Legalization of non-university academic documents

What documents can I legalize?

How should the documents that I am going to legalize be?

They must be original
With holographic signature
In Spanish or bilingual
If the document is prior to 1999, the signature will be recognized by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training .
IMPORTANT: It must contain the following signatures (according to the center of origin):

private centers

Primary Education and Compulsory Secondary Education:

Signature of the Director of the private center and signature of the education inspector of the corresponding Territorial Area Directorate.

For Vocational Training studies completed after October 2015:

Signature of the director of the private center and signature of the education inspector of the corresponding Territorial Area Directorate.

Baccalaureate (from 2015/2016 for 1st year and from 2016/2017 for 2nd year):

Signature of the director of the private center and signature of the education inspector of the corresponding Territorial Area Directorate.

Other post-compulsory stages not included in the previous cases:

Signature of the secretary of the private center and signature of the director of the affiliated public center.

public centers

Signature of the secretary and signature of the director of the public center.

If I need the signature of the Inspection, where are they?

It depends on the location of the educational center. The Ministry of Education, Science and Universities divides the management of its centers into five demarcations through the Territorial Area Directorates.

You will have to know the Territorial Area Address to which your center belongs according to the municipality in which it is located.

LIST OF TERRITORIAL AREA ADDRESSES BY MUNICIPALITIES

MADRID-CAPITAL MADRID-NORTH MADRID-SOUTH MADRID-EAST MADRID-WEST

How do I legalize my document?

Follow these steps:

1. You have to come to the Ministry of Education, Science and Universities so that we can recognize the signatures prior to legalization. We are at Calle Alcalá, 30-32 in Madrid. Request an appointment so that we can assist you:

WE WILL WAIT FOR YOU!

REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT

2. The next step is different depending on whether your destination country has signed the Hague Convention or not. Go to the corresponding option:

COUNTRY OF DESTINATION SIGNATORY OF THE HAGUE CONVENTION

you have to go to Ministry of Justice -Central Citizen Service Office (c/ Bolsa 8 - 20012 Madrid Tfno: 902007214).

or to the Government Secretariat of the Superior Court of Justice (c/ General Castaños, 1 - 28004. - Madrid. Tfno: 91 493 49 34 – 91 493 47 71 – 91 493 47 72).

NON-SIGNATORY COUNTRY OF DESTINATION OF THE HAGUE CONVENTION

you have to go to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation with appointment (Legalizations Section - c/ General Pardiñas, 55 (Esquina c/ Padilla) – 28006 Madrid).
Then you must go to the Diplomatic or Consular Representation in Spain of the country where the document should take effect.

Personal Style Consultation

When should I translate the document?

The translation must be managed once it has been apostilled. For the translation to be valid, a sworn interpreter recognized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation must be requested.

http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/ServiciosA/Ciudadano/Paginas/Traductoresas---int%C3%A9rpretes-Juradosas.aspx

Degree prior to transfers in educational matters

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports is responsible for the recognition of signatures (C/Los Madrazo, 15-28014 Madrid)

https://www.mecd.gob.es/servicios-al-ciudadano-mecd/catalogo/educacion/gestion-titulos/estudios-no-universitarios/titulos-espanoles/legalizacion.html

Is authorization required to request recognition of signatures?

It wont be necesary.

Why is the certification of post-compulsory education studies in a private center prepared by a public center?

Private centers act autonomously to issue certificates in Compulsory Secondary Education. However, for post-compulsory education, the regulations establish that they must send a copy of the evaluation records to the public educational center to which they are attached.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Order 1496/2015 of May 22 of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, comes to change this procedure for Vocational Training (studies completed as of October 2015) and Baccalaureate (from the course 2016/2017), with private centers issuing their own certifications in these educational stages.

Why is a report card not legalized?

Because it is not an official evaluation document and is intended solely for the knowledge of parents.

The report card is normally signed by a tutor, who is not part of the management team.

I have studied in a foreign educational center in Madrid. Who performs the signature recognition of my certification?

The educational authority of the country on which its educational system depends and which will be the same one that recognizes the signatures of the official titles.

Do I have to pay to carry out the procedure?

No. The procedure is free.

How can I legalize the regulations published in the BOE?

Yes it is prior to January 1, 2009 you have to go to the BOE headquarters (Avda de Manoteras, 54-28050 Madrid).
Appointment: info@boe.es
Then you have to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and/or Ministry of Justice depending on the country of your destination.
Yes it is after January 1, 2009 are extracted directly from the BOE website because they are official and authentic.

How can I legalize the regulation published in the BOCM?

Yes it is prior to February 12, 2010 you have to go to the BOCM headquarters (C/ Fortuny, 51-28010 Madrid)
Then you have to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and/or Ministry of Justice depending on the country of your destination.
Yes it is after February 12, 2010, are extracted directly from the BOMC website because they are official and authentic.