AUTHENTICATION & PLACEMENT DEPARTMENT
OVERVIEW
The Authentication and Placement Department is responsible for the validation and certification of academic documents from the East Coast of the United States for Kuwaiti students. The department's key duties include:
- Authenticating academic credentials such as report cards, high school transcripts, and diplomas for Kuwaiti students in the U.S. (Note: Dependents of scholarship students who have not graduated from high school should seek guidance from their Embassy Advisor.)
- Authenticating admission letters for new Kuwaiti students who have been granted scholarship, are seeking sponsorship or self-funded.
- Authenticating transfer credits, academic transcripts, and degrees for Kuwaiti students in the U.S.
- Authenticating Residency or Fellowship Certificates for individuals in the U.S. who plan to work in Kuwait.
- Overseeing the database for ESL (English as a Second Language) programs.
REGISTRATION
Authentication of elementary/high school report cards/transcripts:
Authentication of admission letters for all students:
Register here to start the process – https://kuwaitculturedc.org/kcdcstudentsportal/std_user_registration_vw_add.php
Select Sponsor: Private Unsupervised if you are:
- A self-funded student seeking health insurance or social allowance.
- Seeking to transfer your MOHE scholarship to the USA.
- Are seeking a scholarship and have accrued at least 27 acceptable/transferable credits with a minimum GPA of 2.50 (undergraduate level only).
- An undergraduate scholarship recipient is not approved for a graduate scholarship.
- A diplomat's child who's applying for a diplomatic scholarship.
- Affiliated with the Military Office.
Select Sponsor: MOHE if you:
- Have received a scholarship from an unlisted sponsor.
- Have gained admission to a merit-based major or school (undergraduate level only)
Before leaving the U.S.:
- Pre-Arrival Checklist
- U.S. Immigration Information for International Students
- Health Insurance and Social Allowance Checklist for Private Unsupervised (Self-Funded) Students)
Upon arriving in the U.S.:
Certification of university degrees/residency or fellowship certificates, enrollment verification:
Afaf El Leithy - aleithy@kuwaitculture.com
Afaf El Leithy - aleithy@kuwaitculture.com