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Cuban Higher Education Degree Certificate

We search for, obtain and legalize your university graduation certificate. Official documents ready for use abroad, delivered securely to your address.

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What is the Higher Education Degree Certificate and when do you need it?

The Higher Education Degree Certificate is the official document issued by higher education institutions in Cuba attesting that you successfully completed your university studies.

Unlike the physical diploma, this certificate sets out essential registry details such as the volume, page and graduate number. It is essential for:

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Our service in Cuba: we handle the entire legal process

Obtaining this certificate usually requires attending in person at the registrar of the Cuban university where you graduated. At Cuba Legal Services we take care of the whole bureaucratic chain:

  1. 01
    Application and Retrieval

    We arrange the issue of your graduation certificate directly at the relevant higher education institution in Cuba.

  2. 02
    Legalization at MINJUS

    We validate the signatures of the academic authorities at the Ministry of Justice for international legal recognition.

  3. 03
    Consular Route / Apostille

    We arrange legalization at the embassies and consulates accredited in Cuba for the country where you will submit your documents.

  4. 04
    International Postal Delivery

    We send the original physical document to your door by urgent courier (DHL / Correos Express), with real-time tracking.

Frequently asked questions

Is the graduation certificate the same as the university diploma?+

No. The university diploma is the physical certificate handed over at the graduation ceremony. The graduation certificate is a registry document issued by the university registrar that legally certifies you completed the programme and obtained the degree. Many foreign institutions require both documents to complete the recognition process.

What information do I need to provide to request my certificate?+

To speed up the search in the Cuban university archives we will need your full identity details, the name of the university or institution, the programme you studied and the approximate year of graduation.

Why these files get rejected

Credential evaluation agencies apply strict, inflexible criteria: a sealed envelope sent directly by the issuing institution, a complete file with nothing left out, and a translation faithful to the original document. A single broken link in that chain — an opened envelope, incomplete course content, a course misread in translation — is enough for the file to be rejected or evaluated downward. And redoing it almost always means starting again in Cuba.

Would you like to start this procedure?

Tell us about your case and we will tell you exactly which documents you need, how long it takes and what it costs.

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