Documents to upload in your application

Depending on the education you have, you need to upload different documents in the application. You will find more information about exactly which ones in the web application. The documents must be scanned original documents in pdf format (if you have them in jpg format, for example, you need to convert them to pdf).

Some common documents

A degree certificate or diploma that shows the qualification awarded. Please enclose both the front side and the reverse side of the diploma in the original language.

Your personal transcript (a list of the courses that were included in your degree/qualification) in the original language. Also enclose your Diploma Supplement if you have one.

If you have documents issued in a language other than English, French, Spanish, German or a Nordic language, they must be translated. The translation must be done by an authorised translator to Swedish or one of the above languages.

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If you are registered with Arbetsförmedlingen, The Swedish Public Employment Service, it is possible to have documents translated for free.

For some countries, we request documentation in addition to what we generally require. This can vary depending on what education level you have. Find out what applies by reading the information for your country of study (see country-specific documents). 

If the name or family name on your education documents is different than the name you currently have, you need to submit documentation of your name change. Examples of accepted documents are identity cards, marriage certificates or other official documentation that indicates both names. Order a population register certificate from the Swedish Tax Agency.

We'll contact you by email if you need to submit additional documentation. You can then upload any missing document directly to your application. 

Uploading is the fastest and easiest way to get your documents to us, but you're also welcome to send copies using the postal service. Send them to:

The Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna

Write your case number on all your documents. You can find it in the attached letter to the confirmation email you received after submitting your application. Your documents don't require attestation. We won't begin processing your application until all of your documents have arrived. Be sure to submit everything required as soon as possible. 

If you already have a recognition statement from us you only need to submit a new application if, since then, you've completed a new foreign degree.

To ensure quality, we sometimes ask to see your original documents. Therefore, you should be prepared to submit original documents if asked to do so. If we suspect your documents have been forged, an investigation will be started that can lead to a police report.

Country-specific documents

For some countries, we often request documentation in addition to what we generally require. This can vary depending on what education level you have.

  • For many West African countries (for example Nigeria and Ghana), you’ll need a scratch card for upper-secondary education for online verification of your degree. Contact WAEC or NECO in your country of study to request a scratch card.  
  • Sometimes, we can request that you submit an official transcript from countries other than the ones listed here. If this is the case, we’ll contact you with specific information.

UHR is not currently contacting Afghanistan to confirm the authenticity of education documents. This means that you can still submit an application for recognition but we may not be able to provide you with an assessment. If you are submitting an application, you must attach scanned color copies of your educational documents. 

It’s impossible for us to say in advance which qualifications we can assess, but you can use our Qualifications Assessment Tool to download a document that describes your previous education.

Using the Qualifications Assessment Tool, you can get a direct response to what your qualifications compare to in the Swedish education system. You can use this assessment, together with your education documents, when applying for a job. You can find UHR’s assessment tool at uhr.se/en/qualifications-assessment-tool/ 

If you have a higher education qualification from Australia, your university must submit the following documents via My eQuals:

  • Degree certificate
  • Transcript
  • Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS).

Log in to My eQuals and indicate you wish to share your education documents with ENIC Sweden or utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se. It’s important that you provide your registration number from UHR in the field ”Registration number” and leave the field ”Expiry date” blank.

UHR prefers to receive electronic education documents sent directly from the university as they are more secure and the fast delivery time speeds up the processing of your application.

If your university is unable to send us your documents electronically, please contact us by email and let us know. In some cases, UHR can also accept scanned and paper copies.

Higher education or post-secondary vocational education and training qualification

If you have a higher education or post-secondary vocational education qualification from Cameroon, you must contact the university and request they send your official transcript/Relevé de Notes directly to us at utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se or:

Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

Please note that UHR doesn’t require this from French-language universities.

If you’ve already applied for admission to higher education in Sweden through Universityadmissions.se or Antagning.se and have requested an official transcript, you don’t need to have them sent again. Write in your application for assessment of your qualifications that your transcripts have already been sent.

