Equivalence of Vocational school diplomas awarded abroad for Romanian citizens

Equivalence of Vocational school diplomas

Submitting the application

Online, through Electronic Point of Single Contact for diplomas issued in Romanian, English, French, Spanish or Italian language – from accounts accessed through ROeID, eIDAS or ghiseul.ro. Files sent through accounts accessed via eDirect are not processed.
Online, through Electronic Point of Single Contact for diplomas issued in other foreign languages – from accounts accessed through ROeID, eIDAS or ghiseul.ro. Files sent through accounts accessed via eDirect are not processed.
Ministry of Education and Research Registration Office– by mail or express courier

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

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

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

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 or to a person authorized by power of attorney.

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:

request;
sworn declaration of loss, destruction or damage of the attestation;
identity document – copy;
diploma which has been recognized/recognized – copy;
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: florica.oancea@edu.gov.ro

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