Foreign diplomas in Spain

Non-university degrees

• Homologation and recognition
• Obtaining a certificate of validation of non-university foreign studies, due to loss of the credential
• Recognition of equivalence of schooling of foreign studies comparable to 2nd or 3rd of the E.S.O.
• Refund of undue income from the 079 fee for validation of foreign studies
• Chart of equivalencies between the Spanish Education system and Education system in The Philippines.

The Spanish Ministry deals with all the applications, excepting those of the people living in Galicia, Cataluña and País Vasco: If that is your case, please click here .

For further information, click here.

How to submit an application for recognition of non-university studies. Link

• Documents (master copy must be presented where it will be scanned and returned to the party concerned):
  • Proof of identity document (NIF / Passport / NIE / other document)
  • To obtain the application, you must enter the electronic office of the Ministry . Please follow the instructions carefully.
  • Justification of the payment fee
  • From outside Spain, payment will be made by bank transfer.
  • The following documentation must be legalized by means of a Hague Apostille and subsequently translated by a certified translator:
    • Official title or diploma whose approval is requested or, if applicable, official certification accrediting passing the corresponding final exams.
    • Official academic certification of the courses taken, stating the subjects followed, the grades obtained, and the academic years in which the respective courses were taken (last 4 years for the homologation of the Compulsory Secondary Education Graduate title and last 3 years for the Bachelor's Degree).
• Presentación de la solicitud

Se puede presentar la solicitud en la Oficina de Educación de la Embajada de España en Manila, con cita previa por email.

University studies

The homologation of a foreign title to a Spanish title that allows access to a regulated profession will entail the possibility of exercising the regulated profession in question under the same conditions as the holders of the Spanish titles that qualify for such exercise.Salto de línea Salto de línea The titles of regulated careers are homologated: Medical, Veterinary, Engineering (Civil Engineering; Mining, Industrial, Aeronautical, Agricultural, Forestry, Naval and Oceanic, and Telecommunications), Nursing, Physiotherapist, Dentist, Pharmacist, Speech therapist, Optician-Optometrist, Podiatrist, Occupational Therapist, Dietician-Nutritionist, Technical Engineer (Mining, Public Works, Aeronautical, Agricultural, Forestry, Naval, Industrial, Telecommunications, Topography), Technical Architect, Early Childhood Education Teacher and Primary Education Teacher, Lawyer and Attorney of the Courts.Salto de línea

The equivalence of a degree grants the foreign degree, throughout the national territory, the same effects as the titles that are included in the area and specific field of training to which the equivalence has been declared, excluding the professional effects with respect to those Titles that can be obtained by homologation.

The equivalence at an academic level grants the foreign degree, throughout the national territory, the effects corresponding to the academic level with respect to which the equivalence has been declared.

The request for both procedures, Homologación and Equivalencia is submitted online by the person interested.

• Homologation of foreign higher education degrees to official Spanish university degrees of Bachelor's or Master's that give access to a regulated profession in Spain
• Equivalence of a foreign degree in higher education to an official university Bachelor's or Master's degree and academic level in branches of knowledge and specific fields
• Recognition of Degrees obtained in the European Union for the exercise of professions in the application of Directive 2005/36/CE
• Validation of foreign studies for partial Spanish university studies
• Equivalence of average grades in university studies completed abroad
• Agreements on Recognition for academic purposes with Germany, Italy, France, China, Argentina, Chile and Colombia
• Application for Reimbursement of Undue Payment of the Fee for Recognition of Equivalence

Further information

• EBAU: Baccalaureate Assessment for University AccessSalto de línea
• List of official translators ​​

For any inquiries on recognition of diplomas, you can contact the Spanish Education Office in the Philippines .