# Legalization of a basic education certificate
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Translation, apostille and preparation of a basic education certificate
La Fit Trans prepares basic education certificates for schools, authorities and other recipients abroad or in Bulgaria. The scope is matched to the form, year and issuing school, destination country and the recipient’s actual requirement.
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A basic education certificate is an official school credential confirming a completed level of education. Translation conveys its content, an apostille or another authentication confirms its official origin, and recognition determines the educational value accepted by the receiving institution. These services serve different purposes and are not automatically combined in every order.
## What does a Bulgarian basic education certificate confirm?
It confirms completion of basic education and the right to continue to the next level or to vocational qualification training. Current form 3-30, legacy form 3-20 and duplicates of either may be encountered. The issue year and applicable school rules matter because the basic level may have been completed after a different grade. The credential is not renamed as a secondary education diploma.
## What is checked before legalization?
Review covers the exact title, issuing school, school year, series, printed-form and registration numbers, date, signature of the head teacher or authorised person, state seal and any available electronic verification. It also establishes whether the item is an original, duplicate or officially issued copy and whether the front, reverse and supplements form a complete set. The document form and legibility of its official fields can affect the authentication route.
## How does this certificate differ from other school records?
A grade-completion record refers to one school year, while a primary-stage completion certificate has another educational function. A first upper-secondary-stage certificate and a secondary education diploma concern later stages or levels. A statement of grades and teaching hours, a transfer record and a vocational qualification certificate also have separate purposes. Each title remains distinct when several records are presented together.
## When does a Bulgarian certificate receive an apostille?
NACID provides apostilles for eligible educational and attestation records issued within Bulgaria’s preschool, school and vocational education and training system. For a basic education certificate, the issuer, form, year, registration, destination and recipient’s rules are assessed. An applicable international treaty or explicit acceptance without an apostille may define a different route. An apostille neither replaces the translation nor amounts to recognition of the educational level.
## What does the translation cover?
The translation follows the school and pupil data, form of study, school year, subjects, grades, overall result, national assessment results and any stated qualification- or language-framework levels. Series and registration numbers, dates, signatures, seal, barcode and duplicate notes remain tied to their source fields. Historic terminology and abbreviations are rendered according to the actual form without supplying information that is absent.
## How is a foreign basic education record prepared for Bulgaria?
The foreign school record is authenticated under the rules of the issuing country, whether by apostille, an applicable legal-assistance treaty or consular legalization. A Bulgarian translation is then produced to the receiving authority’s requirements. Recognition of completed basic education, a particular grade or results is a separate procedure before the competent education authority and does not follow from translation or authentication alone.
## How does La Fit Trans organise the service?
La Fit Trans identifies the exact type and origin of the certificate and matches the destination and recipient’s requirement to the appropriate translation and authentication. Front, reverse, supplements and related school records are handled as a consistent set. The translator uses the educational terminology of the target language, while an independent editor checks names, subjects, grades, numbers and links between pages. The quotation may combine translation, certified copies, an applicable apostille or another administrative service and delivery.
## How are price and completion time determined?
Pricing reflects the language pair, page count, front and reverse, supplements, subject and grade tables, legibility, document form and required authentication. Translation time is separated from official verification, apostille, recognition or delivery time. After reviewing the complete set, La Fit Trans states the precise scope, total price and a realistic completion date.
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