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Country-Specific Requirements for the Certification of Studies for USC

(The information provided below is subject to change at any time.)

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Afghanistan

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in English and/or in the native

language(s) (i.e., Dari, Pashto, Farsi, etc.). Please submit professional English translations for all documents

not officially issued in English.

For post-secondary studies, please submit the following academic records:

• Transcripts for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units, and grades.

• Diplomas / Degree Certificates earned for all studies.

Albania

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in the official language(s) of issue (i.e.,

Albanian). Official certified copies may only be accepted if received directly from the issuing institution.

Please submit professional English translations for all documents.


• Transcripts / Examination Results for all studies with years of study, course titles, hours/credits/units

(if applicable), and grades.

• Diplomë (Diplomas) earned for all studies.

• Diploma Supplements, if available (in connection with the educational reforms from the Bologna

Process).

Algeria

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Arabic and/or French. TRUE

CERTIFIED COPIES (COPIES CONFORMES) are also acceptable, when certified by the issuing institution.

Please submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Arabic or French.


• Bulletins de Notes / Relevés de Notes for all studies, with years of study, course titles,

coefficients/credits/units (if applicable), and grades.

• Diplômes (Diplomas) / Attestations de Réussite earned for all studies.

Note: Unofficial records (e.g., Attestations Provisoires, etc.) will not be accepted.



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Andorra

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in Catalan, Spanish or French. TRUE

CERTIFIED COPIES are also acceptable, when certified by the issuing institution. Please submit English

translations for all documents.


• Transcripts / Examination Results for all studies, with years of study, course titles,

credits/units/hours, and grades.



Process).

Angola

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in Portuguese. Please submit English



• Transcripts / Examination Results for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours, and

grades.

• Grau (Diplomas) earned for all studies. If the Grau was not earned, please indicate so in writing.

Anguilla

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in English.


• Transcripts / Academic Records for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/credits (if

applicable) and grades/marks.


Note: Unofficial records (e.g., result slips, provisional examination results, etc.) will not be accepted.



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Antigua and Barbuda

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Argentina

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Spanish. Please submit English



• Certificado de Estudios / Certificado Analítico de Estudios / Certificado de Materias Rendidas for all

studies, with years of study, course titles, grades, and program/class descriptions indicating hours of

study for each course, if available.

• Título earned for all studies. If the Título was not earned, please indicate so in writing.

Note: Unofficial records (e.g., Acta de Grado, etc.) will not be accepted.



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Armenia

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or Armenian. Official

certified copies may only be accepted if received directly from the issuing institution. Please submit

professional English translations for all documents.


• Akademicheskaya Spravka / Vypiska (Academic Certificates / Academic Extracts) / Prilozhenie k

Diplomu (Attachments to the Diploma) for all studies, with years of study, course titles,

hours/credits/units (if applicable), and grades.

• Diplom (Diplomas) earned for all studies.


Process).

For incomplete post-secondary studies, please submit a copy of the Zachyotnaya Knizhka (Record Book) as

supporting documentation.

Aruba

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in Dutch and/or English. Please submit

professional English translations for all documents issued in Dutch.


• Transcripts / Examination Results for all studies with years of study, course titles, units/credits (if

applicable), and grades.


Ascension Island

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Note: Unofficial records (e.g., notification of examination results, provisional certificates, etc.) will not be

accepted.



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Australia

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applicable), and grades/marks.


• Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement, if available.

Austria

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in German and/or English. Please

submit English translations for all documents issued in German.


• Transcripts / Examination Certificates for all studies, with years of study, course titles,

credits/units/hours (if available), and grades.

• Diplomas / Degree Certificates earned for all studies (if separate from the Examination Certificates).


Process).



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Azerbaijan

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or Azerbaijani. Official









Process).



Bahamas

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Bahrain

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in English and/or Arabic. Please

submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Arabic.




Bangladesh

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in English and/or Bengali. Please

submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Bengali.


