Documents Preparation

In order to participate in the program, you need to collect documents for nostrification (recognition in the Czech Republic) of documents on your previous education. All documents should be prepared in 2 copies.

• For nostrification of the Certificate of Secondary General Education

Notarized copies of the Certificate of Secondary General Education with the Supplement

Citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and Uzbekistan just need to make notarized copies, no apostille is needed.

Citizens of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kyrgyzstan, before notarizing their copies of documents, should affix an apostille on the original of the Certificate (the apostille should be affixed in the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

The apostille should be affixed to the original of the Certificate (apostilled notarized copies are not accepted).

Citizens of Turkmenistan and Tajikistan need a consular legalization of their documents: first, they need to certify copies of the Certificate and the Supplement at a notary, then notarized copies of documents should be certified by the Ministry of Education, and, finally, notarized copies of documents certified by the Ministry of Education should be certified by the Embassy of the Czech Republic.

• Original Certificate of the Number of Academic Hours

This Certificate should contain a complete list of subject matters studied at the school for the last 2 years of study (grades 10, 11). The recommended number of hours for the last 2 years of study is 2,100. The Certificate should be stamped and signed by the school director.

We recommend that you provide 2 original copies of this Certificate (in case of re-submission of documents).

• Certificate of State Accreditation of an Educational Institution

This Certificate is not needed for: graduates of state educational institutions, graduates of schools in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, since they should affix an apostille on the original of the Certificate of Secondary General Education.

• Power of Attorney for Nostrification with the Right of Substitution

A Power Of Attorney with the Right of Substitution for the submission of documents for nostrification is issued by a notary in the name of a GoStudy employee. In case of a student’s minority, the Power of Attorney in the name of a GoStudy employee is drawn up by one of the parents, the full name of the minor should be indicated. The Power of Attorney should be issued with the right of substitution.

• Original Certificate with Grades

A Certificate with Grades is not needed for the process of nostrification of the Certificate of Secondary General Education, but it may be required for admission to some faculties of Czech universities, for example, the Higher School of Chemical Technology in Prague.

The Certificate should contain a complete list of subjects studied at the school for the last 4 years of study (grades 8-11). You can take one Certificate from the school with information about grades and number of hours.

For nostrification of a higher education diploma

• Diploma

Citizens of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia should be sure to affix an apostille on the original of the Diploma. You can affix an apostille at the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Apostille should be affixed to the original of the Diploma. Apostilled notarized copies are not accepted). Citizens of Turkmenistan and Tajikistan need a consular legalization of their documents—it is necessary to certify a notarized copy of a Diploma and a Supplement with grades at the Ministry of Education and at the Embassy of the Czech Republic.

• Diploma Supplement
• Notarized Power of Attorney with the right of substitution to conduct the nostrification process

The Power of Attorney is issued if an employee of our training center receives nostrification in your absence, for example, before your arrival in the Czech Republic.