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BocaNY · Joined: 24 Mar 2009 Posts: 131

Hello,

I need to get some documents apostille. Now I have been traveling for two years and have not been back in the US nor am I planning on going back. My question is I have read that the CELTA needs to be done by the UK embassy. Is this true or can I have it done by my local state? Also I need to get a background check. Is it possible to do this overseas? Anyone have experience in trying to get these documents while overseas and not having them on you? Any help would be great.

Cheers

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

An apostille and the criminal background report are required for whiat target country?

MuscatGary · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:25 pm Post subject:

Where are you now? CELTA's could be apostilled by a British Council office, never heard of an Embassy doing this. After the apostille it may need attestating but this is usually by the Embassy of the country that requires the proof or if you are in that country then by their equivalent of a Foreign Office.

HLJHLJ · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 1218 Location: Ecuador

Your CELTA has to be apostilled by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in the UK, because it's a UK issued certificate. Nobody else can apostille a UK document.

Before it can be apostilled it needs to be either validated (the British Council can usually do that for you, if you have an office locally) or notarised by a UK registered notary (your local British embassy can help with that).

Once it has been either validated or notarised it will be forwarded to the UK FCO to be apostilled and then sent back. It's not a quick process.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Apostille is usually from the country of origin of the document or an Embassy/Consulate of that country.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

The USA will Notarise and then apostillise COPIES of your docs.

MuscatGary · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 2:30 pm Post subject:

BocaNY · Joined: 24 Mar 2009 Posts: 131

Thanks guys. it's for Moldova. I am currently traveling and don't have any of my documents since I have them all scanned to send to jobs. That's the problem I am not planning on going back to the US before I get a job just plan on leaving from the country I am in.

nomad soul · Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world

MuscatGary · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 12:16 pm Post subject:

HLJHLJ · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 1218 Location: Ecuador

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HLJHLJ · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 1218 Location: Ecuador

MuscatGary · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:54 pm Post subject:

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

The US will notarise a COPY of your docs but they will need to see the original. So you have two choices. You can do that in person or use signnow.com and pay 15 bucks. After you get it notarised then you can get it apostillised. This is going to be for a COPY. I've had mutliple docs from foreign countries done. They were all copies though. It's fairly straightforward. No probs. you just have to see if your employer will accept apostillised copies.

For the FBI check again super easy. Print off the docs online and head to a police station. In the USA they'll charge you. My state is 20 dollars. California is 50. In Korea it's free. Get a couple sets taken. I like the ruler method rather than the method where they put the paper in the desk. Then they'll send it to someone in the USA. If you have famiky or friends who can help then great. Otherwise you'll have to use an agent. Then they send it to the Dept of State and then it gets sent to you after they apostillise it.

As far as your American degree getting done in the UK I have no idea. But I can tell you for the USA you'll have no issues getting copies Notarised and then apostillised. I've done my own docs and docs with other peoples names in them. It's doesn't matter. All the notary is saying is that it's a true copy. They're not stating that the doc is legit.

BocaNY · Joined: 24 Mar 2009 Posts: 131

Thanks everyone for the information. I hope NY state will apostillise a degree from FL. I just want to make sure I have this all straight. Once I get it done I won't have to do it again if another job asks for it?