Certifikatës

Certifikatës is the Albanian term associated with certificates, official documents that attest to a fact, status, or event. It covers a wide range of documents issued by government authorities, educational institutions, or other authorized bodies. The concept encompasses both formal paperwork and electronic records used to prove claims or rights in various contexts.

Common examples include civil certificates (birth, marriage, death), educational certificates (diplomas, transcripts), professional or qualification certificates, and certificates of ownership or residence. Certificates may be required for administrative procedures, eligibility for services, or verification in legal and professional settings.

Issuance typically involves a formal application, verification of identity, and payment of a fee. Certificates can be provided as certified copies, ordinary copies, or digital records. Authenticity is maintained through official seals, signatures, serial numbers, and, for electronic records, digital signatures and secure repositories.

In legal and administrative use, certificates serve as proof of facts for schooling, employment, property transactions, immigration, and travel. For use abroad, certificates may require apostille or legalization to be recognized in other countries.

Digital certificates form a distinct category, used in information technology. They are issued within a public key infrastructure (PKI) by trusted certificate authorities and enable encrypted communication (such as HTTPS), code signing, and identity verification for electronic services.

In Albanian grammar, certifikatë is the base noun for certificate, and certifikatës is the genitive singular form, used in phrases like “numri i certifikatës” (the number of the certificate). The term thus covers both physical and digital forms of authenticated documents.