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[forgesteel]

i want to hear from people who have done this from WITHIN korea.

i am having my sister help me. she lives in california.

1. have her visit a public notary. public notary photocopy diploma.
2. public notary notarises photocopy of diploma.
3. sister sends notarised copy to california secretary of state for apostille with explanation letter (where one will be using and for what reason).
4. california secretary of state sends her the apostille after a few days.
5. my sister send me the stuff.

have i gotten anything substantially wrong here?

my sister seems to think i might be missing some step and is wondering if public notaries in california can do this as i have outlined.

[marsavalanche]

Didn't you JUST ask this? And all of your questions were answered there.

Also, please do some research on your own--your questions are answered thoroughly in these forums--instead of making multiple threads on the same subject. It just screams laziness.

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?p=2561138&highlight=#2561138

[forgesteel]

except it wasn't specific to california.

i have done research, on this site and elsewhere.

i have not seen people specifically address the case of california.

having talked to a lawyer in california, my sister proposes the following:

1) I sign a legal form (called the "Certification of Copy by Document Custodian") attesting that I am the holder of an original copy of your university degree, and that I have made a xerox copy of it which has not been altered in any way.

2) He notarizes the "Certification of Copy" form.

3) I send the notarized "Certification of Copy", the xeroxed copy of your degree, and your cover letter (potentially rewritten to better match the steps above), along with the $20 check and SASE.

4) The Secretary of State puts their apostille on the xeroxed copy of your degree and mails everything back to me.

5) I send everything to you.

[forgesteel]

The Korean immigration website suggests that I do not need to bother with an apostille for my diploma if I am applying for an E-1 visa. Under the "documents needed" section, this is what they say I need for the e-1 visa:

Passport(A photocopy of passport if applying a certificate of recognition of visa issuance)
Application for Visa Issuance or Application for Recognition of Visa Issuance
A certificate of career
A copy of certificate of degree(must bring original to prove the copy's authenticity)
A certificate of employment or confirmation of expected employment
Agreement of Exchange & a warrant of detachment(if there is an agreement of exchange Professorship between concerned universities/colleges)
A copy of business registration of education institutes(A copy of specific number card)
A photocopy of the documents related with BK21 in the case that he/she has a concern in BK21
A letter of recommendation of the Minister of Science and Technology for the high-quality human resources of science
Fee (single-entry visa: $50 (USD), multiple-entry visa: $80 (USD))

On the entire page of the E-1 visa, the word "apostille" is mentioned exactly zero (0) times.

Source:
http://www.hikorea.go.kr/

In contrast, if you look at the same site and inspect the requirements for the E-2 application, the page mentions "apostille" 16 times.

[tanklor1]

Grammar. Look it up.

[millyfrend]

A simple way is send your original degree and FBI background check to an apostille agency through EMS (Express Mail Service - Korea Post) because it has tracking. They apostille same business day and shipping through FedEx with tracking in 3-4 business days to South Korea. You don't have your sister running around and the risk of rejection as they are professionals. 1st document apostille is $175 and second document is $95 www.apostillepros.com

[forgesteel]

The process my sister and a lawyer agreed upon and are following:

("I" is my sister, "he" is lawyer, and "you" is dude in Korea)

She called the California Secretary of State's office and confirmed that this is sufficient.

1) I sign a legal form (called the "Certification of Copy by Document Custodian") attesting that I am the holder of an original copy of your university degree, and that I have made a xerox copy of it which has not been altered in any way.

2) He notarizes the "Certification of Copy" form.

3) I send the notarized "Certification of Copy", the xeroxed copy of your degree, and your cover letter (potentially rewritten to better match the steps above), along with the $20 check and SASE.

4) The Secretary of State puts their apostille on the xeroxed copy of your degree and mails everything back to me.

5) I send everything to you.