Requirements for evidence and documents

Learn which documents you need to upload and the standards these documents have to meet

If you apply for an International Qualification Assessment (IQA) or Overseas Study Assessment (OSA) you will need to upload supporting evidence.

Find information on:

  • the formats we accept for files and documents
  • the details that documents need to contain
  • standards the files need to meet to be accepted.
Watch this video to see which documents to put in in your application.

Video transcript

There is a transcript for:

  • English
  • Tagalog
  • Chinese Mandarin
  • Spanish

English

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Kia ora from Aotearoa New Zealand! Thinking about applying for an International Qualification Assessment, or IQA for short? Before you start your application, make sure you have all the required documents ready.

Firstly, we will need the photo and personal information page of your Passport. If there is a page that mentions your parents’ names, please also provide that page.

You will also need to provide all your post-secondary education award certificates. They will help us to see your education pathway to your highest qualification.

Finally, we will need all your transcripts, academic records or mark sheets for each year of post-secondary education to support your application.  

If your name on the passport is different from your application or academic documents, you will also need to submit evidence of your name change. This might include a marriage certificate, a deed poll document or an affidavit.

Regardless of which type of IQA you intend to apply for, it is essential at all application documents are full colour scans of the original documents.  We cannot accept black and white copies. Your documents must also be scanned clearly, with no blurred or missing information. Please make sure you scan the entire document with no cut-off edges or missing sections.

If your original documents are not in English, you must provide an English translation by a recognised official translation service for each document. Please note we cannot process your application without the English translation of your documents.

We recommend that you also include a syllabus or study programme description wherever possible, especially if you are applying for a Teaching or Skill Shortage List IQA.

Your application will be put on hold as incomplete if the documents submitted do not meet the acceptable standards, and your application may be cancelled if it remains incomplete. So make sure you have checked all your documents to ensure that they meet our requirements. You can find examples of acceptable documents on our website.

Good luck with your application and we look forward to seeing you in Aotearoa New Zealand!

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Tagalog

 
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Kia ora (mabuhay) mula sa Aotearoa New Zealand! Iniisip mo ba mag-aplay ng International Qualification Assessment o IQA kung paikliin? Bago magsimula ng iyong aplikasyon, siguraduhing nakahanda ang lahat ng kinakailangang dokumento.

Una, kinakailangan namin ng kopya ng iyong pasaporte kung nasaan ang iyong litrato at personal na impormasyon. Kung mayroong pahina na nagbabanggit ng mga pangalan ng iyong mga magulang, pakisama rin ang pahinang ito.

Kinakailangan mo rin magbigay ng mga katibayan ng pagtatapos o diploma ng mga inaral mo pagkatapos ng High School. Makakatulong ang mga ito upang malinaw namin makita ang landas na tinahak mo para makamit ang iyong pinakamataas na antas ng edukasyon.

Panghuli, kinakailangan din namin ang lahat ng iyong mga transkrip o talaan ng mga marka at grado ng mga paksang inaral mo. Makakasuporta ito para sa bawat antas o kwalipikasyong nakamit mo pagkatapos ng High School.

Kung ang iyong pangalan sa pasaporte ay naiiba sa iyong aplikasyon o sa iba mo pang dokumento, kinakailangan mo rin magpasa ng katibayan ng iyong pagpapalit ng pangalan. Ang mga halimbawa ng dokumento na maari mo ipasa ay ang katibayan ng iyong pagpapakasal, Deed Poll, o apidabit.

Kahit ano mang uri ng IQA ang pinaplano mong aplayan, mahalaga na ang mga ipapasang dokumento sa iyong aplikasyon ay naka-scan na may kulay nung orihinal na dokumento. Hindi namin matatanggap ang mga dokumentong naka-scan ng black-and-white.

Kailangan malinaw rin ang pagkaka-scan ng mga dokumento at walang impormasyon na malabo o nawawala sa scan. Siguraduhing naka-scan ang buong dokumento at walang sulok o detalye na naputol. Kung ang iyong mga orihinal na dokumento ay hindi nakasulat sa wikang Ingles, kinakailangang isalin ang mga ito sa wikang Ingles ng isang kinikilalang opisyal na nagsasalin ng mga dokumento.

Hindi mapoproseso ang iyong aplikasyon kung ang mga ipinasang dokumento ay hindi nakasalin sa wikang Ingles. Kung maari, inirerekomenda rin namin na magpasa ka ng iyong syllabus o dokumento kung saan nakasulat ang mga deskripsyon ng lahat ng paksang inaral mo para sa iyong kurso, lalo na kung ang aaplayan mo ay Teaching IQA o Skill Shortage List IQA.

Hindi namin ipoproseso ang iyong aplikasyon kung hindi kumpleto ang mga dokumentong ipinasa o hindi ito pumasa sa mga pamantayang nasabi. Maari namin kanselahin ang iyong aplikasyon kung manatili itong hindi kumpleto.

Kaya suriing mabuti ang mga dokumento para makasigurong papasa ang mga ito sa nasabing pamantayan. Ang mga halimbawa ng mga katanggap-tanggap na dokumento ay makikita sa aming website. Nawa’y pagpalain ka sa iyong aplikasyon.

