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Recognition of a foreign diploma in Moldova

For people with a diploma or qualification from abroad who want to continue their studies or work in Moldova. The recognition and equivalence certificate compares your studies with the Moldovan system; the documents and where to apply are below.

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Good to know

  • The service is free and takes 30 working days, counted from the day your complete file is registered at the Ministry of Education and Research (MEC).
  • The result is a Certificate of recognition and equivalence. It compares your studies and qualification with the Moldovan education system and lets you continue studies and/or look for work, under the current rules.
  • You can apply if you hold the diploma, if you are a first-degree relative of the holder (with a document that proves it), or as a legal representative with a notarised power of attorney.
  • If your file is incomplete, you are told by e-mail, phone or post. You have 1 year from the notification to complete it. After that the MEC closes the file and you must start over with a new complete one.

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How to apply

  1. You do this

    Submit the application

    Hand in the application and your study documents at the counter of the Centre for Information and Communication Technologies in Education (CTICE): 1 Alecu Russo St, 7th floor, office 77-C, Chișinău.

    You can book a time slot. (Recognition of study periods to continue studying in the national system follows a separate route.)

  2. The office does this

    Your file is examined

    If something is missing, you are told how to complete it. You have a year to do so.

  3. You do this

    Collect the certificate

    The certificate is issued at the CTICE counter.

Required documents

  • Study document (transcript of records)
    original and copy
  • Study document that made it possible to continue studies abroad
    copy and legalised translation
  • Supplement to the study document
    for general, vocational-technical and higher education
  • Course syllabus
    needed only if your profession is regulated: medicine, veterinary medicine or architecture
  • Your employer's registration certificate (copy), or, when the employer is a private person, a copy of their ID

Fees and processing times

Processing timeCost
30 working days
Counted from the registration of your complete file at the MEC
Free

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Source. This guide is written by us in plain words, based on the official service page on the government portal evo.gov.md (provided by Centre for Information and Communication Technologies in Education). The amounts and deadlines are the ones on the official page.

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