• University-Issued Mark Sheets / University-Issued Transcripts for all studies, with years of study,

course titles, and marks/grades.


Note: Unofficial records (e.g., college records/transcripts issued by the affiliated colleges, etc.) will not be

accepted.

Barbados

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Belarus

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or Belarusian. Official










Belgium

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in French, Flemish and/or English.

Please submit professional English translations for documents issued in French or Flemish.


• Transcripts / Relevés de Notes for all studies, with years of study, course titles,

coefficients/units/hours, and grades.

• Degree Certificates / Diplomas / Attestations de Réussite earned for all studies.


Process).

Note: Unofficial records (e.g., Attestations Provisoires, notification of examination results, etc.) will not be

accepted.



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Belize

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Benin (Dahomey Republic)

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in French and/or English. TRUE


Please submit English translations for all documents issued in French.


• Bulletins de Notes / Relevés de Notes / Transcripts / Examination Results for all studies, with years of

study, course titles, coefficients/credits/units (if applicable), and grades.



accepted.

Bermuda

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Bhutan

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Dzonghka and/or English. Please

submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Dzonghka.


• Transcripts / Examination Results for all studies with years of study, course titles, and grades.


Bolivia

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Spanish. TRUE CERTIFIED COPIES

(COPIAS FIELES) are also acceptable, when certified by the issuing institution. Please submit English



• Certificado de Estudios / Certificado de Notas / Certificado de Calificaciónes for all studies, with

years of study, course titles, units/hours, and grades.



Bosnia & Herzegovina

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in the official language(s) of issue

(i.e., Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, etc.). Official certified copies may only be accepted if received directly from

the issuing institution. Please submit professional English translations for all documents.




• Diplomas earned for all studies.


Process).



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Botswana

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accepted.

Brazil

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Portuguese. Please submit English



• Certificado de Estudos / Histórico Escolar / Currículo Escolar for all studies, with years of study,

course titles, credits/hours, and grades.

• Título / Grau earned for all studies. If the Título / Grau was not earned, please indicate so in writing.

Note: Unofficial records (e.g., faxed, scanned or internet printouts stamped by the institution of study, etc.)

will not be accepted.

British Virgin Islands

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Brunei

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in the official language(s) of issue. Please

submit professional English translations for all documents not officially issued in English.






Bulgaria

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Bulgarian. Official certified copies

may only be accepted if received directly from the issuing institution. Please submit professional English



• Akademichna Spravka (Academic Certificates) / Academic Extracts / Attachments to the Diploma for

all studies, with years of study, course titles, hours/credits/units (if applicable), and grades.



Process).



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Burkina Faso

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in French and/or Arabic. TRUE


Please submit professional English translations for all documents issued in French or Arabic.






Burundi

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in French. TRUE CERTIFIED COPIES

(COPIES CONFORMES) are also acceptable, when certified by the issuing institution. Please submit English





• Diplômes / Attestations de Réussite earned for all studies.




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Cambodia

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in English or in the native language(s)

(i.e., Khmer, French, etc.). Please submit professional English translations for all documents issued in the

native language.


• Transcripts / Academic Records, with years of study, course titles, units/credits/hours, and

grades/marks.

• Diplomas / Certificates / Degree Certificates earned for all studies.

Note: Unofficial records (e.g., academic records without indications of courses/examinations taken and/or

grades/marks received, result slips, provisional examination results, etc.) will not be accepted.

Cameroon

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Please note that all documents must be requested from the issuing institution and mailed by the institution

directly to IERF. These documents will then become the property of IERF. Please submit English translations

for all documents issued in French.

For post-secondary studies, please ask your institution of study to mail the following academic records

directly to IERF:





accepted.



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Canada

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All supporting documents must be academic records issued in English or French. Please submit English

translations for all documents issued in French.


• ORIGINAL SEALED Transcripts for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/credit/hours,

and grades/marks/scores.

• ORIGINAL Diplomas / Certificates / Degree Certificates earned for all studies.

