This section provides information on requirements for credentials by country. Please refer to the General Documentation Requirements to find the application form and requirements for the form of identification. If your country is not on the list, please follow the General Documentation Requirements. The application can be filled out at https://epe.skvc.lt/en . You should attach full-colour scans of the original documents to your application form. If the requirement below indicates that the submitted document should be original and/or sent to us by the awarding institution directly to us, the processing of your application will only start once you submit the original paper document with fresh seals and signatures to our office and/or the documents from the awarding institution are received.

Albania | AlgeriaArmenia | AustriaAzerbaijan | Bangladesh | Belgium Belarus | Cameroon | China | Congo (DR) | Egypt | Estonia | FinlandFrance | GermanyDenmark | Ghana | GreeceIndiaInternational Baccalaureate | Ireland | Italy | Kazakhstan | Kyrgyzstan | Latvia | Luxembourg | MorrocoNepal | Netherlands | NorwayNigeria | Pakistan | Philippines | Portugal Poland | Russia | Sakartvelo (Georgia)South Korea | SpainSri Lanka | Sweden | Tajikistan | Turkey | Turkmenistan | Ukraine | United Kingdom | United States | Uzbekistan

 

CountryDocumentation requirements
Albania

Secondary education

  • Diploma e Maturës Shteteröre
  1. Diplomë e Maturës Shtetërore or Diplomë e Maturës Shteteröre (Profesionale)
  2. Certifikatë Maturës Shtetërore
Algeria

Secondary education

  • Baccalauréat de lEnseignement Secondaire
  1. Baccalaureat (original certificate)
  2. Releve de Notes du Baccalaureat (original supplement)



Armenia

Secondary education

  • Mijnakarg Yndhanur Krtoutian Attestat
  1. Mijnakarg Yndhanur Krtoutian Attestat
  2. Document of Unified State Examination Results (Единые госэкзамены) for admission to higher education institutions in Armenia
Austria

Secondary education

  • Reifeprüfungszeugnis

 

Higher education

  • Bachelor (FH) or
  • Bachelor (Universität) or
  • Magister/Diplom
  1. Diploma
  2. Transcript
Azerbaijan                

Secondary education

  • Orta təhsil haqqżnda attestat
  1. Orta təhsil haqqżnda attestat
  2. Official results of the state examination for admission to higher education institutions in Azerbaijan organised by the State Student Admissions Commission (Tələbə Qəbulu üzrə Dövlət  Komissiyası (TQDK)) or State Examination Center (Dövlət İmtahan Mərkəzi (DIM))
Bangladesh

Secondary education

  • Higher Secondary Certificate
  1. Higher Secondary Certificate
  2. Academic Transcript of the Higher Secondary Certificate
  3. Secondary School Certificate
  4. Academic Transcript of the Secondary School Certificate

 

Higher education

  • Bachelor of Arts/Science
  1. Diploma
  2. Diploma supplement
Belarus

Secondary education

  • Aтэстат аб агульнай сярэдняй адукацыi  
  1. Atestat (атэстат аб агульнай сярэдняй адукацыi)
  2. A letter issued by the school providing information on the results of the passed school leaving examinations
Belgium

Secondary education

Belgium Flemish Community

  • Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs (Diploma and transript Dagelijks werk)

Belgium French Community

  • Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (CESS)

Belgium German Speaking Community

  • Abschusszeugnis der Oberstufe des Secundarunterrichts

 

Automatic recognition of higher education qualifications

Belgian higher education qualifications specified in Annex 1 of the Benelux-Baltic Agreement on Automatic Recognition and meeting the conditions set out in Article 4 are subject to automatic recognition. Text of the contract: https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/52f323b193e611ec9e62f960e3ee1cb6?jfwid=9qlcjos2e

More information about Automatic recognition: https://skvc.lrv.lt/en/qualification-recognition/apply-for-recognition/automatic-recognition.

