The process of application for recognition of foreign qualifications in China (the latest version issued in November 2014)
Visit the official website (http://renzheng.cscse.edu.cn) and register a new account
Fill out the basic personal information and submit the application form for recognition online
Submit the paper application documents to the recognition institutionof your choice and pay the recognition fees
Log in the website to check the recognition progress
Get the recognition certificate when the system shows “recognition completed”
You are required to register a new account and fill out your personal information before submitting the application form for qualification recognition. Please click the link of the official website (http://renzheng.cscse.edu.cn/) and find the button saying “For new users, please click here to register” right under the login box.
Submit the paper application documents to the recognition institution of your choice and pay the recognition fees.
Log in the website (http://renzheng.cscse.edu.cn/) again to check the recognition progress.
You can get the certificate when the website shows “recognition completed”.
What documents do you need to prepare for the qualification recognition? Please read the following instructions carefully.
Please take all originals documents required to the recognition institution, which will be reproduced in a photocopy there and returned to you after that. Do not mail the documents to the recognition institution and we strongly advise you to bring them in person. If you need to authorize an agent, he/she should provide the Letter of Authorization for Submission of Qualification Recognition Application (see Annex) and his/her valid ID document. Please be noted that an agent can only be authorized to submit the application documents for one applicant. For recognition, the required documents to be submitted are as follows:
1. One two-inch color ID photo with a blue background
2.The original and a copy of the foreign diploma or higher education certificate to be recognized in the official language of the country home to the diploma or certificate was awarded.
3.The original and a copy of an official letter of verification by the foreign university authorities (e.g. college, student registration department, student affairs management department or such department like that) should be provided if the diploma is acquired through a research program. The letter should include the start & finish dates (year and month), the program, research area, and the degree awarded.
4. The original Chinese translation of the foreign diploma (or higher education certificate) and transcript (or letter of verification for research programs) to be recognized (only translation provided by a formal translation institution or company will be accepted).
5. The original and a copy of the pre-degree diploma or higher education certificate (used to apply for the academic program to be recognized this time)
6. The original and a copy of the passport(s) that the applicant used when he/she studied abroad, including the first page (with basic personal information), the last page (with personal signature), and all visas and exit & entry records during his/her overseas study. If the passport(s) mentioned above expired, then anoriginal of the present valid passport and a copy of the first page and signature page, or the original and a copy of the household register, should also be provided.
7. The letter of authorization with the personal signature of the applicant (see the template as Annex II)
8. An EMS express receipt (The receipt will be provided by the recognition institution. The applicant is required to fill in his/her frequently used address and phone number in China and make sure that it is the same information as that submitted in the system.)
For special cases, such as the original of the passport used during the applicant’s overseas study cannot be provided, and for the documents needed in different situations, please check the official website at (http://renzheng.cscse.edu.cn/).
Fees
The CSCSE has made uniform standard on fees of recognition, which is 360 CNY for each qualification to be recognized. For applications submitted on or after Feb. 7, 2014, the recognition result is mailed to the applicant (China only) through EMS. The EMS fee is 15 CNY /item to Beijing and 25 CNY /item to other provinces, direct-controlled municipalities, and autonomous regions of China. For applicants who submit application documents at the recognition institution out of Beijing, the total fees is 385 CNY/item (including the recognition fee 360 CNY and the EMS fee 25 CNY), which should be paid to the designated account as below.
Bank: Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, the Asian Games Village Branch, Beijing Branch
Account: The Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange
Account No.: 8864291002000 (Only the fees of qualification recognition, i.e., 360 CNY, is accepted to this account. Please indicate the name of the applicant when making thepayment.)
Please indicate the applicant’s name, DOB, and qualification recognition fees on the cash remittance note, for example, “Jack Smith, Jan 18 2014, qualification recognition fees”. After the payment is complete, please make a copy of the remittance note attach it to the application documents to be submitted.
For more details about the payment and fees, please click here (http://www.cscse.edu.cn/publish/portal0/tab105/info3085.htm).
Where to submit the application documents?
Office address of the CSCSE: 6F, Splendid Times No.56 North Fourth Ring West Road Haidian District, Beijing, 100080, P.R.C.
Office hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday to Friday
By metro: on metro Line 4, stop at Zhongguancun Station, come out from the Exit A1, walk twest for about 300 metres along the North Fourth Ring Road until arriving at Haidian Middle Street, turn left and you will see the South Entrance of Splendid Times. Or you can come out from the Exit D and walk to the west for about 300 metres along the Haidian North First Street to arrive at the South Entrance of Splendid Times.
By bus: You can stop at Zhongguancun West Station or Zhongguancun South Station
Tel: 010-62677800
To facilitate the application submission, the CSCSE has set up more than 40 recognition institutions all over China, all of which are authorized to review and accept application documents. Click here (http://www.cscse.edu.cn/publish/portal0/tab105/info3085.htm) to find more recognition institutions out of Beijing and their addresses and contact information.
You can also log in the official website to check your recognition progress and how to get obtain result when the recognition is completed.
After the application submission, you can log on the website again with a registered account to check the progress. Usually it takes about 20 working days to finish the process, excluding delivery time. No urgent service is provided. When the recognition process is finished, the result will be delivered to you by EMS.
A kind reminder
Qualification recognition is not a mandatory but voluntary choice for the applicant. If you lose the recognition certificate, you can re-apply for it if you are willing to pay the fees again. If you fail the first time, you can also apply for a re-examination of your application. For those who are looking for job opportunities immediately after returning to China, it is strongly suggested that the qualification recognition be done as soon as possible. For more information, you can also log in the official website of the CSCSE (http://www.cscse.edu.cn) to read the Q&A, and visit the website for qualification recognition (http://renzheng.cscse.edu.cn/).
Annex I
Letter of Authorization for Submission of Qualification Recognition Application
To all applicants,
Since the applicant is required to sign a confirmation letter regarding the integrity, authenticity and accuracy of the application documents submitted during the submission process, you are strongly advised to go to the recognition institutions authorized by the CSCSE in person to submit the application. If you do need to authorize an agent, please be noted that an agent can only be authorized to submit the application for one applicant per year.
Letter of Authorization for Submission of Qualification Recognition Application
Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange,
本人声明，（被委托人姓名）未收取本人任何代理及其他费用。由此委托而产生的一切后果（包括永远不能获得认证结果）和带来的相关经济损失由本人承担。
I (the applicant’s name and ID number) hereby authorize (the entrustee’s name, ID number and relationship with the entruster) to submit the qualification recognition application on my behalf as I unable to. I hereby declare that (the entrustee’s name) has not charged me any fees for the agency or other reasons. All consequences and associated economic losses arising from this authorization (including the inability to obtain recognition results) are borne by myself. I hereby certify that the contact address and phone number I have filled in qualification recognition system are all valid.
Entruster: (signature of the applicant)
The entruster’s phone number:
Date:
Attachments:
The original and a copy of the entrustee’s valid ID certificate
Note:
Only the original of the Letter of Authorization for Submission of Qualification Recognition Application filled out by the applicant and with his/her signature is accepted. Fax or copy of the letter is invalid for the application.
Annex II
Declaration
I， authorize and consent to the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) making any enquiries, which requires releasing my personal information, for purposes relating to qualification recognition. I also authorize and consent to relevant organizations/schools to release my record or information to the CSCSE as may be required for these enquiries.
Personal Information
Name: DOB:
Student ID:
Program of Study:
Period of Study:
Signature of the applicant: Date:
