Diploma Translation in Lviv and Nostrification for Poland/EU

How it works without a Lviv office

Etalon has no physical branch in Lviv, so the whole process is remote and transparent. You photograph or scan your diploma and transcript and send them via Telegram, Viber or WhatsApp - we quote the price and turnaround from the scans the same day.

Once confirmed, we complete the translation, certify it by notary or sworn translator stamp if needed, and ship the finished package by Nova Poshta to any branch or parcel locker in Lviv. If the apostille requires originals, you send them by Nova Poshta to our office, we submit the documents to the Ministry of Education and Science in Kyiv, and we return the result the same way.

Diploma and transcript translation

A diploma without its transcript is almost always incomplete for serious purposes: the transcript lists subjects, hours and grades that universities and recognition bodies need. That is why we always recommend translating diploma and transcript together - it is cheaper as a package and prevents rejections over an incomplete set.

For graduates of Lviv universities - Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, and Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University (which hosts many foreign students) - we accurately render program, qualification and department names into Polish or English terminology, align the surname transliteration with your international passport, and keep the spelling consistent across every document in the package.

Sworn Polish translation for Polish universities

Polish universities and the NAWA body generally require sworn translation (tlumaczenie przysiegle) - a translation made and certified by a sworn translator. A translation produced in Ukraine and certified only by a Ukrainian notary is often not accepted by Polish institutions.

Etalon performs sworn Polish translation with its own certified translators - this is our own service, not work through a partner. We note honestly that a Polish sworn translator (tlumacz przysiegly) is registered with the Polish Ministry of Justice, and we are not a Polish bureau from that register. Even so, we provide sworn translation suited to the Polish corridor: nostrification, admission, employment and submissions to Polish institutions. Final acceptance for any given purpose is always decided by the receiving institution.

Ministry of Education and Science apostille and nostrification for Poland/EU

For Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Germany and other EU countries, education documents usually require an apostille from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, issued in Kyiv. Note: there is no single apostille covering 'the diploma together with the transcript' - the diploma gets one apostille and the transcript a separate one. We submit both documents for apostille to the ministry in Kyiv on your behalf, so you do not need to travel to the capital.

For nostrification of a diploma in Poland you usually need: an apostille from the Ministry of Education and Science on the diploma and transcript, sworn Polish translation, an application directly to the chosen university (uczelnia), and a certificate from the NAWA system. For diplomas issued before 19 June 2006, a simplified recognition-certificate route is possible in some cases. The exact list depends on the specific university and purpose, so we verify the final requirements for your case - with no invented exemptions and no guarantee of automatic acceptance.

Two journeys: foreign graduates and moving to Poland/EU

The first journey is for foreign students who graduated from Lviv universities (including many foreign graduates of Danylo Halytsky LNMU) and need to legalize a Ukrainian diploma for work or further study back home: an apostille from the Ministry of Education and Science, translation into the required language, and preparation of a set for recognition abroad.

The second journey is for Ukrainian graduates from Lviv and the region heading to Poland or the EU: diploma and transcript translation, sworn Polish translation, apostille from the Ministry of Education and Science, and support for nostrification. Lviv is the hub of the consular district of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, which covers three western oblasts - Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia (Ternopil and Chernivtsi belong to the district of the Polish Consulate General in Vinnytsia). Regardless of the consular district, we work online and serve all of Western Ukraine remotely - Lviv, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Uzhhorod and Chernivtsi - because the whole process runs through messengers and Nova Poshta.

How we work

1. 1Send scans via messengerPhotograph your diploma and transcript and send them via Telegram, Viber or WhatsApp. We quote price and turnaround from the scans the same day.
2. 2Agree language, certification and apostilleWe pick what you need: sworn Polish translation, notarized translation or an apostille from the Ministry of Education and Science. We align the surname transliteration with your international passport.
3. 3We submit for apostille in Kyiv (if needed)If apostille is required, you send the originals by Nova Poshta and we submit the documents to the relevant ministries in Kyiv - the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - on your behalf.
4. 4Receive the finished package by Nova PoshtaWe ship the finished translation and legalized documents to a Nova Poshta branch or parcel locker in Lviv.

Prices

• Sworn Polish translation Price depends on the zloty rate; transcript and packages quoted per scanfrom 390 UAH / 1125 chars
• Diploma translation Standard translation without certificationfrom 500 UAH
• Transcript translation Assessed individually by volumefrom 1200 UAH
• Notarized certification of translation Per document; the EU often requires sworn translationfrom 200 UAH
• Apostille on diploma/transcript (Ministry of Education and Science) Separately on diploma and transcript; 5-20 working daysfrom 500 UAH + state fee
• Urgency For expedited translation+30-50%

All prices are indicative, in UAH, shown as 'from'. We confirm the final price after reviewing the scans. Apostille is charged on top of the state fee; sworn translation cost depends on the zloty rate.

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