Where to get an apostille for a School Certificate for admission in Poland?

Today's schoolchildren decide in advance not only their future specialty and profession, but also which university they want to enroll in. For many Ukrainians, getting an education abroad, including in Poland, is promising.

Preparation for admission also includes collecting documents. Each country and educational institution has its own requirements for the package of documents. You can find out in advance what you need to provide.

Why do Ukrainians need an apostille for their School Certificate?

A general requirement of educational institutions in Poland is a document of secondary education. If a child graduated from school in Ukraine, he/she will have a state-issued School Certificate. This document is drawn up in Ukrainian. In order to use it in Europe, you need to affix an apostille stamp.

This procedure allows you to legalize a document in other countries. Poland has signed the Hague Convention, so Ukrainians only need to get an apostille in their home country, and then it can be used in Europe.

We emphasize that the apostille stamp confirms the authenticity of the signatures and seals affixed to the document. The stamp is not placed on the document, but on a separate form, which is stitched to the School Certificate. The validity period of the apostille is unlimited.

How to get an apostille for a School Certificate in Ukraine?

In this case, the Ministry of Education of Ukraine is responsible for apostilling. It is impossible to legalize a document at the Ukrainian consulate; the procedure shall be done only on the territory of the country.

You have 2 options:

• Come to Kyiv on your own and submit the document to the Ministry.
• Contact Pereklad agency. At the same time, you can be anywhere in the world.

In the second case, you save time and money. You do not need to buy tickets to the capital, book accommodation, or spend money on current expenses. You contact our office and our managers go through the entire procedure for you. They officially submit education documents to the relevant Ministry, receive them, if necessary, translate them into Polish or English and send the School Certificate with an apostille to you.

Also, before obtaining an apostille, we recommend that you check with the educational institution what kind of translation is needed. There are 3 options: into Polish, into English or translation by a sworn Polish translator. The first 2 options can be made in Ukraine at an affordable price. Our agency will not only get an apostille, but will also immediately translate it into the needed language.

If you want to receive an apostille stamp yourself, then you need to visit the Ministry twice: to submit and receive a document with an apostille. Next, you still need to prepare the translation in accordance with international standards. To do this, you need to contact a professional translator.

In Poland, institutions do not accept documents in Ukrainian. It is necessary to make a translation of the School Certificate with an apostille. And then you can legally use the document for admission to the chosen educational institution.