LEGALIZATION OF YOUR DOCUMENTS
Your diploma may be legalised by:
- a consul of the Republic of Poland residing in the territory of the country where (or in the education system of which) the document was issued;
- education authorities of the country where (or in the education system of which) the document was issued;
- diplomatic representation or consular office of the country where (or in the education system of which) the document was issued, accredited in any EU/EFTA/OECD member state.
What does legalization look like?
Normally, it is a stamp from the Embassy or Consulate. If your legalization was carried out by the Ministry of Education, then the stamp will indicate the name of the institution. Please note that we do not accept legalizations from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
If a country in which a given document was issued is a party to The Hague Convention of 5 October 1961, legalisation is replaced by an apostille.
The list of countries which signed to The Hague Convention can be found on HCCH WEBSITE On this website you can also check where you can obtain an apostille.
What does an apostille look like?
It is usually a sticker attached to your document with the word “apostille” on it.
RECOGNITION OF YOUR DIPLOMA
From 1 July 2025, individual information regarding international diploma that entitle candidates to apply for admission to second-cycle will be issued by Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange.
For educational documents issued outside the EU, OECD, and EFTA, you must apply for a decision of the Director of NAWA on the recognition of your diploma online via the SYRENA system, unless your diploma was issued in a country with which Poland has concluded an agreement on mutual recognition of education (currently including, among others, China and Ukraine).
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