United States · Licensing & Skills

Foreign credential evaluation overview

Professional credential evaluation determining the US academic equivalence of foreign degrees for USCIS employment-based petitions and state licensing boards.

Who it suits

Who this pathway suits

All applicants with degrees earned outside the United States applying for H-1B, EB-2, EB-3, or professional licensure.

Eligibility

Eligibility at a glance

  • Hold post-secondary diploma or degree from a recognized institution abroad
Process

How the process works

  1. Submit official degree certificates and transcripts to a NACES or AICE member agency (WES, ECE, Josef Silny, SpanTran)
  2. Receive Course-by-Course or General evaluation report
Documents

Documents you will typically need

  • Original language diploma, official transcripts, certified English translations
Good to know

What to keep in mind

USCIS requires a single source degree for advanced degree equivalencies (cannot combine multiple lower degrees to equal a bachelor's for EB-2).

Official source: NACES. Government authorities make all final decisions; no outcome is guaranteed.

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