1. How long does it take to receive my order?
All orders are processed within 24 – 48 hours, Monday thru Friday.
At checkout, you will have the option of selecting either Registered Mail ($29) or Express ($45) which is sent by the post office. Due to COVID-19 and the lack of planes available, please allow about 35 days for Registered Mail and 14 days for Express.
For deliveries to some countries, there may be a slight delay due to time in customs and limited flights going to these destinations.
If you need a speedy turnaround of about 7 days, we offer DHL / FedEx for approximately $50 extra, depending on your address. Please contact us for a quote to upgrade.
2. What are the names of the universities you represent?
To protect both graduates and universities, we do not disclose names prior. All institutions we deal with use the word ‘university’ in their name and do hold a current university license.
Our service ensures the confidentiality of the universities we deal with. Only those who graduate learn the name of the university. This is to prevent negative publicity being directed towards the university or their graduates. Such has been the case of bad publicity with some of our competitors, such as InstantDegrees.com and their association with Buxton University.
3. Can I order transcripts later?
Yes, that’s fine. Transcripts can be mailed with your degree or ordered at a later date.
4. Do you offer sealed transcripts?
Most definitely!
Transcripts are folded in half and placed in a sealed envelope with the university letterhead on it. On the back of the envelope, the metallic seal of the university will be placed over the flap. There is a handling fee of $30 per sealed transcript.
5. Do you offer a Notarized Apostille service?
Yes. Our customers have the luxury of getting their degree and transcript notarized and apostilled directly through us.
Receive your degree and transcript complete and ready to use. No need for sending it off to 3rd parties. Our prices are $300 to notarize and apostille your degree or transcript. Please allow up to 30 days delivery if getting a notarized apostille with your order.
We are also one of the few places that can now apply for embassy legalization for your degree, further extending its recognition.
6. What name will appear on my credit card?
For your privacy, your card will not show Fast Degrees Online or similar. It will show either MYPA or Virtual Pay.
7. Do you accept cryptocurrency?
Yes, we can accept bitcoin at checkout.
8. I have no idea about buying cryptocurrency. Where do I start?
Buying bitcoin is now easier than ever before. All you need is a credit / debit card or Apple Pay, and an account with a cryptocurrency exchange. We recommend MoonPay to buy bitcoin online or bitpay if you prefer downloading the App.
The first step would be to place your order on our website, and select bitcoin at checkout. That way you can know exactly how much bitcoin to purchase.
To purchase bitcoin with MoonPay or bitpay, simply navigate to the “Buy” section, select bitcoin as the cryptocurrency you want, enter the amount you’d like to purchase, and choose your payment method. It’s that simple!
Your purchased bitcoin will be stored in your unique bitcoin wallet address. This address is like a bank account number. You can then use the bitcoin in your wallet to pay for your order at Fast Degrees Online and at other places that accept bitcoin.
9. How do I know you won’t just disappear with my funds?
We have been online since 2004, and if you do a search on our name, you will likely find no or very little negative feedback on our services. We are here for the long term, and for the support of our customers.
Rest assured we are not here to disappear with your money.
10. How about the quality of your degrees?
We have strict guidelines on degree certificate quality and only deal with universities that conform to common design standards.
A general guideline to the type of degree certificate that conforms to academic norms and common standards is usually:
- Individually hand signed.
- Printed with high quality ink.
- Unique diploma identity code.
- Printed on high quality 65lb diploma card (not flimsy paper).
- Bears the watermark logo of the university.
- Details of the university, degree awarded and graduate name.
- Most importantly, the official embossed seal of the university. Usually this is ornate and gold plated.
Beware of other sites using a generic seal with the words ‘- Seal -‘ on it. ALL our seals are unique to the university, showing full crest and university name on it. Do not settle for generic seals.
Nowhere will your university degree contain the words ‘Life Experience’, ‘Online Degree’ or equivalent.
11. Can I use another person’s credit card to pay for my degree?
Yes. We will check that the credit card charged matches the registered billing address. We may also telephone the card holder to confirm the charge along with other security checks as we feel necessary. Customers attempting to fraud us, place a chargeback after receiving their order WILL be blacklisted and passed onto our legal department.
