Assessment of international school certificates

Admission to a degree programme in Austria is decided autonomously by the host Austrian university (i.e. universities, higher education institutions, technical colleges, teacher training universities and colleges).

• An evaluation/nostrification is not required for this purpose. Please contact the admissions office of the respective educational institution directly.

Residence in Austria or in an EU member state is a mandatory requirement for an evaluation. This must be proven by means of a current confirmation of registration from the Central Register of Residence (ZMR) or an official confirmation of registration from the relevant EU member state.

Individuals with Austrian citizenship whose main place of residence is abroad can also apply for an evaluation on presentation of their Austrian citizenship.

The maximum processing time is 12 weeks – provided that all the documents required have been uploaded. The assessment is usually issued within just a few weeks, depending on the workload of the official dealing with your case.
Please note that if you are requested to submit missing documents, this will delay the process.

No; applications are processed in the order in which they are received.
Please ensure that you have uploaded all the required documents. If you are requested to submit missing documents, this will delay the process.

For legal reasons, you must submit your application and all supporting documents via the portal www.asbb.at.
Staff at the AST contact points would be happy to help you submit your application.

No. As an authority, the assessment body is not authorised to do so.
Please enclose a translation of the required documents with your application. You can find a list of all sworn court-certified interpreters and translators on the Austrian Association of Sworn and Court Certified Interpreters – ÖVGD website.

No. In the case of foreign-language certificates, a translation prepared by an officially registered (sworn) translation agency (in Austria or an EU/EEA country) is required. The translation must be officially and firmly attached to the original document or to a certified copy.
You can find a list of all sworn court-certified translation agencies on the Austrian Association of Sworn and Court Certified Interpreters – ÖVGD website.

If your diploma or school-leaving certificate was issued in an EU Member State, a translation provided by an officially registered (legally certified) translation agency in the country of issue will be accepted.
If your diploma or school-leaving certificate was issued in a third country (non-EU Member State), you must provide either a translation of the diploma/school-leaving certificate by a translation agency officially registered (legally certified) in Austria OR confirmation of the accuracy of the existing translation from a translation agency (legally certified) in Austria.
You can find a list of all sworn court-certified interpreters and translators on the Austrian Association of Sworn and Court Certified Interpreters – ÖVGD website.

No. Since this assessment is issued for use in Austria, it will only be issued in German.

The applicable notarisation regulations for your original certificates must be observed: https://www.bmbwf.gv.at/Themen/schule/schulrecht/anauschubi/bvs.html

In this case, notarisation is not required, but your application must be accompanied by proof of your residence status (e.g. a copy of your Convention Pass, etc.).
The BMB reserves the right to have the authenticity of the documents checked by other institutions.

In most cases, you should be able to obtain a duplicate from the school that issued the original certificate. If you cannot obtain a duplicate for any reason, a replacement certificate may be issued subject to certain conditions.

Applicants can obtain information, advice and support during the entire procedure from staff at the AST contact points.

Input help (a blue circle with a white “!”) is available for most of the information you need to enter and for most steps in the application.
If you have any technical problems, please contact the Help Desk at asbb.helpdesk@srt.solutions.

The following file types are supported: DOC, DOCX, JPE, JPEG, JPG, PDF, PNG, RTF, TIF, TIFF, XLS, XLSX, ZIP. Ideally, documents should be uploaded in PDF format. Please note that the total file size must not exceed 20 MB.

Once you have completed your application, as the applicant, you no longer have access to your online application form. The completion letter will be sent either by email or by post, depending on what you select on the application form.

Submission of school reports or school attendance certificates:

• • in person or
  • by a representative (friends, relatives, messenger service) or
  • by post*⁾ as registered mail(!) or
  • via the Education Directorate through the official channels*⁾

*⁾ If the application is submitted by post or via the Education Directorate, a telephone number or email address must be attached to the application. Due to the postal and payment channels, a processing time of approx. 14 days is to be expected in these cases.

The account details for paying the fee will be sent by post/email.