Countries with additional requirements

Applicants with education from the countries listed on this page have additional requirements.

The Admissions Office at UiT may verify uploaded bachelor's degree diploma/transcript with the issuing school/institution. If we are unable to verify your qualifications, your application will be rejected.

Higher education from Cameroon, Nigeria, and Ethiopia
Your transcript of records from your degree must be submitted with an official verification report/statement signed and sent in a sealed envelope by the registrar of your university to UiT. The transcripts of record must show when the degree was conferred.

Delivery address: PO box address:
International Admissions
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Hansine Hansens veg 18
N-9019 Tromsø
Norway		 International Admissions
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
PO Box 6050 Langnes
N-9037 Tromsø
Norway

Please note: We will send out a confirmation once we have received the mailed documents. It may take a few days from when we receive the shipment until you receive confirmation from us. We do not accept documents sent to us from the registrar of the university via e-mail. We do not return documents.

Academic qualifications issued by the Western African or Nigerian Examination Council
Higher education entrace qualification taken in the Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone must be documented with WAEC or NECO Result Checker (Scratch Card) for verification purposes.

  • West African Examinations Council (WAEC)
  • National Examination Council (NECO - Nigeria)


Academic Qualifications from China
All degree certificates (学位证书), must be verified by Center for Student Services and Development (CSSD). The verification report must be in English.

  • For education completed before 2002: The verification report from CSSD is sent to you by post and you must upload it in the application portal.
  • For educations finished after 2002: The verification report from CSSD can be sent directly to our university to this e-mail: admission@uit.no


Higher education from Iran
Your academic transcript and diploma must be officially translated by official translators of the Justice Administration in Iran. The translation must be in English.

Higher education from Pakistan
Educational documents issued after 2002 must be verified by the Higher Education Commission in Pakistan with a HEC Stamp and signature, or with a HEC e-attestation.

Academic qualifications from Russia
Educational documents issued after 2011 must be verified (apostilled) by Rosobrnadzor.

Academic qualifications from Ukraine
Your academic transcript and diploma must be verified (apostilled) by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

Higher education from the United States of America
US students must send their transcripts from Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse, or the awarding institution, electronically to admission@uit.no