Equivalence of Vocational school diplomas

Submitting the application

Submitting the application

Public Hours: Monday-Thursday 09:00-11:00, 14:00-16:00  Friday 09:00-11:00, 12 Spiru Haret street, room 1, District 1, 010176, Bucharest

      Required documents

      Required documents

      1. Application form – for file submission in physical format

      2. Professional/vocational school diploma

      • copy, if the study document is issued in Romanian, English, French, Spanish, Italian language
      • copy and certified translation in Romanian for the documents issued in other languages

      3. Study document for previous school cycle

      • copy, if the study document is issued in Romanian, English, French, Spanish, Italian language
      • copy and certified translation in Romanian for the documents issued in other languages

      4. Proof of completion of all study levels (transcript of all years/certificate of each level including course description and skills acquired); study document showing the name of completed courses, length of study, course descriptions and skills acquired

      • copy, if the study document is issued in Romanian, English, French, Spanish, Italian language
      • copy and certified translation in Romanian for the documents issued in other languages

      5. Identification paper  – copy

      • passport / identity card
      • proof of legal name change,  if applicable, copy for documents in Romanian language / English / French / Spanish / Italian, and authorized translation in Romanian for other languages

       

      Authentication of study documents

      1. Diplomas from Moldova do not need any form of authentication. Diplomas issued before 2008 (and diplomas issued after 2008 which cannot be verified on line) shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from the Ministry of Education of Moldova which shall be submitted, starting on 01.04.2019, in copy;

      2. The Hague Apostille is requested for diplomas from countries which are parties to the Hague Apostille, issued by the competent authorities in the issuing countries. The Hague Apostille is requested for diplomas from Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Cyprus;

      3. Diplomas issued in countries which are not parties to the Hague Apostille Convention shall be authenticated or accompanied by an authentication certificate from by the competent authorities in the issuing countries:

      • Legalization/Authentication is done by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the issuing country, the Embassy/Consular Office of Romania in the issuing country and the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs or by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the issuing country, the issuing country’s Embassy/Consular Office in Romania and the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; for countries where Romania does not have a diplomatic mission or countries which do not have diplomatic missions in Romania, the study documents shall be legalized by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the issuing country;
      • Legalization/Authentication exemption is allowed under the law of an international treaty to which Romania is party or on a reciprocity basis.

      List of countries for which the authentication of study documents is requested

      Evaluation of documents

      Evaluation of documents

      The processing time is 30 days from the date of registration of the application, which should include proper and complete documents.

      If considerable research or correspondence to obtain necessary information is required, during unusually busy periods or when circumstances beyond our control prevail, the time span as indicated above may be extended.

      Check the status of the file by accessing File status check

      Issuing the certificate

      Issuing the certificate

      • in electronic format, in the PCUe platform, for the requests sent online
      • CNRED, working hours: Monday to Thursday,  between 09:00-12:00, 13:00-15:00

      National Centre for Equivalence and Recognition of Diplomas
      12 Spiru Haret street, district 1, 010176 Bucharest

      • County School Inspectorate,
      • By mail, to the address indicated in the application
      • By courier –  payment upon reaching destination – the courier service is contracted by the applicant

      The certificate is issued to the holder, to a first-degree relative, to a person empowered by notarial power of attorney or by power of attorney, to the representative of the employer, or to the educational institution in Romania.

      If the notarial power of attorney or the power of attorney was drawn up on the territory of another state, a copy is sent for the Romanian, English, French, Spanish, Italian languages. For other foreign languages, the documents are submitted, in copy, accompanied by the legalized translation into Romanian, in copy. The power of attorney or power of attorney must be apostilled or legalized by the competent authorities of the state on whose territory they were drawn up, except for states that have concluded conventions, treaties, or agreements with Romania on legal assistance in civil matters, which provide for exemption from any legalization. Powers of attorney drawn up at Romanian embassies or consulates abroad without apostille/legalization are accepted.

      Duplicate release

      Duplicate release

      A duplicate may be issued in the event of loss, complete destruction or damage of the attestation of equivalence.

      For the duplicate to be issued, the following must be submitted:

      1. request;
      2. sworn declaration of loss, destruction or damage of the attestation;
      3. identity document – copy;
      4. diploma which has been recognized/recognized – copy;
      5. other documents, if necessary.

      Appealing procedure

      Appealing procedure

      The appeals shall be submitted to the Ministry of Education and Research Registry within 45 working days from the date of issue of the recognition / equivalence certificate and, respectively, from the date of notifying the reasons for non-recognition. The deadline for resolving the appeals is 60 working days from their registration with CNRED. The term of settlement can be extended in justified cases, the applicant being notified in writing, through postal services or electronic mail.

      Contact

      Mirela ANDRONE, Inspector

      E-mail: mirela.androne@edu.gov.ro

      Phone: 021 405 56 71, Fax: 021 317 85 17

      Issuing of certificates

      Phone: 021 405 63 23, Fax: 021 313 10 13

      E-mail: irina.iordache@edu.gov.ro

      Video tutorial for the online transmission of files, through the electronic Single Point of Contact

      Q

      We inform you that sending requests through the electronic Single Contact Point can be done exclusively using one of the following variants as login data: ROeID, eIDAS or ghiseul.ro credentials.

      Files submitted through accounts accessed through eDirect are not processed. Exceptions are files sent by educational institutions from Romania.

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