Your passport and driver’s licence or birth certificate, academic transcript and qualification must be certified by a person of suitable authority from your local community or country. We cannot accept your documents if they are not certified appropriately.

The people who can certify your documents:

• A Lawyer
• A Notary Public
• A Justice of the Peace
• A Commissioner of Oaths
• A Court Registrar or Deputy Registrar
• A Member of Staff at a New Zealand Embassy

The authorised person must note on the copied document:

1. “Certified true copy”
2. His/her authority
3. His/her name
4. His/her signature
5. His/her official stamp
6. Certification must be done in English for it to be accepted

Click here to download a document with all above information.

Alternatively, you can have your original documents verified by our authorised staff at either of our Auckland or Christchurch Campuses or an authorised staff at one of our partner schools. They will be able to upload these into your portal and provide further assistance.