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[naturegirl321]

I have a document that I need to get aposillised IN Korea for use OUTSIDE of Korea. HOw do I go about getting it apostillised?

I know in the US I'd have to go through the State Dept or Dept of State. What's the equivalent of that here?

[millyfrend]

1.) Where was the document issued? If its the U.S. you get it apostille in the state. For instance, a degree issued in the U.S., get it apostille in the U.S.

2.) Secondly, the country determines if it's an apostille or embassy legalization. For instance, if it's Spain, it's an apostille. If it's China, it's an authentication/embassy legalization.

If it's U.S. documents, options:
1.) Fly back to the U.S. to do the apostille.
2.) Send it to a family member
3.) Have an apostille agency take care of it 'cause shipping documents back and forth is very expensive via FedEx or DHL. You want to track these type of documents, if you need them for Visa.

What I would do is ask the requesting agency, future employer what they need exactly, the requirements, then act according on time/deadline and cost.

[naturegirl321]

[millyfrend]

If you're teaching, you should just try to go teach in Spain. One of my friends is heading there. She taught there before and loved it. But she said for some reason Spain only accept teachers from the U.K., well majority from U.K. 'cause they speak the "correct" English.

She said, most of the time, she's able to travel around Europe. Some people said Japan and Vietnam are okay destinations outside of Korea.

[naturegirl321]

I can't teach in Spain becuase I'm American.

[millyfrend]

What you can do is probably ask the requesting agency if they accept copies of the original?

Copy the original, notarize it and apostille in the U.S. That's how most degrees are done anyway. The degree gets copied, notarized and apostille in the U.S. If they do accept that, you won't get a headache. You just have to find someone in the U.S. to do it for you.

So whatever your document is... tell them if it's alright to copy the original, notarize and apostille in the U.S. Will that be accepted? Ask them, you never know.

[naturegirl321]

Never mind, The RO embassy has just changed their mind, in the last 24 hours, and have put more crap in my path.

It's not a degree, it's my marriage cert.

And it's for a passport. Sigh.

[millyfrend]

Yeah normally with vital records you have to apostille in the country it was issued. But you never know until you ask them.

Passport you're likely to get away with an apostille in the U.S., like copy the passport, notarize and apostille in the U.S. cause most people apostille their mexican alien card in the u.s. And with passport you don't apostille on the original, you can't. You apostille on a copy.

[naturegirl321]