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[Manny2]

HCT made it quiet easy they sent me a letter and all I had to do was take it in person or mail it in to my University and they would fill it out and attach a stamp to verify. I then had the choice to bring it in person to HCT HR or ask the university to mail it directly. I believe the requirements for ZU can be found on their website somewhere under new staff orientation.

[mishmumkin]

[773]

At UAEU, I bypassed getting my Masters authenticated by having my university mail my official transcripts directly to them. Aso, I didn't have to do anything with my Bachelors...UAEU was just interested in my Masters.

The process of authentication at home is lengthy. First, you bring your original(s) to your local notary public and they will copy it and notarize the copy. You then send that copy to the county, then to the state, and then to the US Dept. of State for further notarizations. Finally, all of these notarizations are sent to the UAE Embassy in Washington DC for final approval.

So, the original never has to leave your sight. Just the notarized copy gets sent off.

My suggestion to you (after my paperwork got lost in the mail at the state level using registered mail) is to definitely do this by FedEx or overnight express mail. Also, get in touch with each place for updated fees. For exmple, I had outdated information on how much the final step at the UAE Embassy would cost. After payting for FedEx there and return, I received my paperwork back with a note saying they couldn't complete the final step because I hadn't sent enough money. So, I had to pay for the shipping again (my fault, I should have had the brains to check that the information I had was accurate anyway!!!).

I think that you might have to get birth certificates for children authenticated too, but I am not positive.

[adorabilly]

773

You do have to get the birth certificates (and marriage certificates) authenticated as well. They have to have the RAISED seal that comes from the official copies... and you have to follow the same procedure

what works the easiest is to speak with someone at FED EX directly, and let them know that you need it to go to the state level, then the federal government (deptartment of state), then the UAE embassy and finally returned to you... (if you have those addresses it is a snap because they can set it up so that they get shipped directly from one place to another).

[Noelle]

This is a VERY helpful thread.

Thanks OP for getting it started...