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[m3erds]

For the new visa regulations: do I need an apostilled diploma or an apostilled copy of my diploma? Also, I live in Vermont and my degree is from Colorado. Can I have it apostilled in Vermont or do I need it apostilled in Colorado?

[ttompatz]

[sallymonster]

I'm pretty sure your degree copy has to be notarized in the same state as your college, unfortunately.

I feel your pain, I had to drive for 3 hours each way to get my degree copied and notarized the first time. Now I'm in Korea and I don't know how I'm going to get a notarized degree from here, as I don't have anyone in Oregon to take care of it for me, so I can only hope that my college can help.

If you went to a large university, the registrar's office likely has a notary public. Try contacting them to see if they can help you. Once you have a notarized copy of your degree, you can usually get the apostille by mail.

[millyfrend]

South Korea and United States are party to hague convention

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trixied Joined: 26 Sep 2009
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:52 pm
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www.apostillepros.com

here's a company a friend and i used to get our degrees apostilled. mailed out tuesday, back in korea the following monday. costs a bit but saves a headache.

greasylake
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:46 am Post subject:
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$175 may seem like a lot to some people, especially if time is not a problem, and you have people back home to do the leg work for you. But if you are in Korea, time is an issue, and you don't have people back home to do ALL of your leg work for you, then www.apostillepros.com is well worth the money. For a diploma, they can get an apostilled copy of your diploma in you hands in a week. And by a week, I mean from first contact with them, to when it is in your hands. I dealt with them, and they are very professional. It is actually $240 because of the overseas Fed-Ex charge, but again, if you are in a time pinch, it is well worth it.
Yes, I was in Korea. I had an agency take care of it. It cost me $240, which included international fed-x, but but it was done very promptly. Yes, it was accepted by immigration.

[melirae1976]

you need an apostilled copy of your diploma and in order to get an apostille on a document, it has to be notarized in the same state that you receive the apostille. so, even though your diploma was issued in colarado, the notary will only be certifying that the the copy of the diploma is a true copy of the original, they won't be certifying that you did the work to receive it (they won't ask for transcripts, etc).

when you get the copy notarized, either let the person noatarizing it make the copy or type up a page that basically states that you swear/affirm that the copy is a true and valid copy of the the original and attach it to the copy of the diploma and the notary will sign that. then the office who issues the apostille will attach the apostille to the copy of the diploma and affadavit.

an apostille in vermont is only $2. http://www.sec.state.vt.us/. you also may be able to mail your notarized copy of your diploma to them if you're far from the office- i know that my state allows that.

give the office in vermont a call- this should work for you and could save you a great deal of trouble and money. it's worth checking out!

(for others needing apostille info from your state: http://www.apostilleinfo.com/usa.htm)

[millyfrend]

depends...

[millyfrend]

[siwawalter]

Don't apostille the original.

[emmahearst]

There have been mentioned that some states won't let you apostille other states documents. While there are other states like California, they will let you do anything. This is a state issue, not Korean Immigration. Korean Immigration just care that you get an apostille affix to your documents.

[siwawalter]

friends said that in California as well.

[clewis]