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Ukrainian diploma for equivalence in Belgium
Prepare the Ukrainian diploma and the annexes requested by the competent authority. A faithful translation helps the authority read the educational record; it does not guarantee a favourable equivalence decision.
Understand the processWhy does the diploma country remain central?
Link to this sectionA diploma issued from Ukraine forces the Belgian authority to read a study system, transcript format and sometimes a legalisation logic that do not look like the Belgian framework. The translation has to make that structure readable, not flatten it.
Where is most time lost?
Link to this sectionWhen the diploma is translated, but the decisive annexes are not, when the wrong institutional route is chosen or when legalisation is treated as an afterthought.
What does the translation need to make readable?
Link to this sectionThe level, duration, grades, labels and academic path logic that the equivalence process needs to read.
Documents to prepare
- Original diploma or readable certified copy
- Transcripts, supplements or useful annexes
- Apostille or legalisation if needed
- Sworn translation of the records read by the academic or professional authority
- Identity record and the correct application form
Steps to follow
Choose the right route
First identify the equivalence authority that will read the file.
Gather the useful annexes
Do not stop at the diploma itself: transcripts, supplements and useful attestations matter too.
Authenticate and then translate
Handle any apostille or legalisation before the sworn translation if that step applies.
File a coherent set
File the diploma, annexes, translation and the correct application form together.
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Frequently asked questions
+−Does a diploma issued from Ukraine need to be translated in full?
+−Can legalisation wait until the end?
+−Do EquiSup and NARIC read the same thing?
+−Is the diploma alone enough for a regulated profession?
+−Does this page replace the academic or professional authority?
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Official sources used
The references below are the public sources used to document this page. The competent authority always retains the final decision.
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