12. How secure is my payment?
We use nothing less than the very highest security that exists online. Payments are encrypted and we never see your card details.
See our Security Guarantee for further details.
13. Can anybody get an instant degree?
No. You must be over the age of 18 and have the appropriate knowledge and experience in the area you apply for.
14. Why do I need a university degree?
A degree allows the holder the legal use of titles (such as Dr or Professor) or post nominal letters (such as MBA or PhD). An example of this includes putting a title on your passport, driver’s license, letterheads, credit cards, and business cards etc.
The immediate advantage to the holder is the natural tendency in society to defer to people with degrees of this nature. This is particularly true in older countries such as those in Europe. The difference shown to holders of Doctoral titles in Germanic and Latin Countries is legendary. Fully booked restaurants suddenly find vacancies, hotels miraculously discover the availability of ‘more pleasant’ rooms, airport checking counters open inexplicably to offer special service while others wait in line and holders have found themselves being upgraded to first class tickets at no extra cost.
15. Do I have any obligations?
Yes. The act of making payment is a declaration that you have read and agreed to the Terms of Service and that the person named on the diploma has equivalent life experience or prior studies to justify the award.
We then make an application to the institution on your behalf in a way we know will be accepted. We do not require a CV or any documentary evidence to back up your declaration. You also agree to the legally binding Confidentiality Contract which prevents you or anybody else from directly or indirectly disclosing the link between the awarding institution and Fast Degrees Online. This is designed to protect the interests of both our clients and the institutions we represent.
16. Can I choose which university or college the degree is awarded by?
No. The choice of institution is made by us based on your chosen degree and the availability at the time.
17. Can I specify the country or region I graduate from?
As we offer our services to an international client base, we realize some applicants may have preferences to a particular country. We guarantee that all institutions we represent are legally formed institutions in ENGLISH SPEAKING (first world) jurisdictions.
It is probable that your degree will come from a country other than the country of your residence. If you feel that your degree must come from a location near you, then please specify your request when ordering, however this cannot always be guaranteed.
18. Will the college or university run its own campus?
Not necessarily.
The institutions we represent are legally formed and operating private rather than mainstream public institutions. They offer traditional degree programs, and lease out classrooms on a needs basis, or conduct courses purely online. The institutions will have their own admin centers for administering the degree courses and post-graduate services such as the FREE Verification Service. None of the institutions we represent advertise directly to the public nor their association with Fast Degrees Online.
19. How about your competitors?
Whilst some of our competitors list the institution you graduate from, if you do a quick search, it will be obvious that their degrees can be bought, hence reducing the value of your qualification.
20. Are there limitations?
The only real limitation concerns accreditation, which is not legally required. For credit transfer purposes, institutions will normally only recognize degrees from other institutions registered with the same accreditation agency. As there are literally hundreds of accrediting agencies it would be impossible to join them all. Therefore you must assume that your degree, although registered and verifiable will not be useful for credit transfer purposes, this includes using the degree as a stepping stone to a higher degree or other post graduate programs.
The majority of our clients use our service because they have neither the time nor the inclination to attend a traditional university, hence, the question of credit transfer becomes irrelevant. Similarly, certain professions require degrees to have a specific accreditation in order to be used as a professional qualification. i.e. Architecture, Medicine, Nursing, Teaching, Veterinary Science, Dentistry, Social Work. Although the institutions themselves operate completely legally, it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the possession and use of an unaccredited degree is in accordance with local legislation before ordering.
You must not forget that your degree is obtained by exploiting legal loopholes. We are often asked what this means. The best definition that neatly encapsulates the concept, is that an institution is legally formed and operating in such a way that it makes the granting of a degree legal, whereas this would otherwise be illegal. Accreditation is voluntary but there will always be those whose understanding of the law are imperfect and will see a lack of accreditation as grounds to opine negativity about an institution or degree, no matter how legal the degree is. Neither we nor the institutions can prevent this kind of ill informed prejudice. However, the law is on the side of the legally granted degree, regardless of its accreditation.
All degrees available thru us are unaccredited and if you feel that you require a degree with specific accreditation, then you should not apply.