Cameroon

Secondary education

  • General Certificate of Education
  1. Original General Certificate of Education (ordinary and advanced levels)
  2. The official statement of General Certificate of Education (ordinary and advanced  levels) posted directly to Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education, A. Goštauto g. 12, LT-01108, Vilnius, Lithuania by Cameroon General Certificate of Education Board in a sealed and stamped envelope or e-mailed directly to [email protected] from an official GCE Board  e-mail address.
  3. Documents attesting to any periods of post secondary education (if any)

 

Higher education 

  • Bachelor/Licence
  1. Bachelor/Licence certificate
  2. Bachelor/Licence certificate supplement
China

Secondary education

  • Senior Secondary School
  1. Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate issued jointly by the school and local department of education
  2. Academic transcript for the last three years issued by the school
  3. Verification report in English for the Huikao or the new Academic Proficiency Test (Xueye Shuiping Ceshi/Kaoshi) results issued by CHESICC (www.chsi.com.cn/en/)
  4. Verification report in  English for the Chinese National University Entrance Examination (GaoKao) issued by CHESICC (www.chsi.com.cn/en/)

 

Higher Education

  1. Degree Certificate (original or certified true copy)
  2. Graduation Certificate (original or certified true copy)
  3. Academic Transcript (original or certified true copy)
  4. Verification reports in English for the degree certificate issued by the Center for Student Services and Development (CSSD)  (https://www.chsi.com.cn/en/ ).

Please refer to General Documentation Requirements for more information.

Please note that all documents issued in Chinese should be supplemented with an official translation into English or Lithuanian. A translation is considered to be official when it is bound to a certified true copy of the document in the original language and is attested by the translator’s signature.

Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Secondary Education

  • Enseignement Secondaire (secondary education)
  1. Diplome d'Etat (original)
  2. Bulletin for the last 3 years of schooling (original)

Denmark

Secondary Education

  • Bevis for Studentereksamen or
  •  
  • Bevis for Højere Teknisk Eksamen or
  •  
  • Bevis for Højere forberedelseseksamen  or
  •  
  • Bevis for Højere handelseksamen

 

Higher education

  • Erhvervsakademigrad (AK) or
  • Professionsbachelorgrad or
  • Bachelorgrad or
  • Kandidatgrad
  1. Diploma
  2. Transcript/Diploma Supplement

Please note that all documents issued in Danish should be supplemented with an official translation into English or Lithuanian. A translation is considered to be official when it is bound to a certified true copy of the document in the original language and is attested by the translator’s signature.

Egypt

Secondary education

  • Thanawiyya al-A’aamaI
  1. General Secondary Education Certificate (Thanawiyya al-A’aamaI) as issued in Arabic
  2. official General Secondary Education Certificate examination results completed after 12 years of education indicating all the subjects and grades earned issued in English and by the Ministry of Education and legalised by the Lithuanian Embassy in Egypt https://eg.mfa.lt/en (original)
Estonia

Secondary education

  • Gümnaasiumi Lõputunnistus
  1. Gümnaasiumi Lõputunnistus

  2. Hinneteleht

  3. Riigieksamitunnistus

Please note that documents issued in Estonian should be supplemented with an official translation into English or Lithuanian. A translation is considered to be official when it is bound to a certified true copy of the document in the original language and is attested by the translator’s signature.

There is no need to apply for academic recognition of Gümnaasiumi Lõputunnistus issued starting from 2019 as it is recognised automatically. More information about Automatic recognition: https://skvc.lrv.lt/en/qualification-recognition/apply-for-recognition/automatic-recognition/

Finland

Secondary education

  • Ylioppilastutkintotodistus
  1. School leaving certificate (Lukion Päättötodistus)
  2. Matriculation examination certificate (Ylioppilastutkintotodistus)

 

Higher education

  • Kandidaatin tutkinto / kandidatexamen or
  • Ammattikorkeakoulututkinto or
  • Maisterin tutkinto / magisterexamen or
  • Ylempi ammattikorkeakoulututkinto
  1. Diploma
  2. Transcript/Supplement
France

Secondary education

  • Baccalauréat 
  1. Diplôme du Baccalauréat
  2. Relevé de Notes

 

Higher education

  • Licence professionnelle or
  • Licence or
  • Master
  1. Diploma
  2. Transcript – Relevé de Notes Relevé de Notes and (or)Europass Certificate

Please note that all documents issued in French should be supplemented with an official translation into English, Russian, or Lithuanian. A translation is considered to be official when it is bound to a certified true copy of the document in the original language and is attested by the translator’s signature.

Germany

Secondary education

  • Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife.

