APS Certificate

Official Definition

A certificate from the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) confirming the applicant's school or university certificates, needed when the school leaving certificate or undergraduate degree is from India, China or Vietnam.

What Consular Officers Look For

Applicants whose school leaving certificate or undergraduate degree is from an institution in India, China or Vietnam need a certificate from the Academic Evaluation Centre (Akademische Prüfstelle, APS), run by the German missions with the DAAD in New Delhi, Beijing and Hanoi. APS checks that the educational certificates are genuine and issues a certificate when they are.

The APS certificate is needed to apply to a German university and is uploaded with the visa application. For Vietnam, the embassy also asks for a TestAS result with the APS certificate for undergraduate study. If your certificates are from elsewhere, this criterion does not apply.

Evidence Strength

Common Refusal / Processing Triggers

Tips for Strengthening Your Evidence

Relevant Document Types

Typical uploads: the APS certificate issued by APS New Delhi, Beijing or Hanoi. See the shared APS certificate guide.