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[richardlang]

I need to have a notary public stamp my consent form so it can be accepted on my behalf in America. I downloaded the consent form for a background check and am getting ready to send it to a family member in America. Is there a place in Seoul or Suwon that will do this on a Saturday?

Edit: It looks like I found my answer at http://seoul.usembassy.gov/notarial_services.html

Anyone have experience with the ease or difficulty of getting something notarized there?

[ladron]

It's extremely easy to get something notarized at the embassy - it just takes a long time to wait in line and you gotta pay $30.

[jpotter78]

[richardlang]

I visited the U.S. Embassy this morning. I got there about an hour early, sat at Starbucks and read a few newspapers (KT and KH -- nothing interesting in them, really), then made a quick jaunt over to the Embassy. I was the second person in. I flashed my American passport, went through the standing metal detector, then got padded down while my bag went through the x-ray machine. My cellphone was taken up and put in a locker. I received a visitor's badge then went inside the compound.

It felt good to be on American soil, in a way. Everyone working there -- cashier, secretary, notary public -- was Korean. A number of people behind me spoke in Korean to the officials. I got my criminal record check consent forms notarized. It was $30 for the first and $20 for the second. I signed them, swore to their authenticity, watched the official imprint the U.S. Embassy notary seal on my forms, paid up the cash, and then headed out. I was surprised to see so many Korean police officers, standing about 10 feet apart, guarding the Embassy. I was disappointed there wasn't a gun museum inside, though. After that, I walked from Gwanghwamun to City Hall where the FedEx/Kinko's store is. My pack envelope should arrive in America at my home address in 1-2 days.

Initially, I didn't think I could take a day off work at my public school to get my documents done at the Embassy. I researched a few Korean websites and found a law firm that said they could Korean notarize it, sending it to their law firm in America to put a U.S notary imprint on it. After that, they said they'd send it to whatever U.S. address I desired. It seemed too risky. This week has students taking final exams, so I took today off in addition to another day off ('self-study' at home, not taken out of my vacation days). It all worked out. Now most of my stress is gone, except for the slight panic I feel about finding a new job by March 1.

[eoneinna]

I'm an F-4 visa holder, currently in Korea and my CRC just got to my house in California. My recruiter said to have someone send me the CRC, get it notarized at the US Embassy in Seoul and just send it to her.

I thought it was REQUIRED that we get our CRC notarized with apostille in our home state? did they change the rules again!? -____-

[Justsurfin12]

BTW... you can go on the embassy's website and make an appointment so you don't have to wait in line...

done it that way a couple of times... and am usually in and out in 15 minutes or so total