The hardest part of credential recognition is finding the right door. ASCENDA is a 194-country directory of official recognition bodies — for professionals navigating the system, and for institutions managing it at scale.
Tell ASCENDA your qualification and destination — see immediately what gap exists and what path closes it.
ASCENDA provides pathway research — not official processing times. Always verify with the official body.
Application fees + document translation + assessment fees + exam fees. Know the real cost before you start.
Choosing between UK, Canada, and Germany? See your full recognition pathway side-by-side across all three — timelines, costs, and stages.
AI gets document requirements wrong. This tool gives you the exact list — tiered by rejection risk — for your specific country, degree, and destination.
Cannot reach your home institution? Fleeing conflict? Official bodies have alternative verification routes — but almost nobody explains them clearly. ASCENDA does.
Click any country for the full credential recognition profile.
No personal data held. No DPA required below the Anchor tier. Cancel anytime.
ASCENDA cannot sell your data because we do not have it.
One year on the GMC pathway costs $30 total — not $8 per question.
WES charges $100–250. ASCENDA prepares you completely first.
Staff training modules, cohort analysis, credential policy drafts, candidate letters, sector intelligence briefs. Up to 10 named users. Annual invoice — compatible with NHS and university procurement. No DPA required.
Live feed of real corridor timelines aggregated from anonymous user telemetry. Median stage durations, bottleneck frequency, seasonal patterns. Quarterly PDF brief. Requires Knowledge Licence.
Full Knowledge Licence access — free, unconditional, no time limit. For legal aid bodies, refugee services, integration charities, and UNHCR-affiliated organisations. Your clients generate the corridor intelligence that the paying tiers buy. You are not a charity case — you are a data source.
White-label deployment under your brand. SSO / SAML integration with your existing IT environment. ESR-compatible for NHS trusts. API access for embedding into HR or student record systems. Dedicated support and SLA. Annual contract with procurement-compatible invoicing.
ASCENDA's database covers 194 countries, curated from six authoritative open-access sources: the ENIC-NARIC network, WES, UK Ecctis, NOOSR Australia, CICIC Canada, and the ILO. Every profile includes the official recognition body, international framework membership, evaluation services, processing times, costs, and direct source links. AI analysis enhances each profile but never replaces official data. Part of the PLENA suite.