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[powderfinger303]

Hello, a co-worker of mine is a Canadian. He did not bring his degree with him. He has been asked to produce copy of it (stamped by the Canadian TECO) for his application of his work permit. We are going through the channels with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada to see what can be done but I am wondering if anyone has any experience or suggestions as to the most efficient way to solve this problem. To my knowledge, he would be able to send over his (original) passport and drivers license to a friend in Ottawa; his friend would then bring his degree and documents the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada, have them stamp a certified copy and then mail all said documents back to Taiwan to submit to the Taiwan government.

Sounds simple right? Is it? Does anyone have any experience with this type of situation, or even mailing home documents such as a passport? All of the above is, of course, to avoid him having to buy a ticket home to do all of this himself.

Any insights would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

[TaoyuanSteve]

Is it not possible for him to have his original parchment sent here? Seems to me it would be simpler just to have his original here and proceed with the work permit process normally on this end, instead of going through the TECO stuff in Ottawa.

[wix]

I have got copies of my degrees certified by the TECO in Melbourne while I was in Taiwan. It is not difficult to do as long as you are a little organised.

First contact the appropriate office by phone or e-mail and ask them what documents you need. From memory I just needed a photocopy of the degrees, a copy of my passport, application form and a bank cheque for the fee. I sent this by EMS and a few weeks later the degrees came back with the necessary stamps on them.

[powderfinger303]

thanks for the replies. All very helpful.

[jwbhomer]

What about getting a transcript directly from the university concerned? You can order a transcript from the University of Toronto online.