Requirements for Foreign-Trained Graduates

Registration and mobilization requirements for Nigerian graduates from foreign institutions

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Academic Qualification

The originals and photocopies of the following documents are required for registration and mobilization of foreign-trained graduates into the National Youth Service Corps. Please note that downloaded Certificates/Transcripts, Statement of Result and Attestation letters are not acceptable.

  1. First university degree or HND certificate
  2. Complete official transcription of the First Degree or HND course
  3. Mark sheet (for Indian universities only)
  4. O'level certificate i.e. WASC, GCE, SSCE, NECO, IGCE, GCSE, High School Diploma for those schooled in USA etc.
    Note: Online result print-out is not acceptable in place of the original certificate
  5. Candidates must obtain credit in not less than five (5) subjects (including English and Mathematics) in not less than two (2) sittings
  6. Persons who did a 'Top up' programme/course are required to upload their foundation certificate e.g. APTECH, OND, NIIT, INFORMATICTS etc.
  7. Medical doctors and optometrists are required to produce in addition, evidence of completion of housemanship, registration certificate with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria / Optometrists Association of Nigeria as applicable
  8. Pharmacists shall produce in addition, evidence of completion of internship and registration certificate with Pharmacists Council of Nigeria
  9. Nurses are to present original Licence and Certificate of registration with the Nursing/Midwifery Council of Nigeria
  10. Medical Laboratory Scientists are also to present their Licence and certificate of registration with Medical Laboratory Scientists Council of Nigeria
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Travel Document: Nigerian International Passport

The Nigerian International Passport must clearly show the following:

  1. Entry visa to the country of study
  2. First departure date from Nigeria
  3. Date of return to Nigeria after the period of study
  4. Data page of the passport
  5. Graduates with dual nationality are required to upload data pages of both International Passports and present the Passport for verification at the Camp. Where more than one International Passport was used during the period of study, candidates should upload data pages of all International Passports
  6. Residence Permit (for graduates from institutions located within West African Countries only)
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Loss of International Passport

In the event of loss of international passport, a prospective Corps Member is expected to obtain the following:

  1. Police and Immigration reports from the country where the Passport got missing
  2. Sworn affidavit
  3. Evidence of stay in country of study and a new International Passport
  4. Personal data page of the newly obtained International Passport must be uploaded
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Loss of Academic Credentials

For loss of academic credentials, the following are required:

  1. Police Report
  2. Sworn Affidavit
  3. Confirmation of result from either the examination body (for loss of O'level certificates) or the institution of graduation (for loss of degree, HND, certificates as the case may be)
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Non-English Certificates

Certificates not written in English Language must be translated at the Embassy of the country of study or a University in Nigeria where the language is studied, before presentation to the NYSC.

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Special Notes & Important Information

  1. Holders of Diploma of Higher Education and Higher Certificate of Education are not qualified for mobilization. Therefore, they need not register
  2. Attestation Letter, Letter of Completion of Course, To Whom It May Concern letter or any related document is not acceptable in lieu of Degree or HND Certificate
  3. Statements of Results are also not acceptable in lieu of any certificate
  4. NYSC Management reserves the right to refer to Federal Ministry of Education for verification, any institution or document whose status is questionable
  5. Married women would be deployed to the State where their husbands are domiciled, provided their marriage certificates, husband's identification (e.g. Driver's License, International Passport, National ID Card) and evidences of change of name are uploaded/presented
  6. Physical verification of all credentials uploaded by foreign graduates will take place at the Orientation Camp
  7. Foreign-trained Corps Members should not send their credentials home after preliminary registration in the Camp until the credentials are physically verified by duly assigned officer(s) from NYSC National Directorate Headquarters, Abuja. Foreign-trained Corps Members should also remain in the camp until their credentials are physically verified
  8. Any foreign-trained Corps Member who is relocated must show evidence of physical verification of his/her credentials before he/she is registered in the state of relocation
  9. Oxford Brookes, Professional Certificates, Correspondence Courses and Certificates through online courses are not acceptable
  10. Scanned, online print-out or photocopies of credentials are not acceptable
  11. Foreign graduates who are exempted from service must present all academic credentials and International Passport uploaded for physical verification at the Evaluation Division, Corps Mobilization Department, NYSC National Directorate Headquarters, Abuja before Exemption Certificate is issued
  12. Foreign graduates who are excluded from service must also present all academic credentials and International Passport uploaded for physical verification at the Evaluation Division, Corps Mobilization Department, NYSC National Directorate Headquarters, Abuja before Exclusion Letter is printed online
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