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[tomstar86]

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

So I started a new job at the beginning of March. I have my ARC, but now my job need to register me with the education board.

Apparently, they need a notarised version of my degree. It doesn't seem clear if they're asking for an original or a copy.

Either way, I don't have it - I wasn't informed during the whole immigration process that the education board would require something additional.

Has anyone had any experience with this? My degree USED to have an apostille on it, but this was removed by immigration in Daegu (where I worked for 2 years) for their records.

I didn't get the original notarised again because I was told that I wouldn't need it throughout the whole immigration process, rather just a copy of my degree.

If it does need an apostille, can this be done at the British Embassy in Seoul, or not?

Any info/advice would be very much appreciated.

Thanks!

[Krokodil]

No experience with the UK. I was in a similar bind and had to send my diploma (oversized and mounted on styrofoam sheet for framing purposes) to a relative in the US city where this would be handled. If I hadn't had family in that area, I probably would have had to get on a plane and take care of it personally.

UK laws may differ slightly; I doubt you can get this done at the embassy in Seoul, but it wouldn't hurt to ask. You may also be able to get the Daegu immigration office to make a copy for you and use it. Apostilled diplomas are a new requirement and my impression is that no one knows what's actually required.

The gov't office that handled this needed to see the actual diploma and a copy of it, and they apostilled the copy.

The most expensive step of this was the "overnight" delivery service which took about five days in each direction (I recommend using UPS and avoiding the Korean postal system if at all possible). I went out of pocket about US$600 for this; getting on a plane would not have cost a lot more. If your original diploma is small enough to fit in a UPS envelope/package, you can have it done a lot cheaper.

[Skippy]

If you are E-2. I suspect a copy will be fine. Go to immigration, pay a little money and get the copy. There may be some confusion about if copy or original is fine. It can be from your school basically knowing or misunderstanding the requirements or from a government official still confused about the new requirements.

If you an F-series, then you will need to get an original for MOE.

For some extra help on getting document verified, check out the UK Korea consulate.

http://ukinrok.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-korea/how-legalise-document

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