are; those two answers tell you what to order and in what sequence.<\/p>\n Depending on the institution, you may be asked for more than the degree itself:<\/p>\n Translating related documents in one order keeps your name, the university’s name and program titles consistent across the set.<\/p>\n University and licensing files often combine several documents: a passport, a degree, transcripts and sometimes a professional license. If your name appears one way on your passport and another way in a translated diploma, an admissions office may ask questions. Mexican documents usually show two surnames, paternal and maternal, so decide with your translator how your name should appear, matching your passport, and keep it identical in every translation.<\/p>\n Our human translators translate diplomas, professional titles, transcripts and certificates from Spanish and more than 100 other languages, with signed certificates of translation and notarization when an institution asks for it. Learn more about our Spanish translation services in New York<\/a>, or read how we handled a consulate’s same-page request for a notarized Turkish translation<\/a>. Explore our translating personal documents<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n If the apostille is attached to the document you are presenting, translating it is the safer choice. The apostille is part of the official record, and a reader who does not know Spanish cannot check what it says. In this story, we translated the apostille and state seal pages along with the Mexican professional title, so he had a complete English version to present to the university.<\/p>\n We certify translations that our own team prepares. A certificate of translation states that the translation is complete and accurate, so our translator translates the document and then signs that statement. If you already have an earlier translation, the certified version will still be our own translation of the original document, prepared from a clear scan.<\/p>\n In Mexico, the t\u00edtulo profesional is the official document awarded when a student completes a professional degree program, often a licenciatura. It is commonly presented to universities, licensing boards and employers abroad. Because it may carry a state seal and an apostille, the whole document, front and back, should be translated when it is submitted in English.<\/p>\n Same-day delivery is available for single-page certificates, and rush delivery within 2\u201324 hours can be arranged. In this story, a three-page set was delivered about 17 hours after payment, inside a 24-hour promise. Send every page along with your deadline, and we will confirm the timeline in your quote. Explore our complete and accurate document translation<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n Requirements vary. Many institutions ask for a certified translation, while some also ask for notarization or for documents sent directly from a translation provider or evaluator. Check the admissions or credential evaluation instructions and tell us what they say; we can add notarization and mail hard copies when needed.<\/p>\n Yes. We translate Mexican diplomas, professional titles, transcripts, certificates of studies and related apostilles, as well as academic records from many other countries. Each certified translation includes a signed certificate of translation. Upload all the pages you plan to submit so we can quote the complete set at once.<\/p>\nTwo Clarifications That Shaped the Order<\/h3>\n
What certified translation means<\/h4>\n
Why the apostille gets translated<\/h4>\n
Delivered Overnight<\/h3>\n
What Is an Apostille, and Why Translate It?<\/h3>\n
Certified Translation vs. Credential Evaluation<\/h3>\n
Mexican Academic Documents You May Need to Translate<\/h3>\n
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Checklist for Diplomas and Academic Titles<\/h3>\n
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Why Names Must Match Across Every Document<\/h3>\n
What Your Certified Diploma Translation Includes<\/h3>\n
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Timeline Tips for Admissions Deadlines<\/h3>\n
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Diploma Translation for New Yorkers<\/h3>\n
Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n
Do I need to translate the apostille on my diploma?<\/h4>\n
Can you certify a translation I already made?<\/h4>\n
What is a t\u00edtulo profesional?<\/h4>\n
How fast can you translate a diploma for a university application?<\/h4>\n
Do universities require notarized diploma translations?<\/h4>\n
Do you translate Mexican transcripts and other academic records?<\/h4>\n
Applying With a Degree From Abroad?<\/h3>\n