Official vs Unofficial Documents
What is considered official?
Transcripts:
A transcript is considered official if it is received from the issuing institution in a sealed envelope with the official university stamp across the seal. Please see example.
Letter of Reference:
A letter of reference is considered official if received through our secure link system via the online application, if received in a sealed envelope with signature across the seal, or if received by email from the referees’ institutional or professional email address.
Test Scores/WES:
Test scores received directly from the testing centre and WES evaluations directly from WES are considered official.
What is considered unofficial?
- Notarized documents
- Examination results (this is not the same as an official transcript)
- Documents which are not in stamped or sealed envelopes
- Non-official photocopies
- Reference letters received by email from Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail, MSN or other free e-mail
- Copies of test scores or WES evaluations from applicants