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- 16 min readMoldovaDocumentsFrom Moldova: why your path differs from the advice you readMost guides online were not written for you. A Moldovan school certificate goes through a different procedure in each of the five countries, a Moldovan passport has its own entry rules, and a Moldovan conscript has a list of things to settle before leaving. The whole path, including where the general advice is simply wrong.Verified10/21/2026mec.gov.mdOfficial sourcePremium
- 4 min readGermanyDocumentsGermany: which documents need certifying, and in what orderRefusals often come not from grades but from the form of the documents: the wrong translation, the wrong certification, the wrong copy attached. Here is the certification chain and where the requirements are published.Verified10/08/2026uni-assist.deOfficial source
- 4 min readRomaniaDocumentsRomania: recognition of education documents — who decides and in what orderIn Romania foreign degrees are recognised by a separate state centre, and its decision is needed before the application to a university. Here is the order and the official sources.Verified10/08/2026cnred.edu.roOfficial source
- 4 min readFranceDocumentsFrance: education documents — comparability and a sworn translationFrance does not «confirm» a foreign degree; an authorised centre issues a statement of comparability, and it is not always asked for. Here is who issues it, when it is needed and in what order documents are prepared.Verified10/08/2026france-education-international.frOfficial source
- 4 min readItalyDocumentsItaly: education documents — translation, legalisation, confirmationAn Italian university looks not only at grades but at the confirmation that your certificate gives the right to study. Here is who issues it, in what order translation and legalisation come, and where the requirements are published.Verified10/08/2026esteri.itOfficial source
- 4 min readPolandDocumentsPoland: recognition of certificates and degrees — who decides and what to preparePoland recognises some foreign education documents without a separate procedure and others only through one. Here is who is responsible for recognition, how it differs from nostrification, and where it is published.Verified10/08/2026nawa.gov.plOfficial source
- 9 min readDocumentsRecognition of your diploma: where to check before you applyWhat your school or university qualification is worth is decided not by the university but by a separate recognition authority. Every country has its own, they cost different amounts and work to their own deadlines. Here is the order of checks and the seven places it falls apart.Verified10/04/2026anabin.kmk.orgOfficial source
- 8 min readMoldovaDocumentsMoldova: the documents you arrange before you leaveSome papers for admission are issued only in Moldova, and ordering them from abroad is hard or impossible. Here is which authority does what, in what order to go, and six places where documents have to be redone.Verified10/04/2026asp.gov.mdOfficial source
- 3 min readDocumentsHow to check any requirement in five minutesA method that works for every country: who is allowed to answer your question, and how to reach them.Verified07/31/2026study-in-germany.deOfficial source
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