Laminated degree certificate

[nitrup]

Hi,

I am going to apply tier2 general visa for UK, for english language requirement I am providing my master degree certificate but I have realised it's laminated, Will it be an issue?

Thanks
Nitin

[manci]

In certain instances the HO do not accept laminated documents because they equate lamination with defacement.

This would principally apply to documents issued overseas, and to HO documents for which they have no records any more. This is because they cannot readily check the genuineness of these documents.

If your degree certificate is from a UK university they are only a phone call away and IMHO lamination will not be an issue.

However, if you are not entirely happy with this, and if there is sufficient time, ask the uni to send you a duplicate degree certificate or at least write a letter confirming the genuineness of youir degree.

[Tier 4]

Hi,

I am going to apply tier2 general visa for UK, for english language requirement I am providing my master degree certificate but I have realised it's laminated, Will it be an issue?

Thanks
Nitin

I used to have my degrees plastic coated, but there was a shop in my area with a little bit of charge he un-coated all my certificates without damaging them. It doesn't require a lot of technology, just a small machine almost same like lamination one do the job. You may will be able to find a shop in your area too.

[sha23]

In certain instances the HO do not accept laminated documents because they equate lamination with defacement.

This would principally apply to documents issued overseas, and to HO documents for which they have no records any more. This is because they cannot readily check the genuineness of these documents.

If your degree certificate is from a UK university they are only a phone call away and IMHO lamination will not be an issue.

However, if you are not entirely happy with this, and if there is sufficient time, ask the uni to send you a duplicate degree certificate or at least write a letter confirming the genuineness of youir degree.

Hi Manci
For my visa document submission in India, I submitted a laminated Marriage certificate.(This is original marriage certificate, which to be preserved was lamintaed) Alternatively, My passport is also endorsed with my wives name as well. it should be fine right?
Also in the past my marriage certificate had been to the British Embassy, when both me and my wife travelled to uk together. (I dont think my marriage certificate was laminated that time though)
I have submitted my documents with the UK VFS in Bangalore.

[rajesh2013]

I applied last year with my marriage certificate being laminated.... No problem with that actually, and things went through fine. Degree certificate was not laminated anyway, so not sure about that.