Diploma nostrification in the Czech Republic: what to translate in advance

Nostrification is the recognition of a foreign diploma in the Czech Republic, a mandatory step before enrolling at a Czech university at a new level of education or for many regulated professions. The procedure goes through a specific Czech university, which compares the curriculum of your specialisation with the Czech equivalent.

Which documents you will need

The standard package: the diploma with its supplement (the list of subjects taken and hours), sometimes the curriculum of the specialisation from the university. All documents are translated into Czech by a court translator (soudní překlad) — an ordinary notarised translation made in Russia is not accepted by Czech authorities.

An apostille on the diploma is needed almost always — both the Czech Republic and Russia are parties to the Hague Convention. The apostille can be affixed to the original or to a notarised copy — check with the specific university which option they expect, the requirements differ.