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72308 · Joined: 01 Sep 2010 Posts: 38 Location: Tokyo, Japan

Random question, does anyone know why ECC require a noterized copy of my degree certicate (which costs somewhere between �80 - �150 to have done) and AEON just take a quick glance at it in the interview and then never ask to see it again? I'm assuming they go though the same process to get the CofE, so any guesses? I'm not about to argue with ECC about their application process, I'm just interested to know if anyone knows why?

Thanks in advance.

G Cthulhu · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:00 am Post subject: Re: Noterized Degree Certificate

UK? Any solicitor can notarize it. If it's the family solicitor they should do it for free. Most others will charge a minimal fee IME.

Pitarou · Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 1116 Location: Narita, Japan

I can think of a few reasons why they might want a notarized copy after they've offered you the job, but not at the interview! I wonder whether there's somebody in AEON's offices instructing people to bring notarized copies without actually understanding what it means? You should mention it to them at some point.

By the way, did you check the cost of getting a duplicate degree certificate from your university? It might have been cheaper than notarization!

G Cthulhu · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:19 am Post subject:

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72308 · Joined: 01 Sep 2010 Posts: 38 Location: Tokyo, Japan

Thanks guys, that's kinda what I thought - the American guy doing the interview couldn't believe that I'd never heard of a Notary and seemed to be under the impression that it was an easy thing to get done. I quickly realised when I looked up Notaries in the UK that I picked the wrong career - for complex cases they charge �200+ PER HOUR. I've opted to get a 'certified copy' done via the Post Office (which cost �7.50) and I'm hoping the impressive-looking Post Office stamp will suffice. If not, they can have my original and I'll just pay my Uni �20 for a new one Razz

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Inflames · Joined: 02 Apr 2006 Posts: 486

IIRC most of the ECC eikaiwa recruiters are Canadians, although they have very little control over the details of the process - Japanese staff pretty much set the requirements. This is actually pretty obvious as, in many places in the US, a notary can't certify copies of documents. The only time I (or anyone else I know) has used a notary is to verify the person signing a document.

ECC really wants a certified copy or the original of your degree.

G Cthulhu · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:18 pm Post subject:

Maybe the American doing the interview simply didn't understand the difference between a notarized document and a certified document and just used the word they were used to?

Either way, the end result is to give them a certified copy and let them have at it. The embassy won't care and the employer shouldn't be relying on notarized documents for anything.

I've actually had the opposite extreme here in the US where someone showed up with documents with an Apostille attached and a clerk rejecting them, stating that "they had to be notarized." They had no clue whatsoever what an Apostille was. Retard.

Pitarou · Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 1116 Location: Narita, Japan

G Cthulhu · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 1:56 am Post subject:

Inflames · Joined: 02 Apr 2006 Posts: 486

In the US a document with an apostille must have first been notarized (or stamped and signed by the government agency).

G Cthulhu · Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 3:50 am Post subject: