Other ways to submit documents

For some countries, we often request documentation in addition to what we generally require. This can vary depending on what education level you have. Find out what applies by reading the information for your country of study.

If you have a higher education qualification from Australia, you should request documentation from My eQuals.

Select to share your documents with the Swedish Council for Higher Education or utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se. In the “Registration number” field, enter the registration number (322-XXXX-XX) you received from UHR. The “Expiry date” field should be left blank.

If your higher education institution is not able to send these documents electronically, please submit scanned copies or paper copies and attach an explanation to your application.

If you have a higher education or post-secondary vocational education from Cameroon, you must contact your higher education institution and request they submit an official transcript/Relevé de notes directly to us.

Electronic transcripts can be sent to: utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se

Or to:
Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

If you have an upper secondary education from Cameroon you need to contact Cameroon GCE Board and ask for a Confirmation of examination results, which the Cameroon GCE Board need to send to UHR: utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se 

or: 
Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

You also need to upload or send copies of your Degree certificate/diploma (not only the Confirmation of examination results).

If you’ve applied for university studies in Sweden and have already requested an official transcript be sent to Universityadmissions.se or Antagning.se, you don’t need to submit your transcript again. Write in your recognition application that your transcripts have already been requested and submitted.

If you have a higher education or post-secondary vocational education from Canada, you must contact your higher education institution and request they submit an official transcript directly to us.

Electronic transcripts can be sent to: utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se

Or by post to:
Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

If you have a higher education qualification from China, you must:

  • submit a verification report from CHESICC for your diploma (biye zhengshu) and a verification report from CDGDC for your degree certificate (xuewei zhengshu) with your application.
  • complete the form yourself and send the reports to us (click on the links in the text).

If you have a higher education qualification from Egypt, please submit a copy of your Egyptian passport when you apply for recognition. 

If you have a post-secondary vocational education from Eritrea, you must contact your education institution and request they submit an official transcript directly to us:

Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

  • If you have a higher education from Ethiopia, you must contact your higher education institution and request they submit an official transcript directly to us.

Electronic transcripts can be sent to: utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se

Or to:
Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

  • If you have a post-secondary vocational education from Ethiopia, you must contact your higher education institution and request they submit an official transcript directly to us by post.

Send to:
Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

  • If you have an upper secondary vocational qualification from Ethiopia, you also must contact your education institution and request they submit an official transcript directly to us:

Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

Already sent an official transcript for admission?

If you’ve applied for university studies in Sweden and have already requested an official transcript be sent to Universityadmissions.se or Antagning.se, you don’t need to submit your transcript again. Write in your recognition application that your transcripts have already been requested and submitted.

If you have a higher education or post-secondary vocational education from Nigeria, you must contact your higher education institution and request they submit an official transcript directly to us.

Electronic transcripts can be sent to: utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se

Or to:
Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

If you’ve applied for university studies in Sweden and have already requested an official transcript be sent to Universityadmissions.se or Antagning.se, you don’t need to submit your transcript again. Write in your recognition application that your transcripts have already been requested and submitted.

 

If you have a higher education from Russia you need to:

 

If you have a higher education qualification from Sudan, you must submit the original documents (not copies) of your transcript.

Submit your original documents by registered mail to:

UHR / Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

We will return your documents to you when we have completed the assessment of your application.

If you have an upper-secondary (high school or GED) education, post-secondary vocational education, or higher education from the USA, you must contact the school/university and request that your official transcript be sent directly from them to us.  

Electronic transcripts can be sent to: utbildningsbedomning@uhr.se

Or send to:
Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

If you have a higher education from Ukraine you need to:

 

If you have a higher education from United Kingdom you need to:

Scan the document and upload it as a pdf in your application.

Or send to:
Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

If you have a higher education from University of Brighton you need to:

Then upload the document with your application or send to:
Universitets- och högskolerådet /Swedish Council for Higher Education
Box 4030
SE-171 04 Solna
Sweden

If you have a higher education qualification from Yemen, please submit a copy of your Yemeni passport when you apply for recognition. 

Scratch card for upper-secondary education

For many West African countries (for example Liberia, Ghana), you’ll need a scratch card for online verification of your degree. Contact WAEC or NECO in your country of study to request a scratch card.  

Official transcript from other countries

Sometimes, we can request that you submit an official transcript from countries other than the ones listed here. If this is the case, we’ll contact you with specific information.

Last updated: 1 June 2021