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jst
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 Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:18 pm Post subject: How do you get documents certified/notarized? |
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How do you get documents certified/notarized when you are currently in Korea, and you don't want to have to go back to your country just to get documents certified/notarized?
Can you get this done at the embassy of your country in Seoul? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:44 am Post subject: Re: How do you get documents certified/notarized? |
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| jst wrote: |
How do you get documents certified/notarized when you are currently in Korea, and you don't want to have to go back to your country just to get documents certified/notarized?
Can you get this done at the embassy of your country in Seoul? |
Yes, you take them to YOUR embassy and swear an affidavit of authenticity for each of them. (CRC and degree copy).
Depending YOUR embassy (there is some variation) the costs are on average about $50 per document.
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jst
Joined: 14 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:46 am Post subject: Re: How do you get documents certified/notarized? |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| jst wrote: |
How do you get documents certified/notarized when you are currently in Korea, and you don't want to have to go back to your country just to get documents certified/notarized?
Can you get this done at the embassy of your country in Seoul? |
Yes, you take them to YOUR embassy and swear an affidavit of authenticity for each of them. (CRC and degree copy).
Depending YOUR embassy (there is some variation) the costs are on average about $50 per document.
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And that's it? I just take a copy of my degree, and an original CRC, to my embassy in Korea? Do I have to take them anywhere else for signatures/stamps/approvals before submitting my documents for a new visa? |
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ttompatz
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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That is the current process for your CRC.
Some embassies won't "legalize" a degree in that manner. If that is the case then you (through your employer (or new employer if you are changing jobs)) will have to get it done (verified) through the KCUE. http://english.kcue.or.kr/
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:01 pm Post subject: Re: How do you get documents certified/notarized? |
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| jst wrote: |
How do you get documents certified/notarized when you are currently in Korea, and you don't want to have to go back to your country just to get documents certified/notarized?
Can you get this done at the embassy of your country in Seoul? |
If you're an american the diploma has to be notarized by the registrar (the registrar issues the diploma). You'll have to request a diploma copy from the registrar and clearly specify on the form it is to be apostilled. At that point they will notarize it. If you don't specify like above they will not notarize it. You then send the notarized diploma to your states secretary of state with a letter and appropriate payment and they will apostille it.
The FBI check comes with a FBI stamp on it if you request it. You have to request it in writing on an additional letter along with the application form.
Once you have the FBI check with the stamp, I would send it to the United States Secretary of State for an Apostille since its federal and not state. You can look that up.
For local CBC checks, my New Mexico "Certificate of Good Standing" came notarized. When applying for one its probably a good idea to request in writing for it to be notarized since you don't know for sure. Send the notarized local CBC to your state's Secretary of State for an Apostille.
I'm not sure how other countries embassies (American embassy will not do this) notarize the diploma since the issuer and not the holder is the one that has to get the notary. Maybe they have a way of looking things up with the school. |
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