Apostille

Degree Legalization

*Original certificate or its duplicate need to be legalised by:*

                1) Polish consul in the country where certificate was issued or in the country in which educational system a school operates;

                2) educational authorities in the country where a certificate was issued or in the country in which educational system a school operates;

                3) an embassy or consulate of the country where certificate was issued or in the country in which educational system a school operates located in Poland or in other EU, EFTA or OECD country;

                4) if a certificate was issued by a country – party to the Hague Convention of 5th October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement for Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, an original certificate, its duplicate or a notarial copy with an Apostille placed on it or attached to any of those documents must be submitted.

*Apostille*

On October 5, 1961 the several nations joined to create the simplified method of legalizing documents through the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents
<http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=text.display&tid=37>.

If your country accepts the Apostille (also called Apostille Certificate or Certificate) as a form of international document legalization your degree must be certified by *Designated Competent Authorities*
<http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.authorities&cid=41>.