 

Higher education

  • Bakkalaureus/Bachelor; Diplom (FH)-Grad  or
  • Magister Artium / Diplom-Grad  or
  • Staatsprüfung  or
  • Master/Magister
  1. Diploma (Urkunde, Diplom)
  2. Transcript (Zeugnis, Diploma Supplement), providing information about subjects, exams, grades and credits
Ghana

Secondary education

  • Senior Secondary Certificate 
  1. WAEC Senior Secondary Certificate (please note that we do not accept certificates issued by third parties, such as schools)
  2. Result Checker Card’s serial number and pin code for us to be able to check your examination results online at ghana.waecdirect.org

 

Higher Education 

  1. Bachelor diploma
  2. Bachelor diploma supplement
Greece

Secondary education

  1. ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΓΕΝΙΚΟΥ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ(Apolytirio Genikou Lykeiou) or ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗΡΙΟ ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΚΟΥ ΛΥΚΕΙΟΥ (Apolytirio Epangekmatikou Lykeiou)
  2. Certificate of access to higher educationΒΕΒΑΙΩΣΗ ΠΡΟΣΒΑΣΗΣ (Vevaiosi Prosvasis)

 

Higher education

  • ΠΤYΧΙΟ / ΠΤYΧΙΟ TEI (PTYCHIO) (diplomas ir diplomo priedas)
  • ΜΕΤΑΠΤYΧΙΑΚΟ (METAPTYCHIAKO) (diplomas ir diplomo priedas)
  1. Diploma
  2. Transcrip/Supplement
India

Secondary education

  • Senior Secondary Examination Certificate
  1. Secondary school (X) certificate with mark sheet
  2. Apostilled original senior secondary (XII) examination certificate with mark sheet

 

Higher Education

  1. Apostilled original degree certificate
  2. Apostilled original consolidated mark sheet

International Baccalaureate

Secondary education

  • International Baccalaureate
  1. Diploma of the International Baccalaureate
  2. International Baccalaureate programme results certificate
  3. The login details to enable SKVC to check the examination results online at http://www.ibo.org/

Ireland 

Secondary education

  • Leaving Certificate    
  1. Leaving Certificate (Provisional certificates are accepted only for current graduates)                  
Italy

Secondary education

  • Diploma di Superamento dell’Esame di Stato conclusivo/Diploma di Maturita
  1. Diplomas – Diploma di Superamento dell’Esame di Stato conclusivo/Diploma di Maturita
  2. Certifica (Esame di Stato)/Curriculum dello Studente (issued from 2021) - a document, providing information about passed state examination
  3. A document issued by the school and providing information about marks obtained at the end of the last year of schooling

 

Higher education

  • Laurea or
  • Diploma Accademico di Primo Livello or
  • Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale or
  • Laurea Magistrale/ Specialistica a ciclo unico or
  • Diploma accademico di secondo livello
  1. Diploma
  2. Transcript/Supplement

Kazakhstan

Secondary education

  • Аттeстат жалпы орта білім туралы   
  1. Аттeстат жалпы орта білім туралы
  2. Жалпы орта білім туралыаттeстатка косымша
  3. Ұлттық бірыңғай тестілеу Сертификат (Unified National Testing Results Certificate) or Кешенді тестілеу Сертификат (Complex Testing of applicants Results Certificate)

Kyrgyzstan

Secondary education

  • Жалпы орто билим женунде аттестат (аттестат о среднем общем образовании)
  1. Жалпы орто билим женунде аттестат (or other equivalent document)
  2. Appendix (жетишкен бааларынын жыйынтык) to the Жалпы орто билим женунде аттестат
  3. Document on Results of National Test (Жалпы республикалык тестирлөө/Общее тестирование) rganized by Центр оценки в образовании и методов обучения
Latvia

Secondary education

  • Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību 
  1. Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību
  2. Sekmju izraksts
  3. Vispārējās vidējās izglītības sertifikāts

There is no need to apply for academic recognition of Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību issued starting from 2019 as it is recognised automatically.

More information about Automatic recognition: https://skvc.lrv.lt/en/qualification-recognition/apply-for-recognition/automatic-recognition/

Luxembourg

Automatic recognition of higher education qualifications

Luxembourg higher education qualifications specified in Annex 1 of the Benelux-Baltic Agreement on Automatic Recognition and meeting the conditions set out in Article 4 are subject to automatic recognition. Text of the contract: https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/52f323b193e611ec9e62f960e3ee1cb6?jfwid=9qlcjos2e

More information about Automatic recognition: https://skvc.lrv.lt/en/qualification-recognition/apply-for-recognition/automatic-recognition/
Morocco

Secondary education

  • Attestation du Baccalauréat
  1. Attestation du Baccalauréat sertifikatas
  2. Releve de Notes du Baccalaureat sertifikato priedas

 

Higher education

  1. Licence d'Études Fondamentales diploma
  2. Releve de notes diploma supplement
Nepal

Secondary education

  • Higher Secondary Examination Certificate
  1. Original Higher Secondary Examination Certificate attested by the National Examinations Board (NEB) and legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
  2. Original Higher Secondary Examination Academic Transcript attested by the National Examinations Board (NEB) and legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
  3. School Leaving Certificate
  4. School Leaving education academic transcript
Netherlands

