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bobbybigfoot
Joined: 05 May 2007
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:35 am Post subject: ONE LAST THING I need help with |
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My transcripts. I have them. I am ready to send my documents to korea. But...
I just realized on my recruiters "list of things to do" it specifically says the transcripts need to be "stamped on the back" AND sealed in an envelope and "SEALED with the university logo".
My university did not stamp the transcripts. The printed them, folded them, put them into an 8X11 university envelope, glued them shut, and then applied an ink university logo STAMP across the seal of the envelope.
Is this good enough? The university says this is standard protocol for "official transcripts."
But will immigration accept them or do I have to go back and have the university stamp them and reseal them in another envelope? |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:41 am Post subject: |
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They sound OK. The envelope itself is sealed and the university stamp is across the flap on the back. That should do it.
Of course there are no guarantees at Immigration. |
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bobbybigfoot
Joined: 05 May 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:54 am Post subject: |
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| do you think i should wait and hear from my recruiter or just send it out today and pray? It costs $60 to courier this stuff. |
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oskinny1
Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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| bobbybigfoot wrote: |
| do you think i should wait and hear from my recruiter or just send it out today and pray? It costs $60 to courier this stuff. |
How do you know they are not stamped? If you opened them then you are SoL. You will need to order new ones. They are to be in sealed envelope (sealed by the school, not you).
If you didn't open it then never mind. |
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Tokki1
Joined: 14 May 2007
Location: The gap between the Korean superiority and inferiority complex
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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DON'T send your original degree! Get it photocopied and notarized at a Korean embassy.
Your transcripts sound fine (make sure you bring extras). |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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| It sounds just like mine and like other examples I have been shown at Immigration (not by a recruiter.) |
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polonius
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Your transcripts are good. And if you take the advice of sending a notarized copy of your degree, get a couple of these as well. Immigration will keep one copy, and if your school/hagwon is legit, they need to submit or rather show a copy to the Education department. |
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bobbybigfoot
Joined: 05 May 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| polonius wrote: |
| Your transcripts are good. And if you take the advice of sending a notarized copy of your degree, get a couple of these as well. Immigration will keep one copy, and if your school/hagwon is legit, they need to submit or rather show a copy to the Education department. |
I stopped by the embassy here in Ottawa, and they said everything is ok. Transcripts do not have to be stamped, just envelope.
As for the degree, I sent the orginal. A replacement costs $35 from the university. Notorizing a copy would be even more considering lawyer fees. This business of immigration keeping a copy is news to me. I have been told repeatedly the degree gets returned to me. If the school does not give it back to me right away, then I know i'm in for a long year.
I signed with Avalon in Bundang City, and from what I have researched, this school is solid. I don't foresee problems like this. |
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Tokki1
Joined: 14 May 2007
Location: The gap between the Korean superiority and inferiority complex
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Take a backup original; you'll be glad you did.
Notarizing doesn't require lawyers. You take it to the Korean embassy and they pull strings and push knobs, mess around with magic levers and presto~! The copy is notarized! |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| your original degree will get returned to your school. They should give it back to you in your first week, if not first day. Immi keeps your transcripts |
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bobbybigfoot
Joined: 05 May 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Tokki1 wrote: |
Take a backup original; you'll be glad you did.
Notarizing doesn't require lawyers. You take it to the Korean embassy and they pull strings and push knobs, mess around with magic levers and presto~! The copy is notarized! |
Not according to the Embassy. Copy of degree goes to Notary first. Then to them. Double Notarization.
How do you like them apples?
Original is off to Korea. I can order another from the University but it takes 4 - 6 weeks and costs $35.
Worst case scenario. I get to Korea. School won't give back degree. I order an original and wait for it to arrive (about 2 months). Then I exit contract after 6 months. I can't see this happening so I decided to save myself the fees and the hastle.
Not getting my degree back is a sure sign i'm dealing with an unethical school, and I likely have far bigger problems than not having that piece of paper. |
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