Hello, Vivers! If you want to study in Spain and you have a Secondary or Baccalaureate degree in your country, this article is of interest to you. We have been helping our students access Spanish universities for more than 25 years. Every year, thousands of students from all over the world come to our country with the aim of Access to college or a Higher education training cycle. To do this, the vast majority of them will need to homologate the Bachelor's degree in Spain, so it is essential to know the requirements and steps to be able to carry out this procedure. In this article we tell you how to homologate your studies to the Spanish Baccalaureate: who can present it, what documentation you need, what legalization and translation is, where you should present it and how long it will take to receive the approved Baccalaureate degree.
Who can submit the application for homologation to the Spanish Baccalaureate
Any person or their representative whose studies in their country are considered equivalent to the Spanish Baccalaureate can request the homologation of their qualification. To find out the equivalence of your qualification with the Spanish educational system, you can consult this website. In this link you can review the equivalence of your qualification to the different educational levels in Spain. This way you will be able to know what level your studies correspond to. In this article we are going to focus on those students who can homologate their qualification to the Spanish Baccalaureate, but if you have questions about any of the other levels of homologation you can leave us a comment below.
Documentation necessary to approve the Bachelor's degree in Spain
The Secondary or Baccalaureate degree of each country is different. To homologate your studies to the Spanish Baccalaureate, the Spanish Ministry of Education requires that you present the following documents:
- Document proving the applicant's identity: passport, NIE or DNI. If the request is made by a representative, a signed authorization for representation must also be attached.
- Official Bachelor's degree or diploma.
- Certification of grades accrediting the last three years of Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
- Application model.
- Flyer for conditional registration in educational centers.
- payment of the rate 079: currently, 49,76 euros. If you are outside of Spain, you have the option of making a international transfer for the payment of this fee.
If you go in person to apply, they will give you the application form and the flyer there.
Legalization and translation of documents
If your educational system does NOT belong to the EU or Switzerland, it is necessary that the documents you present be legalized or apostilled for them to have legal validity. This procedure of sealing documents with the Hague Apostille is normally carried out at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your country of origin.
Furthermore, if your educational system is not Spanish-speaking, the documents you present to validate the Bachelor's degree in Spain must be accompanied by an official translation into Spanish. This official translation can be done through a sworn translator authorized and registered in Spain, or through the diplomatic or consular representation in your country of origin, or at the Embassy or Consulate of your country in Spain.
Where to submit the application to homologate the Bachelor's degree in Spain
You can submit this request electronically or in person.
If you want to do it online, by yourself or through a representative, you can do it at the Electronic Headquarters of the Ministry of Education. In the application you will fill out the form, you will be able to include all the necessary documentation, and the registration flyer will be automatically generated, necessary to be able to take the PCE UNEDasiss Selectivity. Don't you know what UNEDasiss PCE are? They are the university entrance exams that international students must take if they want to enter a university degree. Look here more info.
We show you what the online application looks like:
If you prefer to do the process of homologating the Bachelor's degree in Spain in person, you can do it:
- At the General Registry of the Ministry in Madrid: Calle Los Madrazo, 17. You can make an appointment here, although you can also go without an appointment.
- In the Information and Registration Offices of the Government Delegations or Subdelegations of the Autonomous Communities. You can make an appointment here. In Madrid, the Government Delegation is on the street García de Paredes, 65.
- In the General Registries of the diplomatic representations of Spain abroad, that is, in the Consulates or Embassies of Spain in your country of origin.
How long does it take to homologate the Bachelor's degree in Spain?
The deadline for the resolution of these files is 3 months, counting from the time you have created the complete application, with all the necessary documents, and have paid the fee.
Remember that, if you want to prepare to access a Spanish university, it is NOT necessary to have received the approved Baccalaureate to be able to take the UNEDasiss PCE. You can request accreditation and register for the UNED Selectivity tests with the flyer that is generated when making the application.
How can we help you
We hope that this article has been helpful to you in knowing how to homologate the Bachelor's degree in Spain. Remember that at CE Luis Vives we help you on your great adventure if you want to study in Spain:
- We offer academic and professional guidance with our exclusive service LV EduAssist, which includes guidance on Immigrating to Spain, advice on how to validate your studies and help with the UNEDasiss accreditation process.
- If you want to study at university in Spain, we have the best preparation course for the PCE UNEDasiss Specific Competencies Tests. You can study online o in-person or.
- All updated teaching material, and an exclusive Virtual Campus with the best resources to prepare your university entrance tests.
- Luis Vives is the Managing Entity of the UNED, so we assist you throughout the registration process in the PCE UNEDasiss.
- If you need to receive a long-term study visa, you can take our course and obtain a study certificate with which to apply for the visa.
- If you need help to carry out your approval for the Spanish Baccalaureate, Luis Vives collaborates with the Vive Muy Mola Study Agency, who with their legal team accompany the entire process before the Ministry of Education. You can contact them through their account Instagram or in Web page, will help you with all the necessary procedures to make your international educational adventure a success.
And if you've come this far and still have questions, leave us a comment below. Until next time!
Good afternoon, I have a legalized and apostilled Venezuelan bachelor's degree, and I only have legalized grades... would that be okay? Or is it necessary that the separate notes be legalized, must they also be apostiled?
Hello, María Verónica:
In principle, all the documents you present should be legalized and apostilled, but for greater security, we recommend that you consult directly with the Spanish Ministry of Education, which is the entity in charge of carrying out the approvals.
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Hello. I homologated my high school diploma with my NIE number, now I have nationality, do I have to re-apply for homologation with my new DNI number or do I just have to request a change of document?
