Hello there. Verifying your WAEC is essential, especially if you want to travel out of any West African country. So, if you are looking for how to verify your WAEC result for WES, then you will find all you need here. We will help you identify the required documents and application process for verifying WAEC results for World Educational Services (WES).
This article contains the full guide on how to verify your WAEC result for WES. Follow through the process here…
What is the WAEC result for WES verification?
The WAEC result for WES verification is required whenever you’re travelling to the United States, particularly for academic purposes.
WES (World Educational Services) ‘s foremost motive is to ensure that your credentials are recognized in the United States.
WES contrast is extensively ordinary and frequently requested through tutorial establishments in the United States. It converts instructional credentials from any use in the world into their U.S. equivalents. It describes every certificate, diploma, or degree you have earned and states its educational equivalency in the United States.
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Verifying your WAEC result for WES
To verify your WAEC result for WES, ensure that you send along your exam results issued by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) with a WAEC scratch card. For NECO verification, send in your National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate with a NECO scratch card. You can also verify your General Certificate of Secondary Education GCSEO (O-level) or (A-level) whenever your transcript is requested to be sent to WES for evaluation in Nigeria.
If you are verifying for post-secondary transcripts, you will need national, higher national, and post-higher national diplomas along with the transcript and a Bachelor, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree along with the transcript.
Nonetheless, you must send your WAEC documents to WES via WAEC only.
This means that while you are required to send your transcript to WES via any desired courier of your choice, WAEC is anticipated to ship your WAEC report to WES for verification.
WAEC will now not do this automatically. You must go to the WAEC head office at Yaba and begin the verification process.
Once the main verification process is complete, you will receive instructions on how to systematize and ship your document using the courier carrier that WAEC has designated.
Prices of Things to Be Done When Verifying WAEC Result for WES
N4,000 to N5,000 will be required for an affidavit for confirmation of the result that is obtainable opposite the WAEC office in Yaba
N25,000 will be paid as the application/processing fee
N10,000 or 13000 will also be required as Courier fees (using FedEx or DHL). Charges are as stipulated by the courier companies. Hence, it could cost more than the stated sum.
IMPORTANT:
- You are advised to go in the morning at 9 a.m.
- WAEC is a government office similar to a ministry.
Required Documents to Verify WAEC Result for WES
Listed below are the things you have to take along with you when going to verify the WAEC result for WES;
- WES address and Reference number
- Recent passport photographs with a red background.
- Three brown envelopes.
- You can use photocopies of your original WAEC result or the one you printed on the WAEC official website. WAEC will refuse your result if it contains your school name.
- WAEC pin/Scratch cards
- Sworn Affidavit for WES (You can get affidavits, Scratch cards, and Postage Stamp from shops directly opposite the WAEC office — the cost of doing this costs around 4k or 5k. There is a woman called Iya WES. Locate her shop for a speedy process).
You can learn more about the requirements here
How to Verify Your WAEC Result for WES
WES recently revised its document requirements for all WAEC and NECO results from Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and The Gambia.
The authorised examining authority (WAEC or NECO) has to send candidates’ official examination results in a sealed envelope straight to WES.
WES additionally requires applicants from these countries to submit supplementary evidence in order for their exam results to be verified online.
Steps to follow:
- You will need WAEC or NECO scratch cards, as well as electronic PIN code information.
- Then, fill out this form and return it to WES by postal mail.
- Scratch cards and electronic pin codes can be purchased at WAEC or NECO offices, as well as at authorized retailers. For more information, please visit your national WAEC or NECO page.
How to go about the process in the WAEC office
If you’ve met up with the required documents listed above, go to the fifth (5th) and seventh (7th) floor of the WAEC office, respectively, to process your documents.
At the office, you will contact one of the WES staff, who will collect and access your documents to determine whether they are complete for WES processing.
At the place, an additional form will be given to you to fill in your WES address and reference number.
Also, remember to put the WES address and reference number at the back of one of the brown envelopes you brought, as this is where your document will be mailed.