Upper secondary qualification

If you have an upper secondary qualification from Cameroon, you must contact the Cameroon GCE Board and ask them to send a ‘Confirmation of examination results’ directly to UHR at utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se or:

Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

You must also upload or submit copies of your diploma (your application won’t be considered complete with just the ‘Confirmation of examination results’).

If you have a higher education or post-secondary vocational education qualification from Canada, you must submit the following document:

  • Official transcript/Relevé de notes submitted electronically (e-transcript) directly from your university.

Log in to your university’s student portal or MyCreds/MesCertif portal and indicate you wish to share your education documents with ENIC Sweden or utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se.

It’s important that you provide your registration number from UHR in the field ”Registration number” and leave the field ”Expiry date” blank.

UHR prefers to receive electronic education documents sent directly from the university as they are more secure and the fast delivery time speeds up the processing of your application.

If your university is unable to send us your documents electronically, UHR also accepts paper copies sent directly from the university to:

Swedish Council for Higher Education
PO Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

If you have a post-secondary and/or a higher education qualification from China, you must:

Complete the form yourself and send the reports to us (click on the links in the text).

If you have a higher education qualification from Egypt, please submit a copy of your Egyptian passport when you apply for recognition. 

If you have a post-secondary vocational education from Eritrea, you must contact your education institution and request they submit an official transcript directly to us:

Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

Higher education or post-secondary vocational education and training qualification

If you have a higher education or post-secondary vocational education qualification from Ethiopia, you must yourself request that the university send your official transcript directly to us.

Electronic transcripts are submitted to: utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se

Postal service address:
Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

If you’ve already applied for admission to higher education in Sweden through Universityadmissions.se or Antagning.se and have requested an official transcript, you don’t need to have them sent again. Write in your application for assessment of your qualifications that your transcripts have already been sent.

Upper secondary vocational qualification

If you have an upper secondary vocational qualification (not higher education preparatory) from Ethiopia, you must also contact your school and request they send your official transcript directly to:

Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

If you have a tertiary degree from the Netherlands (university or university for applied sciences) you must:

  • submit an e-certificate for your diploma. Upload it yourself from the site Mijn DUO
  • Submit the e-certified diploma with the blue ribbon in your file at Universitets- och högskolerådet on My pages, or send it as an attachment to an e-mail. Put the registration number in the header.

If you have a higher education from Nigeria, you must contact your higher education institution and request they submit an official transcript directly to us.

Electronic transcripts can be sent to: utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se

Or to:
Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

If you have a post-secondary vocational education from Nigeria, you must contact your higher education institution and request they submit an official transcript directly to us by post:.

Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

If you’ve applied for university studies in Sweden and have already requested an official transcript be sent to Universityadmissions.se or Antagning.se, you don’t need to submit your transcript again. Write in your recognition application that your transcripts have already been requested and submitted.

 

If you have a higher education qualification from Sudan, you must submit the original documents (not copies) of your transcript.

Submit your original documents by registered mail to:

UHR / Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

We will return your documents to you when we have completed the assessment of your application.

If your Higher Education Institution issues secure digital credentials you need to share these with UHR:

  • You need to check if your university issues digital credentials of your completed degree: Degree certificate, Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) and/or Academic transcript.
  • Share your digital credentials with utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se.
  • It is important that you enter your case number if possible and leave the "Expiry date" field blank.

If your university can not send secure digital documents directly to UHR, you need to submit a consent form.
Download the following consent form and submit together with your application.

Post-secondary vocational or upper secondary qualification

If you have a post-secondary vocational qualification or an upper secondary qualification (High School Diploma or GED) from the United States, you must contact your university/school and ask them to send your official transcript directly to us.

Electronic transcripts can be sent to: utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se

Postal service address:
Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

Higher education qualification

If you have a higher education qualification from the United States, you need to submit the following document:

  • Official transcript submitted electronically (e-transcript) directly from your university.

