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If you are applying at a university abroad, you will inevitably face a number of questions, regarding the preparation of the necessary documents. Regardless of what university you choose, one of the first things you need to do is have your diploma for secondary education, issued by the Ministry of Education and Science (MES), translated and legalized.
The deadlines to submit documents in various countries are often shorter than those in Bulgarian universities. This is why preparing your documents ahead of time is essential.
Main steps for the translation and legalization of a diploma:
- Affixing a notary certification on a diploma copy - after you officially obtain your diploma for secondary education (DSE), you will need to have a notary certification affixed on a copy. Documents uploaded in the registers of the NACID (diplomas for secondary education issued AFTER 01.01.2007 and diplomas for higher education issued AFTER 01.01.2012) may only be certified via a copy drafted by the NACID. Originals are not certified!
- Affixing an Apostille - the copy that has been prepared should be certified by affixing an Apostille seal by the National Centre for Information and Documentation (NACID), where all education documents are certified. As of 2020, an e-Apostille can also be affixed. You can find out everything about the electronic Apostille here.
- Translation - the next step consists in having the document translated in the desired target language. An important condition here is that the translator needs to be sworn (approved by the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - CD of the MFA).
- Certifying the translation - the finished translation, prepared and formatted according to all requirements for legalization, is joined to the document and a certification of the translation is affixed on this bundle by the CD of the MFA.
Important! The entire procedure of translation and legalization is done on a copy. In this way you do not lose the original document and may produce two or more certified copies when applying at various universities.
All services that we offer can be used from the comfort of your home or office through our online platform. If you do not have the physical time to visit all certifying and attesting institutions, we can assist you and you do not even have to come personally to one of our offices.
Through the option of placing an online order you save valuable time, and through our combined packages for translation and legalization of a DSE you save more than 25% of the estimated costs.
Main steps in placing an online order for the translation and legalization of a diploma:
1. From our homepage select the option "Online order".
2. From the dropdown menus select the features of a diploma for secondary edication as a type of document:
| » Type of service - translation and legalisation | »Type of order* |
| » Type of document - diploma for secondary education | » Number of pages ** - 3 pcs. |
| » Source and target languages | » Manner of receiving - via courier or personally at one of our offices. *** |
* By changing the "Type of order", you can choose the optimal combination between implementation time and price (basic, fast or express).
** The approximate number of translation pages (1 800 characters of finished text) of a DSE is 3 pages.
*** The option to receive the finished document by e-mail is not valid for this type of service because we have to receive and then return to you the original document from which the certified copy ot your diploma was produced.
For your convenience, on the right side of the screen you will see the calculated price of your order for translation and legalization through the online calculator. The price includes all components of the service, as well as a state fees
This calculation in advance gives you the freedom to select a suitable package in terms of how long the order will take, corresponding to your deadlines and budget. Our price offers for education documents and special combined packages are meant to make things easier for you, without placing an unnecessary burden on your budget. The discounts for combined translation and legalization start at -25% of the total value, saving you both time and money.
All combined packages for translation and legalization may be checked out in our prices here.
3. After checking all desired options for the service, you can easily go to the "Place an order" option, where you will need to upload your file as a scanned documents in Word, pdf or jpg format, fill in your contact information (name, telephone number, e-mail), and specify any additional requirements for the translation.
You will receive a confirmation for successfully placing the order, as well as a link for online payment, on the e-mail address specified.
Important! When placing an online order which includes the legalization of a diploma for secondary education, you will need to send your original document to one of our offices. This may be done via a courier company or personally at one of our offices by you or your representative who will deliver the document to us.
A detailed description on how to place an online order can be found in our article 3 easy steps to place an online order for translation and/or legalization.
If you are unsure when checking any of the options, you can contact an associate for assistance at any time by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
* You can find more information about cases regarding translation and legalization in our blog with helpful articles here.
* You can read success stories of results achieved for our clients here.
