High School Diploma Apostille in Verona

Apostille for a Verona high school diploma

How to certify an Italian secondary school qualification from Verona for universities and employers abroad.

In this guide

Apostilling a diploma issued in Verona
Which paper to stamp
Cost and timing
Where a stamped diploma is used
Translation and acceptance

Apostilling a diploma issued in Verona

An apostille is a standard certificate that verifies a signature and seal for use in another Hague Convention country. It says nothing about your marks. For a Verona diploma the prefecture confirms that the head teacher who signed really holds that office. That is why the paperwork must carry a live signature and a legible school stamp, never a scan.

Which paper to stamp

Italian schools award the diploma di maturità after the esame di Stato. The original is printed once on heavy paper and handed over in person. Most families keep it and stamp a certified copy instead. The school can also issue a substitute certificate with the same legal value. Either route works, provided a public official signs the sheet.

Cost and timing

A high school diploma apostille in Italy is charged as a €16 tax stamp, the same figure in every province. Schools answer more slowly in July, when exam boards are still closing their records. Prefecture waiting times move with demand, so ask about booking rather than assuming a walk-in. Order certificates well before an admission deadline bites.

Where a stamped diploma is used

Foreign universities ask for it during admission. Credential evaluation agencies need it before converting your marks. Employers in regulated trades request it when a licence depends on secondary education. Military and public service applications abroad often demand it too. Immigration points systems may award credit for a verified qualification, which makes the stamp worth ordering early.

Translation and acceptance

High school diploma legalisation in Verona finishes at the prefecture, but the receiving country sets the language rules. Many universities want a sworn translation, an asseverazione signed before a court clerk. Others accept a translator certified in their own country. Confirm before paying, because a translation is easy to redo and wasteful to duplicate.

High School Diploma apostille FAQ

How do you apostille a high school diploma issued by a Verona school?

Never send the original parchment abroad. Italian schools award only one, and replacing it is slow. Ask the istituto for a copia conforme, a copy stamped as a true likeness of the original. The head teacher signs it as a public official, so the prefecture can verify that signature and attach the apostille to the copy.

How much does the stamp add?

In Verona the high school diploma apostille cost is a single €16 tax stamp per document. The office charges nothing further. Buy the stamp beforehand at a tabaccheria, because counters do not sell them. Certified copies may carry their own municipal duty. If you need the diploma and a transcript stamped, budget one tax stamp for each.

Is a high school diploma apostille in Verona accepted by foreign universities?

Most admissions offices accept it, provided the document itself is the right one. Many want the certificato di superamento dell'esame di Stato, which lists subjects and the final mark, rather than the decorative parchment. Credential evaluators often want both. Send the admissions office a scan first, and stamp only what they confirm they need.

Do I need the transcript as well as the diploma?

Usually yes. The parchment states that you passed. It rarely shows subjects, teaching hours or marks, which is what an evaluator compares against its own scale. Ask the segreteria for the certificato con votazioni covering your final years. Each certificate counts as a separate document, so each one needs its own stamp and its own duty.

What if my school has closed or merged?

Verona schools are sometimes absorbed into a nearby istituto comprensivo. The successor school holds the archive and can reissue certificates. If nobody took over, the Ufficio Scolastico Territoriale for the province keeps the records. Bring identification and the year you sat the exam. Reissued papers carry a current signature, which is exactly what the prefecture verifies.

Four steps to your high school diploma apostille

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Prepare your document

Obtain the original document (or a certified copy) you need to use abroad, and check whether it must be notarised first.

Confirm the requirements

Verify the document is eligible for an apostille and is not exempt under EU rules for use inside the EU/EEA.

Submit to the Prefettura

The apostille is issued by the Prefettura, the competent authority. The government fee is €16 / document (tax stamp); some documents exempt.

Receive your apostille

The authority attaches the apostille certificate, making the document valid abroad with no further embassy legalisation.

Where to get your apostille in Verona

Documents issued in Verona are apostilled at these offices. The apostille is the final certification — no embassy step is needed for Hague Convention countries. Bring the original (or a certified copy) and check current appointment rules.

Prefettura di Verona – Ufficio Legalizzazioni

Administrative & civil documents

Via Santa Maria Antica 1, 37121 Verona

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Procura della Repubblica presso il Tribunale di Verona

Judicial documents & notarial acts

Via dello Zappatore 1, 37122 Verona

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