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tsteele
Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 3:00 am Post subject: C4 VISA - No Original Diplomas allowed either? |
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Hi everyone,
Could you please let me know: can I get a C4 VISA in Fukuoka using my original diploma (and sealed transcripts & 5-month-old CBC stamped by my embassy in Seoul)?
Do the new E2 Visa diploma apostile requirements apply to a C4 visa? I got one in Fukuoka with the same documents just this past July.
Korea's Immigration website seems to indicate C4 is fine with the original diploma, but has anyone been issued a C4 lately (in Fukuoka?) using their original diploma?
I'm going to call the consulate in Fukuoka tomorrow morning, of course, and Korean Immigration as well. Meanwhile, it's all a one-week-till-the-job-starts-rush-rush-to-Japan issue, so it'd be great to get your thoughts & put my mind at ease.
Thanks very much! |
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hwarangi
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:24 am Post subject: |
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You will have to contact the consulate directly. I am in the process of getting a C4 from the Korean consulate in Sydney - even though the Korean immigration website said an original diploma is acceptable, this consulate requires a diploma with apostille attached as well as a CRC with an apostille attached. |
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tsteele
Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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hwarangi wrote: |
You will have to contact the consulate directly. I am in the process of getting a C4 from the Korean consulate in Sydney - even though the Korean immigration website said an original diploma is acceptable, this consulate requires a diploma with apostille attached as well as a CRC with an apostille attached. |
Interestingly, my country is not a member of the apostille treaty.
Update: Fukuoka consulate says the apostille/notarization is required for C4. Original diplomas will not do. |
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huncamunca
Joined: 14 Nov 2010
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Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 1:46 am Post subject: |
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I was just told by both a recruiter and a potential employer that you need an apostilled copy. No more original. They had gotten the info by talking directly to two different consulates in Japan. One was Fukuoka and I think the other was Okinawa. Immigration needs to get their act together and keep the website info up to date. |
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runthegauntlet

Joined: 02 Dec 2007 Location: the southlands.
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Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:00 am Post subject: |
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huncamunca wrote: |
I was just told by both a recruiter and a potential employer that you need an apostilled copy. No more original. |
You can use an apostilled original. Always could. |
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