Sarah Jenkins
Academic Credential Translation Specialist
Prepares academic packets for WES, ECE, and university admissions. Transcripts are rebuilt line by line against the original layout so evaluators can map each course and grade without guesswork; French, Russian, and Ukrainian records make up most of her work.
Professional Background
Sarah prepares academic packets for WES, ECE, and university admissions offices. Her rule for transcripts is simple: the evaluator should never have to guess which translated line corresponds to which original one. So layout, course order, credit columns, and grading-scale notes are rebuilt to mirror the source page. Nine years of French, Russian, and Ukrainian records — from licence and master degrees to Soviet-era diplomas — taught her exactly where evaluations stall, and her formatting decisions exist to keep that from happening. She holds an MA in French from Georgetown University.
Education
- MA in French, Georgetown University
Credentials & Quality
- WES/ECE credential translation specialist
- Layout-mirrored formatting for NACES agencies
- Strict adherence to USCIS & academic standards
Published work on this site
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Real French translation cases we've handled
Anonymized French-to-English orders. Each case shows the exact translation problem and how we solved it for the receiving authority.
RecentAug 2026embedded-non-textFranceWhen a Driving License Is Mostly Icons, Stamps, and Codes
A French driving license (permis de conduire) carried most of its content as non-text elements — vehicle-category icons, a photo, security stamps, and a machine-readable zone. A plain word-for-word translation would have dropped that meaning. We described each non-text element in brackets, translated the text inside the stamps, and reproduced the machine-readable zone exactly. The certified translation was delivered for the client's USCIS filing.
Handled by Sarah Jenkins, Certified French & Official Documents TranslatorUSCISRead case →
RecentJun 2026Quebec DEC Administrative Shorthand — "(S)" Signed Marker, "p. i." Par Intérim Abbreviation, and Long-Form vs Short-Form Document-Type LabelCanada (Quebec)Translating "(S)" and "p. i." on a Quebec Copy of Act of Birth
A Quebec long-form Copie d'acte de naissance used the DEC convention '(S)' after two typed names — the father and the signing registrar — to mark the original act as signed without reproducing the signature, and 'p. i.' after the registrar's title for par intérim (acting). We preserved each '(S)' verbatim, rendered 'p. i.' as 'acting,' and kept the document-type label as 'Copy of an act of birth.' The certified translation was delivered for the client's USCIS filing.
Handled by Sarah Jenkins, Academic Credential Translation SpecialistU.S. immigration filings (USCIS)Read case →
RecentJun 2026Stamp & Seal Translation CompletenessFranceWhen a Foreign Stamp on an Employer Letter Must Be Fully Translated
A French hospital sent an employer attestation to USCIS for a physician's immigration filing. The signature page carried an institutional stamp written entirely in French, overlapping the handwritten signature. Because every text element of a foreign document — including stamps — must be fully translated for USCIS, we rendered every line inside the stamp into English: institution name, signatory's title, and phone number. The certified translation was delivered with no source-language text remaining.
Handled by Sarah Jenkins, Academic Credential Translation SpecialistUSCISRead case →
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"Sarah translated my French master's diploma and full transcript for WES. The layout was perfect — WES processed my evaluation in record time with no questions. Highly recommend for anyone applying to U.S. graduate programs."
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