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Hello Tamara:
It is best that you ask this question directly to the Ministry of Education and that they tell you how to proceed.
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Hello, good afternoon, the documents must be scanned in PDF to attach them if the application is made online, right? And I must pay the fee before to attach it as well?
Hello, Adolfo:
For this question, it is best that you go directly to the Ministry of Education of Spain, which is the body in charge of approvals.
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Hello, if I find myself irregular in Spain but I want to advance the process to make a rootedion by formation, can I do it with the apostilled documents? or should I wait for a favorable settlement.
Hello Jose:
For this question, it is best that you ask directly at the Spanish Ministry of Education and they will tell you which is the best option.
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Hi Jose, I did it with a passport without documents. I was able to study in centers here in Spain. Well, I did it in 2015. I don't know if they changed the method.
Good afternoon, to validate a high school diploma and grades, they must be recently updated or would the diploma I have from 2002, when I graduated, be valid?
Hi, Diana:
The high school diploma that you must validate is the one you obtained in 2002 with the grades you obtained at that time.
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I have legalized and apostilled my bachelor's degree but the transcripts are not apostilled. They will accept it that way. I just want to approve the title for work reasons
Hello, Yamila:
For this question, it is best to ask directly at the Spanish Ministry of Education and for them to tell you if they need the grades to also be apostilled.
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Hello good Morning !
I have graduated from high school for five years but I only have provisional attention. My question is if I can validate the high school with provisional attention or does it have to be with the diploma itself?
Thank you
Hi Mike:
For this question, it is best that you go directly to the Ministry of Education of Spain and have them tell you if you can homologate your degree or need to have the diploma.
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Hi Mike, thanks for your help. It is essential for many here
I wanted to ask you something, I have the grade certificate for 10 and 11, but not the 9th grade.
What I have out of 9 is the diploma, is this useful to me? It would be the equivalent of the grades.
The thing is that the school where I studied closed years ago and I have no way to access the grades.
I stay tuned
Hi Ingrit,
For this question, it is best that you go directly to the Ministry of Education of Spain and they will tell you if you need the transcript that you indicate or simply the diploma will do.
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Hello, can I do the approval process while outside of Spain? I have my degree and notes apostilled.
Hello, Jhoyner:
You can also carry out the approval procedures abroad, in any of the Spanish Embassies or Consulates.
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Hello very good
I had my bachelor's degree 5 years ago but only the provisional attestation, my question was, could I homologate it with that?
Thank you
Hi Mike:
For this question, it is best that you go directly to the Ministry of Education of Spain and have them tell you if you can homologate your degree or need to have the diploma.
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hello good evening!! I am a primary education teacher with 16 years of service in the Ministry of Education of Venezuela and I would like to please guide me on how to validate my university degree and be able to practice my profession in Spain?
Hello, María Gabriela:
For the homologation of university degrees, you have to contact the Ministry of Education of Spain, which is the competent body in matters of homologation.
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Hello good morning, I have a bachelor's degree in humanities, by homologating it I can access a higher degree regardless of the area, I mean my degree is in humanities but I want to access a training in the area of technological engineering. I understand that when the bachelor's degree is homologated it is equivalent to the same bachelor's degree in Spain, which in theory means I can access the higher degree in computer science. I have asked in different CEPA and even in the Ministry of Education and no one can give me an answer, what I describe above were the words of the person who attended me in my education mystery. But it is not a 100% sure answer.
Hi Emma:
In this case, it is best to ask directly at the Education Department of the Autonomous Community in which you want to study the higher degree, since the admission process in vocational training centers is regulated and managed by each Autonomous Community.
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Best regard
My question is whether the degree needs to be apostilled in order to submit the application for high school homologation.
Hello Sandra:
In principle, all the documents you present should be legalized and apostilled, but for greater security, we recommend that you consult directly with the Spanish Ministry of Education, which is the entity in charge of carrying out the approvals.
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Hello! I'm Hanssel.
I would like to know how much time is left to submit the documents once the fee has been paid?
Hello Hansell:
For this question, it is best that you go directly to the Ministry of Education of Spain and have them tell you the deadlines.
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Good afternoon, I have been here in Spain for two years and I want to validate my high school diploma. My degree and grades have been legalized and certified for 11 months. I want to know if I can present them like this or if I have to legalize them and have them certified again in Ecuador. Why do they tell me that they expire after 3 months?
Hi, Diana:
For this question, it is best to contact the Spanish Ministry of Education directly, and they will tell you whether the documentation is valid or whether you need to legalize it again.
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Good afternoon.
I have completed my baccalaureate online. I have requested homologation and they have sent me an email requesting accreditation of (where I have resided for the last 2 years). In this case, I resided in Spain but, I don't know what to answer. Is the baccalaureate not homologated online?
Thank you very much
Hello, Olivia:
If your online Baccalaureate is official in your country, you can indeed request its recognition online on the Spanish Ministry of Education website. You will have to attach all the documentation required.
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Here in Spain, the Baccalaureate that was completed in cycles in Colombia can be homologated.
Hello, Dora Patricia:
For this question, it is best to contact the Spanish Ministry of Education directly, and they will tell you whether your degree can be recognised.
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Good morning, I have had my university degree in the process of being homologated here in Spain for two years now, but since it is taking so long I would like to take a course that requires a homologated high school diploma. My question is: With the university degree and the corresponding documents, can they homologate my high school diploma? Or should I bring the high school diploma from my country? Thank you very much.
Hello, Surama:
The university degree and the high school diploma are two degrees independent of each other, so they must be approved separately.
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