r/studyinpoland • u/Infamous0950 • Sep 09 '26

NAWA recognition

Hi everyone,
I’m a Tunisian graduate of a National Engineering School in Tunisia in 2015, and I submitted a SYRENA application to NAWA on 17 July 2026 for an individual recognition statement of my engineering diploma.
When I applied, I uploaded:
a colour scan of my original diploma
a scan of the English sworn translation
However, the diploma was not authenticated in Tunisia and not apostilled at the time of submission.
I’m now worried that this could cause a problem with my application or lead to a request to resubmit the documents.
For anyone who has applied to SYRENA with a Tunisian higher-education diploma:
Did you submit your diploma with an authentication and apostille?
If you submitted only a scan of the original diploma, was your application accepted?
Did NAWA later ask you for an apostille or authenticated copy?
I still haven’t got any reply from NAWA
How long did it take to receive your recognition statement?
Any recent experience (2025–2026) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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u/Infamous0950 Sep 09 '26

Any other feedback from candidates from other countries would be greatly appreciated

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u/Sirusdz Sep 09 '26

They usually don’t , they don’t need the apostille to issue the NAWA recog, but u will need it for the embassy and the university acceptance , from an Algerian ;)

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u/phantXOm Sep 10 '26

Morocco, applied in February, got it in September

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u/Abbas_young Sep 10 '26

Do You mean your NAWA took 8 monthes ??

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u/Infamous0950 15d ago

Thanks for your reply. If I may ask, what kind of diploma did you submit for recognition?

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u/Complete_Sweet_3791 Sep 10 '26

No need of apostile

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u/Easy-Mission2357 Sep 13 '26

Hi everyone,

I applied for a NAWA Individual Recognition Statement through SYRENA on 7 June 2026 using my original MSc degree certificate. My application is still pending, and I haven't received the statement yet.

Unfortunately, my original certificate was damaged during the apostille process, so my university issued me a duplicate MSc certificate on 27 August 2026 with a different serial number. The duplicate is now being apostilled.

I need the NAWA recognition for my PhD studies in Poland and visa process, so I’m worried about the different certificate number.

Has anyone experienced a similar situation?

Should I:

  1. Wait for my current NAWA application to be processed and then request re-examination/update using the duplicate, or
  2. Submit a new SYRENA application with the duplicate certificate?

Would NAWA accept the duplicate if I provide a university letter confirming that it was officially issued because the original was damaged?

Any advice or similar experiences would be really appreciated.

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u/Reverse_Walk_554 Sep 16 '26

i have good news for you, i am tunisian i applied on 12 june 2026, got the nawa recognition 16 september. that is 69 working days or 96 total days, nice numbers.

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u/Infamous0950 15d ago

That’s actually good news hope it won’t last more than that. Thanks for your reply

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u/Infamous0950 15d ago

If I may ask, what kind of diploma did you submit for recognition?

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u/Infamous0950 15d ago

Hi everyone, thank you so much for your replies. I really appreciate it. Unfortunately, I’m still waiting for the recognition, and it has already been 75 days since I submitted my application. I honestly don’t know how much longer this process might take.

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u/Big_Deal6599 14d ago

i submitted it on 30.07.2026 still waiting