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PastorYoon
Joined: 25 Jun 2010
Location: Sea of Japan
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 Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 6:42 am Post subject: Re: How to get an apostilled copy of my degree from Korea? |
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| Widsy97 wrote: |
I am set to re-sign with my current Hagwon.
In order to extend my visa my boss told me that I have to get a copy of my degree apostilled for immigration.
Is this true?
If so, how do I go about this?
Make a photocopy, send to my university, get them to stamp it, then what?
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Air-mail it to your parents and have them bring it to the Department of State office (providing you're from the US). The apostille will cost about $5 to process. Then ask them to send it back to you. It would be a big favor, but it could save you a couple thousand dollars in flight costs. Good luck! |
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millyfrend
Joined: 29 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:05 am Post subject: Re: How to get an apostilled copy of my degree from Korea? |
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Not everyone is near the DoS.
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| Widsy97 wrote: |
I am set to re-sign with my current Hagwon.
In order to extend my visa my boss told me that I have to get a copy of my degree apostilled for immigration.
Is this true?
If so, how do I go about this?
Make a photocopy, send to my university, get them to stamp it, then what?
Thanks |
Air-mail it to your parents and have them bring it to the Department of State office (providing you're from the US). Then ask them to send it back to you. It would be a big favor, but it could save you a couple thousand dollars in flight costs. Good luck! |
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interestedinhanguk
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: How to get an apostilled copy of my degree from Korea? |
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| millyfrend wrote: |
Not everyone is near the DoS.
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| Widsy97 wrote: |
I am set to re-sign with my current Hagwon.
In order to extend my visa my boss told me that I have to get a copy of my degree apostilled for immigration.
Is this true?
If so, how do I go about this?
Make a photocopy, send to my university, get them to stamp it, then what?
Thanks |
Air-mail it to your parents and have them bring it to the Department of State office (providing you're from the US). Then ask them to send it back to you. It would be a big favor, but it could save you a couple thousand dollars in flight costs. Good luck! |
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There are mail-in options. Slower, but saves a trip. |
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happiness
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:06 am Post subject: |
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| I used apostilepros and it took 6 and 1/2 days, very professional, cost 240. |
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melirae1976
Joined: 07 Dec 2008
Location: the 'burbs
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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If you don't have friends or famly back home that can do the notary for you, you could have the notary done at the embassy and send it to the office in your state for the apostille. Here�s a link that has the location of the offices for each state that provide apostilles:
http://www.apostilleinfo.com/usa.htm
Although, having it done at the embassy may make it "federal" so you might have to send it to the Dept of State instead:
U.S. Dept of State Authentications Office
518 23rd St NW
SA1 Columbia Plaza
Washington, DC 20520
15 day turn-around time for mailed in documents.
Fee: $8 per document- check or money order to US Dept of State. Credit cards can only be used for walk-ins. |
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sallymonster
Joined: 06 Feb 2010
Location: Seattle area
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| melirae1976 wrote: |
If you don't have friends or famly back home that can do the notary for you, you could have the notary done at the embassy and send it to the office in your state for the apostille. Here�s a link that has the location of the offices for each state that provide apostilles:
http://www.apostilleinfo.com/usa.htm
Although, having it done at the embassy may make it "federal" so you might have to send it to the Dept of State instead:
U.S. Dept of State Authentications Office
518 23rd St NW
SA1 Columbia Plaza
Washington, DC 20520
15 day turn-around time for mailed in documents.
Fee: $8 per document- check or money order to US Dept of State. Credit cards can only be used for walk-ins. |
Really? If it's true that the US Embassy in Seoul notarizes degrees and that will be accepted for an apostille in the D.C. Secretary of State's Office, then this process will be so much easier than I thought! |
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interestedinhanguk
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't get your degree notarized. Get a copy of your degree notarized. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:02 am Post subject: |
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| sallymonster wrote: |
| melirae1976 wrote: |
If you don't have friends or famly back home that can do the notary for you, you could have the notary done at the embassy and send it to the office in your state for the apostille. Here�s a link that has the location of the offices for each state that provide apostilles:
http://www.apostilleinfo.com/usa.htm
Although, having it done at the embassy may make it "federal" so you might have to send it to the Dept of State instead:
U.S. Dept of State Authentications Office
518 23rd St NW
SA1 Columbia Plaza
Washington, DC 20520
15 day turn-around time for mailed in documents.
Fee: $8 per document- check or money order to US Dept of State. Credit cards can only be used for walk-ins. |
Really? If it's true that the US Embassy in Seoul notarizes degrees and that will be accepted for an apostille in the D.C. Secretary of State's Office, then this process will be so much easier than I thought! |
No, the embassy does not notarize degrees. You give them a copy of your degree, fill out an affadavit form that says you swear this is a real copy of a real degree, etc., then they notarize this paper and attach it to your degree copy...then off you send it to the DOS...^^ |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:12 am Post subject: |
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| UPDATE on US Embassy and degrees...I was just there on Friday, and hey will NOT notarize an affadavit on your degree copy. But they will notarize an affadavit for your FBI CBC, for those of you who forgot to ask the FBI to do so, OR in my case, you asked them to do so and they still didn't. Oh hahaha. A 60,000 won hahaha... |
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millyfrend
Joined: 29 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:49 am Post subject: |
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So approx. $53 for notary?
| princess wrote: |
| UPDATE on US Embassy and degrees...I was just there on Friday, and hey will NOT notarize an affadavit on your degree copy. But they will notarize an affadavit for your FBI CBC, for those of you who forgot to ask the FBI to do so, OR in my case, you asked them to do so and they still didn't. Oh hahaha. A 60,000 won hahaha... |
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millyfrend
Joined: 29 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:43 am Post subject: |
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What time does the Embassy open?
| princess wrote: |
| UPDATE on US Embassy and degrees...I was just there on Friday, and hey will NOT notarize an affadavit on your degree copy. But they will notarize an affadavit for your FBI CBC, for those of you who forgot to ask the FBI to do so, OR in my case, you asked them to do so and they still didn't. Oh hahaha. A 60,000 won hahaha... |
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interestedinhanguk
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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Why don't you look on their website?
hint: you need an appointment. |
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millyfrend
Joined: 29 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Yeah I looked after I posted the question. I thought someone was going to answer quick.
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Why don't you look on their website?
hint: you need an appointment. |
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emmahearst
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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really?
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| My school told me I can scan my degree and put it into pdf. Then I can e-mail them the pdf and request an apostilled degree. I think they may even ship them for free as they do with official transcripts. |
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emmahearst
Joined: 10 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:21 am Post subject: |
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google. Korea Embassy site
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What time does the Embassy open?
| princess wrote: |
| UPDATE on US Embassy and degrees...I was just there on Friday, and hey will NOT notarize an affadavit on your degree copy. But they will notarize an affadavit for your FBI CBC, for those of you who forgot to ask the FBI to do so, OR in my case, you asked them to do so and they still didn't. Oh hahaha. A 60,000 won hahaha... |
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