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Sunshine123
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 Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:00 am Post subject: Notarization of TEFL Certificate |
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My employer told me that it is necessary to get my TEFL certificate notarized in order to get a work permit. I contacted the Vietnamese consulate in the U.S.A., and they informed me that
#1 I have to get it signed by a notary public.
#2 I have to get it authenticated at the state level.
#3 The Vietnamese consulate/embassy in the U.S. authenticates and translates the document. (It is no longer necessary to send it to Hillary Clinton)
My main question is....How do I get it signed by a notary public? My TEFL Certificate was done by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KEISIE_Graduate_School_of_International_Education
It is more of a business like "TEFL International" rather than through a recognized U.S. university. I didn't have a problem getting my degree notarized. I just went to the university, and it was signed by a notary public.
I have no idea who I can ask to get it notarized. Can any notary public notarize it? Or does it have to be done by someone who knows that it is a legitimate "online school"? |
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bludevil96
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:31 am Post subject: Notarized |
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| I believe it has to do with a notary republic of one's own country whether it be someone in a bank, office, or anywhere else, then to the State level to authenticate. In my experience, if you don't see it in writing that says you no longer have to send it to the State level (Hillary Clinton), you go ahead and do it anyway to save yourself a potential problem. The Vietnamese Embassy in the U.S. doesn't speak to anyone over here and your problem will be OVER HERE. Trust me on this as I've went thru it. [/list] |
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Beautiful Loser
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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The consulate in HCMC, or the embassy in Hanoi are the only places that you'll find a US notary in Vietnam. They charge $50 per document. I don't think they verify anything, other than your signature.
http://hochiminh.usconsulate.gov/notarials.html |
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Oh My God
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Beautiful Loser wrote: |
The consulate in HCMC, or the embassy in Hanoi are the only places that you'll find a US notary in Vietnam. They charge $50 per document. I don't think they verify anything, other than your signature.
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I'm not certain anymore BUT the "true copy" that the consulate offered in the past would allow you to go straight to the translation and legalization process in that office by the park (can't remember the name of the street, but it's french) which is the final step for all your documents. |
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Jbhughes
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| Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, the one near Diamond Plaza. umm Ministry of Foreign Affairs? Department of Foreign Affairs?
I took my documents to the British Embassy where they charged my whatever it was for a certified copy and then took it to that office on the French street. |
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