So, after you’ve done the above-stated things, the next thing to do is to make a payment of N25,000 to WAEC.
From there, you will be directed to take the receipt to another office for confirmation.
Final Verification Process for WAEC for WES
Yes, you’ve come to the final verification process. Once you’ve paid the 25K for verification, you will be given a receipt which you will take to WAEC courier services.
However, someone will direct you to where you will see different courier service providers. Once you get there, you will see many courier services that you can choose from. The courier service will request the receipt issued by WAEC, and after that, you will be required to pay courier fees, which range from 10,000 to 20,000 naira.
NOTE: Don’t forget to collect the tracking number from the courier service so you can track the delivery of your package online using the tracking number.
Also, you can get the courier service company’s phone number and other contact information for effective communication.
Tips to Apply for WES Online
A credential evaluation report is an essential component of your foreign admission application. It helps academic establishments to appreciate the worth of your grades and test scores.
Requesting a credential evaluation from World Education Services (WES) is easy.
There are three steps to it:
- Create an account and fill out all the required fields to submit your application.
- Please submit the relevant documentation. (Include your reference number in the sealed envelope if you send them.) You may, however, be able to send your papers via the Internet.)
- They will check your credentials and deliver a report to your designated organization.
Mode of Dispatch and Administrative Charges for WAEC Result Confirmation
Administrative Charges
Local (Within Nigeria)
- N10,000 per result or recipient.
International Embassies in Nigeria
- N25,000 per result or recipient.
Mode of dispatch
Surface Mail (Postage)
- N850 stamp for addresses within Nigeria.
- N1,750 stamp for addresses outside Nigeria.
Courier Service
The courier companies set their own rates.
Finally, if you want your study trip to the US or Canada to go well, you must verify your WAEC result. Completing the verification procedure requires adhering to the given standards.
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
The questions and answers below will assist you in understanding the new requirements:
Q1: My file has been placed on hold awaiting verification. Can I send the WES WAEC/NECO E-PIN/Scratch Card Information Form?
A: Yes. Please visit the Required Documents page and follow the directions to fill out and submit the form. Before submitting the form, double-check that all of the information is valid and legible.
Q2: Do I have to transmit my electronic PIN or scratch card in addition to the completed WES WAEC/NECO E-PIN/Scratch Card Information Form?
A: WES usually only need the form. Also, if you want to provide the electronic pin as well, please clip it to a larger piece of paper so it doesn’t get misplaced.
Q: I am unable to obtain an electronic pin or a scratch card. How should I proceed?
A: Please notify WES in writing, and they will request that WAEC or NECO check your documentation via mailed letter or email.
Q: Scratch cards cannot be used to verify my graduation year. How should I proceed?
A: You are not required to do anything. WES will request that WAEC or NECO check your documentation by letter or email.
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It’s no longer 10k. It’s now 25k. The payment to WAEC.
How much did you pay in total for sending your waec result to wes please? And if possible can you break it down.
How long does it take waec to confirm and send the documents to WES.
Without the evaluation, you will find it difficult to get a decent job. In fact, most organizations will not consider you at all for employment. Without the evaluation, there is nothing to show or prove; by US standards, that you are literate. Without the evaluation, you will have to enroll for General Education Diploma (GED) and pass in order to make a headway here in the US. The endeavor is not cheap. It is actually cheaper and more beneficial to evaluate your results before coming to the US.
please what do you mean by “WAEC will refuse your result if it contains your school name”?
Is a WAEC evaluation worth the money? Is the result going to be at a better standing when converted to the US or Canadian scale. Please anyone who has done a WAEC evaluation should give an advice.
I have already obtain my WAEC GCE Certificate, do i need to do another documentation again cos i did ll those before ny certificate was issue to me.
I understand i need to still buy scrach card, pay for courier seevice.
Can we really use the waec result printed from the waec site?
Thank you for this information. Please how can I verify my GCE Alevel results too?
The option is not in the list on the WES website requirements for Nigeria