Your document checklist

In order for us to successfully enrol you, we require the following documents to be provided as early as possible.

You can simply scan or take a photo with your smartphone of all of these documents together, and upload them via the upload link above.

The only documents that must be sent to us in physical form, are the certified copies of your university admission qualifications (see details below).

Upload, E-Mail, or Send your Study Contract via Post: You can provide a signed copy of your study contract in one of the following options:
Upload a digitally signed PDF document. We also accept other commonly used electronic signature formats.
Physically sign your contract, scan it, and e-mail it to us at admission-online@iu.org
Physically sign your contract and send it via post to -

IU Internationale Hochschule
Albert-Proeller-Str. 15-19
D-86675 Buchdorf
Upload your University Admission Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree or a secondary school diploma
Proof of English language skills
Upload your University De-Registration Proof: If you’ve studied in a German university in the past, you’ll need to send us your proof of de-registration. If you’re currently enrolled in another university, you’ll need to send us your certificate of enrolment.
Proof of work experience (if required by your study programme): You can send us a translation of your employment contract and your pay slip or you can ask your company to fill out this form in English, sign it, apply the company stamp and send it to us:
Proof of work experience (EN)
Proof of work experience (ES)
Proof of work experience (IT)
Proof of work experience (FR)

How to get your documents officially certified

In order to complete your registration for studying at IU, you will need to submit a certified copy of your higher education entrance qualification document. In this video, we’ll explain how and where you can get your documents officially certified.

And don’t worry – you have between 3 to 6 months from the starting date of your studies to submit your certified qualifications, depending on your programme and model.

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Please note:

These documents must be provided within 3 to 6 months of starting your studies at IU, depending on your programme and model. For more details, contact our Study Advisory Team.

Send us Officially Certified Copies of your University Admission Qualifications via Post: A certified Bachelor’s degree or
A secondary school diploma
How to get your documents certified:: We can only accept documents in English or German. Documents in any other language must be translated into one of these two languages.
That means that the original document needs to be certified, as well as the original translation, by a state recognised translator. To certify your documents, contact the German consulate or embassy at your home country, notaries who can certify documents with an apostille mark, or the institution from where you graduated.
If you have any questions regarding the certification of your documents, get in touch with our Study Advisory Team.
Upload your Photo ID: Send us a copy of your official photo ID (your passport or national ID card). Due to data protection laws, we ask that you please black out all fields of your ID except for: first name, last name, date of birth and nationality.
Upload your CV in Tabular Form: Send us your CV in tabular form, with information regarding your studies, vocational training and professional experience.

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