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How to Prepare Your Documents for Educational Certificate Attestation

Author: Shareeba Hana
by Shareeba Hana
Posted: Sep 29, 2024

Educational Certificate Attestation is an essential procedure which is necessarily needed to certify the educational documents for employment, higher studies, or even getting residing permit in a foreign country. This is in form of an acknowledgement and validation by the various relevant education institutions and government agencies concerned that the certificates are authentic and recognized.

This Educational Certificate Attestation process usually entails certain verification processes in at the origination institution, the ministry of education of the country, and lastly, the ministry of foreign affairs or the consulate of the country to which the certificate is to be used. This process helps keep fake claims at bay hence making it easier for professionals and students to easily transfer from one country to another.

When it comes to educational certificate attestation the mentioned procedures have to be fulfilled to ensure that all required documents are prepared properly.

Let us outline the steps you need to follow to ensure that your documents are ready for educational certificate attestation:

Step 1 Gather all the documents

It is therefore advisable that before preparing your documents for educational certificate attestation, you ensure that all the required documents are availed to you. Such documents may include working experience letters, which may differ depending on the country and or institution requesting the said attestation.

However, common documents required:

  • Original educational certificates
  • Certificates showing that the person has receiving formal education
  • Transcripts
  • Graduation certificates
  • Mark sheets
  • Birth Certificates or Passport
  • Certification in regard to change of name where the case may be

Step 2: Understand the requirements

Every country and institutions could have their own requirements on the documents to be submitted. It is important to clarify the below requirements before proceeding for an educational certificate attestation. This information can be obtained through the embassy’s website or else through contact with the attestation office.

Step 3: Identity document

While attesting the documents, it is very important to ensure that your documents are genuine. To ensure authenticity, you should check the following:

  • Originality: Ensure that the originals are not photocopied or altered in any given way.
  • Signatures: Make sure that the signatures are authentic and correspond to the signature made on a photocopy.
  • Dates: Make sure that the dates written on the documents are genuine and corresponds to the original records.

Step 4: Prepare Photocopies

The applicant should produce the originals of all the documents that are supposed to be attested and take photocopies of them. These photocopies will be useful during the educational certificate attestation and therefore they have to be clean and we have to ensure that we make proper photocopies.

Step 5: Filling of the Application Form

An application form which is given by the attestation office has to be filled up. Please complete the relevant parts of the form as detailed and supply any additional information that may be asked of you including the reason for educational certificate attestation, contact information and any document that may be needed.

Step 6: Seal the documents

It is recommended that a person keep all the original documents as well as the copies in an envelope securely. Put the stamp and the mailing address on the envelope as required by the mailing services.

Step 7: Send the Documents

If all the required documents have been prepared then, you should forward them to the address given by the attestation office. Make sure that you post your package before the stipulated date because there might be deadline in posting the items.

Step 8: monitor the progress

Maintain communication with the attestation office to know more about the status of educational certificate attestation. They may give daily or weekly updates or inform you when all the required processes are in place.

As pointed out above, steps that should be taken will help you to prepare proper documents for educational certificate attestation. As said before, precision is very important all through the process.

About the Author

Wes Canada provides fast, expert evaluation of foreign educational and professional credentials, aiding international students and professionals in achieving Canadian equivalency for immigration, education, and employment.

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Author: Shareeba Hana

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