How are university documents apostilled in 2024?

If you are a professional who has returned to Venezuela or has traveled to another country to find a new lifestyle or simply wants to start from scratch in another part of the world but you want to register and apostille your university documents to be able to practice legally, here in this step by step we will explain the process for it.

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Apostille of university documents has become an important process for university graduates who want to validate their degree internationally. To do so, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for processing and approving the request, but certain requirements must first be met.

Where can I legalize university documents?

The legalization of university documents, also known as the process to endorse documents, can only be done in Venezuela.

Previously, the authentication of documents was done directly by the Ministry of People’s Power for University Education, Science and Technology (MPPEUCT ).

However, the MPPEUCT created the University Procedures Management Office (GTU), where the legalization of all types of university documents can be processed.

Then, with the certification of the documents issued by the university, you must proceed to present it at the GTUso that your title is nationally legalized.

Do you need to make an appointment to legalize a university degree?

In order to authenticate the university, you must make an appointment at the GTU.

Since there, they only serve those people who have previously requested an electronic appointment.

So if you would like to know How to get an appointment at the GTUbelow you will find some interesting tips on this subject.

Requirements to legalize a University Degree at the GTU (Documents)

When you have got an appointment at the GTU. Then, you should know the Requirements for legalizing a university degreewhich you must bring on the day of the appointment. These are:

• 2 copies of the Appointment form issued by the online system.
• College degree (Must have the seal and signature of the highest authority of the university).
• 0.5 UT tax stamp (They must be stamps from the Capital District).
• Original and Photocopy of the identity card.
• White letter-size sheets (Bring at least 2 for each document).

With these requirements you can attend the appointment without any problem. We also recommend that you arrive a little earlier than the assigned time, to avoid any delays.

How to legalize a university degree?

First, you must be very clear regarding how to carry out the whole national legalization processso that you know where to go at each stage of the process.

Therefore, below we offer you the Step by Stepfor your information, How to legalize a university degree and you can carry out this procedure yourself.

IMPORTANT: Since February 11, 2019, degrees issued by private universities must also be legalized by the GTU.

Step 1: Go to the University where you graduated

To start, you must go to the university where you completed your higher education, to request a university degree certification.

This certification must be signed by the highest authority and must have wet seals from the university.

Please remember that the certified document must be valid, so it is best to request a recent one to avoid any problems on the day of your appointment at the GTU.

Step 2: Request an Appointment at the GTU

Once you have the certification of your university degree and the rest of the related documents that you wish to legalize, such as: your curriculum, university grades, etc.

Then, you will have to make an appointment at the GTU to renew your university degree.

To register and request an appointment, you must enter the official website by clicking here.

It is important to remember that the system is only available for a few days, at most 2 times a month.

Normally, the page only opens during the first 15 days of each month, so you have to be very careful.

IMPORTANT: Legalization of university documents is only done in person, at the GTU headquarters in Caracas.

Step 3: Attend the appointment in Caracas

Finally, you just need to attend the appointment with the requirements mentioned above.

Remember that if you live outside the capital, it is best to travel in advance to avoid missing your appointment.

Since the GTU only has 3 headquarters in the country’s capital, and the main one is the central headquarters of the Opsu located in La Hoyada.

Requirements for Apostille Documents

Los Requirements for apostilling a document There really aren’t many. However, we recommend that you have them ready so that you don’t have to run around on the day of your appointment, especially when you have to look for stamps, which can sometimes be in short supply.

The requirements for apostilling university documents to work abroad are:

• Original and copy of the identity card (Laminated and current).
• Legalized university degree by the GTU.
• 0.5 UT tax stamp.
• Original and copy of the proof of payment for verification (Must be cancelled days before the appointment at the office you will attend).
• 2 copies of the appointment issued by the system (If you do not receive the appointment by email, then you must bring two copies of the capture of the appointment in the system).
• Original and copy of the Notarized power of attorney in case a representative is present.

How to apostille a university degree?

For apostille a university degreethe same must have already been legalized in the GTU.

