Verification

Request Form
British Council verification service is provided for individuals who are UK educational qualification holders.
British Council will verify all education, training and professional awards, including certificates, degrees
and diplomas, at all levels issued by any accredited UK institution or organisation. It will not verify any of
the following documents:

 Passports/ ID Cards/ Birth certificates

 IELTS Test Report Forms
 Certified Photocopies
 Testimonials
 Marriage certificates
 Any other documents required by the educational institution or employer in question.

The verification service is a 4-step process.

Step 1: Personal information

Full name

ID Document no - -

Address

Telephone Mobile

E-mail

Number of Number of
verified
original Type of UK educational document submitted for verification.
copies
documents Please specify and provide any additional information, if
requested
submitted required (maximum 4)

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British Council Service Charges for Verification Service*

 Verification of University of Cambridge GCE/IGCSE certificates issued before November 2004 – PKR
750 + 16.80 Pounds Verification charges by Cambridge (converted into PKR) per certificate –
Up to 4 verified copies of the GCE/International GCSE certificate would be provided

Incase Third Parties require a set of Cambridge International Examinations candidate results to be
verified by Cambridge, please refer to the form available on the following link and submit your
application to us along with the required documents (Verification charges paid at Standard Chartered
Bank-converted into PKR):

http://www.cie.org.uk/images/89125-results-verification-application-results-and-
certificates-form-8.pdf

 Verification of Edexcel GCE/International GCSE examination certificates - PKR 750 per certificate –
Up to 4 verified copies of the GCE/International GCSE certificate would be provided

(Please refer to the following link for verification requests of E d e x c e l certificates awarded beyond 5
years. You need to make an online payment to Edexcel for the service and provide your local
British Council address in the ‘Address Detail tab’ on the form. Once a confirmation is received
from Edexcel International, British Council would verify the certificates against the charges mentioned
above.)

https://www.edexcel.com/i-am-a/student/replace-certs-secure/Pages/ApplicationForm.aspx

 Verification of Professional & Educational Qualifications- PKR 2500 per

degree/transcript/certificate- Up to 4 verified copies of the Degree/Transcript/Certificate
would be provided

Please mention in the form if you are applying for legalisation purposes so we accommodate
your request accordingly- when carrying out verification for legalization purposes, the
original certificate must be stamped, verified copies are not acceptable to the FCO.

Important
*The qualification issuing body in the UK may charge their own fee for verification of documents
submitted to British Council for verification.
All such charges are additional to the verification service charge and will be borne by the candidate.
The charge, if any, would be communicated to the candidate accordingly.

Fair Collection Notice:

We will require your original documents to provide this service. We will hold these securely until the service is
complete and the documents can be returned to you. We will also need to send copies of your document to the
issuing bodies. This may be done either physically or electronically. If any fraud is discovered we will also pass
details on to the relevant legal bodies.
Following completion of the service, we will retain a copy for our records. We will also record your name, type of
document, the date of transaction and any other relevant details for our records. This will be kept securely and will
not be provided to any other parties unless we are legally required to do so.

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Processing Time:

All verifications are subject to the confirmation of qualification by the issuing authority, hence, a definite
processing time cannot be guaranteed. However, we aim to process all such requests at our earliest, once a
confirmation is received from the awarding body.

Refund of application:

The applicant would be advised to claim a refund of fee (less administrative charge of PKR 500) should the
awarding body does not respond to the request after two reminders. The payment will not be refunded in all other
cases.
Refund form is available on:

http://www.britishcouncil.pk/sites/britishcouncil.pk/files/pakistan-exams-forms-cambridge-refund-form.pdf

Step 2: Payment

You must fill out a British Council deposit slip, available at the below stated Standard Chartered Banks (SCB),
when making the payment. SCB designated branches also offer free drop-box mailing service.
Pease submit the pink bank deposit slip with your documents on the day of appointment.

British British Council

Council Account SCB Designated Branches
Offices Numbers
08731441838 Standard Chartered Bank
Islamabad
PO Box 1135  55 Haider Road, Rawalpindi Cantt Telephone 051 551 3594
08775142738
 19-A, Markaz F-7 Telephone 051 265 4493
 C-45, Al-Sheikh Plaza, Chandni Chowk, Rawalpindi, Telephone 4426978-80
 Gul Arcade, Commercial Area Scheme III, Chakala, Rawalpindi Telephone
5766084-6
Standard Chartered Bank
 Tufail Road, Lahore Cantt Telephone 042 668 7732-40
 FB-4, Awami Complex, New Garden Town, Lahore Telephone 042 588
5830-6
 91-B-1, Ground Floor, Nagina House, M.M. Alam Road, Gulberg III, Lahore
Lahore
08766722138 Telephone 042-3578 5473
PO Box 88
 27 Ali Block New Garden Town, Lahore, Telephone 042 590 8500
 93-94, Block G-1, Johar Town, Near Doctor Hospital, Lahore. Telephone
042-3530 1423
 47 Main Mall Road, Lahore Telephone 042 366 87732 – 40
 Plot No. 2, Block Z DHA, Lahore Telephone 042 569 2945

