uni-assist Iran: Missing Documents for Refugee Applicants
If your Iranian educational documents are missing because of your refugee status, the self-disclosure form may let you apply. Here is who can use it, how to complete it and what happens afterwards.
uni-assist.com Rehberi · Son kontrol: 22.07.2026 · 5 dk okuma
Bu sayfada
If you are missing your Iranian educational certificates because of your refugee status, uni-assist provides an Iran-specific self-disclosure form that lets you apply to a German university by reconstructing your education instead of proving each certificate. You must fill in the form itself in English or German (the Farsi text is fill-in guidance only). It is not a shortcut past verification: uni-assist states that you will need to pass one or more additional exams before you can start studying, so the university can confirm the information is correct.
Iranian applicants missing educational certificates because of their refugee status.
This form is for refugee status
The self-disclosure form is for applicants missing certificates because of their refugee status, not for anyone with missing documents. Check that this is your situation first.
You can apply without every certificate
If it applies to you, you reconstruct your education on the form and can apply to a German university even with documents missing.
Additional exams still follow
The form does not remove verification: you will need to pass one or more additional exams before you can start, so the university can check your information.
Which situation is yours?
The form is scoped to a specific case. Find the row closest to you, then confirm the details on the form's own fill-in help.
| Your situation | What we know | Your next step |
|---|---|---|
| You are missing certificates because of your refugee status | uni-assist's Iran self-disclosure form lets you reconstruct your education and apply | Self-disclosure [1] |
| Your certificates exist only as simple, unauthenticated copies, because of your refugee status | The form covers this case too; you declare the copies and explain why they are not authenticated | Self-disclosure [1] |
| You have your documents, you just find uni-assist hard to navigate | This form is not your route; it is specifically for documents missing due to refugee status | Not this form [1] |
| You want to know whether your qualification gives admission at all | uni-assist's check-admission tool and anabin give orientation, not a binding decision | Check first [2][3] |
Even when the form lets you apply, you will need to pass one or more additional exams before starting, so the university can confirm the information. Fill in the form itself in English or German; the Farsi text is fill-in guidance only. The final decision on admission is the university's.
If you are missing Iranian certificates because of your refugee status, uni-assist's self-disclosure form is a real route back to applying, as long as you also plan for the additional exams that verify your record. [1][2]
uni-assist states the form is for certificates missing due to refugee status, must be completed in English or German, and is followed by one or more additional exams so the university can verify the information.
Confirm the refugee scope applies to you, complete the form in English or German using the Farsi guidance, and plan for the additional exams; use uni-assist's check-admission tool or anabin for the separate question of whether your qualification gives admission.
Who the self-disclosure form is for
uni-assist's Iran self-disclosure form is not a general fix for anyone with missing paperwork. It is specifically for applicants who are missing their educational certificates because of their refugee status. The form's fill-in help states this directly: if you are missing these certificates because of your refugee status, you can provide information on your education using the form, and apply even with documents missing.
So the first question is whether this is your situation. If your documents are simply hard to obtain for other reasons, this particular route is not aimed at you. If you are a refugee without access to your certificates, it is exactly what the form is built for. [1]
What the form covers and how you complete it
The form handles two cases it names directly: certificates you can only submit as simple copies that are not officially authenticated, and certificates that are missing. Instead of proving each one, you reconstruct your education: the form follows the Iranian path, a three-year secondary certificate plus a pre-university course or a four-year secondary certificate, then the State (Konkur) or Azad University entrance exam, then any university study.
One practical point people miss: you must fill in the form itself in English or German only. The Farsi text that comes with it is fill-in guidance to help you understand the questions, not a language you complete the form in. If a question's source document is missing, you leave it blank. [1]
You will still need additional exams
The form lets you apply without every certificate, but it does not remove verification. uni-assist is explicit that you will need to pass one or more additional exams before you can start studying, and that these exams exist so the university can check whether the information on your self-disclosure form is correct.
This is the honest expectation to plan around. The form reopens the door to applying; the additional exams are how your reconstructed record is confirmed. It is a route through a hard situation, not a way past verification. [1]
Check your qualification, and where we help
Separately from missing documents, you can get an orientation on whether your qualification gives German university admission. uni-assist's check-admission tool draws on the ZAB and anabin evaluations, though it says the result is guidance and not binding on the authorities, and you can look your certificate up in anabin directly.
If you are handling the refugee self-disclosure form, the English-or-German rule and the additional-exam step at once, that is where we can take the load: we help you assemble and submit correctly, so the process does not stall on a form technicality. [2][3]
Sık sorulan sorular
Is the uni-assist Iran self-disclosure form for every applicant with missing documents?
No. It is specifically for applicants who are missing their educational certificates because of their refugee status. If you have your documents but find the process hard, this is not the route for you.
Do I complete the form in Farsi?
No. The form must be completed in English or German only. Farsi is provided as fill-in guidance to help you understand the questions, not as a language for the form itself.
If I use the form, do I still need to prove anything?
Yes. uni-assist states that you will need to pass one or more additional exams before you can start studying, so the university can verify that the information on your self-disclosure form is correct.
My certificates are only unauthenticated copies. Does the form cover that?
Yes, where it is because of your refugee status. The form covers both documents available only as simple, unauthenticated copies and documents that are missing; you explain why they are not authenticated.
How do I know if my qualification gives admission at all?
That is a separate question. uni-assist's check-admission tool and the anabin database give orientation based on ZAB evaluations, but the result is guidance, not a binding decision. The university decides.
How current is this information?
It rests on uni-assist's Iran self-disclosure form and its fill-in help, version November 2017, with the link checked on 22 July 2026. Verify your own case with uni-assist and anabin.
Kaynaklar
- [1] uni-assist e.V., Iran self-disclosure form for refugees and fill-in help (version November 2017) · Son kontrol: 22.07.2026
- [2] uni-assist e.V., Check: university admission (ZAB/anabin orientation, not binding) · Son kontrol: 22.07.2026
- [3] anabin (KMK/ZAB), Schulabschlüsse mit Hochschulzugang · Son kontrol: 22.07.2026