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christopherm · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Location: Jecheon, Korea

Since KCUE has reneged on their "promise" to certify diplomas, we are now obligated to do this ourselves. I wrote to my registrar, who indicated that they require an original diploma for notarization. I suggested that I was disinclined to send my original diploma through the mail system. On a personal note, I am further disinclined to have a series of unnecessary stamps applied to my original diploma simply to satisfy the whims of Korean immigration. Do you detect a note of bitterness? a bit....

In any case, I have submitted a request for a duplicate diploma ($35.00) along with a request for notarization. Next, I will have to send the notarized diploma to the Sec. of State for an apostille. Another $10.00 excluding mailing fees.

Once I receive this now sacred document, I suspect that it should enter the shrine of documents, which should be hallowed in a database administerd by KIS.

Frankly, I am appalled by the entire process. I ponder the motivation. If the idea is to decimate the population of foreign teachers, they should just administer a proficiency test. lol

I'd love to hear from those of you who are chagrined by this process.

naturegirl321 · Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Location: Home sweet home

Last I heard, they were postponing the reqs for another year. Our DOS called his contact at kimmi and they confirmed. That means you have another year to get that done. Maybe try going to KCUE after the new year? Otherwise, just get your school to do it, you have a year Smile

Anyways, if it makes you feel any better, both my original degree and duplicate degree have stamps, signatures, been stapled, and rubber stamped

I also think it's ridiculous. Luck for me , I got my degree apostillised this Feb. I just hope kimmi doesn't say that the apostillisation is only good for three months. Like the transcripts. I simply don't understand the logic (is there any?!) It's not like my degree will be reneged after three months. On another note, when I got my visa earlier this year, I sent them transcripts from 2004, and they didn't even blink Smile

So what they say might not hold true.

giwizzef · Joined: 01 Oct 2010

christopherm · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Location: Jecheon, Korea

Thank you so much for your inspiration. We also heard that there would be an extension applied for supplying these documents. I still have a sealed copy of my transcripts dated Jan. 2006. Of course, the evil nanobots will have eaten their way through the envelope and altered the contents. Hence, the requirement for "fresh" documentation.

Thank you for your breath of resuscitative and informative air. I like it.

christopherm · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Location: Jecheon, Korea

For those of you who may be interested in a timeline, I offer the following: I sent my FBI request with fingerprints to their office on Sept. 9th or so. It was registered in their office on Sept. 14th. My parents received the report on Nov. 14th. Now, the report has to be sent to the Dept. of State for an apostille. DoS indicates that this will take 3 weeks.

Naive question: Can my dad open the envelope and peer at one of the reports? (I reqested two.) Or should he just send the entire envelope to the DoS?

For my diploma certification, I have had to request a copy ($35.00) from my university. They indicated that they will notarize the copy. I will then have to wait for this notarized copy and forward it to the Secretary of State in the state from which I received my degree. That will take another 12 weeks or so.

I would like to hear from anyone who has passed the audition.