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DOCUMENTS FOR STUDY ABROAD - the list

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This is a list of all the documents you MAY need to study abroad. Each country and university has different requirements, and regulations change frequently. Check with your university and the embassy of the country you want to go to which of the following documents you will need.

PASSPORT

Your passport must be undamaged and have a validity date of at least 18 months.

STUDENT VISA

Register at the Visa Center According to the Destination Country 

Each country has a visa center to handle visa applications. You can directly access it via the internet to find out what information and documents are needed. After that, you can also directly register and submit documents online as well as schedule interviews and document verification meetings.

You can get a visa within 6-12 weeks 

INSURANCE
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE

(LOA) Official letter issued by a university abroad that you have been accepted as a student.

SMK/SMA DIPLOMA

You can get it from school after you finish all of your exams.

Certificate SKHUN/SHUN or National Assessment

Must be legalized (signed) by principal from school. 

TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS

You can get it from school after you finish all of your exams.

Statement Letter from High School SMA/SMK

A letter stating that the student has successfully completed his studies for three years at that school.

TOEFL / IETLS CERTIFICATE

You need this certificate, even on the minimum level, to show that you understand English, even if it is not the language of the country where you are studying, but English is the language you must mastered.

BIRTH CERTIFICATE

Depends of your situation you can get your birth certificate from Population and Civil Registration (Disdukcapil), or from Indonesian Embassy if you are abroad.

By the requirements  from university, your Birth Certificate will need to be legalized before apply, or not.

Police Clearance Certificate (SKCK)

You can make an SKCK by going directly to the Polsek, Polres, or Polda Metro Jaya and bringing the necessary documents.

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

For study in Masters or Doctoral programs abroad, you should also prepare a letter of recommendation from the previous university.

MOTIVATION LETTER

The motivation letter must demonstrate your ability to do well at the institution and must include an evaluation of your skills as well as your accomplishments.

DOCUMENT OF FINANCIAL CAPABILITY

For applying the visa – financial of support as example or fotocopy bank statement for about last 3 months 

Financial support can make own letters.

PASSPORT PHOTO 3X4CM

Background plain (can be red, blue or white) depends of requirement from university.

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR STUDY IN USA
Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrants (F-1) OR (M-1)

Form I-20A-B, Certificate of Eligibility for Non-immigrant (F-1) Student Status-For Academic and Language Programs, or Form I-20 M-N, Certificate of Eligibility for Non-immigrant (M-1) Student Status for Vocational Programs . You will need to submit a SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) issued form, i.e. an I-20 form, which will be provided by the institution where you are accepted. Your institution must sign the form.

EXAM RESULTS (ACT OR SAT)

The SAT test is used to assess prospective students’ ability in their first year of college by testing their math and verbal skills.

The ACT test is used to assess high school graduates’ readiness to participate in lecture material, which will cover four study areas: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Scientific Reasoning.

You should inquire to your university for the necessary tests.

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FOR STUDY IN UNITED KINGDOM
Tuberculosis test result

For study in Masters or Doctoral programs abroad, you should also prepare a letter of recommendation from the previous university.

Additional informations on optional new or finishing documents:

indonesia documents for study abroad update 2023

  • The national exam (UN) has been canceled since 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The UN will be replaced by the National Assessment (AN).
  • If you don’t have Certificate SKHUN/SHUN or National Assessment, you can use your Diploma SMA/SMK and transcript of records.

Understand the distinction between Certificate SKHUN/SHUN, National Assessment, Diploma SMA/SMK and Transcript of Records:

1. Certificate SKHUN/SHUN

Certificate of National Examination Results (SKHUN). SKHUN is a document that is a substitute for a temporary diploma. SKHUN is issued to make it easier for students to complete documents that are one of the requirements for enrollment at the next level of education

2. National Assessment 

National Assessment is an evaluation program organized by the Ministry of Education and Culture to improve the quality of education by photographing the inputs, processes and outputs of learning in all educational units.

3. Diploma SMA/ Diploma SMK

A diploma is a document given to graduates of academic education and vocational education as acknowledgment of academic achievement and/or completion of an accredited study program held by a tertiary institution.

4. Transcript of records 

Transcripts of records are a collection of scores that you have taken starting from semester one until you finished school 

DOCUMENTS for study abroad - TRANSLATION
which documents translation

There are several documents from the list above that you must translate first.

The Documents should be translated into the language of the country where the university is located.

documents translation conditions

If you want to study in an English-speaking country, your documents must be translated into English. If your document is already in English, it doesn’t need to be translated.

If you want to study in a non-English speaking country, your documents must be translated into the language used in that country.

Documents list for translation
  1. Passport (Identity on the first page)
  2. Certificate TOEFL/IELTS
  3. Motivation letter 
  4. Letter of Acceptance (LOA) 
  5. Diploma SMA/SMK
  6. Certificate SKHUN/SHUN or National Assessment
  7. Statement Letter from High School SMA/SMK 
  8. Birth Certificate
  9. Transript of records 
  10. Police Clearance Certificate (SKCK) 
  11. Letter of recommendation

This list entirely dependent on each university. You should check it first before proceeding with the translation.

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1. Diploma SMA/ Diploma SMK

2. Certificate SKHUN/SHUN or National Assessment

3. Transcript of records 

If you don’t have Certificate SKHUN/SHUN or National Assessment you can use your Diploma SMA/SMK and transcript of records to be apostilled.

apostille process

1. Send a copy scan of document to us in high quality

Contact us by e-mail hello@apostille.id or WhatsApp, we will check the documents for you

2. Notary Legalization

In case your document is signed by the official who is not on the MInistry list, or will need to make Apostille based on the scan/photocopy – not original documents.
Mind that in most cases University will expect original document and Apostille of it. 

3. Apostille Process 

Additional informations to apostille process
  • Document should has been legalized (signed) by the school principal 
  • Every official who legalizes documents must be registered with the Ministry – contact us for free consultation.
  • If the document has not been legalized or the official has not been registered with the ministry, document before apostille, must first be legalized by a notary.
  • If the documents has been legalized with the official registered with the ministry, you can skip notary process.
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One document apostille
(5-7 business days process)

1,300,000 IDR / 88 USD

Marriage book legalisation in KUA
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850,000 IDR / 55 USD

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800,000 IDR / 50 USD

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450,000 IDR / 28 USD

Courier transport to Jakarta or from Jakarta
(inside Indonesia 2-3 days)

FREE

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60,000 IDR / 4 USD

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60,000 IDR / 4 USD

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from 1,300,000 IDR / 68 USD

One document translation
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800,000 IDR / 53 USD

Curier from translation to your place
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75,000 IDR / 5 USD

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