Korean Job Discussion Forums

[kirsi]

most applications i have been looking at say that i have to send them my original diploma. did a search about this but the most recent results are from a couple years ago. do i really have to send my original diploma? how am i supposed to apply for more than one job at a time?

thanks in advance.

[E_athlete]

i think they are trying to basically keep your diploma hostage. I'd rather send a copy but if it's a good public school job (not a hagwon) i guess i don't mind giving them my original one. Remember, you can call your university and tell them you lost your diploma and they will issue you another one. So if you choose to leave when they are being exploitative.

[kirsi]

they all say that they will be returned when i arrive in korea, but 1) i am uncomfortable sending my diploma to anyone and 2) how will i know that the place i send my diploma to will hire me? maybe they will only require it after they decide to hire me. but then... i guess they wouldnt have sufficient proof that i graduated.

i wonder if a certified copy would be okay.

[Kikomom]

Take your diploma to a North Carolina* Notary Public, have it (color) copied, stamped and signed by the notary. Then take/send it to the NC Sec. of State in Raleigh for an apostille. That should satisfy anyone asking for an 'original' degree.
http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/authen/aposinfo.aspx

http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/authen/

[JJJ]

They might want/need an original copy of transcripts but never, ever send an original diploma. If you have spent any time here you would know that already and many of the problems teachers have had. Scan it, keep it on file and attach it to your mail. Never had a problem.

[seoulout]

don't send the original!! i made that mistake and my shitty hagwon withheld it for around a month, and when i finally got it back it was in a damaged state. i think you can get a copy apostilled by the Korean embassy/consulate and send that

[kirsi]

thank you for all your help! really appreciate it.

seoulout - would i have to go to the consulate? i think since i am technically an ohio resident/graduated from OSU i'd have to go to the consulate in chicago. and that would suck.

[ama]

I'm new to the visa process, this topic always worried me.

Who needs to see your diploma for the visa process? The Korean Consulate? The School? Or Both?

[Straphanger]

My university doesn't really issue duplicate diplomas because, as they say, your diploma is a piece of paper and is not an official record of you having been conferred one. Your *transcript* is the official record. I made a B/W photocopy, got it notarized, and sent that. Sailed right through.

[Kikomom]

If you have an address in NC, use that. Then you can go to Atlanta for your visa. You can use the mail if you get hired by a public school and receive a notice of appointment. Hagwon teachers get a visa issuance number and have to interview in person--and yes, they like to see your diploma/degree.

These guys here can help you more if they know what kind of job you're applying for... private (hagwon), or public (PS). For hagwons, you can apply to as many, use as many recruiters you want. For PS jobs, only one application, by yourself or thru a recruiter, is accepted. More and they shitcan them... or so they say.

[oskinny1]

[Chambertin]

Apostille can be done from a number of places.
Copied from my post from a different thread.

[Kikomom]