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[jizza]

So last time I got my apostille diploma copies,

I had to go to Washington DC, place of my University, get my notarized copies, then go to the Dept of State also in DC and get the apostille.

Well , I've since lost all those copies and am trying to get more copies, this time while in Korea.

I don't want to fly back to DC and do the notarization/apostille.

Anyone have suggestions?

Will immigration accept California state apostille?
I can use apostillepros.com and they will act as my notary and get a California apostille. Or for $200 I can get the Dept of State apostille, possibly.

Also, I need two copies right? So i have to pay $95 for another copy ?? holy moly..

[peterxn73]

I'm not sure how the dept. of state in Washington D.C. apostilles diplomas. They sent my diploma back to me and told me if I wanted to get an apostille for teaching in Korea, I needed to send it to the dept. of state in the state that I graduated from university. They told me on the phone that DOS in Washington D.C. only apostilles for federal related reasons..I wasn't too clear on that.

So first I had to get my university to certify the true copy, then I sent the diploma to the DOS in Florida for apostille. When I called the DOS at my capitol in Tallahassee, they told me that yes - they do apostille diplomas for people who want to work in Korea all the time.

I wasn't aware that one must send it to the DOS in Washington D.C. as well.

Can anyone confirm/deny this?

[jackson7]

I used a company called Apostille Pros. I was skeptical, so I ordered a second copy of my degree from my university and had it sent directly to their address, but a week or so later, I got my degree in the male, apostilled and all. Expensive (around 100 bucks in addition to the new degree), but worth saving the time and worry for me at that point.

J7

[young_clinton]

You can't use the US State Department to apostille a university document notarized by a California State notary. You have to send the notarized document to the California State Dept.

To begin with order a diploma online from your university and have the registrar notarize it. So that is done. Then I guess send it to Apostille Pros.

[jizza]

Thanks for the advice guys. The biggest problem for me is the notary.

So apparently some Universities can notarize the diploma before they send it out. I guess mine wasn't notarized, which is unfortunate.

I'm in Korea and the US Embassy says they won't notarize any academic records.

I don't want to fly back to the US for the notary.

Now i need to know if I can get it notarized, even if I'm in Korea. The apostille isn't an issue.

[schwa]

You dont have to be physically present to get something notarized. I've had family members do it for me by proxy. I provided a letter authorizing them.

[Old Painless]

[jizza]

[jizza]

update in case others are reading this

A notary at UPS in my town can certify photocopies of the original diploma if it is brought in. ($10 each)

So my sister is going to do that, then mail them to the US Dept of state Apostille (DC)

Some states will apostille diploma for out of state schools, and some states will not. Massachusetts refuses to for out-of-state schools, whereas I know for sure California DOES, because apostillepros use them.

So I'm going to save > $100. Thanks for the help guys.
Hope others find this useful. I thought i knew a lot about the process last time I went through; now i know there's even more to know.