The documents submitted by the applicant must meet the following requirements:
- The documents must be official, i.e., issued by authorized, competent and accredited bodies.
- Electronic copies (scans) must be made from the original documents or properly certified copies (the originals of the mentioned documents are required to confirm the decision upon arrival to study):
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- all scans must be full size, color, text legible and clear, all stamps and signatures must be clearly visible. Any scans that do not meet such requirements will be disregarded;
- if the document contains several pages, they must be combined into one electronic file;
- if the applicant has studied at several institutions, they must be attached separately, each in one electronic file;
- if the applicant has several degrees, they must be attached separately, each in one electronic file;
- all documents must be arranged in chronological order.
- The submitted document must certify the final qualification of higher secondary or higher education (preliminary education documents may be submitted at the initial stage, if at the time of submitting the documents, the training or studies have not been completed or the documents have not been issued by the teaching or research and study institution).
- Documents should be provided in the original language, and an official translation of the documents into English or Lithuanian (at the applicant’s choice) is requested when the language of the document is other than English. A translation is considered to be official when it is bound to a certified true copy of the document in the original language and is attested by the translator’s signature.
- Candidates who have completed their education in countries which are countries-members of the Hague 1961 Convention must have an Apostille attached to their educational documents (in many countries an Apostille is issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Ministry of Education).
- Applicants who have completed their education in countries non-members of the Hague 1961 Convention must provide educational documents legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the diplomatic mission or consular post of the country where the education was obtained.
- We reserve the right to request for the originals of your credentials for verification purposes at any time during the processing of your application. Submission of originals (by mail or by bringing to the admissions office) and collection of documents after their verification (by mail or upon arrival) is organized and carried out at the applicant’s expense.
- The submitted credentials are subject to verification, which requires a direct confirmation of the award of the qualification and an Official Academic Transcript from the issuing institution. The Official Academic Transcript should be sent directly from the official mailbox of the school/higher education institution to LSU e-mail RECOGNITION@LSU.LT and by post, mailing address: Sporto 6, LT-44221 Kaunas, Lithuania.