Cape Verde

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grades.


Cayman Islands

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Central African Republic

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Chad

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Chile

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• Certificado de Calificaciones / Concentración de Notas for all studies, with years of study, course

titles, units/hours, and grades.



China

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Chinese. If your institution of study

issues academic records in English, please submit those as well. Otherwise, please submit professional

English translations for all documents issued in Chinese. Please note that notarized certificates (公证书) are

not considered official academic records but may be accepted as translations.


• 成绩单 (Transcripts) for all studies.

• 毕业证书 (Graduation Certificates) earned for all studies, in booklet form.

• 学位证书 (Degree Certificates) earned for all studies, in booklet form.



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Colombia

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• Certificado de Notas / Certificado de Calificaciones / Certificado de Concentración de Notas for all

studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours, and grades.



Comoros

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in French, Arabic and/or Comorian.

TRUE CERTIFIED COPIES (COPIES CONFORMES) are also acceptable, when certified by the issuing institution.

Please submit professional English translations for all documents issued in French, Arabic or Comorian.


• Transcripts / Relevés de Notes for all studies with years of study, course titles, and grades.

• Diplomas / Degree Certificates / Attestations de Réussite earned for all studies.


accepted.



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Congo (DR)

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Congo (R)

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Costa Rica

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• Certificado de Estudios / Certificado de Cursos Aprobados / Historia Académica for all studies, with




Croatia

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Croatian. Official certified copies








Process).



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Cuba

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• Certificado de Notas / Hoja Académica / Certificado de Calificaciones for all studies, with years of

study, course titles, units/hours, and grades.


Please note that IERF reserves the right to request that true certified copies (copias fieles) of academic

records be requested from the Consultoría Jurídica Internacional and mailed by the Consultoría directly to

IERF. Be advised that these documents will become the property of IERF.


Curacao

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Cyprus

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Greek, Turkish and/or English.

Please submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Greek or Turkish.





Process).

Czech Republic

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Czech. Official certified copies may

only be accepted if received directly from the issuing institution. Please submit professional English



• Transcripts / Grade Book / Index Book for all studies, that lists all courses taken year-by-year or

semester-by-semester, the hours/credits/units (if applicable), and the grades/marks.

• Diplomas / Degree Certificate earned for all studies.


Process).

Denmark

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Danish and/or in English. Please

submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Danish.



• Degree Certificates earned for all studies.


Process).



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Djibouti

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Dominica

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Dominican Republic

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• Certificado de Estudios Académicos / Récord Académico for all studies, with years of study, course

titles, units/hours, and grades.



Ecuador

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• Certificado de Estudios Académicos / Certificado de Promoción / Record Académico for all studies,

with years of study, course titles, units/hours, and grades.





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Egypt

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Arabic. If your institution of study

issues academic records in English, please submit those as well. Otherwise, please submit professional

English translations.


• Transcripts for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours (where applicable), and

grades.


• For medical studies, also submit the official curriculum/plan of studies that indicates the total hours

of study for each course, as well as the transcript for the Preliminary Natural Science (P.N.S.) year.

El Salvador

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• Certificado de Estudios Académicos for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours, and

grades.



England

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Please see United Kingdom.



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Eritrea

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in English.


• Transcripts / Academic Records for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours, and

grades.


Note: Student copies of the academic records will not be accepted.

Estonia

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or Estonian. Official




• Academic Certificates / Academic Extracts / Attachments to the Diploma for all studies, with years of

study, course titles, hours/credits/units (if applicable), and grades.



Process).



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Ethiopia

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in English and/or Amharic. Please

submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Amharic.



grades.

• Diplomas / Certificates / Degree Certificates earned for all studies (issued both in English and

Amharic).

Note: Student copies of the academic records will not be accepted.

Fiji

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accepted.

Finland

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Finnish, Swedish and/or English.

Please submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Finnish or Swedish.





Process).



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France

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in French. Please submit English







Process).


