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[DanseurVertical]

I'll receive my authenticated CBC from the FBI here shortly. When I do, of course, an apostille is required for the E2 visa. My home state (I live here presently) does not provide apostilles for out-of-state documents. I presume this includes federal documents as well.

In the event that an adjacent state would provide an apostille for a federal document I was considering traveling to that state for this purpose. I've noticed http://www.apostillepros.com/ mentioned around this forum, but I'm not thrilled at giving out $175 for what's in effect a stamp.

Yet at the same time, sending the document to Washington DC and waiting an additional 3 - 4 weeks is probably not an option, unless I find a position with an April start date.

Any helpful advice is certainly appreciated. Thanks!

[millyfrend]

Just find a job with a start date of April then you can send it to D.C.

or

Pay the $175 to get the apostille in 3-5 business days as apostillepros.com expedite the apostille service, that's why you're paying the amount. To rush it. But if you find another person in the same situation, the 2nd doc rush is $95.

But the thing is the faster you get a job, the quicker you start to make money. If you pay $175 and start your job, for instance, in the next 2-3 weeks, you're already making money by teaching early February. Also, you get to secure a job, as you can tell a lot of people on this forum are trying to get jobs in South Korea. But if you're waiting til April so you don't pay the $175, you will losing out on the paychecks if you'd start early.

I think ultimately it's up to you when you want to work. Get all the paperwork ready, find a job early and get paid or just wait til April. Most people expedite the FBI apostille process so they can get going rather than wait for 3-4 weeks for the apostille from D.C. So it depends on when you want to start working.

[Alias77]

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=197529&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

In the above link, look for Melirae1976's posts about sending the FBI CRC to the State Department for an apostille. It's the correct thing to do and the cheapest. It's 8$ for the apostille, plus the cost of shipping. Factor in an additional 2 weeks of processing time plus shipping time before you will have your CBC in hand. However, the FBI will not mail it to the State Department for you. You must make other arrangements to do so.

Looks like a lot of people are finding out about these changes pretty late. There are pages and pages of posts with information about all of this. Admittedly, it's all strung out. It'd be nice if someone created a consolidated sticky or something that isn't 14 pages long and growing. It took me several days to get all of my CRC questions answered by searching posts and making calls before I could mail out my document requests. I guess the problem is that many of us are holding our breath and waiting for immi to do it's traditional flip-flop, headless chicken dance before creating an official sticky...

[Lady_Firefly]

What state are you in?

not sure if Washington would verify for another state (though I don't recall them requiring me to be a resident, they just wanted the notary to be from washington). but i got my apostille in about 10 minutes.

I also lived in Olympia. I drove down the hill, arrived 20 minutes before closing at the state department, and the lady behind the counter gave my by stamp and certificate. so easy. cost... less than 20 bucks?

[MMagidson]

You don't get the CRC apostilled. You get the notary public's seal apostilled.

Go to your local bank,
Get the notary public to stamp your document (they are just indicating that the document is yours-literally, they stamp your signature)
Go to your Secretary of States office
They check the notary public's licence in order to determine if the notary is real
Bamn you are finished.

[DanseurVertical]

[DanseurVertical]

[DanseurVertical]

@MMagidson:

I realize now I mistook the point you were making. That makes sense. Thanks.

[MMagidson]

[toonchoon]

[DanseurVertical]

I had no luck getting a dept. of state (CA, WA, or ID) to provide an apostille for the national level CBC.

I ultimately used US Legalization. Bought 2 US Mail Express Mail envelopes, and paid $45 for their service. Very easy process. Still a expensive, but a LOT cheaper than apostillepros ($85 vs. $175).