Kami’y umaasa sa iyong pagdating sa Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Chinese Mandarin


[音乐] kia ora (您好), 来自新西兰的问候, 在考虑申请您的海外学历评估认证(IQA)吗? 简称“IQA". 在您开始申请之前, 请确保您已准备好申请所需的全部文件。 首先,我们需要您的护照个人信息(含照片)页。 如果您的护照中有一页提及了您父母的名字, 请您同时上交此页。 您还需要提供您中学教育(含高中)之后所获得的全部学历证书 (其他获奖证书除外)。 它们将会帮助我们了解您获得 此学历之前的全部教育经历。 最后,我们需要您提交您中学(含高中)之后的全部学历的历年成绩单, 来支持您的申请。 如果您护照上的名字(现用名)与您学历文件上的名字(曾用名)不符, 您还需要提交您姓名变更的证据。 例如:结婚证书, 改名契约(变更姓名公证书), 姓名更改宣誓书等。 无论您打算申请哪一种类型的海外学历评估认证(IQA), 您所提交的全部申请文件 必须是原件的彩色扫描件。 黑白扫描件是不被接受的。 您所提交的文件扫描件也必须是清晰的, 没有模糊的或缺失的信息。 请确保您扫描的是完整的页面, 没有切边或缺失。 如果您的原始文件不是英文的, 您还必须为每份文件提供由经认可的官方翻译服务机构所翻译的英文翻译件。 请注意,如果您没有提交所有文件的英文翻译件, 我们将无法开始受理您的申请。 我们也建议您尽可能的提交你需要认证的海外学历的教学大纲 或者学习课程介绍, 特别是在申请海外教师学历评估认证(teaching IQA) 或者是移民局技能紧缺清单海外学历评估认证(skill shortage list IQA)时。 您的申请将会被视为不完整而暂停受理, 如果您提交的文件不符合被接受的标准。 如果您的申请长期由于不完整而处于暂停受理状态,我们可能会最终取消您的申请。 因此,请您务必检查所有提交文件, 以确保它们符合我们的要求。 您可以在我们的网站上找到“可被接受的文件”的示例。 祝您的申请一切顺利, 期待与您在新西兰相会。 [音乐] 
 

Spanish

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¡Kia ora desde Nueva Zelandia! ¿Está pensando en aplicar a la validación internacional de su calificación, llamada IQA por sus siglas en inglés? Antes de comenzar su aplicación, asegúrese que tiene todos los documentos necesarios a su disposición.

Primero, NZQA necesita la foto e información personal de su pasaporte. Si el pasaporte tiene una página que menciona los nombres de sus padres, por favor también incluya dicha página en su aplicación.

Segundo, necesita presentar todos los certificados o diplomas de su educación post-secundaria. Esto nos ayudará a conocer el camino de su educación hasta que obtuvo su calificación máxima. Finalmente, necesita presentar todos los transcriptos o records académicos que incluyan las notas obtenidas en cada año de su educación post-secundaria para respaldar su aplicación.

Si su nombre en el pasaporte es diferente al que figura en su aplicación o en sus documentos académicos, también deberá presentar evidencia de su cambio de nombre. Por ejemplo, certificado de matrimonio, escritura o declaración jurada.

Independientemente de que tipo de IQA quiere aplicar, es esencial que todos los documentos que respaldan su aplicación sean una copia escaneada a color de los documentos originales. No se aceptan copias en blanco y negro.

Sus documentos deberán ser copias claras sin información borrosa o faltante. Por favor asegúrese que capturó el documento completo sin cortar los bordes o sin que le falten secciones. Si la documentación original no está en inglés, deberá presentar cada documento traducido al inglés por un servicio de traducción oficial.

Por favor, note que no se procesará su aplicación si los documentos no están traducidos al inglés. Se recomienda que presente la descripción del programa de estudios de ser posible, en particular si está aplicando a la categoría Teaching o Skill Shortage List IQA.

Su aplicación será suspendida y marcada como incompleta si los documentos provistos no cumplen con los estándares aceptables y su aplicación será cancelada si continua incompleta. Por lo tanto, asegúrese que ha chequeado todos sus documentos para confirmar que cumplen con los requisitos.

Ejemplos de documentos aceptables están disponibles en nuestra página web. ¡Buena suerte con su aplicación y esperamos verlo en Aotearoa Nueva Zelandia!

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What do you need to apply for an International Qualification Assessment?

Duration: 2:40 minutes

This video explains which documents you will need to apply for an IQA, and how to make sure we can accept those documents.

Upload clear and good quality files with your application

During our evaluation, we need to be able to:

  • read the documents easily and clearly
  • find all the information we need
  • confirm that the documents are complete and authentic.

So we need high-quality scanned copies of your documents.

Requirements for all documents

Formats we can accept

We can only accept these file formats:

  • .pdf
  • .jpg
  • .png
  • .docx

Save all files separately, with filenames that tell us clearly what the file is.

If one document has multiple pages, save it as one file.

Upload each file individually when you apply.

Scanned documents we can accept

We only accept scanned digital copies, in colour, that we can easily read and get information from.

If the original document is in colour, the scanned copy also needs to be in colour. A black and white copy of a colour document will not be accepted.

The scan must show all parts of the document:

  • all edges and corners
  • all information
  • any stamps, seals or instructions.

You do not need to have the copies certified, but you must only upload copies of the original documents.

We check that the documents are authentic

We require proof that the documents you submitted are genuine.

You need to provide NZQA with instructions to access your documents including your award certificate and transcripts from your education provider or from an acceptable independent verification organisation.

Acceptable forms of verification

Acceptable forms of verification include, but are not limited to:

What we do if we find false information

If we discover false information intended to mislead others or misrepresent yourself, we will:

  • cancel your application
  • revoke your recognition statement
  • inform the relevant agencies, including Immigration New Zealand, the Teaching Council and the New Zealand Police.

Required documents

Documents that may be required

Ready to apply for an IQA?