OVERVIEW
The Authentication Department is responsible for the validation and certification of academic documents obtained from the United States (East Coast) for non-sponsored (privately funded) and previously sponsored students. Specific duties include the following:
- Validation and certification of enrollment verification/academic transcripts/degrees for students in the United States
- Validation and certification of Residency or Fellowship Certificates of individuals in the United States for work purposes in Kuwait
- Validation and certification of admission letters for non-sponsored (privately funded) Kuwaiti students or students seeking sponsorship
- Validation and certification of report cards and high school transcripts/diplomas for Kuwaiti students in the United States (non-high school graduate dependents of scholarship students must contact their Embassy Adviser for certification)
- Maintaining the database of ESL programs, 2-year colleges and universities approved by the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ) and the Kuwait Ministry of Higher Education
- Maintaining database of merit schools
Contact Us:
Certification of elementary/high school report cards/transcripts:
Irina Dela Riarte - irangelova@kuwaitculture.com
Certification of admission for all students:
Register here to start the process – https://kuwaitculturedc.org/kcdcstudentsportal/std_user_registration_vw_add.php
Select Sponsor: Private Unsupervised if you are:
- Requesting health insurance/social allowance as a self-paying student
- A MOHE student requesting scholarship transfer to the USA
- An undergraduate scholarship student unapproved for graduate scholarship
- A student of the Military Office
Select Sponsor: MOHE if you:
- Have been granted scholarship by MOHE or other sponsors (except KU and PAAET)
- Have been admitted to a merit major or a merit school
- Are applying for undergraduate scholarship and have earned at least 27 acceptable/transferable credits with a minimum GPA of 2.50
Certification of university degrees/residency or fellowship certificates, enrollment verification:
Jeannette Moutran - jeannette@kuwaitculture.com
Jeannette Moutran - jeannette@kuwaitculture.com
Inquiries regarding approved programs/program evaluation:
Fill out this form to start the process - https://forms.office.com/r/U1byiQ1EuC
Fill out this form to start the process - https://forms.office.com/r/U1byiQ1EuC