No, you don’t need a certificate or a diploma to prove the knowledge of your languages. You will sit the tests in the 2 languages chosen by you in the application form. 

1. Before the deadline for application closes, you can upload your supporting documents via the CV under “My account”/”My CV” (do not forget to submit your application as the documents would otherwise not be transferred to your application).
    
2. After the deadline for application closes and before the deadline for submitting supporting documents closes, supporting documents must be uploaded directly to the applications by clicking on the existing entries and attaching the documents via the paperclip (and not to the CV - the data you add to your CV after the applications close will not transfer to your application). 

Instructions can be found at How to apply for a competition - Overview.

For more information please read: Which supporting documents should I provide?

No - once the deadline to submit supporting documents mentioned in the Notice of Competition has passed, candidates will not be able to upload any document to their application.

EPSO cannot accept documents via the contact form or via email.

However, in line with the Notice of Competition, at any phase of the selection procedure, candidates may be requested to provide additional information or documents. This means that , if needed, the Selection Board may contact candidates via their Single Candidate Portal account during the eligibility phase to request that they submit any missing supporting documents from their application, including their ID.

The supporting documents to provide are mainly:

1. Identity: a copy of your valid identity card or passport

2. Education

- Upload your secondary (only for AST-SC / AST competitions) and post-secondary (for AST and AD competitions) diplomas along with the list of courses you followed.

- Make sure to include the diploma that gives you access to the competition as required in the Notice of Competition, point 3.3. “Specific conditions — qualifications and work  
experience” and that your name, stamps, signatures and serial numbers (if applicable) are visible.   

- Add proof of any relevant traineeships and trainings, provided they give access to the competition (please refer to the Notice of competition)

Degrees, diplomas and/or certificates, whether issued in Member States or non-EU countries, must be recognised by a competent authority of a Member State, see also our FAQ: Do you accept my qualification/diploma issued in non-EU countries?

3. Professional experience

Make sure you provide documents proving the nature of your duties and the duration of your experience as indicated below. Periods of professional experience that are not corroborated by a job description will not be considered by the Selection Board. Please note that no professional experience are required for the Graduate administrator competition (AD5).

Please see below some examples of the type of documents candidates should provide. 

      3.1. For salaried work: 

        - Documents from current and former employer(s) stating the nature and level of the duties performed such as letters from hierarchical superior, appraisal reports describing your tasks, job descriptions provided by your employer, contracts including detailed descriptions of the duties performed. 

        - Employment contract(s) with beginning and end date, or first and last pay slips.

Please note that all documents must be dated, bear your name, bear the official company's header, stamp, as well as the name and signature of the person in charge. 

     3.2. For self-employed - liberal professions: 

       - Invoices, Contracts, Order forms  
        - E-mail correspondence  
        - Minutes of meetings 
        - Tax bills  
        - Membership of a professional association

The supporting documents can be in any of the 24 official EU languages, and they must justify the information provided in your application form. If you fail to provide sufficient documentary evidence by the required deadline in the Notice of Competition, you may be considered non-eligible and excluded from the competition.

Each entry of your CV (education, professional experience) must be supported by relevant documents, otherwise it will not be considered. In general, no supporting documents are required to prove language knowledge (please check the Notice of Competition for exceptions). 

Make sure to provide all the documents you have at your disposal and that you are entitled to share. Your documents will be handled in line with our privacy statement.

For more information, please check the notice of competition, in particular the section “Supporting documents” and the FAQ sections Eligibility.

It is the candidates' responsibility to provide the Selection board with all the information and documents needed to verify that they fulfil the conditions laid down by the notice of competition.

Candidates may be contacted by e-mail to provide additional information or documents on a particular diploma or professional experience, if needed.