Homologation of school certificate in Spain independently: homologación, convalidación and volante

Omology of the Certificate: 15-step scheme

1. Identify what is needed: homologación or convalidación

   The real Decreto 104/1988 divorces two procedures: the Homologación recognizes the level of the Spanish title (Graduado en ESO or Bachiller) for academic purposes (art. 2). The Convalidación recognizes the courses in order to continue their studies in Spain (art. 3).

   • Recorded the child's whereabouts: school, Bachillerato, FP or university
   • Checked with the "The Situation / What to Provide" table above
   • If more than one child has defined a procedure for each child

   Where: RD 104/1988, articles 1-3; Orden de 14 de marzo de 1988, apartado segundoDuration: pending collection of documentsCost: free of charge

   When help is needed: the child has not completed the last grade, has moved between systems or has been online in a foreign school, and it is unclear what level he actually has.

2. Check for the Spanish level of the certificate

   The level is determined by the Ministry on the equivalent tables and, if there are no tables for the country, on the content and duration of the training, precedent and reciprocity (arts. 5 and 6 RD 104/1988). In Spain, ESO lasts four courses, from 12 to 16 years, then two courses of Bachillerato, so compare the courses that have been completed, not the class number. The certificate (grades 9 or 11) is recognized at what level: check your country's table on the Ministry's website before submission.

   • Found a table of equivalents for his country on the Ministry's website.
   • Comparing the classes of the child with the ESO and Bachillerato courses
   • I understand the Ministry is making the final decision.

   Where: RD 104/1988, articles 5 and 6; MINISTerio de Educación, Formación Professional y ReportsDuration: pending submissionCost: free of charge

   When assistance is needed: a certificate is issued in a program that is no longer available (SSR, transition years) or the child has graduated from the external school.

3. Collect the documents.

   A title or certificate of graduation, academic certificate of subjects, evaluations and years of study and a document on citizenship are required: passport (Orden de 14 de marzo de 1988, apartado cuarto). For homologación a Graduado en ESO, the Ministry requests four courses corresponding to ESO for Bachiller for courses corresponding to Bachillerato. For FP, a curriculum with hours of study is added in the subjects and practice.

   • Certificate and evaluation annex (or annual valuation certificate)
   • Child passport; for a minor also documents of legal representative
   • For FP: curriculum, hours, practice

   Where: school that issued the certificateDuration: from a few days to weeks if a certificate or duplicate is requiredCost: by school code

   When help is needed, the school is closed or located where it is difficult to obtain documents.

4. Put the apostille on.

   Documents are not submitted from the EU with the apostille of the Hague Convention or legalized diplomatic means (apartado séptimo). Apostilles are placed in the country of extradition. In Russia, documents on education are issued by the executive authorities of the constituent entity (decision No. 1890 of 10 November 2023). In Ukraine, MON does so through the JP "International-International-International-Imjid-Jevian Centre" with an online recording. The state's portals.

   • Apostilles at the certificate
   • Apostille on an app with estimates or academic background
   • Checked that the FIO matches the passport in the Latin.

   Where: country of issuance of certificateDuration: according to the rules of the authority of the country of extraditionValue: duties of the country of issue

   When you need help, you are already in Spain and cannot file for the apostille in person. Certificate and certificate.

5. Order an official translation

   Documents are not submitted in Spanish with an official translation (apartado séptimo), and according to the Ministry, the translation is made by a tradector jurado, recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Delegación del Gobierno also calls the translation through the Spanish diplomatic or consular mission and through the Spanish country of origin. juror's translation sheet.

   • Translator found on the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs list
   • Translation of certificate, grades and apostilles
   • There's an electronic translation file

   Where: trafficker jurado or consulateDuration: by agreementCost: at interpreter rate

6. Pay for the tasa 790-079

   The cost depends on the level: according to the Ministry ’s 2026 document, homologación a Graduado en ESO is not subject to a duty, convalidación 1st course Bachillerato is worth 24.88 me, homologación al título de Bachiler 49.76 . The cost is paid on a modelo 790, código 079: form is formed on the Ministry ’s website. Before payment, check the amount: it is revised.

   • Checked the amount on the Tasa 790-079 page.
   • Filled out a child's (applicant) form, not a parent's.
   • Saved the confirmation of payment.

   Where: Ministry website, bank or online paymentDuration: pending submissionValue: 0 / 24.88 / 49.76 I

   When you need help, there is no Spanish account or card. What a modelo 790.

7. Apply for sede or registro in Barcelona

   The application is filled in at the Ministry ’s sede electriónica. With certificado digital or Cl@ve, it can be sent online. Otherwise, the printed application with documents is filed in Registro: Orden de 1988 calls Áreas de Alta Inspection de Educación at Delegacions del Gobiero, other official registers and abroad Conserías de Educación and the Spanish consulate (apartado tercero). Cataluña; reception on the cita previa, address on Delegación del Gobierno.

   • Filled out the application in sede.
   • Picked a way: online or Registro with a cita previa
   • Saved the dictifacte de Registro

   Where: Sede of the Ministry; Alta Inspección de Educación en Cataluña; any registroDuration: before school or university enrolment beginsCost: tasa 790-079

   When you need help, you don't have a NIE and a digital signature, and you need to file it immediately, or you need a representative. Cl@ve and Mi Carpeta Ciudadana.

