The Global Seal of Biliteracy is a certification that recognizes and celebrates individuals who have achieved proficiency in two or more languages. It serves as a valuable credential for academic and employment purposes, enabling recipients to demonstrate their language skills to schools or employers across state lines and national borders.

The certification is available to anyone who can demonstrate their bilingualism through testing, making it a powerful tool for enhancing future opportunities in our increasingly multilingual world.

Your Language Certification

The Global Seal of Biliteracy program helps your school or organization identify and celebrate those with language skills in two or more languages with a valued certification. For U.S. applicants, the Global Seal will certify English and one or more additional languages.

designed to meet your needs

Global Seal of Biliteracy program provides access to anyone interested in being formally certified for achieving a high standard of proficiency in two or more languages to earn advanced placement, to apply for scholarship or study abroad programs, and to access employment opportunities or pay differentials.

distinguishes you anywhere

Global Seal of Biliteracy is your language passport; it documents your language achievement in order to be recognized by schools, employers, and individuals across the globe. As the need for language skills in the workplace grows, your Global Seal certification will increase your opportunities.

Where is the Global Seal of Biliteracy?

The Global Seal of Biliteracy has certified thousands around the world for their bilingual language skills at one of our three levels of certification as evidenced through proficiency-based testing. Our recipients represent a diverse group of language learners and we've created a statistics page to give some insight into who our recipients are.