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[Songbird1979]

Hello all!

I have accepted a job with E2 English School in Changwon, and in the process now of visa etc. I''m back in Australia and have just photocopied my degree and have had it verified by an Australian Justice of the Peace. Do I still need to send the original along with these photocopies to the consulate to be notorised or just the copies okay?

Thanks

[Grotto]

U need to take your original to the Korean consulate or embassy and get them to notarize it. They dont accept notarization from any other sources.

[dakgalbee]

A few years back I had my degree copied and verified by an Australian Justice of the Peace. I sent that onto the consulate in Canberra with a cheque for $14 AUD if memory serves correctly, and they stamped it no problems.

[BigBuds]

Good to see another Aussie coming to Changwon. I've been here for 4 years now. E2 is a pretty good school too, you should have very few, if any, problems with them.

Yes, you'll need to get your degree notarized at the Korean consulate, either in Martin Place in Sydney (use to cost $10 a page notarized in Sydney, 4 years ago) or Canberra. Brisbane doesn't have one and I don't know about Melbourne, Perth or Darwin.

You'll need to show them your original and take some copies of it for them to notarize (get some extras done while your there in case you decide to stay in Korea longer than one year as Korean Immigration sometimes keeps the notarized copies but never the originals). You'll also need to get your Uni to send you an original copy of your transcripts in a sealed official Uni envelope that is both stamped (official Uni stamp) and signed across the envelope seal. You'll need all this for the Korean Immigration Office.

Hope to see you when you get here and we'll have a beer. PM me and I'll send you my phone number or if you make it out to the local foreigner bar "O'Briens", ask for Aussie Michael and someone will point you in my direction. I'll be the one drinking XXXX and smoking a cigar.

[jazblanc77]

Just to clarify, while you are in the process of signing your contract and getting the paperwork done to get the entry stamp in your visa, send the notarised copy and hold onto your original degree.

Bring the original with you to Korea but, there is no reason for your employer or recruiter to ever lay hands on either until you go to the immigration office to complete the visa application process. Keep your documents close to you until that time and retain them afterwards.

[Songbird1979]

For those talking about going to the consulate, I can't, I'm in Queensland, ya really think I'm going to fly down to bloody Sydney just for this?? I HATE Sydney!!! (sorry cockroaches)

So I can just send along the ones I have notarised without the original degree? I was told it was only $3 per page!

Thanks BigBuds for the boost, I'm a little worried as I'm in the middle of organising the flight (I have to pay, will be reimbursed when I arrive) and they stil haven't gotten back to me about it, when, where etc ! I just hope they're not going to turn around and say now we don't want you!!

[Songbird1979]

They bleeped c0ckr0aches???!!!

[denverdeath]

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