Documentation for new students - Doctoral degrees

Candidates who have pre-registered for a doctoral programme, who have uploaded the documents required for access and admission and who are in a position to formalise their registration must complete the registration process by presenting the following original documents to the Secretary's Office of the Faculty/School/Campus:

DOCUMENTATION TO BE PROVIDED BY ALL DOCTORAL STUDENTS (except for those with URV degrees):

• Valid Identity document:

  • Students with Spanish nationality: do not need to provide their identity document because the URV will confirm their identity with the corresponding administration.

  • Foreign students from another EU member state: must provide the original and photocopy, or a certified photocopy, of their valid (unexpired) national identity card, passport or Spanish foreigner's residence document (NIE).
     * If a Spanish foreigner's residence document (NIE) is used, it must be accompanied by the student's national identity document or passport from their country of origin, which must show a photo of the student and must not have expired.

  • Foreign students from countries outside the EU: must provide the original and photocopy, or a certified photocopy, of their valid (unexpired) passport or Spanish foreigner's residence card (TIE).

• Academic documents: 
  • Certificate/s of qualification that enables access to doctoral programme

  • Graduates of Spanish universities: do not need to present this certificate because the URV will check that they hold the necessary qualification with registry of qualifications of the corresponding ministry. If the University is unable to verify this, it will carry out an internal consultation or it will ask the candidate to provide proof that they have paid the fees for the issuance of qualification certificate (original and photocopy or certified photocopy).

  • Graduates from other countries: must provide the original and photocopy or certified photocopy of the certificate of their access qualification. In these cases, the documents must

    • be officially translated into Catalan or Spanish in accordance with the instructions of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, except for documents originally issued in English or documents officially translated into English by means of sworn translation, where applicable;

    • be legalised unless they were obtained in an EU Member State, a signatory state of the European Economic Area Agreement or a state with a bilateral agreement with the EU.

DOCUMENTATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE FOLLOWING DOCTORAL STUDENTS:

• Large families issued outside Catalonia: original and photocopy or certified photocopy of the large family document.

• Victims of terrorist attacks, victims of gender violence perpetrated by a partner, or people with a level of disbility equal to or greater than 33% from outside Catalonia: original and photocopy or certified photocopy* of accrediting documentation.

• Beneficiaries of the minimum living allowance: original and photocopy or an attested photocopy* of accrediting documentation.

• Female students who are victims of gender violence not perpetrated by a partner: original and photocopy or just an attested photocopy* of the accreditation for female students who are victims of gender violence not perpetrated by a partner (PVM) issued by AGAUR.

*It will not be necessary to photocopy or attested photocopy if the student sends documentation in electronic format as long as the integrity of the document can be validated by means of CSV or equivalent.

REMEMBER:

• Foreign students who have to make any financial transaction (e.g. apply for a grant) must possess and present a Spanish foreign resident's card (NIE). This card will be their identity document during their time at the URV.
   
• Doctoral students who are applying for an exemption from registration fees must provide documentary proof that they find themselves in the circumstances that make them eligible for the exemption on the date on which their studies begin (1 October 2025), regardless of the date on which they register.