Stage 3 · Lesson 2 of 6
Pakistan: HEC, IBCC and the Foreign Office
If your degree is from Pakistan, the usual chain starts with the (HEC), which verifies and attests degrees and transcripts from recognised universities through its online system. School and college certificates (matric and intermediate, or O and A level ) go through the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs then attests or documents for use abroad. Pakistan joined the in March 2023, so for countries that are also members, one apostille replaces the old embassy stamp. Each office has its own fees, appointments and processing times, and they change; read the current rules on the official sites before you book.
Common trapwaiting for an offer to start HEC , then missing a visa start date because of a backlog.
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Resources for this stage
Start with· follow one of these
- GuidePaidHEC degree attestation, IBCC and MOFA apostille (Pakistan)
Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan · Government fees per document
How Pakistani degrees are attested by HEC, IBCC and the Foreign Office, step by step
- ToolFreeanabin and the ZAB Statement of Comparability
Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB), KMK
Find your university and degree in Germany's recognition database
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Check whether your home country and destination are members, and since when
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Ask someone who did the attestation chain recently what slowed them down