My Dutch diploma was rejected.
A foreign university, employer, evaluator or authority rejected your Dutch diploma or requested another form of proof? Share the exact refusal before arranging new legalisation or translation. Apostille Assist helps compare the submitted documents with the recipient's requirements and coordinate the agreed Dutch-side correction route.
Choose the right level of support
Use apostille submission when the accepted diploma and missing apostille are already confirmed. Choose document coordination when DUO legalisation, a transcript, verification, translation or another correction must first be established.
Apostille Submission
For a suitable Dutch education document when the recipient clearly confirms that an apostille is missing.
- Submission for a Dutch apostille
- Suitable when prior education-document steps are complete
- WhatsApp progress updates
Document Coordination
For a rejection involving DUO, the issuing institution, transcript, verification, translation or several Dutch-side steps.
- Review of the refusal and submitted education documents
- Coordination of the agreed Dutch-side route
- Additional costs confirmed before work begins
Why a Dutch diploma may be rejected
The recipient may recognise the qualification but still reject the document form or supporting evidence.
What to share before replacing it
The refusal helps separate a diploma-format problem from a legalisation, verification or submission problem.
How the correction route works
Start with the difference between the recipient's requirement and the education documents already submitted.
Share the rejection
Send the exact wording and every document included in the first submission.
Check the diploma route
Review the institution, original document, transcript and any DUO step.
Confirm missing steps
Determine whether legalisation, apostille, translation or verification is needed.
Prepare resubmission
Coordinate the agreed correction and accepted delivery method.
An apostille authenticates the origin and signature of a suitable document. It does not evaluate the qualification, replace a transcript or guarantee acceptance by the foreign recipient.
What the correction may require
Correct education document
The recipient may require the original diploma, transcript, certified copy or a document sent directly by the institution.
DUO and apostille route
A suitable education document may require DUO legalisation before the later apostille or legalisation step.
Translation or verification
The recipient may request a certified translation, credential evaluation or direct institutional verification.
Related document situations
These confirmed pages cover the closest Dutch diploma and rejection routes.
Frequently asked questions
Why was my Dutch diploma rejected?
Possible reasons include the wrong document form, missing transcript, absent DUO legalisation or apostille, unacceptable translation, verification requirements or submission method.
Should I request a replacement diploma immediately?
Not automatically. First confirm whether the problem concerns the diploma itself or a missing legalisation, transcript, translation or verification step.
Does a Dutch diploma need DUO legalisation?
Many recognised Dutch education documents require DUO legalisation before the later apostille or legalisation step. The exact route depends on the document and destination.
Will an apostille make the diploma acceptable?
Not necessarily. It authenticates the document's origin and signature, while the recipient decides whether the qualification and document set meet its rules.
Can the institution verify my diploma directly?
Sometimes. Universities, employers and credential evaluators may require the issuing institution to confirm or send records directly.
Can acceptance after correction be guaranteed?
No. Apostille Assist coordinates the agreed Dutch-side route, but the foreign recipient makes the final acceptance decision.
Need to resubmit your Dutch diploma?
Share the refusal, education documents and destination country so the correction route can be reviewed before arranging new legalisation or translation.
