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[fromtheuk]

Soon, I'll need a new criminal check. It costs 10 pounds, I haven't got a cheque book with me from England. I believe I can send cash.

I need a tenner. Can I go to any KEB bank and get ten pounds from there?

As a last resort I'd go to the airport and get it during my winter vacation.

[dirkdiggler]

They dont accept cash through the post. Jees don't you have a family in the UK bin laden troll?

[fromtheuk]

Yes, I have family 'passport giver'.

But I'd like to avoid giving them any work I have to do.

For Nottinghamshire Police, they actually accept cash in the post. So please do proper research before making inaccurate statements!

You ignorant fool (you, not me)!

[missty]

Do you mean get ten pounds out of a korean bank? Am I being stupid, or do you mean get the equivalent out in won and then change it? Surely that would make more sense. Plus, why would you give the money to the police? Who are you going through? I got my check from dislosure scotland, I paid online and it was all fine. (but then this was my first crc, so maybe its different for new ones. Even so, going through the police is something that I wouldn't have thought of before, but does seem stupidly obvious now considering what you're getting... hmmm).
Or alternatively you could just get your family to do it. I ask them all the time to pay for things and then pay them back. It makes them feel useful, and that I haven't completely forgotten about them.

[fromtheuk]

Yes, I mean give them enough won to transfer into pounds. I could always ask the family, I know that. I'd prefer to do it myself though.

[fromtheuk]

My criminal check from disclosure scotland has arrived in England.

I sent an email to a solicitor in England, asking about getting it notarized.

He sent me the following reply.

What do they need to do to notarize it?

Here is the reply. Let me know your thoughts.

I refer to your enquiry below. This situation raises a number of
points.

Firstly, as you are in Korea, I am not able to independently verify your
identity and so any notarial certificate would have to make this point
to clarify the basis on which it is given.

Secondly, only a notary can provide a notarial certificate, not a
solicitor.

If the Korean authorities will accept a solicitor's certificate, that
could be arranged although due to the nature of what is required I
personally would not be prepared to simply provide a certified copy as a
solicitor as it seems to me that the Korean authorities are asking for
independent verification.

I would need to check exactly what the Korean authorities require, for
example do they require validation of the notary certificate through
their consulate?

Subject to the above, I would need a written authority from you to
enable me to verify the criminal check with the police.

Once I have that information I would be able to give you an idea of
cost.

Kind Regards

[fromtheuk]

I just phoned around. All he needs to do is verify the document is authentic.

I phoned this solicitor and he said once he gets the document from my Mum, he'll check it independently and then notarize it.

I explained we can apostille it at the Embassy in Korea and don't need the FCO stamp from England, this was news to him.

Anyway, it seems quite straightforward.

[spitfire]

this is a bit late for you but you don't need a solicitor to sign your criminal record check in order to get the apostille at the british embassy in Seoul.

[fromtheuk]

The criminal check has to be notarised in the U.K. but it can be apostilled at the embassy in Seoul.

My Mum got the criminal check notarized the other day and she will send it to me here in Korea, very soon.

I'll get it apostilled at the British embassy.

[spitfire]

[fromtheuk]

And it was accepted by immigration?

Next time, I won't use a solicitor then.

Thanks for telling me too late.

[Toon Army]

[fromtheuk]

Thanks.