Step 1: Enter the official MPPRE website

The first step is to go to the Official website of MPPRE. For this, we provide you with the direct linkyou just have to click here.

Please note, that this New legalization and apostille systemonly allows you to register and perform any action within the portal, on the day that corresponds to you according to the last number of your identity card.

• Monday → 0 y 1.
• Tuesdays → 2 y 3.
• Wednesday → 4 y 5.
• Thursday → 6 y 7.
• Friday → 8 y 9.
• Saturday → Numbers from 0 to 4 (0, 1, 2, 3 and 4).
• Domingo → Numbers from 5 to 9 (5, 6, 7, 8 and 9).

Step 2: Log in to the system to request an appointment

If you go to Request an appointment to apostille the university degreeyou must have previously registered in the MPPRE online system.

Don’t forget that you can only enter the online system on the day that corresponds to you, according to the terminal on your ID card.

The procedure to log in is as follows:

1. Enter your ID number, RIF or passport.
2. Click on “Consult”.
3. Click on “Log in”.
4. Enter your email and password with which you registered.

Step 3: Add the University Degree.

When you are within the new legalization and apostille system of the MPPRE, you will have to go to the section that says: “Documents” to be able to upload university degreesince if you do not upload it, you will not be able to request the appointment.

To add the title you must enter the following information:

• Titular → Choose yourself as the owner, since the document is yours.
• Destination country → Choose the country you plan to emigrate to.
• Category → Education.
• Sub Category → University education.
• Public Document: → “Electronic certification of authority signature for title on parchment.”
• Expedition date → You can find it on the electronic certification form issued by the GTU.
• Certification number → Number located in the upper right corner of the GTU electronic certification form, located just below the QR code and barcode.
• Issuing body → There is only one issuing body, which is the Ministry of Popular Power for University Education (MPPEU).
• Subscriber → This is the name of the person who signed the GTU certification.
• Finally, you just have to click where it says: “Registrar”.

That’s how easy and fast you will have loaded the college degree in the online system.

Step 4: Request an Appointment to Apostille the University Degree

When requesting the appointment, you must keep in mind that, if a legal representative will go in your place, you will have to register him/her in advance in the section that says: “Representative”.

In addition, when you go to request the appointment, you must have absolutely all the documents that you are going to apostille already loaded into the system.

This way, when you request it, the system will immediately take them into account and include them in the same appointment.

The steps to apply for a ambition are as follows:

1. If watch the quote a representativeyou must enter the Notarized power of attorney form number (PUB)If you will be attending yourself, you will have to choose the option “No” when they ask you if a representative will be attending.
2. Select the country where you will apostille the document (The apostille process is available in other countries such as: Ecuador, Peru, Panama, Chile, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Turkey, Austria, Poland, Mali, Equatorial Guinea, Argentina, Bolivia, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Mexico, Russia and Aruba).
3. Choose the federal entity: That is, the state in which you are going to attend the appointment.
4. Office: Select the office in your state closest to your home to attend your apostille appointment.
5. The system will show you if there are Appointments availableIf there is no availability, you should keep trying. Also, if you have the opportunity, you can travel to another state that does have availability.
6. To finish, you just have to click on “Registrar”.

In this way, you only have to wait approximately 10 daysso that the appointment can be sent to your email.

Step 5: Print the appointment to Apostille the University Degree

When the appointment arrives in your mail, you must print two copies to attend it.

However, if you see that the appointment date is approaching and you have not received the receipt by email, it may never arrive, due to some system failure.

If this happens, you will need to log into the MPPRE online system, and go to the section “Other” to do a capture and take 2 printed copies.

Can a university degree be legalized abroad?

Unfortunately, the legalization of any documentis only carried out in Venezuela, in the corresponding organizations for this purpose as the case may be.

• College students → They are legalized in the University Procedures Management GTU.
• Middle education → They are legalized in the Educative zone.
• Civilians → They are legalized in NETWORK.

Therefore, if you are not in the country, you can process a notarized power of attorney at the Venezuelan embassy in the country where you are located, so that you can authorize someone to legalize the document for you.

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