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Which educational documents for pre-school, school and vocational education can be submitted through the e-apostille program?

Educational documents for pre-school, school and vocational education and training that can be submitted through the electronic apostille platform are:

- Diploma for Secondary education issued AFTER 01.01.2007;
- Supplement of Dimploma for Secondary education issued AFTER 01.01.2007;
- Duplicate of Diploma for the secondary education issued AFTER 01.01.2007;
- Primary education certificate issued AFTER 01.06.2009;
- Duplicate of primary education certificate issued AFTER 01.06.2009;
- Professional qualification Certificate issued AFTER 01.06.2008;
- Supplement of certificate of professional qualification issued AFTER 01.06.2008;
- Duplicate of the certificate of professional competence issued AFTER 01.06.2008;
- Certificate of Completion of the First Stage of Upper Secondary Education issued AFTER 01.06.2020;
- Supplement to the Certificate of Completion of the First Stage of Upper Secondary Education issued AFTER 01.06.2020;
- Duplicate Certificate of Completion of the First Stage of Upper Secondary Education issued AFTER 01.06.2020;
- Certificate of Completion of Upper Secondary Education AFTER 01.01.2007;
- Appendix to the Certificate of Completion of Upper Secondary Education issued AFTER 01.01.2007;
- Duplicate Certificate of Secondary School Completion issued AFTER 01.01.2007;
- Certificate of Examination Completion in a General Education Subject not included in the secondary education diploma issued AFTER 01.01.2007;
- Certificate of Professional Qualification issued by the Vocational Training Centre issued AFTER 01.08.2016;
- Duplicate Certificate of Professional Qualification (issued by the Vocational Training Centre issued AFTER 01.08.2016;
- Certificate of Validation of Professional Qualification issued AFTER 27.03.2015;
- Duplicate Certificate of Validation of Professional Qualifications issued AFTER 27.03.2015;
- Certificate of Partial Validation of Professional Qualifications issued AFTER 27.03.2015;
- Certificate of Vocational Training issued by the Vocational Training Centre AFTER 01.08.2016;
- Duplicate Certificate of Vocational Training issued by the Vocational Training Centre AFTER 01.08.2016;
- Certificate of Competence in [specific field] issued by the Vocational Training Centre AFTER 01.08.2016;
- Duplicate Certificate of Competence in [specific field] issued by the Vocational Training Centre AFTER 01.08.2016;
- Certificate of Competence in Welding issued by the Vocational Training Centre AFTER 01.08.2016;
- Duplicate Certificate of Competence in Welding(issued by the Vocational Training Centre AFTER 01.08.2016;
- Certificate of Validation of Professional Qualification issued by the Vocational Training Centre AFTER 01.08.2016;
- Duplicate Certificate of Validation of Professional Qualification issued by the Vocational Training Centre AFTER 01.08.2016;
- Certificate of Partial Validation of Professional Qualification issued by the Vocational Training Centre AFTER 01.08.2016;
- Duplicate Certificate of Partial Validation of Professional Qualification issued by the Vocational Training Centre AFTER 01.08.2016.


Apostille

The Apostille is a certificate with a seal/stamp which certifies (legalizes) a document from the country where the document was issued. Documents bearing an Apostille are exempted from any further ...

How is legalization charged?

Legalization is charged per certification/apostille in a given state administration. A document may need to be certified in more than one administration. In the case of legalization, the physical ...

How to legalize a Bulgarian educational document?

Educational documents are Diplomas and Higher Education Applications, Diplomas of Secondary Education, Certificate for Enrollment, Certificate for Graduation, Academic Transcript and many other ...

Legalisation of Certificate of Qualification

This document belongs to Group II documents. * When the centre issuing the certificate is not ACCREDITED by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science. Document issued in Bulgaria 1. ...

Legalisation of Statement of Claim (Ministry of Justice)

This document belongs to group III or IV documents (depending on the terminology). Document issued in Bulgaria 1. Requirements for formatting of the document. 1.1. Original with notarized ...

