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husky
Joined: 22 Mar 2008
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 Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject: Verifying degree - Is this necessary for an E2 visa? |
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I am about to apply for my 3rd E2 visa. I'm in Korea at the moment and I have all the documents (CRC, degree, transcripts).
I will get my CRC notarised at the UK embassy next week, however, another poster mentioned on another thread that your degree has to be 'verifyed'.
I have never heard about this before. Is this true? I've finally got all my documents ready, now finding out I have to do this now just seems like a joke too far.
DO I have to get my degree verifyed, or can I just take it with my others documents and wait for my visa?
Thanks for your help in advance.
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you have the original degree? If so, you do not need to get it notarized. Korean Immigration will accept your original degree. I just submitted many applications for teachers' E2 visas, no problem. |
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egrog1717
Joined: 12 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Personally I would rather had over a notorized and stamped copy of my degree though... But maybe that's just me... Will immi accept that in lieu of the real thing? |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| egrog1717 wrote: |
| Personally I would rather had over a notorized and stamped copy of my degree though... But maybe that's just me... Will immi accept that in lieu of the real thing? |
Yes Immigration will accept a copy of your degree if it is notarized and verified by an embassy. I have submitted many notarized copies of degrees. Immigration has a habit of keeping these copies though, so either request your school to get the copy back from immigration when they submit your paper work, or get a second copy, because your school also needs to submit your degree to the education board. It has happened to me a couple times where immigration keeps the copies of degrees, and then we need to submit the teachers' degrees to the education board, and we needed to wait until a second copy was ordered by the teachers. |
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RufusW
Joined: 14 Jun 2008
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:05 am Post subject: |
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| Yes Immigration will accept a copy of your degree if it is notarized and verified by an embassy. |
So one visit to the Embassy, they notarize a photocopy of the degree and that's fine. Or is there more?
I was probably the poster you were referring to; I'm getting my degree verified by the Korean Council for University Education because this is my first E-2. I suppose you are still going on a visa run or can you get it direct from immi in Korea? |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes Immigration will accept a copy of your degree if it is notarized and verified by an embassy. |
So one visit to the Embassy, they notarize a photocopy of the degree and that's fine. Or is there more?
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You need to get your degree notarized by a public notary first, then take it to the Korean embassy to have them verify it and put a stamp on it. As far as the protocol by the Korean Council for University Education, I have no idea what it is. |
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Tobias
Joined: 02 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:37 am Post subject: I wonder |
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| I wonder why you'd need your degree verified once again, as you definitely needed that done before getting your first job here. And being as you've already pulled a stint, immi has already checked your degree. Once that's completed, you shouldn't need to do it again. But maybe immi needs to keep itself busy, just like I need to at my school...even if it is just for show. |
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crusher_of_heads
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Location: kimbop and kimchi for kimberly!!!!
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