The following information is for students of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq who wish to have their Spanish degrees legalised in Spain for use in Kurdistan and Iraq.

For the legalisation process to be completed your documents must be certified by the Ministerio de Educación (Ministry of Education), Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation), the Iraqi Embassy in Madrid, and finally, the Kurdistan Regional Government representation office in Madrid.

  1. To begin the legalisation process you must first have your original university degree certificate and results.
  2. The documents must then be translated from Spanish to English by a sworn translator.
  3. Once all the documents are ready, the Ministerio de Educación (Ministry of Education) must certify the documents in Madrid. This can be done on the same day, but it is advised that you call the Ministry beforehand to confirm this. You must contact the Qualifications Service of the Ministry at:
    C/ Paseo del Prado 28, Madrid.
    Tel:+34 91 5 06 56 00 ext. 65584
  4. The next step is to have the Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation) to certify your documents. You must apply for an appointment to visit the Ministry. Please do so by clicking here…
    If this link does not work search the Ministry’s website at: www.maec.es
    Take into account that you will have to wait a minimum of 14 days for an appointment. It is advised that you make your appointment online before coming to Madrid to visit both Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Education.
    On the day of the appointment you must go to the following address:
    C/ Juan de Mena 4, 28014 Madrid
    Tel: +34 91 379 16 10 or 91 379 17 00
  5. Once both Ministries have certified your documents you must then go to the Iraqi Embassy in Madrid to do the same. The Embassy will complete this process on the same day, but it is advised to contact them in advance.
    C/ Carril del Conde, 56 – 28043 Madrid
    Tel: +34 91 759 0303 or +34 91 3882724 or +34 91 388 2790
  6. The final step is to bring your documents to the Kurdistan Regional Government Office in Spain, where you will receive the representative’s signature and the KRG stamp.

DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS TO ENROLL IN A SPANISH UNIVERSITY

    1. University Title (Shehadat Jedaria) issued by the University in the Country of origin and duly legalized. (*)
      For PhD students this must be done for both bachelor and masters certificates.
    2. Academic certificate (record) with a detailed description of the academic year duration, study plan (subjects), marks and total amount of hours (ETC) and duly legalized. (*)
      For PhD students this must be done for both bachelor and masters certificates.
    3. University Certificate a letter issued by your department of the university, guaranteeing that the studies completed by the student allow him/her to pursue official studies (master or PhD), legalization not required.
    4. Sworn translation of all the documents into Spanish
    5. Passport copy
    6. Two recommendation letters
    7. CV
    8. Motivation letter (briefly explaining the interest to study this particular Masters and the reason for choosing Spain as a destination)
    9. Those who want to study a PhD must submit a PhD thesis proposal

(*) Official certificates must be legalized by:

  1. – The Ministry of Education in the country of origin
  2. – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the country of origin
  3. – The Spanish consular representative in the country of origin

DOCUMENTS THAT ARE NOT LEGALISED WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY SPANISH UNIVERISTIES