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richinlondon
Joined: 17 Oct 2008
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 Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:38 am Post subject: Criminal Reference Check AND Apostle? |
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I'm in the process of applying for my criminal reference check from Disclosure Scotland. I found out that there is a backlog so I called to find out the time I'd have to wait, explaining that I needed to go to London to get the thing apostled.
The lady on the phone told me that the document can be apostled from within the office and it wouldn't cost anything extra.
Can this be right? It costs �27 from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in England. Does anyone know if this 'in house' apostle would be good for Korean immigration and if its even the same thing? |
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English Matt
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:47 am Post subject: |
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| Safest bet is to go with the Apostille from the FCO. Korean immigration can be very, very picky about these sorts of things. Better to be safe than sorry. |
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richinlondon
Joined: 17 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:49 am Post subject: |
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Its a dilemma now because I booked a train to get my documents apostled and now with this delay I'll only have my degree in hand.
Maybe I'll ask my agency and see what they say... |
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Zenpickle
Joined: 06 Jan 2004
Location: Anyang -- Bisan
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| Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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I need an apostle??
I'm not even a Messiah!! |
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English Matt
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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| richinlondon wrote: |
Its a dilemma now because I booked a train to get my documents apostled and now with this delay I'll only have my degree in hand.
Maybe I'll ask my agency and see what they say... |
You can always get a refund on the train tickets, or just change the dates surely? You can also courier your documents to the FCO in Milton Keynes, and they'll post them back to you within a few days....I think their intention, when moving to Milton Keynes, was to reduce the number of people turning up in person to get their documents apostilled.
Additionally, don't expect your recruiter to give you a definitive answer....with teachers coming from 7 different countries and visa requirements different for each, and in a state of flux for all, it seems that nobody ever seems to know precisely what is required.
My school is in the process of trying to bring a Canadian teacher to my school at the moment, and it took me to tell both recruiter and my school that he would need to obtain a Vulnerable Sector Search in order to satisfy Korean immigration's requirements. They had no idea....and guess where I found out about it?...Dave's ESL Cafe.
It may seem crazy that your recruiter and / or school might not be able to tell you what you need but that is often the case here.
Don't worry, your school is not going to not hire you because your documents are going to be delayed by a week or so. |
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maingman
Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Location: left Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject: .. |
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richinlondon
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Clo
Joined: 27 Nov 2008
Location: UK
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:28 am Post subject: |
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I�m also waiting for my CRB from Disclosure Scotland, I rang them yesterday and they said I should phone back on Friday to get some kind of indication of how much longer it will take.
PM how long have you been waiting?? I�ve been waiting about 3 weeks.
I didn�t realise you could post your Degree and CRB to be Apostille.
How much does this cost??
Does anyone have there contact number??
I want to fly out to Korea next week, can I get them to post it to me out there or do I have to wait in the UK until it is done? |
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