8. Get volante para inscrición condicional

   Volante allows for enrolment in school, college or university on probation until the procedure is completed (art. 15 RD 104/1988). He is certified by the register that accepted the application. 6 months from the date of the press and if it is registered, until the end of the school year; a new volante can be extended if the delay is not your fault (apartado decimo). The volante indicates where you are going to go.

   • Got volante with a stamp and date.
   • Made copies for school, college or university.
   • Recorded the end of six months

   Where: Register that accepted the applicationDuration: 6 months or before the end of the school yearCost: free of charge

   When you need help, volante is running out of time and no solution, and the school needs a document.

9. Mark the judgement

   The Ministry decides within three months, but the countdown is from the date when the package is complete or from the date of the expert opinion (article 11 RD 104/1988).

   • Recorded the date of filing and the indicative date of the judgement
   • Checked it against preinscripción dates in Catalonia.
   • I check my mail and office once a week.

   Where: RD 104/1988, article 11Duration: up to 3 months from full packageCost: free of charge

10. Answer the requerimiento

    If the documents are lacking, the Ministry will propose to correct the deficiencies in 10 days, otherwise the application will be filed; if the document is to be received abroad or if it does not meet the formal requirements (e.g. without apostille), the period of three months (art. 8 RD 104/1988).

    • Read the request and compiled a list of missing persons
    • Answered the same channel I was sending
    • Saved confirmation of the reply

    Where: sede or registroDuration: 10 days or 3 monthsCost: free of charge

    When assistance is needed: the request relates to the content of the programme or the year missed. How to Answer Requerimiento.

11. Get a special

    The decision is made by the Ministry (art. 14 RD 104/1988). the special de homologación al título de Baciller and a Graduado en ESO, as well as the special de convalidación 1st course of Bachillerato, which is calculated on the basis of the scale of foreign estimates (Resolucción de 3 de julio de 2024), are the main figures for the university.

    • download or receive
    • Checked the FIO, level and notea media
    • I gave a copy to school, college or university instead of volante.

    Where: MinistryDuration: after decisionCost: free of charge

12. University: PAU and UNEDasis

    The universities are operated by titulo de Bachiller or by equivalent and surrendered prueba de acceso a la universidad (PAU, former EBAU and PevAU) (art. 4 RD 534/2024) Only graduates of EU systems and countries with agreements are exempted from PAU (art. 6): Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan are not included, so HOMOLOGATION and PAU are needed. UNEDasis conducts PAU for students in foreign systems: access assessment is considered 0.4 per cent average per year. Mandatory examinations plus 0.6 nota media Bachillerato, pass point 5.

    • I applied for homologación al título de Bahiller before registration with the PAU
    • Picked where to rent PAU and checked if the organizer accepted volante
    • Checked the weight of the subjects for the right faculty.

    Where: UNEDasis or PAU; UniversityDuration: PAU calendar for the current yearCost: PAU organizers fees

    When assistance is needed: admission to a university is combined with a change of residence permit for a study degree. Student visa step by step.

13. FP: grado medio and grado superior

    For FP grado medio, the title Graduado en ESO or prueba de acceso is required for grado superior título de Bachiller or other legal route. A foreign certificate is only available after homologación or with volante. In Catalonia, when preinscripción is in Batxillerat or FP without a ready-made criminal request for a declaración responsable intention to humulate (form A815), and when recorded, it is provided with volante.

    • Picked FP level and checked the title requirement
    • Prepared declaración responsable A815 for preinscripción
    • I brought volante at matricula.

    Where: Department d'Educación de la Generalitat, training centreDuration: according to preinscripción calendarCost: by the rules of the training centre

14. School: convalidación and enrolment

    A child who goes to the Primeria or any course of ESO does not take convalidación: the school determines the course according to the rules (apartado segundo). The procedure is required when entering the Bachillerato: Graduado en ESO (homologación), 2nd course convalidación 1st year, as a first year of school enrolment in Barcelona, is taken into the school. school leaves.

    • For ESO: enrolled without convalidación
    • For the first year of the Bachillerato: applied for homologación a Graduado en ESO
    • For the second year: applied to convalidación de 1o de Bahillerato

    Where: School, Consorci d'Educación de BarcelonaDuration: Recording calendarValue: 0 or 24.88 I

15. Refusal or partial recognition

    The Ministry may accept the level below the request or may only concentrate part of the course: for example, instead of Bachiller, it may recognize Graduado en ESO. The decision specifies the type of appeal and the time limit; for Ley 39/2015 recurso de alzada and recurso de reposición, it is submitted within a month; sometimes it is faster to finish the missing course in Spain than to argue.

    • Recorded the date of notification and the time for appeal from the decision
    • Comparative: appeal or learn course
    • Reported the school or the university on the new status

    Where: MinistryDuration: month for administrative appealValue: No duty

    When assistance is needed, the decision will determine the income received this year. Appeal: reposición, alzada, court.