Information on recognition of your high school certificate/diploma

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Individual information on foreign certificates entitling holders to apply for admission to first-cycle degree programs or long-cycle studies will be issued within 60 days of the submission of a complete set of documents via the SYRENA system https://syrena.nawa.gov.pl/# :

exclusively in electronic form as a PDF document signed with a qualified digital signature
in Polish
free of charge.

To obtain information about a foreign high school certificate:

before submitting your application, please read the SYRENA System user manual https://nawa.gov.pl/images/Uznawalnosc/SYRENA/Syrena_User-Manual_Application_Secondary-school-certificate.pdf

prepare the required documents – in PDF or JPG format, maximum file size is 3 MB. Pay attention to step 2 and step 3 described in the instructions to correctly enter the document details and attach them accordingly:
- certificate entitling you to continue your studies, about which you would like to obtain information
- transcript / supplement / appendix to the above certificate – if issued
- previous document – previous school leaving certificate
- certified translations of all the above documents (does not apply to documents issued in English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian)
- identity document (passport)
- document confirming change of surname (if applies)
- statement from parents/legal guardians (in the case of underage candidates)
- in the case of refugees – document confirming refugee status
in the SYRENA System, fill in the application form and attach scans of the required documents,
in order to submit your application correctly, activate the individual link generated for the case, sent by the SYRENA System to the e-mail address provided in the form,
check the status of your application in the SYRENA system yourself,
download information about your foreign diploma – a message about the release of the information and the possibility of downloading it is sent by the SYRENA system.

For information about foreign bachelor diplomas:

- before submitting your application, please read the SYRENA System user manual https://nawa.gov.pl/images/Uznawalnosc/SYRENA/Syrena_User-Manual_Application_4.pdf
- prepare the required documents – in PDF or JPG format, maximum file size is 3 MB. Pay attention to step 2 and step 3 described in the instructions to correctly enter the document details and attach them accordingly:
  - diploma about which you would like to obtain information
  - transcript / supplement / appendix to the above diploma
  - previous document – document which was the basis for admission to studies
  - transcript / supplement / appendix to the previous document (if applicable)
  - certified translations of all the above documents (does not apply to documents issued in English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian)
  - identity document
  - document confirming a change of name
  - for refugees – a document confirming refugee status
- in the SYRENA System, fill in the application form and attach scans of the required documents,
- in order to submit your application correctly, activate the individual link generated for the case, sent by the SYRENA System to the e-mail address provided in the form,
- check the status of your application in the SYRENA system yourself,
- download information about your foreign diploma – a message about the release of the information and the possibility of downloading it is sent by the SYRENA system.

If you encounter any technical problems, please contact: syrenahelp@nawa.gov.pl

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