- Obtaining an Apostille
So today I’m going to talk about FUN things! I’m going to talk about how to prepare your documents for international acceptance. Woo hoo! Before I applied for my teach abroad program, I never encountered the word “Apostille“. If you’ve never dealt with government documents like name changes, birth or divorce records and affidavits or been in any library-scented government building other than where you are sent for jury duty, then obtaining an apostille can initially appear… overwhelming (it did for me!). I have good news- It’s not.
Now here’s where I get instructional…
Preparing your documents for teaching in Korea:
There are two main documents required of teaching applicants :
1) a copy of your Criminal Background History Record and
2) a copy of your MFA college diploma.
**Both, need to be certified/ notarized (STEP #1) and obtain an “apostille” (Step 2). (more…)
