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NoDolan
Joined: 29 Jul 2007
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 Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:03 am Post subject: New Rules for Getting your Diploma Noterized |
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I'm a newbie, and I dont' want to send my original diploma until I learn the ropes.
I called the Korean Embassy in San Francisco and they said as of July 15, 2007 they can no longer noterized college diplomas. They instructed me that I have to get it noterized and approved by the Secretary of State office.
The Secretary of State instructed me to get a notary to sign a copy of the my diploma, and then the County Clerk must approved the notary's signature and then the Secretary of State must verify the County Clerks approval that the signature of notary is authentic.
Are the Korean schools aware that the Korean embassy is no longer noterizing diplomas ??? Will the Korean schools accept the State's approval ???
Can anyone else confirm this is the new process ? |
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dmbfan
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:15 am Post subject: |
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m a newbie, and I dont' want to send my original diploma until I learn the ropes.
I called the Korean Embassy in San Francisco and they said as of July 15, 2007 they can no longer noterized college diplomas. They instructed me that I have to get it noterized and approved by the Secretary of State office.
The Secretary of State instructed me to get a notary to sign a copy of the my diploma, and then the County Clerk must approved the notary's signature and then the Secretary of State must verify the County Clerks approval that the signature of notary is authentic.
Are the Korean schools aware that the Korean embassy is no longer noterizing diplomas ??? Will the Korean schools accept the State's approval ???
Can anyone else confirm this is the new process ? |
Yes...it is true......Koreans are pretty much dipshhhhites.
dmbfan |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:17 am Post subject: |
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I don't think they ever could notarize them, only certify them.
I got mine notarized (by a notary, of course), and then brought it to the Korean Consulate, where they certified it. |
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KYC
Joined: 11 May 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Sounds like a hassle! Looks like I lucked out again..had mine done through the mail and it came back 7/10 |
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KYC
Joined: 11 May 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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| littlelisa wrote: |
I don't think they ever could notarize them, only certify them.
I got mine notarized (by a notary, of course), and then brought it to the Korean Consulate, where they certified it. |
Hmm some ppl I knew had the same problems. I didn't have to get mine notarized. I just sent it straight to the Korean Consulate. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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| For your information, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the United States is in Washington, District of Columbia. The ROK's diplomatic mission in San Francisco, California is a Consulate. |
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OiGirl
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| CentralCali wrote: |
| For your information, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the United States is in Washington, District of Columbia. The ROK's diplomatic mission in San Francisco, California is a Consulate. |
In Washington, D.C. there is a Consulate-General at 2320 Massachusetts Avenue and an Embassy at 2450 Massachusetts Avenue. You want to go to the Consulate (on Sheridan Circle) to get a visa. I can usually find parking on California. There is a third Korean diplomatic building, as I recall, some kind of trade office. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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| So you're agreeing with me on the simple fact that the South Korean embassy is in Washington, DC? |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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| *shrug* Wasn't a hassle for me to get mine notarized. It didn't take long. Anyway, my father's cousin is a notary, and so he didn't even charge me for it. |
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Snowkr
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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I just got mine notarized last week at the consulate in L.A. It was no problem. They only wanted my drivers license and my original degree. I was shocked at how easy it was.
Now I have 3 copies of my degree that bear an official notarized stamp and signature from a Korean consulate official. I don't know what is up with the office in San Fransisco... |
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NoDolan
Joined: 29 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:00 am Post subject: |
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| My bad. I meant to say Consulate and not Embassy..... But nevertheless what should I do ?? |
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creesschaef
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:36 am Post subject: |
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I ran into a similiar situation when I had my diploma certified at the begining of July. I called the nearest consulate to my university (Chicago) and they told me they could no longer certify (they did not tell me when this went into effect). Since I now live in Texas I called Houston and they had never heard of such garbage, so I sent it to them and they took care of it.
I would call the the different locations and see what each of them say. |
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KYC
Joined: 11 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:52 am Post subject: |
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I ran into a similiar situation when I had my diploma certified at the begining of July. I called the nearest consulate to my university (Chicago) and they told me they could no longer certify (they did not tell me when this went into effect). Since I now live in Texas I called Houston and they had never heard of such garbage, so I sent it to them and they took care of it.
I would call the the different locations and see what each of them say. |
I did mine in Chicago last month without a problem... |
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creesschaef
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| KYC wrote: |
| I did mine in Chicago last month without a problem... |
Luck of the draw. |
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browneyedgirl
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:20 am Post subject: Re: New Rules for Getting your Diploma Noterized |
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| NoDolan wrote: |
I'm a newbie, and I dont' want to send my original diploma until I learn the ropes.
I called the Korean Embassy in San Francisco and they said as of July 15, 2007 they can no longer noterized college diplomas. They instructed me that I have to get it noterized and approved by the Secretary of State office.
The Secretary of State instructed me to get a notary to sign a copy of the my diploma, and then the County Clerk must approved the notary's signature and then the Secretary of State must verify the County Clerks approval that the signature of notary is authentic.
Are the Korean schools aware that the Korean embassy is no longer noterizing diplomas ??? Will the Korean schools accept the State's approval ???
Can anyone else confirm this is the new process ? |
 That's awful! Too bad you can't request colleges to print up more than one. |
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