1.- When registering

On the application’s “Attach documents” screen you must upload in PDF format the documents listed below (no file should exceed 4 MB and the total size should not exceed 10 MB). You need to bear in mind that these are the documents the programme’s Academic Committee will use to assess your admission.

• DNI (Spanish citizens), Passport or NIE (foreign citizens).
• Curriculum vitae.
• Degree certificate or certificates required for access. See access requirements.
• Transcript of marks awarded during degree, including the average mark or, if not available, some document containing this information.

• In the case of a foreign degree, whether the degree is from the EHEA or from outside the EHEA, a certificate issued by the university that issued the degree stating that the degree allows access to doctoral studies in the issuing country.

• Document that justifies part-time status, if that is your case.

• Letter of motivation

2.- If you are admitted by the doctoral programme’s Academic Committee:

The following documents must be submitted, preferably in electronic format, to the Doctoral School. Failure to submit them will result in the cancellation of admission.

Students with Spanish degree:

• Certified or collated photocopy of degree(s) according to type of entry (see access requirements) or payment slip in proof of payment of degree certificate fees, or other proof of having requested said certificate.
• In the case of officially recognised foreign degrees, a certified or collated photocopy of the recognition credential issued by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science.

Students with a foreign degree either from the EHEA or from outside the EHEA:

• Up-to-date, legible photocopy of ID (Spanish citizens) or of passport or residence permit (foreign citizens), and curriculum vitae.
• Certified or collated photocopy of the foreign higher degree and master’s degree certificate, or proof of application for it, as well as of the academic certificate of studies completed showing the official duration of the study programme in academic years, the subjects taken and the study load corresponding to each one (these documents must be duly Legalisation, Translation, Authentication and Verification of Documents when applicable). Legalisation is not required for academic documents issued by member countries of the European Union or signatories to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
• Certified or collated photocopy of the certificate issued by the University which awarded the degree, vouching to the fact that said degree permits entry to doctoral studies in the issuing country (This document must be duly Legalisation, Translation, Authentication and Verification of Documents). Legalisation is not required for academic documents issued by member countries of the European Union or signatories to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
• Compulsory health insurance. If you are not a citizen of Spain or the European Union and wish to stay in Spain for more than one month, you should take out a compulsory health insurance policy. For full information: http://www.fgua.es/seguros

Academic documents should be presented as follows:

• Non-EHEA academic degree titles should be legalized. The legalization or apostille must appear on the original document, before making the photocopy for the purposes of official authentication.
• Important note: original academic documents not issued in Spanish, English, French, Italian or Portuguesemust be accompanied by a sworn translation into one of the foregoing languages.

Presentation of documents

Submission of documentation for degrees issued in Spain:

You can choose one of the following ways:

• Cliente Ligero SCSP. If you have authorised the UAH, when pre-registering, to consult through the indicated platform the documentation that already appears in other Public Administrations, it will not have to be submitted. However, if any documentation cannot be verified, it must be submitted through the channels indicated in the following points.
• Verification of the degree through the free service "Consultation of University Degrees" of the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports (only for degrees issued in Spain): through this service the UAH can be authorized to consult the data of the degree without the need to provide it on paper. This Guide outlines the steps to follow.
• Citizen Folder. You can download, in the "Education and Training" tab, the proof of your university degrees. This document must be sent to preinscripcionpd@uah.es so that the UAH can verify the data of the degree without the need to provide it on paper.
• Originals: they will be delivered in person at the Doctoral School. Once the appropriate checks have been carried out, the originals will be returned, which can also be carried out by electronic registration.
• Certified copies: it can be made either by post or in person at the Doctoral School. Certified copies must be provided by a notary, by an administrative body that has competence, or by the diplomatic or consular representations of Spain in the country where the document originates.

Submission of documentation for degrees issued outside Spain:

You can choose one of the following ways:

• Valid electronic document. This document can be sent by e-mail to preinscripcionpd@uah.es
• Originals: they will be delivered in person at the Doctoral School. Once the appropriate checks have been carried out, the originals will be returned, which can also be carried out by electronic registration.
• Certified copies: it can be made either by post or in person at the Doctoral School. Certified copies must be provided by a notary, by an administrative body that has competence, or by the diplomatic or consular representations of Spain in the country where the document originates.