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rayne
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 Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:50 pm Post subject: Notarizing Documents in Canada |
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I've tried searching the forums and googling and I called a bunch of banks (BMO, Scotabank, CIBC) and I can't seem to find a cheap place to notarize documents besides actually going to a lawyer, which I assume would cost a lot?
On the GEPIK application, when it mentions apostillization, it says this:
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| *(Canada does NOT apply � Canadians must get the Consul�s notarization seal from the nearest Korean Embassy/Consulate) |
The EPIK application says this regarding transcripts, bachelor's diploma, and TESOL certificate:
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Copy(s) of the above-mentioned documents either Apostillized or
notarized by the Korean consulate/embassy in your home country |
But when I go to the Korean Consulate's website for Vancouver, it implies that documents should already be notarized when I bring it to the consulate.
For CBC:
http://can-vancouver.mofat.go.kr/english/am/can-vancouver/visa/criminal/index.jsp
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| A photocopy of the Police Certificate or Criminal Record Check must be notarized by the Notary Public prior to verification by the Korean Consulate. |
For university degree:
http://can-vancouver.mofat.go.kr/english/am/can-vancouver/visa/university/index.jsp
So I'm absolutely confused as to where the heck to get my documents notarized.
Can any Canadians, especially those who live in the Vancouver area, who has gone through all this help me out? |
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ttompatz
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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University degree - certified true copy (made by a notary) and take that to the consulate for certification. They will also want a sealed/official transcript at the consulate when you get it certified.
RCMP check - nothing needs to be done. Take it to the consulate for certification.
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| RCMP check - nothing needs to be done. Take it to the consulate for certification. |
Unless you have a third party getting it certified for you. My daughter is handling it for me in Vancouver & the consulate told her today they need a notarized scanned copy of my passport photo page.
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rayne
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:33 am Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
University degree - certified true copy (made by a notary) and take that to the consulate for certification. They will also want a sealed/official transcript at the consulate when you get it certified.
RCMP check - nothing needs to be done. Take it to the consulate for certification.
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But the GEPIK application says:
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6. Criminal Record Certificate □
Please note that possession of any criminal record will immediately disqualify you from gaining employment in GEPIK.
Overseas applicants
- Must be Apostillized* ( i.e. have an Apostille number and the stamp)**
*(Canada does NOT apply � Canadians must get the Consul�s notarization seal from the nearest Korean Embassy/Consulate)
**(please contact YOUR local Justice of Peace/Police/Immigration Office) |
By overseas applicants, do they mean when you're out of your home country (in Korea)? I assumed that they meant people outside of Korea...
I will be in my home country when applying.
The bolded part is what confuses me, does the Korean Consulate notarize things? I will try to call them tomorrow |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:23 am Post subject: |
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| rayne wrote: |
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University degree - certified true copy (made by a notary) and take that to the consulate for certification. They will also want a sealed/official transcript at the consulate when you get it certified.
RCMP check - nothing needs to be done. Take it to the consulate for certification.
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But the GEPIK application says:
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6. Criminal Record Certificate □
Please note that possession of any criminal record will immediately disqualify you from gaining employment in GEPIK.
Overseas applicants
- Must be Apostillized* ( i.e. have an Apostille number and the stamp)**
*(Canada does NOT apply � Canadians must get the Consul�s notarization seal from the nearest Korean Embassy/Consulate)
**(please contact YOUR local Justice of Peace/Police/Immigration Office) |
By overseas applicants, do they mean when you're out of your home country (in Korea)? I assumed that they meant people outside of Korea...
I will be in my home country when applying.
The bolded part is what confuses me, does the Korean Consulate notarize things? I will try to call them tomorrow |
They mean the Korean consular certification of the document.
No, they do not notarize it.
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wedgey
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:22 am Post subject: |
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Hey, I'm from Vancouver and I finished all that document-gathering just a couple months ago for EPIK.