French Guyana

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French Polynesia

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Gabon

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Gambia

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• Transcripts / Academic Records for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units (if applicable),

and grades/marks.



accepted.

Georgia

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or in the official

language(s) of issue (i.e., Georgian, Armenian, Azeri, etc.). Official certified copies may only be accepted if

received directly from the issuing institution. Please submit professional English translations for all

documents.







Process).





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Germany

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in German and/or English. Please

submit English translations for all documents issued in German.



credits/units/hours (if available), and grades.

• Diplomas / Degree Certificates earned for all studies (if separate from the Examination Certificates).


Process).

Note: If the university examination certificates (e.g., Zwischenprüfungszeugnis, Vordiplom,

Diplomprüfungszeugnis, etc.) are being submitted, please note the Scheine are not needed. Also, unofficial

records (e.g., Studienbuch, Belegungen, etc.) will not be accepted.

Ghana

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accepted.



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Gibraltar

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accepted.

Greece

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Greek. Please submit professional

English translations for all documents issued in Greek.


• Transcripts for all studies, with years of study, course titles, and grades. For medical studies, the

official curriculum/plan of studies that indicate the hours of study must also be submitted.



Process).

Greenland

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Greenlandic, Danish and/or

English. Please submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Greenlandic or Danish.






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Grenada

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Guadeloupe

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Guam

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Guam is a U.S. territory. Please check with your institution whether an evaluation report is required. If it is

needed, please note the following document requirements.







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Guatemala

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• Certificado de Estudios Académicos / Histórial Académico / Trasunto Escolar / Certificación de

Cursos for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours, and grades.



Guinea

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Guinea-Bissau

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grades.


Guyana

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Haiti

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(COPIES CONFORMES) are also acceptable, when certified by the issuing institution. Please note that all

documents must be requested from the issuing institution and mailed by the institution directly to IERF.

These documents will then become the property of IERF. Please submit English translations for all

documents.


directly to IERF:


coefficients/credits/units, (if applicable), and grades.



Honduras

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• Certificación de Estudios / Certificado de Estudios for all studies, with years of study, course titles,

units/hours, and grades.





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Hong Kong

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Hungary

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Hungarian. Official certified copies








Process).

Iceland

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Icelandic and/or English. Please

submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Icelandic.


• Transcripts / Examination Certificates for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours,

and grades.

• Degree Certificates earned for all studies (if separate from the Examination Certificates).


Process).



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India

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in English and/or Hindi. Please

submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Hindi.

For post-secondary studies, please submit the following academic records issued by your university of study

(not the affiliated colleges):

• University-Issued Mark Sheets / University-Issued Grade Cards for all studies, with years of study,




accepted.

Indonesia

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Indonesian. Please submit



• Transcripts / Academic Records for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/credits/hours,

and grades.


Note: Unofficial records (e.g., certification letters without indication of grades/marks earned, result slips,

provisional examination results, etc.) will not be accepted.



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Iran

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Farsi. Please submit professional

English translations for all documents, preferably stamped and approved by the Ministry of Justice of Iran

(please note that the documents stamped and approved by the Ministry of Justice are not considered official

academic records and will only be accepted as translations).




Note: Unofficial records (e.g., temporary/provisional certificates, English transcripts issued by your university

after 1979 for the purpose of study abroad, etc.) will not be accepted.

Iraq

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• Diplomas earned for all studies. Please note that these must be wall diplomas that are issued in

Arabic. Degree Certificates issued in English will not be accepted.



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Ireland

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Irish and/or English. Please submit

professional English translations for all documents issued in Irish.


• Transcripts for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/credits (if available), and

grades/marks.



Process).


accepted.

Israel

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Hebrew, Arabic, and/or English.

Please submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Hebrew or Arabic.


• Transcripts for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours, and grades.


Italy

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Italian. Please submit English



• Certificato d’esami / Transcript for all studies, with years of study, course titles, and grades.



