In order to confirm a foreign diploma in another country for the purpose of further education or employment, you need to go through the nostrification procedure. Confirmation of a diploma in the process of nostrification establishes the authenticity and legality of obtaining a document, as well as the compliance of the existing diploma with the standards of diplomas of the host country and the possibility of its use on its territory.
The process of recognition of a diploma takes a significant amount of time and requires financial costs. In any case, you will need to be patient and achieve your goal. If the diploma is not recognized, it will not be possible to move up the career ladder or enter a university in the host country.
Confirmation of a diploma in Germany by students of Russian universities
If you decide to move to Germany to continue your education or work in the country, you must confirm your diploma.
The complexity of this procedure will depend on your goals. If confirmation of a diploma is necessary for admission to a German university, further education and advanced training, there will be no problems with this. Germany is one of the countries in which universities themselves can decide whether to confirm a diploma or not. That is, upon admission to the magistracy of the chosen university, it is necessary to submit an application with an attached copy of the diploma directly to the university, where they will make a decision on the possibility of admission or refusal of admission.
When recognizing a diploma for professional activities, there are some restrictions. In Germany, there are a number of professions that require confirmation of a diploma in special state institutions and departments located in each federal state of the country. In this case, there is a high probability that in order to recognize the existing diploma, it will be necessary to take special additional courses, seminars for advanced training or practice in the speci alty.
Confirmation of a diploma in Russia by students of foreign universities
Everyone who has studied abroad but wants to continue their studies or work in Russia faces this problem.
In our country, the decision on the authenticity and compliance of the diploma is made by the Federal Service for Supervision of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, in practice, such issues are decided by the Main State Expert Center. It is here that you need to send a package of documents for the nostrification procedure.
The time during which an application for confirmation of a diploma is considered usually does not exceed 4 months,unless it is necessary to submit additional requests to foreign universities or departments.
On May 21, 2012, the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation was issued, which approved 210 Higher Educational Institutions from 25 countries, whose diplomas will be confirmed automatically. Confirmation of the diploma established by the Order of foreign educational institutions in Russia is not required.