What I did was take both my degree and CRC to a public notary and got notarized/verified copies of both. This came to about $17 taxes in. Once that was done, I just took the copies and originals to the Korean consulate downtown and got them to notarize the copies. I think that was $8.
You'll also need to make sure you bring your passport and a transcript as the consulate will need those. They have a photocopy machine there for you to use if you need it to photocopy your passport.
They also stapled my CRC copy to the original and I ended up sending them both in the application package. I'm not sure if that was supposed to be but it ended up that way. |
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rayne
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:28 am Post subject: |
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| wedgey wrote: |
Hey, I'm from Vancouver and I finished all that document-gathering just a couple months ago for EPIK.
What I did was take both my degree and CRC to a public notary and got notarized/verified copies of both. This came to about $17 taxes in. Once that was done, I just took the copies and originals to the Korean consulate downtown and got them to notarize the copies. I think that was $8.
You'll also need to make sure you bring your passport and a transcript as the consulate will need those. They have a photocopy machine there for you to use if you need it to photocopy your passport.
They also stapled my CRC copy to the original and I ended up sending them both in the application package. I'm not sure if that was supposed to be but it ended up that way. |
Was it $17 total or each? Can you tell me which notary service office/person (?) you used? Thank you so much!!! |
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rayne
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:33 am Post subject: Re: Notarizing Documents in Canada |
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[Edit] sorry, randomly quoted my own post and posted it...
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wedgey
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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| It was $17 total. I'm not sure where you are located but I went to the public notary on Hastings and Nanaimo (#3-2445 East Hastings St.). I assume all public notaries would have similar prices. |
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rayne
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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| wedgey wrote: |
| It was $17 total. I'm not sure where you are located but I went to the public notary on Hastings and Nanaimo (#3-2445 East Hastings St.). I assume all public notaries would have similar prices. |
Thank you! I actually called a couple... One said $60 for 2 documents and the rest, their secretaries answered and told me I had to leave a message because the lawyer (or whoever) was busy... I wonder why didn't know the price... and they didn't get back to me. |
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rayne
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:45 am Post subject: |
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| This is a somewhat random question but can I get a document notarised in a different province than the one I live in? |
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ttompatz
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:55 am Post subject: |
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| rayne wrote: |
| This is a somewhat random question but can I get a document notarised in a different province than the one I live in? |
Yes, provided it (the notary) is still in the jurisdiction of the K-consulate that will certify it.
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rayne
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:45 am Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| rayne wrote: |
| This is a somewhat random question but can I get a document notarised in a different province than the one I live in? |
Yes, provided it (the notary) is still in the jurisdiction of the K-consulate that will certify it.
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I want it notarised in a different province but I will be going to the Korean Consulate of where I live... will that not work? How do I find out if it's in the same jurisdiction? |
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ttompatz
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| rayne wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
| rayne wrote: |
| This is a somewhat random question but can I get a document notarised in a different province than the one I live in? |
Yes, provided it (the notary) is still in the jurisdiction of the K-consulate that will certify it.
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I want it notarised in a different province but I will be going to the Korean Consulate of where I live... will that not work? How do I find out if it's in the same jurisdiction? |
notarized in Alberta and going to the Vancouver consulate = no problem.
notarized in Ontario and going to the Vancouver consulate = no chance.
Maritimes = go to Montreal.
Manitoba west = go to Vancouver.
Ontario = go to Ottawa or Toronto.
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wedgey
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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Just wanted to say that I went back to the notary public I posted earlier and the prices for two verified copies still stands at $17 total. It also takes about 5 minutes for notarized copies.
And to verify what ttompatz said, they state that
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| 2. A photocopy of university degree which has been notarized by a notary public within our jurisdiction (BC, AB, SK, Yukon, NWT) |
is one of the required credentials for degree verification here: http://can-vancouver.mofat.go.kr/eng/am/can-vancouver/visiting/degree/index.jsp
Also, I want to thank ttompatz for the helpful posts he supplies on these boards. They've been a lot of help! |
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