Process).



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Ivory Coast

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coefficients/units/credits (if applicable), and grades.



Jamaica

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Japan

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• Graduation Certificates earned for all studies.

Jordan

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Kazakhstan

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or Kazakh. Official









Process).





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Kenya

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accepted.

Kiribati

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accepted.



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Korea, Republic of

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For post-secondary studies, please ask your college or university to mail the following DIRECTLY to IERF*:


• Graduation Certificates / Degree Certificates earned for all studies.

*Alternatively, you may submit ORIGINAL SEALED academic records of the above to our office.

Note: Unofficial records (e.g., scanned or faxed copies of academic records stamped by the institution of

study, records printed out from the internet, etc.) will not be accepted.

Kuwait

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Kyrgyzstan

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or Kyrgyz. Official









Process).



Laos

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in the official language(s) of issue (i.e., Lao,

French, etc.). Please submit professional English translations for all documents not officially issued in

English.






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Latvia

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or Latvian. Official









Process).

Lebanon

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Arabic, French or English. TRUE




• Transcripts for all studies, with years of study, course titles, coefficients/units/hours, and grades.





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Lesotho

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accepted.

Liberia

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in English. Please note that all

transcripts and examination results must be requested from the issuing institution and mailed by the

institution directly to IERF. These documents will then become the property of IERF.


directly to IERF:

• Transcripts / Academic Records for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/credits/hours

(if applicable), and grades/marks.



accepted.



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Libya

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Arabic. Please submit professional

English translations for all documents.




Liechtenstein

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in German and/or English. Please submit

English translations for all documents issued in German.



credits/units/hours (if available) and grades.



Process).

Lithuania

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or Lithuanian. Official








Process).



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Luxembourg

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in English, French and/or German.

TRUE CERTIFIED COPIES (COPIES CONFORMES) are also acceptable, when certified by the issuing institution.

Please submit English translations for all documents issued in French or German.






Process).


accepted.

Macao

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Chinese, Portuguese, English, etc.). Please submit professional English translations for all documents not

officially issued in English.








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Macedonia

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(i.e., Macedonian, etc.). Official certified copies may only be accepted if received directly from the issuing

institution.

Please submit professional English translations for all documents.




• Diplomas / Degree Certificate earned for all studies.


Process).

Madagascar

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in the official language of instruction

(i.e. French, etc.). TRUE CERTIFIED COPIES (COPIES CONFORMES) are also acceptable, when certified by the

issuing institution. Please submit professional English translations for all documents not issued in English.








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Malawi

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issues in English.


• Transcripts / Academic Records for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/credits, and

grades/marks.



accepted.

Malaysia

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Malaysian and/or English. Please

submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Malaysian.








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Mali

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Malta

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in Maltese and/or English. Please submit

professional English translations for all documents issued in Maltese.






Process).


accepted.



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Martinique

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Mauritania

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Mauritius

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Please submit English translations for all documents issued in French.






accepted.

Mexico

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• Certificado de Estudios for all studies, with years of study, course titles, créditos, and grades. For

medical studies, also submit the official certificate stating that the internado de pregrado was

completed.


• Cédula

Note: Unofficial records (e.g., Kárdex, Historia Académica, Constancia, Acta de Grado, etc.) will not be

accepted.



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Moldova

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or Romanian. Official








Process).

Monaco

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Mongolia

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Mongolian. Please submit




study, course titles, study hours, and grades.


Montenegro

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


(i.e., Montenegrin, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Croatian, etc.). Official certified copies may only be accepted if

received directly from the issuing institution. Please submit professional English translations for all

documents.


• Transcripts / Examination Certificates for all studies with years of study, course titles,




Process).



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Morocco

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Mozambique

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


translations for all documents not officially issued in English.


• Transcripts / Examination Results for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours and

grades.


Myanmar, Union of

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All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Burmese or English. Please submit

professional English translations for all documents issued in Burmese.