21. How can I be sure I will get my degree?
We do not get paid if you do not receive your degree.
We ONLY ship via registered mail or courier express which MUST be signed for by the addressee. Therefore, it is IMPOSSIBLE for a client to receive a degree through us and claim it was not delivered.
22. What about confidentiality?
Confidentiality is guaranteed in 3 ways:
- The institutions are contractually bound not to advertise these quick degree programs anywhere in anyway, this includes, printed media, radio, television and the Internet. The contract clearly stipulates that they must never reveal their association with Fast Degrees Online.
- Fast Degrees Online is contractually bound never to reveal the identity of any institution it represents.
- On making your purchase, you agree to never reveal the link between Fast Degrees Online and the name of the institution from which you graduate.
23. Are the awards verifiable?
Yes! We only deal with legally operating colleges and universities that provide a FREE verification service for all awards that meet the general verification and data protection guidelines. This means that a 3RD PARTY i.e. another person or organization can verify your degree if required by contacting the institution directly by email. Please note that colleges and universities do not use the outdated method of verifying awards over the phone, by fax or post.
Verification requests must be submitted by email directly to the university. Details will be posted to you with your degree. The institutions are required by contract to respond to a valid verification request within 3 working days of receipt.
The fact that you have acquired your degree via Fast Degrees Online is NEVER mentioned.
24. I’m not certain about which discipline is relevant to my chosen subject.
Don’t worry, no matter what discipline you choose, we will always ensure that your degree subject is paired to the correct discipline. We reserve the right to amend applications for this purpose.
You will always receive the level and subject requested on your order form. For instance, if you applied for a Bachelor of Science in History, this would be amended to the correct form, which is Bachelor of ARTS in History.
The level and discipline determine the post-nominal form of your degree:
- Associate (level) of Commerce (discipline) = John Smith A.Com.
- Bachelor (level) of Arts (discipline) = John Smith B.A.
- Bachelor (level) of Science (discipline) = John Smith B.Sc.
- Master (level) of Business Administration (discipline) = John Smith MBA.
- Doctor (level) of Science (discipline) = John Smith D.Sc.
- Doctor (level) of Philosophy (discipline) = John Smith Ph.D.
Any Doctorate can be referred to either by the pre-nominal form or the post-nominal form, but never the 2 forms together: Dr. John Smith or John Smith Ph.D. never Dr. John Smith Ph.D.
See post-nominal abbreviations that you can use with your degree.
25. Can I request a specific date of graduation?
Yes, however there are some limitations. This process is called ‘retro-active graduation’, and is perfectly legal providing the person named on the degree was aged 18 or more on the date requested. Under retro-active graduation, a degree can be dated any month between January 1983 and the present day. This limit is because of the implementation date of standard guidelines that we insist all the institutions that we represent abide by.
For retro-active graduation, you can select the month and year required when adding a degree to your shopping order.
Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES can a degree be dated in the future.
26. Will the university have a website?
Yes.
27. Will the university have a phone number?
Up until November 30, 2007 all institutions represented by us offered a phone number for graduate affairs to confirm qualifications attained. Despite having their administration managed entirely online, they did so at OUR insistence as we believed that this would be convenient for those customers who preferred to confirm via phone.
We provided clear instructions that verification requests were only to be presented via phone, email or in writing. Despite this, large numbers of our customers nevertheless attempted to direct miscellaneous questions about Fast Degrees Online and posing questions answered either on our FAQ or elsewhere on our website.
The volume of these phone calls rendered the phone service almost useless for genuine graduate affairs questions. Now each institution only offers an email service to confirm qualifications attained.
This in NO WAY diminishes the commitment of the institutions to providing timely responses to valid verification requests, which will continue uninterrupted.
The customer service policy of Fast Degrees Online continues to be one that strives towards excellence and we will of course answer any questions directed towards us, as we have always done.
28. Some of your competitors claim they use accredited universities. Can you offer the same?
No, and it’s best to avoid such phoney accreditations.
Usually these sites setup their own so-called accreditation to endorse their own degrees.
Refer to Wikipedia’s list of unrecognized accreditation associations.
We only deal with fully licensed universities that DO NOT associate themselves with unrecognized accreditation bodies.