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[mavsfan5]

I'm a little confused on the whole 'getting a copy of your diploma notarized and apostilled'.

I'm trying for an October 1 EPIK job and I am pretty sure I'm going to need to follow the new guidelines about diplomas. I don't currently live in the states where I graduated from undergrad and graduate school. I am wondering if the signed/notarized affidavit will work.

Also, I don't understand. Are you just supposed to get a notary stamp somewhere on your diploma? I went to the bank and she just put a notary stamp on the affidavit. Is it supposed to literally be a photocopy of your dipoma with a stamp on it?

Can someone explain to me with details what I need? I'm getting so confused.

Thanks for your help!

[dezmund]

Glad you posted this-as I am (also) confused and would like someone to clarify this information, please.

I, too, am confused as to what is supposed to be notarized-the diploma, and/or documents, or will they just notarize an affidavit?

I am sure the notary will probably know what to do, but I only ask because I had quite a time trying to find out where to go to get the state-level background check (as my local sheriff's office, police station, and court (clerk of court's office) did not know, nor was it easily found on the sbi's website, county sheriff's website, or city police station website.


Also, I am a certified and licensed teacher here in the U.S. and wondering if I should get my teaching license notarized, and apostilled, too. I can't find much information concerning professional licenses, etc. I found information about birth certificates, marriage/divorce decrees, business stuff...but not much about diplomas and teaching licenses (or any other license).

Thanks...

[DanO22]

I wont be able to help you dez because Im not sure what needs to be done if you live out of country.

As for you mavsfan, I am in the process of getting my degree apostilled too. What I have done thus far is, had my university print me a new diploma (because I sent my original to Korea to the school I will be starting at in September), had the notary at the school notarize it (she did this on the back of the new diploma), then I had to take it to the county clerk that my university resides in so it could be certified that the notary signature was real (I know, it sounds like a lot of BS). Now I have to send it to my state (New York) for it to be authenticated. Then my state will send it back to me ready to go. From all the site searching I have done and from calling NYS, this is what I have been told to do. I'm not sure if this differs from state to state.

I hope this helps, Mavsfan.

[ttompatz]

Photo copy of the degree with a notary stamp/seal indicating that it is a true copy of the original.

Take that to your secretary of state and get an apostille affixed to it.
Get a couple if you can. Unlike your CRC these are not time sensitive.

*different process if you are Canadian.

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[dezmund]

Oops... I am in the U.S....North Carolina---sorry that I did not say this in my previous post.

[mavsfan5]

I called my undergrad university today and they said they couldn't notarize it because it wasn't my official record of completion. They volunterered to notarize the transcripts, but that isn't what Korea wants, right?

Also, do you know if the notary has to be from the same state as the diploma? I live in North Carolina now, but my degrees are from Texas and Georgia. If I get it notarized in NC, I can do the apostille here, but if I get them notarized in TX and GA, the apostilles have to be from there.

[CSlinguist]

I just got my degree apostilled and notarized (such a hassle and waste of money, I live in Connecticut and this added up to an extra $42 expense for me bleh)

But anyways, what I did was I went to my city hall and got the notary to copy my original degree and then she put a stamp on it that said that it was a valid copy of an original document and that it was sworn before her and it had her name and when her notary license expires. I read on my state's apostille website that I had to add a jurat statement on the copy which is basically a statement that says "I swear that this is a true copy of an original document in my possession" so I wrote that on the copy and then I signed and dated the statement. Then the city clerk added another piece of paper to my diploma which stated that the person that notarized my diploma was an actual notary of the state of connecticut. (I'm not sure if I actually needed this but it only costed $2 so I got it just in case).

Then I took my notarized diploma to the Secretary of the State and dropped it off. They mailed it back with yet another paper attached to it, this one was a letter that had a raised gold seal and basically stated that the notary that notarized my diploma was an actual employee of the state or something to that effect and again it had her notary license expiration date and it was stamped by the SoS.

I have read on here that it doesnt matter what state your degree is from you can get it notarized wherever. But since my degree is from Connecticut too, I'm not 100% sure on that. But the notary doesnt even really check that your degree is real or anything, you're basically just swearing that it is real and then getting all these official people to sign your crap. Idk what the point of all that is because adding the $40 apostil fee doesn't make my statement any more or less true... But hey when in Rome...

[brittan2007]

I made a copy of my degree myself and had it notarized. When I went to get the apostille, the lady said that she could not give it to me because it needed to be notarized by the university. I had to go to my university, get them to make a copy of my degree and have it notarized there. Then I went back to sec. of state office where the lady finally gave me the apostille.

Luckily I live 15-20 min away from where I went to school, but what about people who live far away from their universities? Such a pain.

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[plato's republic]

Don't the new regulations state that you must now get a copy of your original degree notarized/apostilled at the Korean Embassy in your home country? Or is that not necessary?

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