• Grading Certificates / Marks Certificates for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/credits

(if applicable), and grades/marks.


Note: Unofficial records (e.g., study hours certification letter without indications of grades/marks earned,

result slips, provisional examination results, etc.) will not be accepted.



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Namibia

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accepted.

Nauru

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







accepted.

Nepal

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




and marks/ grades.



grades/marks received, result slips, provisional examination results, etc.) will not be accepted.



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Netherlands

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Dutch and/or English. Please

submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Dutch.






Process).

Netherlands Antilles

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







New Zealand

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________








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Nicaragua

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• Certificado de Estudios for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours, and grades.



Niger

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Nigeria

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________





directly to IERF:





accepted.

Northern Ireland

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Norway

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Norwegian and/or English. Please

submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Norwegian.





Process).



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Oman

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________






Pakistan

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in English and/or Urdu. Please submit

professional English translations for all documents issued in Urdu.


• University-Issued Mark Sheets / University-Issued Transcripts for all studies, with years of study,




accepted.

Palau

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



• Transcripts for all studies with years of study, course titles, and grades.




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Palestinian Territories

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Arabic, English, etc.). Please submit professional English translations for all documents not officially issued in

English.


• Transcripts for all studies with years of study, course titles, units, and grades.


Panama

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________





• Indice Académico / Registro del Estudiante / Historial Académico Oficial for all studies, with years of

study, course titles, units/hours and grades.



Papua New Guinea

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







accepted.



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Paraguay

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________





• Certificado de Estudios for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours, and grades.



Peru

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




• Certificado Oficial de Estudios for all studies, with years of study, course titles, créditos, and grades.

• Grado / Título earned for all studies. If the Grado / Título was not earned, please indicate so in

writing.




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Philippines

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• Transcripts for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours, and grades. For medical

studies, if no units are provided on the transcript, please provide the official hours of instruction.


• English translations for coursework listed in Pilipino.

Note: Unofficial records (e.g., student progress reports/cards/true copies of grades, etc.) will not be

accepted.

Poland

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Polish. Official certified copies may




• Transcripts / Indeks for all studies, with years of study, course titles, hours/credits/units (if


• Dyplom (Diplomas) earned for all studies.


Process).



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Portugal

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




• Certificado de Estudos for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours and grades.



Process).

Puerto Rico

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory. Please check with your institution whether an evaluation report is required. If

it is needed, please note the following document requirements.





Qatar

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________








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Reunion

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________









Romania

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Romanian. Official certified copies




• Foaie Matricola (Transcripts) for all studies, with years of study, course titles, hours/credits/units (if




Process).



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Russian Federation

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian. Official certified copies









Process).



Rwanda

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in French or English. TRUE CERTIFIED

COPIES (COPIES CONFORMES) are also acceptable, when certified by the issuing institution. Please submit







accepted.



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Samoa

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in English and/or Samoan. Please submit

professional English translations for all documents issued in Samoan.






accepted.

San Marino

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Italian. Please submit English





Sao Tome & Principe

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Portuguese, etc.). Please submit professional English translations for all documents.


• Transcripts / Examination Results for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/ hours and

grades.

• Grau / Título earned for all studies. If the Grau / Título was not earned, please indicate so in writing.



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Saudi Arabia

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________






Scotland

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Senegal

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________











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Serbia

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Serbian. Official certified copies








Process).

Seychelles

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in French and/or English. Please submit

English translations for all documents issued in French.






accepted.



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Sierra Leone

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________





directly to IERF:





accepted.

Singapore

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________









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Slovakia

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Slovak. Official certified copies may








Process).

Slovenia

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Slovene. Official certified copies








Process).



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Solomon Islands

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







accepted.

Somalia

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Somali, Arabic and/or English.

Please submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Somali or Arabic.


• Transcripts/ Academic Records, with years of study, course titles, units/credits (if applicable), and

grades/marks.



accepted.



