A certified copy is a copy in colour containing a new original signature and stamp to ensure the document is genuine.

Upon receiving a positive admission decision from the Examination Board, you will receive an e-mail with a link to the Certified Documents Portal requesting you to upload your certified documents: a certified copy of your diploma or graduation statement and full transcript if these certified documents were not already present in your application.  

When a certified copy is required, a regular copy is not accepted. A certified copy of your diploma and transcript needs to be in colour and contains an original signature and an original stamp. A regular photocopy is not sufficient. The photocopy itself needs to be certified. A certified copy can be made by your high school, a notary, a sworn translator, or at a City Hall.

How to make a certified copy:

1. The university official/notary/translator makes a photocopy in colour of the original diploma and transcript.
     
2. The university official/notary/translator verifies that the photocopy is true and an unaltered copy from the original document by signing and stamping the photocopy in coloured ink (not black or grey).  
     
3. The photocopy now contains a new and original coloured signature and stamp in addition to possible photocopied signatures and stamps that were already present on the original document.
     
4. Scan the certified copies and submit them in the Certified Documents Portal.

Keep in mind that documents with solely the original stamps and signatures are not considered certified copies. It must a photocopy of the original document with the necessary stamps.