Find all the information you need about certified copies of your documents on this page. For extra guidance, check out our How-to video below.
If you are admissible, you will have to finalise your application by submitting certified copies of your original diploma and transcript via the EUR Admissions Portal.
A certified copy is an official duplicate of an original document, issued by an authorized official who has verified the duplicate as a true and exact copy of the original by validating the duplicate with a wet ink stamp and handwritten signature.
Our Admissions Office requires a certified copy to verify that your academic credentials are authentic without requiring the physical, original document.
A certified copy is not an upload of the original document.
An authorized official must verify and confirm that the documents are genuine and accurate. Authorized official can be:
- A university official
- A notary
- A sworn translator
- By the City Hall
They must verify that the documents are authentic and true by signing and stamping the photocopy duplicate copy with a wet ink stamp and handwritten signature.
- The university official/notary/translator makes a duplicate by making a photocopy in colour of the original diploma and transcript.
- The university official/notary/translator verify that the photocopy is genuine and accurate copy of the original document by hand signing and stamping (the photocopy) with wet ink in coloured ink (not black or grey). If the document is multiple pages, then each page must contain a stamp and signature.
- The photocopy now contains a new and original coloured signature and stamp in additional to possible photocopied signatures and stamps that were present on the original document.
- Scan the certified copies and submit them in the EUR Admissions Portal.
Examples of accepted and rejected certified copies
| Rejected |
| ❌ Black and white copy |
| ❌ Digital signature and stamp are insufficient |
| ❌ Document not in English or Dutch |
| Accepted |
| ✅ Colour duplicate of original transcript |
| ✅ Contains wet ink stamp and handwritten signature on every page |
| ✅ Document in English |
Translations
Any document originally in a language other than English or Dutch must be translated by a sworn translator. Both the original document and its translation must be certified following the instructions at the top of this page, then merged into one PDF file before uploading in the portal.
