More and more students from foreign countries are choosing to continue their studies at UK universities and colleges. Maybe your family has decided to move abroad and your child’s new school requires you to prove their educational history. Due to the fact that your educational certificates and qualifications required as evidence were issued within the UK, they may not be recognized when submitted to schools or universities abroad.
Your qualifications issued in the UK may require the legalization of an apostille before they can be accepted by overseas schools, colleges, universities or employers. Once your documents have been legalized with an apostille, they will be accepted in any country that is a member of the Hague convention without further legalization.
There is also an increase in the number of teachers working abroad. Teaching qualifications showing that you can teach a language in another country may need the apostille certificate before employment identification is offered.
Large organizations with branches in foreign countries often transfer employees between branches. Staff can seek a position at a new branch to advance with the company as it expands. It is not uncommon for a company to relocate to another country to take advantage of more favorable tax concessions or political views. When this occurs, the employee’s employment history and qualifications may need to be verified and an apostille issued before they are accepted.
There are a number of different educational documents that can be legalized with an apostille for use abroad. The list below is a sample of some documents that you may need to present to schools, universities or employers abroad.
degree certificates
master’s certificates
GCSE certificates
Vocational training certificates
BTEC certificates
diplomas
NVQ’S
A level result
This list is a small sample of documents that may require legalization and is not exhaustive. However, different countries may require different documents to be legalized before they are accepted.
Before you start the process of legalizing your documents with an apostille, you can contact the organization that the documents will be submitted to and ask what qualifications will be needed and if they will require legalization before they can be accepted. Once you have verified what documents are needed and if they will require legalization, you can contact an apostille legalization service provider to help you with the process. A service provider can take care of the entire process and take the stress out of legalizing your documents.