Graduating international students are planning various tedious tasks such as luggage packing and purchasing tax refunds on behalf of others. However, there is one very important thing to remember, which is to apply for the Foreign Academic Degrees and Qualifications Certification. Many friends may not be very clear about the concepts of "Foreign Academic Degree Certification" and "Certificate of Returning Personnel". Let me explain these two things to you first.

The role and differences of foreign academic degree authentication and proof of return to China

Firstly, academic degree authentication and proof of return to China are both used to prove the authenticity of educational qualifications.

The Certificate of Returned Overseas Students is mainly used for various preferential policies provided by the country to overseas returnees, such as duty-free vehicles. But on September 17, 2020, the Ministry of Education issued a notice on the cancellation of the "Certificate of Returned Overseas Students":

That is to say, after returning to China, international students no longer need to apply for the "Attestation of overseas academic degree", which eliminates the tedious application process! In the future, only graduation certificates, degree certificates, passports, visas, entry and exit information, etc. are needed to prove the experience and identity of international students and enjoy the national welfare policies for international students.

In this way, Attestation of overseas academic degree has become even more important.Attestation of overseas academic degree is the only authoritative way to confirm the authenticity and validity of foreign diplomas in Chinese Mainland and the corresponding relationship with academic degrees and degrees in Chinese Mainland, as well as the effectiveproof of overseas returnees' entry into school, employment and participation in civil service examinations.

Completing the certification of foreign academic qualifications and degrees is a very important thing, and it is best to certify it in a timely manner after obtaining the graduation certificate!

How to do your “Attestation of overseas academic degree”

Since the adjustment of overseas education notarization in January 2018, education certification has become very convenient and simple. The entire application does not require any agency or department, no appointment, all online operations, and no translation of graduation certificate. Only graduation certificate, passport, personal photo, transcript and other materials are required.

Now, the editor will teach you hand in hand how to verify your overseas education, taking British universities as an example (those who have not yet graduated can save it for now, it will always be useful)

STEP1 Prepare the required materials

① Foreign diploma certificates that require authentication

· The foreign academic diploma certificate that needs to be authenticated is generally written in the official language of the host country. If obtaining a diploma certificate in two languages, the source language diploma certificate must be uploaded, and other languages can be selectively uploaded;

· If the foreign academic degree certificate or higher education diploma that needs to be authenticated has text patterns on both sides, scanned copies of both sides should be provided at the same time.

② Passport used during study abroad

③ A 2-inch document photo

·My recent standard ID photo has no limit on background color.

④ Authorization statement for verification of foreign language credentials filled out and signed according to the requirements of the retention service center

·According to the requirements of various countries and universities, the retention center needs to obtain written authorization from the certificate holder to verify the authenticity of the diploma certificate. This statement can be downloaded from the official website:

http://zwfw.cscse.edu.cn/cscse/xlxwrz/391584/392299/393445/index.html

④ Application materials for foreign academic degree certification (supplementary)

Due to the verification requirements of some UK universities, applicants with diploma certificates from certain universities are required to provide additional special application materials.

For example, universities in the UK such as Brighton University, Newcastle University, Leicester University, University of Warwick, University of Bastille, University of London's Berkbeck College, University of Exeter, University of West Scotland, and University of Formouth require a special format authorization statement.

The University of Sheffield, Kingston University, Brunel University in London, Cambridge University, Open University, Liverpool John Morse University, Glasgow University of Caledonia, University of Glamorgan, University of Wales Newport, and University of South Wales will charge additional fees to the subject of investigation.

After submitting the certification application, remember to pay attention to the system and email notifications in a timely manner, and provide necessary supplementary materials or assistance according to the email requirements.

STEP2 online application

Log in to the online service hall of the Ministry of Education's Study Abroad Service Center（ http://zwfw.cscse.edu.cn/ ）

Click registration to complete real name authentication

Return to the homepage, select academic degree authentication, click to apply for authentication, and follow the process to complete the steps of real name (person) authentication, basic information, application type, application information, educational experience, upload materials (in PDF format, color scanned copy, less than 5M), confirm submission, and online payment. (The service fee for each degree authentication and verification is 360 RMB.)

When applying online, it is necessary to upload color scanned copies of the original application materials. In addition, to ensure the authentication process, applicants who hold both foreign source language certificates and English certificates must submit their English certificates together with the source language certificates.

STEP3 awaiting review

After completing the above steps, submit the service fee and patiently wait for the certification agency to review the application materials. The applicant can log in to the system to check the certification process and status.

Tip: Accreditation applications for most universities in the UK, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore are generally completed within 15 working days. (Special circumstances include, for example, if the applicant fails to timely supplement relevant auxiliary materials as required, or if the working hours need to be extended due to domestic and foreign statutory holidays)

STEP4 certification completed

After the authentication is completed, the Study Abroad Service Center will uniformly issue electronic license authentication results in standard format document format. The foreign academic degree certification certificate obtained by students is as follows:

STEP5 Query School Degree Validity

It is recommended that overseas students conduct detailed inspections before studying abroad and refuse to use the epidemic as an excuse to obtain diplomas through various online courses such as reducing admission requirements, graduation requirements, or shortening study hours. They should try to choose professional and authoritative study abroad institutions to apply for quality assurance courses.

Before applying for foreign academic degree authentication, it is necessary to verify the legality of the establishment of foreign institutions and the validity of the degree certificates issued by them in their respective countries.

Login to the Education Foreign Regulatory Information Network http://jsj.moe.gov.cn/ You can check the list of foreign universities recognized by the Chinese Ministry of Education, select the region where the study abroad institution is located, and you can see the basic overview of the corresponding regional universities, as well as the list of certified universities.

Finally, I would like to send you the flowchart provided on the website of the Ministry of Education's Study Abroad Service Center. Follow the steps and it will be very easy for parents to collect pictures.

reference：Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange