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Apostille Process for Korea: Country-by-Country Guide

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Q1.Where do we go to get our degrees apostille? What does it mean to have our degrees apostille?

Originally answered:

You would want to get a copy of your BA diploma apostilled. To get your diploma apostilled, I will provide you a link for more info:

https://www.korvia.com/apostille-korvia-guide/

Q2.If I had my degree scanned and sent to monument visa and they apostilled that it that acceptable?

Originally answered:

yes scanned copy of Degree will be notarized and apostilled by Monument visa. which is totally acceptable.

Q3.Both my letter of intent to graduate and my background check need to be apostilled correct?

Originally answered:

Your letter of intent to graduate does not need apostille :)

you only need to apostille the BA diploma after the graduation (and background check too of course)

Q4.I sent my diploma and CBC electronically to the monument services per the instructions I get from the link on the korvia page. Do I actually have to send them the hard copies

Originally answered:

You don't have to send hard copy of your FBI result or BA diploma, you just have to scan it and send the scanned file to them :)

Q5.Do we just send the apostille itself to Korvia? Or do we need to get official copies of the documents being apostilled and send those too?

Originally answered:

you will get apostille on the actual documents. please check out Monument visa site for that :)

Q6.As a UK applicant, can I get a copy of my birth certificate apostilled, rather than the original?

Originally answered:

Yes you can get the copy apostilled!

Q7.Do UK birth certificate copies need notarizing and apostilling or just apostilling as they’re provided by the government?

Originally answered:

If you can get your birth certificate apostilled without notarizing then that should be fine because the main importance is the apostille.

Q8.If I won't get my physical diploma until mid to late June, would that be too late to get it apostilled?

Originally answered:

No it's not TOO late but the sooner the better


Q9.I sent the digital copy of my CBC i got straight from FBI channeler to be apostilled, will it be okay?

Originally answered:

Yes that's ok. Monument visa accept digital copy of CBC apostille as well


Q10.For FBI the background check does it need to be notarized and also apostilled?

Originally answered:


- yes, FBI background check has to be notarized and also apostilled!



Q11.I noticed that we can get the FBI background check through email and then get it apostilled through a website korvia provides. Will this be accepted for final documents?

Originally answered:

Yes, you can get the final result by email from Accurate biomatrix and can also forward the email to Monument visa for apostille service. It will then be accepted by EPIK



Q12.For UK CBC you put Disclosure Scotland as the link to use on your website, do we need to use them specifically or will the English version Disclosure and Barring Service be ok?

Originally answered:

1. Background Check Disclosure Scotland or APCS (Basic Disclosure)


2. Apostille Agency Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)


Are the EPIK guideline for UK citizen.


Q13.I would assume my criminal background check needs to be notarized by the Korean Consulate in Canada?

Originally answered:

- Yes, it does for canadian candidates.


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