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 Standard Chartered Bank
 Ground Floor, Hamilton Court Complex, Block-7, KDA-5, Clifton (near Teen
Talwar Roundabout) Karachi Telephone 0213 530 6118, 3530 6135
 SNPA 16-A/1 KCHS Union Ltd, Shaheed-E-Millat Road, Hillpark, Karachi
08747970038 Telephone 021 3454 4900-7
 Plot No. 23-C, Lane II, Shahbaz Commercial Area, Main Khayaban-e-Hafiz,
Karachi DHA, Phase-VI, Karachi Telephone 021 3534 7497
PO Box 10410  C-10, Block 6, F.B Area Karachi Telephone 021 3634 8874, 3634 3486
 SB-9, Block 13-B, University Road, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi
Telephone 021 3498 0906
01863867501
 18-C, E-street, Main Zamzama Boulevard, Phase V, DHA, Karachi
Telephone 35302153
 World Trade Center, 10 Khayaban-e-Roomi, Clifton, Near Boat Basin,
Karachi Telephone 35873651, 35873654

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 Step 3:

Please send your verification application form and documents (scanned copies of the application form,
degree/certificate, consent form and SCB pink deposit slip*) via email to relevant British Council office. You will
receive an acknowledgment e-mail within 3 working days and an appointment will be set with the Exams
Officer in order to submit hard copy of the application and documents. Report on time at agreed venue for
submission.
Please note that the verification request forms received through courier/postal system will not be entertained;
certificates should not be sent through the bank drop box or courier. The v e r i f i c a t i o n service is available
through prior appointments only.

British Council Islamabad Lahore Karachi

verifications.isb@britishcouncil verifications.lahore@britishcou verifications.karachi@britishcouncil.

Email Address
.org.pk ncil.org.pk org.pk

Contact Number 051- 111-424-424 042- 111-424-424 021- 111-424-424

Timings Mon-Thur 0900-1700 hrs Mon-Thur 0900-1700 hrs Mon-Thur 0900-1700 hrs
Fri till 16 00 hrs Fri till 16 00 hrs Fri till 16 00 hrs

For General Queries:

You may contact our customer services team at [email protected]; 0800 22000 (Mon-Sat 0900-1800)

*Photocopy of the candidate’s relevant identification which shows name and date of birth in
English is required for Cambridge Verifications.
*You will be informed in case of any additional requirements by the particular institute

Step 4:

Collect your original and verified documents at the agreed time. Documents will only be returned to the person
who submitted them. We pride ourselves on providing a quality service and will take all reasonable steps to
ensure that the verifications take place on time. To help us do this, please ensure that you are familiar with the
arrangements and any relevant regulations concerning your verification request. The British Council cannot be
held responsible for events or circumstances, which are outside its control or for any error, fault or omission by
any other third party.

Please note that British Council reserves the right to reject verification of any document if the document is found
to be altered or defaced in any way or if there is any question regarding the originality of the document.

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 Data Protection Third Party
Consent Form

Data Protection Notice-Verification of Qualifications

The British Council will share a copy of the submitted degree(s) /certificate(s) with your respective
University/Board in order to verify the qualification.

Your university may require evidence that you have given your consent to this disclosure.

By signing this form you grant consent to British Council and the University to access/reveal your
academic records for the purpose of verification preceding the attestation of the submitted degree(s)
/certificate(s).

As part of consent, please confirm the following information:

Name:

Degree Title:

Session:

University/Board:

Your Consent

I have read the above consent and allow British Council to access my academic information from
the above mentioned University/Board. I also allow the University/Board to disclose the requested
information to British Council.

Signature: Date:

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 Documents Receiving Form
(British Council Copy)

Receipt of Documents

Submitted By Date

Received By Date

Documents received in good condition Yes No

Comments (if any):

Return of Documents

Returned By Date

Received By Date

Documents returned in good condition Yes No

Comments (if any):

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 Documents Receiving Form
(Customer Copy)

Receipt of Documents

Submitted By Date

Received By Date

Documents received in good condition Yes No

Comments (if any):

Return of Documents

Returned By Date

Received By Date

Documents returned in good condition Yes No

Comments (if any):

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