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tiger fancini · Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Location: Testicles for Eyes

The Korean Council for University Education (KCUE) can do it for you! I've just spoken to a very nice English-speaking guy who works there. The process sounds delightfully simple.

1. Your employer has to contact them. Show your boss their Korean website. (http://www.kcue.or.kr/)

2. Your employer then sends your degree to them, with an application for verification.

3. They will check that your degree is valid by contacting your university.

4. Once they receive confirmation that your degree is valid, they'll attach some document to it WHICH IMMIGRATION WILL ACCEPT AS PROOF OF A REAL DEGREE.

I was told that the whole process usually takes up to or longer than four weeks. Anyone who needs to go to immigration before the end of the year had better start moving soon.

Their English website is here. http://english.kcue.or.kr/sub_new_03_1.html.

Their English service telephone number is 02 6393 5225.

Gnawbert · Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Location: The Internet

Thank you very much. Very helpful information!

greasylake · Joined: 28 Jul 2010

I have heard from several different answers from from different sources including immigration. Can Americans use this? I have heard they can, from both friends and immi, and I have heard that Americans need an apostilled diploma from the US from both friends and immi. However, the new regs seem to becoming for clarified and I am hearing more that Americans can use this service. Can anyone clarify this?

emilylovesyou · Joined: 14 Oct 2008 Location: here

I'm from the US, getting a visa transfer, and my degree was notarized by this Council.

bobbybigfoot · Joined: 05 May 2007 Location: Seoul

Great information! I'll definitely ask my school to do this. I'm assuming we only have to have our degrees "authenticated" once?

koreakate · Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Location: Daegu

Thanks for the information. I will pass this on.

ssulja · Joined: 01 Sep 2009

tag in case I need this

nathanrutledge · Joined: 01 May 2008 Location: Marakesh

adamwatch · Joined: 10 Aug 2010

Do you still need to get your degree verified if you have ben teaching here for three years? I also got a letter from my university saying I had infact graduated, will this do?

pastafarian · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul, near Olympic Park

My company has stated that KCUE has refused their requests for degree verification. Why might they do that?

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea