Recognition Update
Please do not post any documentation to the office. Instead, please email all documentation to recognition@coru.ie.
First issued July 2020, updated April 2021
Notice to Recognition Applicants: Documents to be submitted in soft copy until further notice
CORU applicants for recognition of international qualifications are required to submit all documents electronically/in soft copy until further notice in PDF format only (no .jpeg etc.).
Please note that we cannot accept documents sent from any file sharing/file storage services (e.g. Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc.) and incoming emails to CORU have a size limit of 15mb per email.
This measure is required to support progression and timely processing and assessment of applications for recognition during a time when office closure is a possibility as a result of the current COVID-19 outbreak. (Please note processing timelines have not been affected by COVID-19).
Please note the following:
- As we require documents be issued in soft rather than hard copy during this period of time, we require Sections 4, 6, 7 & 8 of the application form to be signed and stamped where relevant when sending in the soft copy of the application form. Please note we request where possible that Section 4 of the application form be emailed to CORU at recognition@coru.ie DIRECTLY FROM THE UNIVERSITY.
- Supporting documentation should still be certified as per policy when submitting them via PDF. Please note that we cannot accept documents sent from any file sharing/file storage services (e.g. Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc.) and incoming emails to CORU have a size limit of 15mb per email.
Documents should be sent to recognition@coru.ie including your application number (if you have one already) or the profession for which you are seeking recognition followed by your full name, in the subject line.
Documents include:
- Application form (relevant sections signed and stamped)
- Proof of payment (confirmation of recognition process payment)
- Birth Certificate - must be certified by a solicitor/lawyer/notary public
- Passport - must be certified by a solicitor/lawyer/notary public
- Evidence of eligibility to practice - must be certified by a solicitor/lawyer/notary public or emailed directly to recognition@coru.ie from the relevant Competent Authority.
- Qualification certificate - Please note we request that this document be emailed to CORU at recognition@coru.ie DIRECTLY FROM THE UNIVERSITY.
- Transcripts - Please note we request that this document be emailed to CORU at recognition@coru.ie DIRECTLY FROM THE UNIVERSITY.
- Course curriculum/syllabus/module descriptor - Please note we request that this document be emailed to CORU at recognition@coru.ie DIRECTLY FROM THE UNIVERSITY.
- Any other relevant information that you want considered (e.g. additional qualification, employer references, etc.) - Please note we request that the qualification certificate be emailed to CORU at recognition@coru.ie DIRECTLY FROM THE UNIVERSITY and the employer references be emailed to CORU at recognition@coru.ie DIRECTLY FROM THE EMPLOYER.
- CPD certificates must be certified by a solicitor/lawyer/notary public
- We require that the completed version of section 6 of the application form relating to the current/most recent employment post is emailed to us at recognition@coru.ie directly from the employer’s official email address.
- Please note where a University is unable to provide qualification cert/transcript/syllabus these documents must be certified by a solicitor/lawyer/notary public and emailed to recognition@coru.ie by the applicant.
If you have any questions or require assistance in relation to the submission of recognition application documents, please contact recognition@coru.ie.