Authenticating a diploma/transcript from the USA

vicshere says on Sep 7, 2007, 10:55:

adrienne you shouldn't need to authenticate any diplomas for teaching English.....unless you are teaching curricular English to grad students who are studying their masters

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ana-ant-eater says on Sep 7, 2007, 12:27:

In order to get my work Colombian VISA I had to get my diploma and my criminal background first notarized and then apostilized in the US.

That is an authenitcation, so maybe that's what he's talking about.

This was part of the process to get my work visa to teach here in Bucaramanga (though it should be the same anywhere).

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vicshere says on Sep 7, 2007, 18:33:

ana eater why would you need a colombian visa if you were born in colombia????? this doesnt make sense

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miamimike says on Sep 8, 2007, 01:59:

I have a friend from Bogota(natve) who has her teaching degree from a Univ in Bogota and who in her early 20s came to Miami. She later enrolled in the Nursing program at the U of Miami and graduated and has worked as an ICU Nurse several years in Miami. She later decided to return to Bogota to care for one of her elderly Parents and had planned on working In Bogota during this time. It was so much of a hassle(to work legally as a Nurse) she gave up on the idea and instead travels every few months and stays for a couple weeks and returns to Miami. For her, it wasn't such an easy road,,,,

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olga1512 says on Sep 8, 2007, 15:17:

HI, I am Colombian but live in the UK, I am married to and English guy and both of us are going to Colombian next January for 6 months to teach English. Originally I was told we had to get a visa an working visa for my husband and have his university degree authenticated and translated into Spanish by a registred translator, all this had to be done in Bogota.
When I came back to the UK I went to the Colombian embassy here and they told me different.

My husband does not need a working visa as he is married to me, he will be allowed to work for 2 years and after that he will need to apply for a visa (he will get it, will just need to apply for it) we do not have to translate the documents or degrees, they will be authenticated here in the embassy providing we bring original copies. They are free and the only thing I need to do is to register my marriage in the embassy. My husband has got a degree in Accountancy but not in Modern Languages, so he is studying TEFL, and this will give him a diploma to be able to teach English worldwide.

If you are Colombian you shouldn't have a problem, as I don't but I suggest you visit the Colombian embassy where you are.

Goodl luck

Olga

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danronian says on Oct 7, 2007, 21:49:

Sorry, I posted the comment from my girlfriends account (ana-ant-eater).

But for both places I was looking to find work here at (two different schools here in Bucaramanga), they told me I needed to do this. It is also a requirement for the Work Visa here in Colombia.

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