If you hold a foreign qualification and someone in the UK asks you to prove its level, the document they usually mean is the Statement of Comparability issued by UK ENIC, the UK national agency for the recognition of international qualifications. People still search for it as UK NARIC, the name the agency used until 2021.

What the Statement actually proves

The Statement of Comparability confirms which UK level your qualification compares to: a secondary school certificate, a bachelor degree, a master degree and so on. That is all it does, and that is exactly what employers, professional bodies and some administrative processes want to see.

Just as important is what it does not do:

  • It does not verify with your university that you really graduated. It evaluates the qualification type, not you.
  • It does not licence you to practise a regulated profession. Regulated sectors have their own bodies with their own processes.
  • It is usually not needed for university admission. UK universities assess international qualifications themselves through UCAS and only ask for an ENIC statement when they do not know yours.

Cost and processing time

As of 2026, the standard service with digital e-Statement costs 69.60 GBP including VAT, with faster options at a higher price. UK ENIC issues the standard statement in up to 15 working days once your documentation is accepted.

Compared with continental recognition systems, this is one of the fastest routes in Europe. There is no ministry fee, no multi-month administrative file and no apostille: UK ENIC works with quality copies and certified English translations of any document not already in English.

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The process, step by step

  1. 1
    Check that the Statement is what your case needs.

    If your goal is a regulated profession or a university place, the answer may be a different document.

  2. 2
    Gather your qualification certificate and academic transcript.

    Copies are accepted, originals are not required.

  3. 3
    Certified English translation

    of anything not in English.

  4. 4
    Apply online.

    You do not need to live in the UK or hold a UK visa to apply.

  5. 5
    Receive the e-Statement

    and share it with employers directly.

Arriving on the UK job market with the Statement already issued speeds up both job offers and visa paperwork, according to the receiving institution.

Doing it alone vs. managed

The application is online and the fee is fixed, so you can do it yourself. Where files fail is documentation: wrong document types, translations the agency does not accept, or applying for a Statement when the case needed a different service.

Booka prepares and files the complete UK ENIC application for a secondary school qualification for 440 EUR all included, with the agency fee paid on your behalf and the file checked before submission. See the full UK recognition service