Is an MOI certificate accepted for the visa, or only by the university?

Your MOI certificate mainly works at the university admissions stage, and whether it also clears your visa depends entirely on which country's immigration authority you are dealing with. Do not assume a university acceptance automatically means a visa acceptance.

Visa Treatment of Your MOI Certificate by Country

What Your MOI Certificate Must Include

• It must be issued, signed and stamped by the Registrar or Controller of Examinations, not a regular professor.
• It must explicitly state your entire curriculum was taught, conducted and examined in English.
• Most universities and immigration systems only accept it if you graduated within the last 2 to 5 years.

My Advice

Never submit only an MOI certificate for a Canadian or Australian visa application, since you need a standardised test score like IELTS or PTE regardless of what the university accepted. For the UK, keep your CAS letter as your key document, since it is what you actually present at your visa interview.