Services & Fees
A file number will be assigned and notification will be sent upon receipt of the application. Every effort will be made to mail the evaluation within 15 business days. Yet, if additional documentation and/or fees is/are required, the turnaround time will be effective from the date of receipt of all requested materials.
Reports
Before you apply, it is recommended that you contact the institution for whom the report is intended to determine if they require a General Report, a Detail Report, or a Detail Report with Course Level Identification (see below).
General Report
(also known as document-by-document report)
| Description | This report identifies the institution(s) attended, dates of attendance, credential(s) earned, and the United States educational equivalent. |
| Suggested for | Employment Immigration |
| Fee | $100 |
| View Sample Report |  IERF evaluation reports are issued on special Script-Safe paper that cannot be altered. |
Detail Report
(also known as course-by-course report)
| Description | This report identifies the institution(s) attended, dates of attendance, credential(s) earned, and the United States educational equivalent. It also lists individual courses taken with semester units, individual grade equivalents and an overall grade point average (where applicable). |
| Suggested for | College / University Admission |
| Fee | $195 |
| View Sample Report | IERF evaluation reports are issued on special Script-Safe paper that cannot be altered. |
Detail Report with Course Level Identification
(also known as course-by-course report with course level identification)
| Description | This report identifies the institution(s) attended, dates of attendance, credential(s) earned, and the United States educational equivalent. It also lists individual courses taken with semester units, individual grade equivalents and an overall grade point average (where applicable), and it identifies the level of the class (e.g., lower versus upper division, professional, vocational). |
| Suggested for | Junior / Community College Transfer Credit Professional Licensing / Certification in certain fields (other than Barbering and Cosmetology, Massage Therapy and Physical Therapy) |
| Fee | $235 |
| View Sample Report | IERF evaluation reports are issued on special Script-Safe paper that cannot be altered. |
Additional Services
Rush Services
If requesting a Rush service, please note that ALL fees must be paid by cashier’s check, money order or credit card only. No personal checks will be accepted for rush applications.
Please also note that Rush applications received after 12:00pm PST/PDT will be considered to have been received the next business day. This also applies to payments, correspondence and documentation received after 12:00pm PST/PDT.
If additional documentation and/or fees is/are required, the turnaround time will be effective from the date of receipt of the application, required documents and fee.
IMPORTANT:Be advised that if you apply online, you will receive a file number. When sending your documents in, please write your file number on the outside of the envelope. This will notify us that your case is a rush service, so that we can give your application immediate attention. If you are arranging to have your school or translator send documents directly to our office, please also request that they reference your file number on the outside of the envelope. Unfortunately, if your package does not include your full IERF file number on the exterior, IERF cannot guarantee that your rush service will be correctly applied on the business day it is received.
24-Hour Rush (Next Business Day)
| Fee | $200 in addition to the report fee |
| Turnaround time | 24 hours from the receipt of the application, required documents and fee. |
5-Day Rush
| Fee | $85 in addition to the report fee |
| Turnaround time | 5 business days from the receipt of the application, required documents and fee. |
10-Day Rush
| Fee | $60 in addition to the report fee |
| Turnaround time | 10 business days from the receipt of the application, required documents and fee. |
If you would like to pay for upgraded rush services and have an existing IERF file number that starts with a letter click below:
Extra Copies
Copies Requested at the Time of the Application
One official agency copy and one applicant copy are included in the report fee. Applicant copies are unofficial reports provided in PDF format for your personal reference. Additional official copies requested at the time of application cost $30 per copy. One delivery option must be selected for each official report requested, and the corresponding fees will be applied (see mailing options below).
Copies Requested After an Evaluation Report Has Been Mailed
Once a report has been mailed, extra copies may be obtained within two years from the date that the report was issued using the Request Form for Duplicate Copies of an Evaluation. Separate fees apply.
Please note that applicant files and documents are only kept for 2 years. Returning applicants seeking additional reports after the 2-year period must submit a new application and new fees. Applicants who applied before 2020 may also need to resubmit their academic records.
Mailing Options
Before you apply, it is recommended that you contact the intended recipient of the evaluation report to determine if they require that the report be sent directly to them from IERF. If your recipient accepts official evaluations by email, you may select the email option and provide their email address in the mailing instructions section of IERF’s online application. The official Report Delivery Fees are as follows (only one delivery option is available per evaluation report):
- Each Electronic Delivery for $10 per address
- Regular Mail for $10 per physical address
- Domestic Secure Mailing for $25 per physical address in the continental U.S.
- Domestic Next Day Delivery for $40 per physical address in the continental U.S.
- International Secure Mailing for $75 per physical address (if additional fees apply, you will be contacted)
We recommend that you select either Secure Mailing or Domestic Next Day Delivery for the return of your original academic records. Please note that your original documents will not be returned to you, unless you instruct us in writing to return them via regular mail. IERF accepts no liability related to the loss or damage of documents during mailing.
If you would like to pay for mailing with a tracking service and have an existing IERF file number that starts with a letter click below:
Payments
Payment in the form of a check (unless requesting a RUSH service), cashier’s check, money order or credit card must accompany all applications, and must be payable to IERF.
If you would like to pay for an upgrade to any of the services listed above and have an existing IERF file number that starts with a letter click below:
(note: Overseas payments must be in U.S. dollars and drawn on a United States bank. If payment is being made by a bank draft, an additional $15 processing fee is required.)