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Foreign credential evaluators
The following list of credential evaluators may be of help to members and students who are living in the US or are contemplating coming to this country. Inclusion in this list does not represent an endorsement by ACCA.
ACREVS (Academic & Credentials Records, Evaluation & Verification Service), Inc.
ACREVS Inc., is the first and ONLY ISO 9001:2008 Certified, Foreign Credentials Evaluation Service. We are members of EAIE (European Association for International Education), NAFSA, AMIDEAST, NAGAP, etc., internationally recognized educational organizations.
We evaluate Foreign Credentials for the United States for: (a) Further education in the U.S. (b) Immigration Requirements (Visas) (c) Employment/Jobs in the U.S. (d) Professional licensure (Accountancy, Teacher Credentialing, Architecture, etc.); Our reports are tailored for: General, Course-by-Course/Detailed; course level; subject specific requirements.
Academic & Credential Records, Evaluation & Verification Service - ACREVS Inc.
1776 Clear Lake Ave.
Milpitas, CA 95035-7014
408 719 0015
510 252 0876
866 583 4834 (toll free)
Contact: info@acrevs.com
www.acrevs.com 
Josef Silny & Associates
7101 SW 102 Avenue
Miami, FL 33176
305-273-1616
Contact: info@jsilny.com
Josef Silny & Associates website
Josef Silny evaluates and translates foreign educational credentials and issue a report of equivalency in terms of the educational system in the United States. Their foreign credential evaluations and translations are used for high school, undergraduate, and graduate admission, immigration, employment, professional licensure, and other purposes.
Foreign Academic Credentials Service (FACS)
P.O. Box 400
Glen Carbon, IL 62034v
618-656-5291
Contact: facs@aol.com
FACS website
FACS assists persons educated abroad in determining the equivalency of their foreign credentials in terms of an education in the United States. FACS was established to replace the former AICPA Foreign Academic Credentials Service in 1982. The FACS staff specializes in accountancy and business; and prepares advisory evaluations for over forty state boards of accountancy in the United States. FACS is a charter member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.
Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE)
260 E. Highland Ave. Suite 300
Milwaukee WI 53202
414-289-3400
Contact: eval@ece.org
ECE website
ECE is a non-profit public service organization that identifies the U.S. equivalence of foreign educational credentials. For over 20 years, more than 1,000 educational institutions, employers, and professional licensing boards have trusted ECE with foreign credential evaluation. ECE evaluation reports provide accurate, easy-to-read information in a timely manner.
World Education Services
PMB 006
80 Broad Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10004
212-966-6311
Contact: info@wes.org
WES website
With more than 100 full-time employees, WES is the largest international credential evaluation service in the United States and Canada, processing applications from virtually every country in the world. WES was established in 1974 and maintains its headquarters in New York City. Additional WES offices are located in Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.
International Education Research Foundation (IERF)
P.O.Box 3665
Culver City, CA 91231
3 10-258-9451
Contact: www.info@ierf.org
IERF website
Since 1969 IERF's Credentials Evaluation Service has worked very closely with many schools and universities throughout the U.S., focusing on assessing the educational backgrounds of students with non-U.S. academic credentials and providing statements of U.S. educational equivalency. IERF is a not-for-profit organization registered in the State of California. We also serve a variety of professional and state licensing boards across many states.