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An apostille is in fact an authentication of your official documents like diploma, official transcript, and enrollment and graduation verification letters for use in foreign countries signatory to the Hague Apostille Convention 1961.

An apostille or authentication is mandatory for almost all public and business documents because it confirms the position and nature of the official who has executed, issued or certified a copy of an official document. Some common documents that need to be apostilled for use in foreign countries include:

Personal Documents

  • Adoption document
  • Affidavit
  • Bank letter
  • Certificate of naturalization
  • Car title
  • Diploma
  • Divorce decree
  • Free to marry
  • FBI records

Corporate Documents

  • Certificates of good standing
  • Hiring documents
  • Certificate of origin
  • Power of attorney
  • Company invoices
  • Certificates of incorporation

Academic Documents

  • High school diploma
  • College diploma
  • Report cards
  • GED
  • Many other school records

College Diploma Apostille

If you attended school, college, university or any other educational courses in the United States, you will need to apostille those documents if you want to work abroad. The requesting country would ask that your college diploma be notarized by the issuing authority (in this case your school or college Registrar) and then apostilled from your local Secretary of State.

How to Get an Apostille for College Diploma

Step I. Notarize Your College Diploma: In order to begin the authentication process for your college diploma, you’ll need to have your transcript and/or college diploma document notarized from college registrar. You’d need to contact the college registrar and request a notary.

Note that sometimes, the school may not have a notary present to notarize your diploma instantly. In that case, you’ll need to find a travelling notary to notarize your college diploma.

Obtaining your notarized documents in-person has been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You will need to submit an address in order for your documents to be delivered by mail. However, this process could take time and delay your apostille authentication for college diploma. Also, not all notaries can notarize documents for a signer who is stationed physically outside of the state in which they’re commissioned.

**At Apostille Near Me, we can handle that business for you and get your diploma copy notarized from the notarized in any case.

Step II. Apostille Your College Diploma: An internationally accepted notarized document is NOT an apostille. Once you have your document notarized, you’ll need to internationally authenticate it.

Once obtained, your notarized college diploma along with all transcripts and original degree will need to be authenticated from the Secretary of State. The tricky part is to make sure you meet the unique document and Secretary of State requirements proving that your transcripts, original degree and college. At our office, our professional apostille attorneys work to ensure your documents need all the requirements necessary for Legalization.

Some of the most common countries which request a US college diploma apostille include:

  • South Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Italy
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • Philippines
  • And more

**Note that if you are travelling for study or work in a country not signatory to the Hague Apostille Convention 1961, then your college diploma would need additional authentication from the US Department of State in Washington D.C.

Obtaining an apostille can be a difficult, cumbersome process. It should not be left to non-professionals. At Apostille Near Me, we would prepare and file for your apostille and deliver it to your mail, in the most convenient and professional manner. You don’t need to worry about making sure that your college diploma meets the legal requirements for apostille or needs further authentication. You just need to fill in the Apostille Order Form.

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