Information about legalization or apostille

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The candidates should authenticate a diploma in the form of a Legalization or an Apostille.

a) If a school leaving certificate or University Diploma has been issued by an institution working in an educational system of the country participating in Hague Convention of 5th October 1961 the legalization is carried out in a form of“Apostille” placed in the original document or attached to it.

The register of the countries belonging to the Convention or the institutions entitled to issuing “Apostille” can be obtained here

b) If your country is not participating in Hague Convention of 5th October 1961 you should present Legalization of your high school diploma or University Diploma. The legalization can be issued by:

  • Polish consul in the country where certificate was issued or in the country in which educational system a school operates;
  • educational authorities in the country where a certificate was issued or in the country in which educational system a school operates;
  • an embassy or consulate of the country where certificate was issued or in the country in which educational system a school operates located in Poland or in other EU, EFTA or OECD country