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Forest · Joined: 09 Aug 2010

but how much is it in the U.K?

i think that price was from an official notary rather than a solicitor who is also allowed to notarize documents.

special_k · Joined: 23 Mar 2010

How much does it cost to get your degree notarised by a solicitor? Is it less than a notary public?

Is there an option of just getting your uni to stamp/sign a copy of the degree instead of notarising it? Surely the FCO can see it is an official signature from the university so they can just Apostille it from that.

I'm a bit confused about these new rules.

Thanks for any help.

morrisonhotel · Joined: 18 Jul 2009 Location: Gyeonggi-do

special_k · Joined: 23 Mar 2010

I have just spoken to a solicitor and a notary public, and they have told me that the FCO will not Apostille a document unless it has been signed by a notary public. I was told that this fee alone is �100 per document, then the �28 on top for the actual Apostille.

Please can someone verify what the FCO will actually accept in order to Apostille something? Will they accept a signature form a regular solicitor or does it have to be from a Notary Public?

Thanks

semphoon · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: Where Nowon is

Hello there,

I'm looking to get my degree verified by the British Council in Seoul - Ive read this is accepted by the FCO. Does anyone know how much this costs for how many copies?

Many thanks

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

semphoon · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: Where Nowon is

That is awesome. Explains the process very clearly.

Thanks very much for that! Very Happy

plato's republic · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Location: Ancient Greece

I just recently had my degrees certified by the British Embassy and then verified by the BC. It's a straightforward process overall. I had one copy of my BA and two copies of my MA certified/verified. Embassy cost was around 56,000won per document. BC cost was 120,000won for all three documents. A little pricey for sure, but it had to be done. Shouldn't take more than a couple of weeks to sort out.

semphoon · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: Where Nowon is

plato's republic · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Location: Ancient Greece

I haven't sent them off yet, but I went through a similar process last year. I had a copy of my degree certificate stamped/signed by a BC official in another country and had no problems getting the apostille from the FCO. I think they charge around 25-30 pounds per document, but check their website to be sure on that.