Legalization of a Bank Guarantee

This document belongs to Group III documents. Document issued in Bulgaria 1. Requirements for the document’s format: 1.1. The original must include an outgoing number and date; two ...

Legalization of a Declaration (notarized)

This documents belongs to group III documents. Document issued in Bulgaria 1. Requirements for the document’s format: 1.1. The original must contain notarized certification of the ...

Legalization of a Document Issued by a Foreign Embassy in Bulgaria

This document belongs to group II, III or higher. Document issued in Bulgaria 1. Requirements for the formatting of the document. 1.1. The original document with the stamp of the ...

Legalization of Academic Transcript

This document belongs to group II or III (when the education is in the medical or technical field). Document issued in Bulgaria 1. Requirements for the document's format: 1.1. Outgoing ...

Legalization of Address Registration

This document belongs to group I. (*When the document is to be served before a country which is not a member of the Hague Convention, nor has a bilateral agreement with Bulgaria (e.g. Canada), see ...

Legalization of Bank Reference

This document belongs to Group III documents. Document issued in Bulgaria 1. Requirements for the document's format 1.1. The original document must include an outgoing reference number and ...

Legalization of Bank Statement

This document belongs to group III documents Document issued in Bulgaria 1. Requirements for formatting the document. 1.1. The original document must include an outgoing number and date, ...

Legalization of Business Trip Order

This document belongs to group III documents. Document issued in Bulgaria. 1. Requirements for the formatting of the document. 1.1. A transcript certified by a notary or an original with ...

Legalization of Certificate

This document belongs to group II or III documents. Document issued in Bulgaria 1. Document format requirements: 1.1. A certified copy issued by a notary public. 2. Legalization steps ...

Legalization of Contract

This documents belongs to group III documents. Documents issued in Bulgaria. 1. Requirements for formatting the document 1.1. A certified copy taken by a notary public or the original ...

Legalization of Diploma for Higher Education

This document belongs to group II documents. Document issued in Bulgarian 1. Requirements for document formatting. 1.1. Signature of the holder and stamp of the university next to the ...

Legalization of Diploma for Secondary Education

This document belongs to group II or III documents (depending on the profile of study) Document issued in Bulgaria 1. Requirements for the formatting of the document 1.1. Signature of the ...

Legalization of Discharge Summary (Epicrisis)

This document belongs to group IV documents. Document issued in Bulgaria 1. Requirements for the formatting the document. 1.1. A certified copy by a notary public. 2. Steps for Document ...

Legalization of Health Certificate (Model BFSA No. 35)

This document belongs to group III documents. Document issued in Bulgaria. 1. Requirement for formatting the document. 1.1. Original with reference number, signature, and stamp from the ...

Legalization of Immunisation Passport

This document belongs to group III documents. Document issued in Bulgaria 1. Requirements for formatting the document 1.1. Certified copy by a notary public. 2. Steps for Document ...

Legalization of Independent Auditor's Report

This document belongs to group III or group IV documents (depending on the terminology). Documents issued in Bulgaria 1. Requirements for formatting the document 1.1. A certified copy from a ...

Legalization of Job Description

This document belongs to group III documents. Documents issued in Bulgaria. 1. Requirements for the formatting of the document 1.1. A certified copy taken by a notary public. 2. Steps ...

Legalization of Master Craftsman Certificate (National Chamber of Crafts)

This document belongs to group III documents. Document issued in Bulgaria. 1. Requirements for formatting the document. 1.1. Original document bearing an outgoing reference number and ...

Legalization of Medical Certificate

This document belongs to group IV documents. Document issued in Bulgaria. 1. Requirements for formatting the document. 1.1. Certified transcript (copy) prepared by a notary. 2. ...

Legalization of Medical Examination

This document belongs to group IV documents. Document issued in Bulgaria 1. Requirements for formatting the document 1.1. Certified transcript (copy) prepared by a notary. 2. ...

Legalization of Medical Refferal

This document belongs to group IV documents. Document issued in Bulgaria. 1. Requirements for formatting the document. 1.1. Certified transcript (copy) prepared by a notary. 2. ...

