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dsherter · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 87

As if I weren't already freaking out enough about everything, in comes another intrusive thought:

Does each school need an apostilled copy of school stranscripts? Which they then keep or fail to return? Will they accept a xeroxed fully apostilled transcript?

How many of these damed apostilled transcripts will I need? Is it like kleenex - never too many???

Advise please!

Thanks!

MO39 · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject:

From my experience, you don't need to have transcripts apostilled, just the diploma(s) that says you were awarded your degree(s). And you just need to have them apostilled once - you don't need one for each school you apply to. The apostilled diplomas (or any TEFL-related certificates you may have) are needed more for applying for an FM3 than for a job.

dsherter · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 87

Thanks for the answer:

Do schools tend to want the real sheepskin itself, or will they be pacified by say, a faxed certificate of graduation from the school's registrar? How distinctly official do papers have to look? Visible imprimatur? Watermark? Sealed enveloppe?

In other words, what EXACTLY do I have to fork over to be pulled out of the unemployment gutter? Apostilled transcript-wise?

Anybody know this more or less for sure?

Thanks, wise-wise

MO39 · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject:

Yes, you need the real sheepskin, first to have it apostilled before you get here, then to present at Migraci�n when you apply for your FM3. You can bring along copies of your transcript, but I've never been asked for mine, either when applying for a job or by the lawyer who's helping me get my FM3.

dsherter · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 87

What Pomp! Well I've done worse for jobs. Thanks for the info - time to write the registrar again!

MO39 · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject:

dsherter · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 87

Again, thanks for the info, but sister, I ain't gotta get used to nothin', if you'll pardon the vernacular. I've been irritated by officiousness up to this point and I expect I'll take my irritation to my grave. A fine sense of mild outrage is one of the few sentiments that makes life worth living.

IMHO.

MO39 · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject:

MELEE · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject:

Not to mention that the grave will find you a lot faster than if you just let it slide.

MO39 · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:18 am Post subject:

dsherter · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 87

I said a modest outrage - not a modest mouthfoam. Even as potential members of the DAR (and aren't we all) we can acknowledge in ourselves a teeny weeny speck of cooly considered righteous indignation.

Different cerebral strokes for different cerebral folks.

This said - I'll git er done.

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

You can expect to have many "modest outrages" while dealing with bureaucracy in Mexico.

dsherter · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 87

I'm having them as I type.

dsherter · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 87

Which suggests another useful topic.....

thelmadatter · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject: apostille

You can get the original sheepskin apostilled or a notarized copy of such (thats what I did to avoid putting the seal on the original) and it works just fine. Bring the original along for the heck of it though.

Get your birth certficate notarized as well. Marriage certificates and divorce decrees if they apply.... AND any paperwork relating to change of name. What a pain my 2 prior name changes have been here in Mexico when I have to connect my birth certificate to my current name.