The following documents must be submitted along with the online application form:

• school leaving certificate in the original language, and a certified translation
• list of grades and subjects in the original language, and a certified translation
• university entrance examination/certificate (if required in your country) in the original language, and a certified copy

And, if you have attended university:

• academic degree in the original language, and a certified translation
• transcript of records for each semester in the original language, and a certified translation

and

• language certificate

All documents can be submitted in German, English or French.

Documents in any other language must be translated. Translations must be certified by the German embassy or consulate or the documents must be translated by a sworn translator in Germany.

Please submit legally-certified copies of all documents only (no originals).

Certifications will only be accepted if they were made by:

• the institution (school or university) which issued the original
• the office of the mayor or city council (Ortsgericht) of a German town
• a notary public in Germany
• a German embassy or a German consulate
• the foreign embassy or consulate in Germany

The certification must include:

• authentication that the copy corresponds with the original
• signature of the certifying person
• official seal

Certifications are not accepted if issued by the following institutions: charitable institutions, parish offices, translators, health insurers, banks, building societies, student unions etc.