Apostille Education Certificates

Authenticate Australian degree certificates and academic diplomas for use abroad

Australian University degrees, course transcripts, Testamurs and other academic certificates needed for submission abroad can be certified with an Apostille Stamp or authenticated and attested by the embassy of the recipient country in Canberra.

We authenticate all types of Australian academic and educational documents for use abroad:

• Degrees, diplomas, transcripts, letters and other certificates issued by Australian universities and other tertiary education institutions
• Official documents from Australian Public Colleges of Technical and Further Education (TAFE).
• Certificates issued by private schools and colleges in Australia.
• Certificates issued by registered training organisations
• Documents and certificates issued by Australian primary and secondary schools.

Degrees needing authentication for submission to a signatory country of the Apostille Convention can be authenticated with an Apostille Stamp from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Degrees needed for countries that have not acceded to the Apostille Convention (e.g. United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Taiwan, Qatar) require authentication by DFAT, then additional attestation by the embassy of the recipient country in Canberra.

University Degrees and Transcripts

Before submitting Australian tertiary education documents to DFAT for authentication, verification must be obtained from the awarding university confirming the degree as a "true and accurate record" (verification may be available online). Prior verification may not necessary if the degree can be verified using a public online verification register.

For further information, see:

• University of Melbourne - Apostilles and Authentications
  Testamurs (degree certificates) may not need to be signed and stamped by the University if they can be verified on the University of Melbourne Graduation website.
• University of Sydney - Apostilles
  Academic transcript or degree certificate (testamur) will need to be signed by an authorised staff member at the University.
• Monash University - Apostilles
  One of the following documents is required: a copy of a Monash Graduate search or a copy of your digital credentials from My eQuals
• University of New South Wales - Apostilles
  University of New South Wales testamurs and academic transcripts requiring verification for an Apostille can be sent to the university by mail.

Apostilles can be applied to original certificates or to copies certified by an Australian notary. Copies notarised by a Notary Public also need to be verified by the university or confirmed by My Equals (you can share the link to your degree on My eQuals to provide the notary with verification). Otherwise, if the notary cannot verify the degree using a publicly available online register, they will need to contact the university directly.

The Australian Notary Public must state that "the original record has been verified with the issuing institution". Copies which have simply been notarised as a "true copy" will not be accepted.

Private school and college documents

Documents from Australian private schools and colleges can be authenticated with an Apostille Stamp when they have been notarised. This includes certificates issued by registered training organisations

In some Australian states and territories, the Department of Education may also verify, and apply their departmental seal, to original education documents issued by private schools and colleges. In such cases, an apostille or authentication certificate can be applied to the original, confirming the signature/seal/stamp of the authorised officer from the relevant state or territory education body.

Primary and secondary school documents

Original primary and secondary school documents must be verified and signed by an authorised officer from the relevant state or territory government education body or notarised by an Australian Notary Public.

Attest Australian degrees to submit to the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Kuwait

Degree certificates and transcripts required for submission to UAE, Vietnamese and Kuwaiti authorities require an authentication certificate from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Apostilles are not valid. Once legalized by DFAT, certificates can be attested at the respective embassy in Canberra.

Australian degree requiring attestation for Qatar

Australian degrees required for submission to the authorities of Qatar must be attested by the Qatari embassy in Canberra. The embassy requires submission of the original testamur/certificate/final academic transcripts authenticated by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), as well as a Completion letter (also authenticated by DFAT).

The Completion letter from the university must include:

• Confirmation of the status of the institution (governmental or private);
• Confirmation of the mode of study – full-time or part-time and on-campus or online;
• The campus where the study was undertaken and where examinations were held.
• The duration of the education program.
• The actual time taken to complete the study and obtain the degree/qualification, including the start date and the end date of the study.

The Embassy of Qatar will not authenticate any qualification completed through online study, distance study or external study.

Australian degrees required for submission to Taiwan

In most cases, Australian degrees requiring authentication to submit to Taiwanese authorities need to be legalized by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade before submitting to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office. However, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office can authenticate degrees from some institutions directly if they can be verified.

Documents must be submitted to the correct office according to the State where they were issued:

• Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia (Canberra): Documents issued by institutions in Canberra (ACT) and Western Australia
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Melbourne: Documents issued by institutions in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Sydney: Documents issued by institutions in New South Wales
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Brisbane: Documents issued by institutions in Queensland and Northern Territory.