# Certified true copy

**Source**: https://www.ugent.be/student/en/administration/diploma/truecopy.htm
**Parent**: https://www.ugent.be/prospect/en/administration/application/application-degree/legalisation.htm

## Documents issued by Ghent University

### What is a certified true copy

A certified (true) copy of a document is a copy taken of the original primary document by a qualified official who guarantees its authenticity as a true copy.

Ghent University only makes certified copies of diplomas/certificates issued by Ghent University. For non-UGent documents, you may contact administrative services of the City of Ghent.

### Cost price

Free of charge.

### Procedure

**Diploma/certificate obtained in academic year 2013-2014 or later:**

Email [diploma@ugent.be](mailto:diploma@ugent.be) to request copies and attach a scan of your ID card or passport.

**Diploma/certificate obtained before academic year 2013-2014:**

Deliver your original diploma/certificate to the [Registrar's Office](https://www.ugent.be/student/en/administration/studentadministration): visit in person.

Or send by post (preferably registered) to the following address (different from the address of the Registrar's Office in the Student Centre):

Universiteit Gent\
Universiteitsdienst Onderwijs en Onderzoek\
Team Studentenadministratie\
Balie rectoraat\
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25\
9000 Gent

We will make the necessary copies and return them to you along with your original diploma/certificate.

## Documents not issued by Ghent University

A certified (true) copy is a copy made by an individual or institution authorised to do so, in this case, the academic institution or university that granted your transcripts/diploma/supplements/certificate. \
They stamp the copy, thereby attesting that it is a true copy of the original document.

Usually the individual or institution who issued the said document, can also deliver a certified copy of the document. The institution can also e-mail a certified copy to Ghent University.

## Contact

[Registrar's Office](https://www.ugent.be/student/en/administration/studentadministration)

## Related content

- [List of Countries per Legalisation Method](https://www.ugent.be/prospect/en/administration/application/application-degree/listcountries.pdf)
- [Degree Verification](https://www.ugent.be/prospect/en/administration/application/application-degree/legalisation.htm)