Vytautas Magnus University

Requirements for Documents

  • All scans must be made from original documents the front and reverse sides (i.e. NOT copies), be in full colour, clear and legible. Any scans that do not meet such requirements will be disregarded.
  • Diploma or degree certificate must be final and in the original language. If the final diploma is yet to be issued, please include a provisional certification, which confirms the fact of your graduation and provides the title of your qualification in the original language.
  • Diploma supplement /Academic transcript, records of grades, or a similar document must be in the original language. It should list all the subjects, grades, and credits and/or hours. For applicants to Master/PhD degree programmes, it is required for the Official Academic Transcript.
  • The submitted credentials is a subject to verification, which requires a direct confirmation of the award of the qualification and an Official Academic Transcript from the issuing institution. An Official Academic Transcript should be emailed directly by the higher education institution to: recognition@vdu.lt and/or mailed by post, mailing address: Vytautas Magnus University, International Cooperation Department, Donelaičio g. 58, LT-44248 Kaunas, Lithuania.
  • All documents issued in languages other than English should be supplemented with an official translation. A translation is considered to be official when it is bound to a certified true copy of the document in the original language and is attested by the translator’s signature. Documents issued in English do not require a translation.
  • Unified, national university entrance examination results. In some countries, exams are part of graduation requirements, but in others they are also required for university entrance. If this is the case in your country, you have to submit your examination results certificate. The results of the examination cannot be lower than the minimum satisfactory grade approved by the state. Please refer to the Country Specific Requirements.
  • “Apostille” and document legalization. Our office requires legalizing or certifying with an “Apostille” the originals of your educational credentials except documents issued in the countries from the European Union (EU), the UK, the USA, Canada, Ukraine or Moldova. Please read more about “Apostille” and double legalization HERE.
  • We reserve the right to request for the originals of your credentials for verification purposes at any time during the processing of your application. The submitted originals can be picked up in our office, returned in a registered letter or you may arrange for a courier service pick up at your own expense.
  • If your name in the credential differs from the name in your passport, a valid proof of name change issued by a competent official body must be submitted.
  • All scans must be in colour and high quality, saved as PDF or JPG formats, document photos are not acceptable.
  • If there are multiple pages of a document, please save them together in one electronic file.
  • Organize your documents in chronological order.
  • If you have attended multiple institutions, attach them separately.
  • If you have multiple degrees, attach them separately.
  • Scans must be named understandably (secondary education; examination results; bachelor degree; passport; name change, etc.).

Please note (!) Requirements for submission of documents may vary by country. For more information, please refer to the Country Specific Requirements.

The process of recognition is carried out together with the application process after the applicant fully uploads and submits the required documents in a single application on the DreamApply system.

Please note (!) The obligation to submit all the documents necessary for recognition rests with the applicant.