Why you need a Notary Public for degree certificate authentication
A registered Notary Public can carry out the authentication of school documents, as well as qualifications such as degrees and diplomas for you. Our Notary Public of England and Wales, Nathan Woodcock, can help you with degree certificate authentication.
To meet our notary, you can either book your appointment to be at one of our offices, or you can use our mobile notary service. We have offices in London, Manchester and Sheffield that you can meet our notary at.
Additionally, if your qualifications require an apostille, or embassy legalisation so you can use them overseas, then we can help you. The process you need depends on what country you are going to, but we can manage the process of both for you.
We work closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to get an apostille for your documents. We have a standard service or a fast-track service which is quicker. If you would like to learn more about our apostille services, please view our apostille packages page.
For embassy legalisation, we will work with the embassy of the country you want to go to, so your qualifications will be legalised for use there.
If you need our help to authenticate your degree, diploma, or other qualification, then get in touch today.
Why do I need to get my school documents, degrees and diplomas authenticated?
If you want to work, continue your studies overseas, or are a parent moving overseas with your children, then any qualifications that you have used as part of your application for a job, to study, or your children’s school documents will need to be authenticated.
Employers and educational institutions will request you get degrees, diplomas and other types of qualifications authenticated so as to prove that your qualifications are real, and so that they can employ you in their field.
If you are a parent who plans on moving to another country with your children, then the school you plan on moving to will want to see certain documents. For example, they may ask that you provide Proof of Attendance, a school report, a letter of good character, or other documents.
Also, if you are about to turn 18 and want to study at a university abroad, then you will also likely need to get some school documents notarised, such as transcripts of your A-level results.
What is the process for school and degree certificate authentication?
There are a few different steps involved in the processes of degree certificate authentication or notarisation of school documents.
First, the notary will need to contact the institution that issued your certificate, such as your university’s records department. This is to confirm that they were the ones who issued your certificate or other documents; you will be required to provide written consent for the notary to be able to do this, so as to be in agreement with the Data Protection Act.
Second, the notary will certify the authenticity of your degree certificate, and stamp a copy of the certificate with their notary seal.
Third and final, your degree or diploma will need to be legalised. This will be done by issuing it with either an apostille from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, or by putting it through the consular legalisation process.
Whether your degree needs an apostille or consular legalisation depends on which country you plan on going to. We can help you figure out which one you will need.