Secondary education

  • Hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs (HAVO) or
  • Voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs (VWO)

 

Higher education

  • Bachelor (HBO)/ Bachelor (WO) or
  • Master (HBO)/ Master (WO)
  1. Diploma
  2. Transcript/Diploma Supplement

Automatic recognition of higher education qualifications

The Netherland higher education qualifications specified in Annex 1 of the Benelux-Baltic Agreement on Automatic Recognition and meeting the conditions set out in Article 4 are subject to automatic recognition. Text of the contract: https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/52f323b193e611ec9e62f960e3ee1cb6?jfwid=9qlcjos2e

More information about Automatic recognition: https://skvc.lrv.lt/en/qualification-recognition/apply-for-recognition/automatic-recognition/

Norway 

Secondary education

  • Vitnemål for videregående opplæring (generell studiekompetanse)

 

Higher education

  1. Bachelor or
  2. Master or
  3. Master Candidata/Candidatus (one-tier (integrated/long-term))
  • Diploma
  • Transcript/Supplement
Nigeria

Secondary education

  • Senior School Certificate
  1. WAEC or NECO Senior School Certificate; Please note that we do not accept certificates issued by third parties, such as schools;
  2. Scratch Card serial number and pin code for us to be able to check your examination results online. Your results have to be available at www.waecdirect.org or www.mynecoexams.com/results/

 

Higher Education 

  1. Diploma
  2. Official Academic Transcript (original or certified true copy) scanned and e-mailed from official university email address to [email protected] and then posted directly to the Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education, A. Goštauto g. 12, LT-01108 Vilnius, Lithuania in a sealed and stamped envelope
Pakistan

Secondary education

Higher Secondary Certificate:

  1. Higher Secondary School Examination Certificate attested by the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (original)
  2. Higher Secondary School Examination Certificate Statement of Marks attested by the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (original)
  3. Secondary School Examination Certificate attested by the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC)
  4. Secondary School Examination Certificate Statement of Marks attested by the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC)

 

Higher Education 

  1. Diploma attested by the Higher Education Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  2. Full Academic Transcript attested by the Higher Education Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

Poland

Secondary education

  • Świadectwo Dojrzałości
  1. Świadectwo Dojrzałości
  2. Świadectwo ukończenia
Philippines

Secondary Education

  1. Diploma supplemented with an Authentication Certificate issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs
  2. Secondary Student's Permanent Record (Form 137-A) supplemented with an Authentication Certificate issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs
Portugal

Secondary education

  • Diploma/Certificado/Certidão do Ensino
  1. Diploma/Certificado/Certidão do Ensino Secundário
  2. Document certifying the passing of the national exams (FICHA ENES (Exames Nacionais do Ensino Secundário Português))

 

Higher Education

  • Licenciado (Diploma and its Transcript/Supplement)
  • Mestrado (Diploma and its Transcript/Supplement)
  1. Diploma
  2. Transcript/Supplement

Russia

 

Secondary education

  • Attestat 
  1. Attestat (Аттестат о среднем (полном) образовании)
  2. Appendix to attestat
  3. Certificate Unified State Examination Results Certificate (Свидетельство о результатах единого государственного экзамена)
Sakartvelo (Giorgia)

Secondary education

  1. Secondary School diploma (Sashualo Skolis Atestati) or General Education Diploma (Sruli zogadi Ganatlebis Atestati)

  2. Results of the Unified National Examinations (Ertiani Erovnuli Gamocdebi)

South Korea

Secondary Education

  1. Certificate of Graduation and Academic Transcript issued in English and sent directly to our office in a sealed and stamped envelope by the school;
  2. Results of the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (if you have not taken the test, you should notify us).

 

Higher Education

  1. Certificate of Graduation and Transcript posted directly to our office by the higher education institution in a sealed and stamped envelope.
Spain

Secondary education

  • Título de Bachiller
  1. Título de Bachiller
  2. An examination certificate (Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad) (if taken)
  3. Academic Certificate (Historial Académico de Bachillerato/Certificación official)

 

Please note that documents issued in Spanish should be supplemented with an official translation into English, Russian, or Lithuanian. A translation is considered to be official when it is bound to a certified true copy of the document in the original language and is attested by the translator’s signature.