Log in to your university’s student portal and indicate you’d like to share your education documents with ENIC Sweden or utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se

If possible, in the fields "Registration Number", "Application number", “Social Security Number” etc, we’d like you to fill in your registration number from UHR and your Swedish ID number/date of birth. Leave the field ”Expiry date” blank.

UHR prefers to receive electronic education documents sent directly from the university as they are more secure and the fast delivery time speeds up the processing of your application.

If your university is unable to send us your documents electronically, UHR also accepts paper copies sent directly from the university to:
Swedish Council for Higher Education
PO Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

If you have a higher education qualification from Yemen, please submit a copy of your Yemeni passport when you apply for recognition. 

No documents from your foreign education?

If you’ve completed your education programme with a degree but are missing documentation of this (education document such as transcript and diploma), UHR may still be able to assess your qualification. You need to submit other documents and information to us. This applies to post-secondary foreign qualifications.

This evaluation of foreign qualifications is an alternative for you if you are missing the education documents that UHR usually needs in order to process your application.

We can assess your education even if you don’t have complete documentation if:

  • You have a completed post-secondary education from a country other than Sweden at a recognised higher education institution/education provider.
  • You cannot obtain your formal education documents, such as a degree certificate and transcript.
  • You have good reasons for why you can’t obtain your education documents. This could be for example because you’re a refugee or that you completed your education in a country at war.
  • You’re prepared to put a lot of time into describing your education in a detailed manner based on the form and other documentation, according to instructions.

Please note that if your application is incomplete, or if the information you provide doesn’t match the knowledge we have, your case can be closed without you receiving a description of your qualification.

  1. Complete the form "Background Paper - Description of foreign qualifications" (PDF). If you're not familiar with certain terms or expressions, we appreciate if you describe things in your own words.
  2. Be sure to complete the entire form and save it to your computer.
  3. Go to the Application for foreign qualification assessment and create an application.
  4. On the application, fill in your personal data and information about your qualification. You can also upload your required documents. 
  5. Upload the following documents:
    - passport or other document with your personal data
    - education documents (if you have them)
    - the form for a background paper that you completed (step 1)
    - other supporting documents that are required instead of education documents, for example: certificate from studies and/or work experience; photographs; academic papers/degree projects; membership cards from student organisations; or other documents that show you've studied. 
  1. Complete the form "Background Paper - Description of foreign qualifications" (PDF). If you're not familiar with certain terms or expressions, it’s fine if you describe things in your own words.
  2. Be sure to complete the entire form and save it to your computer.
  3. If you've received an email from us requesting that you complete your application, you can log in to the e-service Application for foreign qualification and go to 'My pages'. You'll find a button with the text 'submit documents' where you can upload what's been requested.
  4. If you haven't received an email from us, you can always submit your documents by email to utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se
    - passport or other document with your personal data
    - education documents (if you have them)
    - the form for a background paper that you completed (step 1)
    - other supporting documents that are required instead of education documents, for example: certificate from studies and/or work experience; photographs; academic papers/degree projects; membership cards from student organisations; or other documents that show you've studied.

The assessment can lead to a recognition statement for your qualification or a description of your qualification. This depends on what documents and information you provide in your application, as well as UHR’s knowledge and reference material on education from the country where you studied.

  • With a recognition statement of a foreign qualification, we’ve assessed at least one official education document and recognised your degree with information on what it is comparable to in Sweden.
  • With a background paper, we haven’t been able to review all official education documents, but we can describe your qualification from the information we do have. A description of your qualification contains information on what Swedish qualification your education is comparable to.

Here is an example of a recognition statement and description of a foreign qualification (in Swedish, pdf)

You can use a recognition statement and a background paper as a basis for applying for a job, continuing your education or before a possible validation of your skills.

Last updated: 15 November 2024