Legalization of Municipal documents for countries not members of the Hague Convention of 1961

This documents belongs to group I documents (*is to be served before a country which is not a member of the 1961 Hague Convention and has no bilateral relations with Bulgaria (e.g., ...

Legalization of Notarial Deed

This document belongs to group IV documents. Document issued in Bulgaria. 1. Requirements for formatting the document. 1.1. Certified transcript (copy) prepared by a notary. 2. ...

Legalization of Personal ID Card (Bulgarian Red Cross)

This document belongs to group III documents. Document issued in Bulgaria. 1. Requirements for formatting the document. 1.1. Certified copy taken by a notary. 2. Steps for Document ...

Legalization of Tax Return (NRA)

This document belongs to group III documents. Document issued in Bulgaria 1. Requirements for the document’s format: 1.1. The original document must bear notarized certification of the ...

Legalization of the Cash Flow Statement (Direct Method)

This document belongs to group III documents. Document issued in Bulgaria. 1. Requirements for formatting the document. 1.1. Certified transcript (copy) prepared by a notary or original ...

What are the advantages of La Fit Trans being an intermediary for attestations and legalizations?

Each employee of La Fit Trans receives training on the specifics and requirements of document attestation and legalization. They learn about the specific features of issuing and legalizing documents ...

What does the Hague Convention on Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents state?

CONVENTION ABOLISHING THE REQUIREMENT OF LEGALISATION FOR FOREIGN PUBLIC DOCUMENTS (Concluded 5 October 1961) The States signatory to the present Convention, Desiring to abolish the ...

What is an Arabic page in the passports?

Every foreigner wishing to visit Libya, in addition to an entry visa, should have the basic details of their passport translated into Arabic, which is to be written on a blank page in the passport. ...

What is e-APP (electronic Apostille Program) / e-apostille (Program for electronic Apostille)?

The National Center for Information and Documentation (NACID) has introduced another innovation in the provision of administrative services by offering an electronic apostille (e-apostille) service. ...

What is the difference between the electronic apostille and the electronic registry?

Differences between the electronic apostille and the electronic registry: - Electronic Apostille Program (e-APP) - the possibility to apply for an electronic and/or physical apostille, pay for and ...

What is the difference between the physical and the electronic Apostille?

The electronic apostille (e-apostille) has the same value and requisites, respecting the requirements of the Hague Convention on the Abolition of the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public ...

What is the legalization of documents?

Legalization of documents is the certification of the authenticity and veracity of the document, by means of prior certification by state administrations and an apostille, which, depending on the ...

What type of legalization must a document issued by a foreign country carry?

In order for a document issued by a foreign country to be valid in the Republic of Bulgaria, it must be legalized according to the requirements for legalization, which may differ depending on the ...

Which are the higher education institutions accredited by the Ministry of Education?

Archive of the Register of Accredited Higher Education Institutions as of 1 June 2017. 1. Agricultural University – Plovdiv 2. Academy of the Ministry of Interior – Sofia 3. Academy of Music, ...

Which Bulgarian institutions can affix an Apostille?

The administrations that can affix the Apostille in the Republic of Bulgaria are the Consular Relations Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the regional administrations in the Republic of ...

Which countries are members of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents?

MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE CONVENTION ON THE ABOLITION THE REQUIREMENT OF LEGALIZATION FOR FOREIGN PUBLIC ACTS /signed at The Hague on 5 October 1961/ A Albania Andorra Antigua and ...

Which documents can be legalized in the Ministry of Justice?

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bulgaria legalizes documents with an Apostille (APOSTILLE) that are to be used abroad, such as Certificates of Criminal Record, Power of Attorney, ...

Which educational documents from higher education institutions and scientific organizations can be submitted through the electronic apostille platform?

Educational documents from universities and scientific organizations that can be submitted through the electronic apostille program include: - Diploma of higher education, issued AFTER ...

Which municipal documents must be issued as DUBLICATES and which as ORIGINALS for legalization?

Originals: - Certificate of identity; - Certificate of marital status and family members; - Certificate of relationship; - Certificate of marital status; - Certificate of civil marriage to a ...

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