 

Higher education

  • Titulo de Graduado
  • Titulo de Master
  1. Diploma 
  2. Transcript

 

Sri Lanka

 

Secondary education

  • General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level)
  1. Official statements of General Certificates of Education (Ordinary Level and Advanced Level) posted directly to Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education, A. Goštauto g. 12, LT-01108, Vilnius, Lithuania by the Department of Examinations in a sealed and stamped envelope

Sweden

 

Secondary education

  • Examensbevis (Högskoleförberedande examen) or
  • Examensbevis or
  • Avgångsbetyg /Slutbetyg 

 

Higher education

  • Högskoleexamen/  Konstnärlig högskoleexamen or
  • Kandidatexamen/Konstnärlig kandidatexamen or
  • Yrkesexamen på grundnivå or
  • Yrkesexamen på avancerad nivå or
  • Magisterexamen or
  • Masterexamen or
  • Konstnärlig magister/ masterexamen
  1. Diploma
  2. Transcript

Tajikistan

 

Secondary education

  • Шаходатнома дар бораи тахсилоти миёнаи умумй (свидетельство об общем среднем образовании)
  1. Шаходатнома дар бораи тахсилоти миёнаиумумй
  2. Appendix (табели чамъбасти бахохои азхудкунй)to the Шаходатнома дар бораи тахсилоти миёнаи умумй
  3. Official results of the centralized examination for admission to higher education institutions in Tajikistan organised by National Testing Centre (Маркази миллии тестӣ, https://ntc.tj/tj/)
Turkey

Secondary education

  • Lise Diplomasi
  1. Lise Diplomasi
  2. Transcript providing information on the last 4 years of study
  3. Results of taken YKS (from 2018), YGS and/or LYS examinations or previously organised centralised admission examinations

Turkmenistan           

 

Secondary education

  • Şahadatnama orta blim hakynda (Аттестат о полном среднем общем образовании)
  1. Şahadatnama orta blim hakynda (or other equivalent document)

Ukraine

 

Secondary education

  • Aтeстат прo повну загальну серeдню освiту / Cвідоцтвo про здобуття повної загальної середньої освіти
  1. Aтeстат прo повну загальну серeдню освiту / Cвідоцтвo про здобуття повної загальної середньої освіти.
  2. Додаток до Атестата / Свідоцтвa
  3. Results of national testing: Зовнішнє незалежне оцінювання (ЗНО) (from 2008 to 2021) or Національний мультипредметний тест (НMТ) (in 2022).

United Kingdom

 

Secondary education

  • General Certificate of Education - Advanced Level (A level)
  1. General Certificate of Education (or another qualification comparable to at least 2 A levels)
  2. Scottish Qualifications Certificate (at least 4 Scottish Highers must be passed or Scottish Advanced Highers level examination)

Higher Education

  • Bachelor (Ordinary) (usually Bachelor of Science (BSc)/Bachelor of Arts (BA))  or
  • Bachelor (Honours) (usually Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)/Bachelor of Arts (BA(Hons) or
  • Master  of Arts (Hons) or
  • Masters (usually Master of Science/Master of  Arts) Masters (integrated studies, e.g. MEng., etc.)
  1. Diploma
  2. Diploma Supplement – ​​Transcript/Supplement or Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) directly sent to SKVC from the higher education institution, if such a service is provided

United States

 

Secondary education

  • High School Diploma 
  1. Diploma
  2. Official academic transcript in a sealed and stamped envelope posted directly to Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education, A. Goštauto g. 12, LT-01108, Vilnius, Lithuania, or posted directly by awarding institution in a sealed and stamped envelope, or e-mailed directly to [email protected] from an official awarding institution's address
  3. ACT, SAT, or AP examination results submitted in a sealed envelope
  4. Documents attesting to completion of any postsecondary education (if applicable)

 

Higher Education 

  1. Diploma
  2. Official academic transcript in a sealed and stamped envelope posted directly to Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education, A. Goštauto g. 12, LT-01108, Vilnius, Lithuania, or posted directly by awarding institution in a sealed and stamped envelope, or e-mailed directly to [email protected] from an official awarding institution's address

Uzbekistan

 

Secondary education

  • Ўрта маълумот тўгрисида Шаходатнома (Аттестат о полном среднем общем образовании)
  1. Ўрта маълумот тўгрисида Шаходатнома
  2. ўзлаштириш бўйича якуний бахолартабели to the Ўрта маълумот тўгрисида Шаходатнома
  3. Official results of the centralized examination for admission to higher education institutions in Uzbekistan organised by National Testing Centre  (Государственного центра тестирования (ГЦТ))

Last updated: 10-02-2025