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South Africa

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



• Transcripts for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/credits/marks (if applicable), and

grades/marks.



grades/marks earned, result slips, provisional examination results, etc.) will not be accepted.

Spain

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




• Certificación Académica Personal / Certificación Académica Oficial / Certificado Académico for all

studies, with years of study, course titles, credits/units/hours, and grades.



Process).

Sri Lanka

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







grades/marks earned, examination result slips, provisional examination results, etc.) will not be accepted.



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St. Kitts and Nevis

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







St. Lucia

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







St. Pierre and Miquelon

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________











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St. Vincent and the Grenadines

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







Sudan

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in English and/or Arabic. Please submit

professional English translations for all documents issued in Arabic.






accepted.

Surinam

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________









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Swaziland

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







accepted.

Sweden

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Swedish and/or English. Please

submit professional English translations for all documents issued in Swedish.





Process).



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Switzerland

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in French, German, Italian and/or

English. Please submit English translations for all documents issued in French, German, or Italian.



credits/coefficients/units/hours (if available), and grades.



Process).

Syria

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Arabic. Please submit professional



• Transcripts for all studies, with years of study, course titles, and grades. Also submit the official

curriculum/plan of studies that indicates the total hours of study for each course.


Taiwan

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




• Graduation Certificates earned for all studies.



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Tajikistan

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or Tajik. Official









Process).



Tanzania

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







accepted.



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Thailand

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Thai and/or English. Please submit

professional English translations for all documents issued in Thai.



and grades/marks.


Togo

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________









Tonga

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







accepted.



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Trinidad and Tobago

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







Tunisia

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________











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Turkey

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Turkish and/or English. Please

submit English translations for all documents issued in Turkish.



grades.

• Diplomasi (Diplomas) earned for all studies (issued in Turkish).


Process).

Note: Unofficial records (e.g., Geçisi Mezuniyet Belgeci, etc.) will not be accepted.

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Turkish and/or English. Please

submit English translations for all documents issued in Turkish.



grades.

• Diplomasi (Diplomas) earned for all studies (issued in Turkish).


Process).

Note: Unofficial records (e.g., Geçisi Mezuniyet Belgeci, etc.) will not be accepted.



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Turkmenistan

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or Turkmen. Official









Process).



Tuvalu

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







accepted.



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Uganda

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







accepted.

Ukraine

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or Ukrainian. Official




• Akademichna Dovidka (Academic Certificates) / Academic Extracts / Dodatok do Dyploma

(Attachments to the Diploma) for all studies, with years of study, course titles, hours/credits/units (if


• Dyplom (Diplomas) earned for all studies.


Process).

For incomplete post-secondary studies, please submit a copy of the record book (Zalikova knyzhka) as




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United Arab Emirates

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________






United Kingdom

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







Process).


accepted.



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Uruguay

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________





• Certificado de Estudios / Certificado de Escolaridad / Certificación de Estudios for all studies, with




Uzbekistan

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Russian and/or Uzbek. Official









Process).





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Vanuatu (New Hebrides)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in English and/or French. Please submit

English translations for all documents issued in French.






accepted.

Vatican City State (Holy See)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records in the official language(s) of issue (i.e., Latin,

Italian, English, etc.). Please submit professional English translations for all documents not officially issued in

English.





Process).

Note: If you completed studies at a seminary / theological institute under the Holy See but that is located in

another country, please also refer to the required documentation for that country.



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Venezuela

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________





• Certificado de Estudios / Expediente de Grado / Expediente Académico for all studies, with years of

study, course titles, units/hours, and grades.



Vietnam

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

All supporting documents must be ORIGINAL academic records issued in Vietnamese. Please submit



• Phiếu Diểm (Transcripts) for all studies, with years of study, course titles, units/hours, and grades.

• Diplomas earned for all studies

Note: Unofficial records (e.g., notarized copies, etc.) will not be accepted.

Wales

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




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Yemen

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________






Zambia

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







accepted.

Zimbabwe

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________







accepted.

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