APPLICATION FOR THE RECOGNITION OF LEVEL OF HIGHER EDUCATION FROM A BILATERAL AGREEMENT STATE OR STATE OF THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA
All fields are mandatory.

STATE 	I am applying for the recognition of diploma based on international agreements (mark only one option): 

 from a state that has signed a bilateral agreement with the Slovak Republic (administrative fee 5,00 EUR)(1)
 from a state of the European Higher Education Area (administrative fee 30,00 EUR)(2)	
	state of the origin of the diploma:      	

APPLICANT	APPLICANT´S FIRST AND LAST NAME(3):      	date of birth:      	
	
applicant´s contact address (street, number, postal code, city, state)(4):      
	
	telephone:      	e-mail:      	
	
DOCUMENT HOLDER	I. PERSONAL INFORMATION	
	APPLICANT´S FIRST AND LAST NAME:      	
	
permanent residence of holder of document (street, number, postal code, city, state):      
	
	last name at birth:      	citizenship:      	date of birth:      	
	sex:                                                            	 female                            male	
	telephone:      	e-mail:      	
		
	II. DOCUMENT SUBMITTED FOR RECOGNITION	
	name of the awarded document:	     	
	name of the higher education institution:	     	
	duration of studies (in years, months):	     	graduation year:      	
	graduation year:	     	
	document issued (city, state):	     	
	place of studies (city, state):	     	
	higher education of (Bologna system)	 first level	 second level	  third level	
		
	III. PREVIOUS COMPLETED EDUCATION (completed before enrolling to the education indicated in section II.)	
	name of the awarded document:	     	
	name of the educational institution:	     	
	duration of studies (in years, months):	     	graduation year:      	
	place of studies (city, state):	     	
By signing this application, the applicant confirms all the filled-out information to be true and correct.	

Date:      	
Signature of the Applicant: 	
(1) The administrative fee of 5 EUR applies to states that have signed a bilateral agreement in the area of recognition with the Slovak Republic: Germany, Hungary, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and China. Diplomas and other education documents issued in the Czech Republic are within the scope of the presidential agreement automatically valid in the Slovak Republic without formal recognition (with the exception of pursuit of regulated professions).
(2) The administrative fee of 30 EUR applies to states of the European Higher Education Area (excluding the states with bilateral agreement above): Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Georgia, Island, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldavia, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the Holy See. No other states than those stated in point 1 and 2 are allowed in this application.
(3) In case the applicant is not the same as the holder of the document, please include signed authorization letter for this proceeding.	 
(4) Valid postal address, on which the applicant can be contacted.

Additional Information
Based upon this application, the holder of the document will have his/her level of education recognized for the purposes of continuation of studies, or other purposes, except for the pursuit of regulated profession in the Slovak republic. Level of studies is recognized without the comparison and evaluation of the scope and content of studies. 
Only the states specified in this form are eligible in this application. In case of a different country of origin, the responsible body is a recognized higher education institution in the Slovak Republic that offers study programmes in the same or similar study field as the one stated on the diploma, which is to be recognized.
The procedural deadline of this application is one month from the date of the completion of application, including all the required attachments.
The recognition decision issued based upon this application: 
•	is a recognition of the level of studies without the recognition of the equivalence of the study field or programme
•	does not guarantee fulfilment of conditions for entry into a next level study programme in the Slovak Republic 
(the recognized previous level of studies is the basic, but not the only condition of entry into a study programme - the other conditions are evaluated by the higher education institution in the Slovak Republic
•	is not a recognition of the (evidence of) formal qualifications in pursuit of a regulated profession in the Slovak Republic (recognition of the level of studies does not grant the holder of the document any rights in regards to regulated professions in the Slovak Republic)
Applicant submits the following documents together with the application:
a)	identification document (copy)
b)	document(s) on education obtained abroad: diploma, diploma supplement and/or degree certificate (certified copy by notary or registry office with a translation into Slovak language)
c)	administrative fee of 
5,00 EUR* (documents issued in Germany, Hungary, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and China)
or
30,00 EUR* (documents issued in Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Georgia, Island, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldavia, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom and the Holy See)

*In case of an application submitted electronically, the administrative fee is reduced by 50%. Electronic application can only be submitted only through the Central Government Portal (https://www.slovensko.sk), where the electronic version of this form is available. In case of electronic application, all the documents normally signed by the applicant bear an electronic signature and all the attachments which require certified copies are made by certified electronic conversion (own scans or photographs of the documents are not accepted).
	
Letter of authorization
In case the applicant is not the same as the holder of the document, the application must also include a letter of authorization (a letter allowing the applicant to act as agent in the holder’s stead in this proceeding). Communication regarding the application will be carried out solely with the agent (person named in the section „Applicant“).
 
Translation to Slovak language
Mandatory part of the application is legal translation of submitted documents, except for documents in Czech and Latin. In order to decrease the financial costs of applicants we accept their own translation of documents issued in the following languages: English, German, French, Russian and Hungarian. In case of doubt concerning the translation CRD is entitled to request a legal translation from the applicant.

Administrative fee payment options:
1)	via Receipt of Payment of Administrative / Judicial Fee (e-Revenue Stamp or e-Kolok), which can be purchased at selected offices of Slovenská pošta, a.s. (Slovak Post) at the required value
2)	via e-Revenue Stamp Mobile Application which is available at GooglePlay / APP Store 
3)	via e-Revenue Stamp Web Application, also called Virtual Kiosk, which is available at https://m.ekolky.gov.sk

Please note: Submitted documents will not be returned.