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is so delicious
Joined: 28 Apr 2009
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 Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:19 am Post subject: Where/how can I get something notarized here?? |
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Are there notaries? If not, can anyone provide information as to mailing my documents back home (USA) and getting them notarized that way? Any good companies? Googled this but no luck so far.
Also, can I get photocopies of any ol' document notarized? This would be photocopies of my transcripts and TEFL certificate (for a new job in Istanbul).
Thanks for any help. This is driving me right nutty! |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:22 am Post subject: |
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If you're in Seoul, there's a notary public office next to Samgagji Station. I dont' recall exactly where it is, but you come out Exit 2 (Line 4) (taking the escalator up), walk out to the sidewalk and make a U-turn to your left. Walk towards Itaewon-ro, keeping an eye on the shops on your right. One of those shops has the word Notary in English.
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is so delicious
Joined: 28 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:27 am Post subject: |
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| CentralCali wrote: |
| If you're in Seoul, there's a notary public office next to Samgagchi Station. |
Wow... really?! That would be awesome! I thought I was told the notary concept doesn't exist in Korea (or maybe that's for getting an apostille...?!)
Can you please provide directions?
Also... I don't know much about this. Can just a normal photocopy of an official document be notarized? Or does it have to be some sort of official copy in order to be notarized? I have just normal photocopy/printouts (one has even been copied and pasted onto MS Word) and it would be GREAT if those can be notarized.
Thanks again... great news! |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:41 am Post subject: |
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| is so delicious wrote: |
| CentralCali wrote: |
| If you're in Seoul, there's a notary public office next to Samgagchi Station. |
Wow... really?! That would be awesome! I thought I was told the notary concept doesn't exist in Korea (or maybe that's for getting an apostille...?!) |
Yep, the concept of notary definitely exists in Korea; thus, their membership in the Hague Convention (the one regarding apostilles). If you have your diploma on file with your Provincial/Metroplitan City Office of Education, you can go there and get a Korean notarized copy of same. That'll only be good for use in Korea, though.
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| Can you please provide directions? |
See my edited post above. Sorry I couldn't provide better directions. I just happened to notice the place because when I lived in Korea, I'd make my monthly base shopping trips and, on the way back to Seoul Station, I'd usually just walk to Samgagji Station.
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| Also... I don't know much about this. Can just a normal photocopy of an official document be notarized? Or does it have to be some sort of official copy in order to be notarized? I have just normal photocopy/printouts (one has even been copied and pasted onto MS Word) and it would be GREAT if those can be notarized. |
My experiences in a couple of countries with notaries is that they won't notarize a copy without seeing the original. Yes, I've heard that some notaries aren't so exacting, but what the hey, it's their oath/license, not mine. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:20 am Post subject: |
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Just so I understand what you are thinking....
You want to take a copy of a downloaded document, purportedly issued by a US university to a Korean notary to authenticate/legalize it for use by a Turkish employer or government authority?
That doesn't sound dodgy to you? Photoshop, a 200 won gold seal from the chunwon store, hit it with a rusty bolt and it will do just about as well and cost you less shoe leather.
... seriously...
Call the registrars office at your university and get them to issue a set of "official" transcripts directly, or send them (sealed) to you or send a set to anyone at home to get an apostille (state) affixed to them (then you have no worry at the Turkish end since they are "legalized" for international use).
I know that all 3 universities (2 in Canada and 1 in the US) that I received undergraduate degrees from will send official transcripts within a week for $10.50 - $12 or will do next day rush service for $17-$25. Add 7 days for post to Korea.
It won't cost you any more cash and it will be done in about the same time frame that you will have spent running around trying to fudge it all instead of just getting it done.
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Pinehurst
Joined: 14 Aug 2011
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| What the notory does is to swear that they have seen the original. You need to bring the original with you. If you don't have it order a new one sent to your home country and have whoever you send it to take it to a notory. They will make a copy and sign a statement. You do not have to be there with the notory. The original diploma does. |
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