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Countries A-F | Countries G-N | Countries O-Z

 

Germany | Ghana | Greece | Guatemala | Honduras | Hong Kong | Hungary | Iceland | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Ivory Coast | Jamaica | Japan | Jordan | Kenya | Korea (South) | Kuwait | Latvia | Lebanon | Liberia  | Libya | Lithuania | | Macau (Macao)Macedonia | Malaysia | Mexico | Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand | Nicaragua| Nigeria | Norway


germany flagGermany

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be certified as true copies of original document by issuing school or government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice.

For students already in the San Jose area, student may make clean copies of all original documents, bring BOTH original and copies to Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations. The reception staff will compare and certify the copies for application use and return to the student the original documents.

Education Translation Requirement:
Line by line or "mirror-image" translation may be done by student.
Student must sign and date and certify translation to be correct.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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ghana flagGhana

 

TOEFL Requirement: NO

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution/schools.

Certified copies, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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greece flagGreece

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution/schools.

Education Translation Requirement:
Translation must be done by school or government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice and certified as true translation.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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guatemala flagGuatemala

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be certified as true copies of original document by issuing school or government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice.

For students already in the San Jose area, student may make clean copies of all original documents, bring BOTH original and copies to Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations. The reception staff will compare and certify the copies for application use and return to the student the original documents.


Education Translation Requirement:
Line by line or "mirror-image" translation may be done by student
Student must sign and date and certify translation to be correct.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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honduras flagHonduras

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be certified as true copies of original document by issuing school or government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice.

For students already in San Jose area, student may make clean copies of all original documents, bring BOTH original and copies to Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations. The reception staff will compare and certify the copies for application use and return to the student the original documents.


Education Translation Requirement:
Line by line or "mirror-image" translation may be done by student.
Student must sign and date and certify translation to be correct.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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hongkong flagHong Kong

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution/schools.

Education Translation Requirement:
Transcript should be sent in English; if not, translation must be done and sent by issuing school.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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hungary flagHungary

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be certified as true copies of original document by issuing school or government offices - embassy, consulate or ministry of justice.

For students already in the San Jose area, student may make clean copies of all original documents, bring BOTH original and copies to Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations. The reception staff will compare and certify the copies for application use and return to the student the original documents.


Education Translation Requirement:
Translation must be done by the issuing school or government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice and certified as true translation.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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iceland flagIceland

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution.

Education Translation Requirement:
Translation must be done by school or government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice and certified as true translation.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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india flagIndia

 

Important: Due to the lengthy time that applicants face in getting a final or provisional degree certificate, we will not accept or process applications from current students who have not completed their 8th semester.

TOEFL Requirement: YES
(TOEFL is only waived for certain universities which are of English medium. Refer to the following: English-Medium Universities in India)

Post-Secondary Education Document Requirements:

Copies of original documents can be submitted if they are certified as true copies by:

Documents should already be in English; if not, word for word translation can be done by:

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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indonesia flagIndonesia

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution/school.

Education Translation Requirement:
Translation must be done by school or government office - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice and certified as true translation.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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iran flagIran

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be official English transcripts sent by issuing university.

OR

Official English translation certified by Ministry of Justice.

OR

Original Farsi Records with translation certified by:
SAEI, Persian Translation
940 Saratoga Avenue #112
San Jose, CA 95129
(408) 554-1318

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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iraq flagIraq

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be certified as true copies of original document by issuing school or government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice.

For students already in the San Jose area, student may make clean copies of all original documents, bring BOTH original and copies to Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations. The reception staff will compare and certify the copies for application use and return to the student the original documents.


Education Translation Requirement:
Translation must be done by issuing school or government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice and certified as true translations.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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ireland flagIreland

 

TOEFL Requirement: NO

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution/schools.

Certified copies, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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israel flagIsrael

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution/school.

Education Translation Requirement:
Translation must be done by school or government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice and certified as true translations.


Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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italy flagItaly

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution/school.

Education Translation Requirement:
Translation must be done by issuing school or government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice and certified as true translation.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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ivory coast flagIvory Coast

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be certified as true copies of original document by issuing school or government office - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice.

For students already in the San Jose area, student may make clean copies of all original documents, bring BOTH original and copies to Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations. The reception staff will compare and certify the copies for application use and return to the student the original documents.


Education Translation Requirement:
Line by line or "mirror-image" translation may be done by student.
Student must sign and date and certify translation to be correct.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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jamaica flagJamaica

 

TOEFL Requirement: NO

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution/schools.

Certified copies, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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japan flagJapan

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:


Records must be sent directly from issuing institution with English translation.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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jordan flagJordan

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution directly in English.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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kenya flagKenya

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution in English.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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south korea flagKorea (South)

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution in English.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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kuwait flagKuwait

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution or the State of Kuwait Embassy; all documents should be sent in English.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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latvia flagLatvia

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Post-Secondary Education Document Requirements:

Copies of documents can be submitted if they are certified as true copies by:

Certified English Translations must be word for word and can be done by:


Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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lebanon flagLebanon

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution in English. If not, the issuing institution would need to provide a mirror-image translation.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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liberia flagLiberia

 

TOEFL Requirement: NO

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institutions.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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libya flagLibya

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution in English.

Education Translation Requirement:
If documents are not in English, translation must be done by school or government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice and certified as true translations.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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lithuania flagLithuania

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Post-Secondary Education Document Requirements:

Copies of documents can be submitted if they are certified as true copies by:

Certified English Translations must be word for word and can be done by:


Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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macau flagMacau (Macao)

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution in English.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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macedonia flagMacedonia

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution or certified as true copies of original documents by government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice.

For students already in the San Jose area, student may make clean copies of all original documents, bring BOTH original and copies to Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations. The reception staff will compare and certify copies for application use and return to the student the original documents.

Education Translation Requirement:
Translation must be done by issuing school or government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice and certified as true translations.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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malaysia flagMalaysia

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution with English translation.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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mexico flagMexico

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution with English translation.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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nepal flagNepal

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be certified as true copies of original document in English and sent by issuing university.

For students already in the San Jose area, student may make clean copies of all original mark sheets and degree certificate issued by the university, bring BOTH original and copies to Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations. The reception staff will compare and certify the copies for application use and return to the student the original documents.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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netherlands flagNetherlands

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from issuing institution with English Translation provided.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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new zealand flagNew Zealand

 

TOEFL Requirement: NO

Education Document Requirement:


Records must be sent directly from issuing institution.

Certified copies, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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nicargua flagNicaragua

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must either be sent directly from the issuing institution/schools, or records may be certified as true copies of original by government offices - embassy, consulate, or ministry of justice.

For students already in the San Jose area, student may make clean copies of all original mark sheets and degree certificate issued by the university and bring BOTH original and copies to Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations. The reception staff will compare and certify the copies for application use and return to the student the original documents.

Education Translation Requirement:
Line by line or "mirror-image" translation may be done by student.
Student must sing and date and certify translation to be correct.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.


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nigeria flagNigeria

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES
(TOEFL is only waived for certain universities which are of English medium. Refer to the following: English-Medium Universities in Nigeria)

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from the issuing institution in English. If not, the school must provide English translation and certified as true translation.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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norway flagNorway

 

TOEFL Requirement: YES

Education Document Requirement:

Records must be sent directly from the issuing institution with English translation certified to be true.

Certified copies, translations, and evaluations done by private services or U.S. notary publics will not be accepted.

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