Landing a teaching job overseas or a work visa usually hinges on one thing: your degree, authenticated so the employer or ministry abroad will accept it. Because a diploma comes from a school, not the government, there's a right way to prepare it — and we handle that path start to finish. Oregon and Washington in-house, all 50 states covered.
Unlike a birth certificate, a diploma is issued by a school, so it can't go straight to the state. There are two accepted paths, and the right one depends on your institution and destination country. We confirm which applies before anything is submitted.
The most common route: a notary certifies a true copy of your diploma, and the apostille authenticates the notary. We handle the notarization through The Notaryous LLC.
Some universities provide a registrar-signed, sealed copy whose signature the Secretary of State can authenticate directly — no notary needed. We'll tell you if yours qualifies.
Not sure which your school and country need? That's exactly what we sort out. Tell us where you graduated and where you're headed, and we'll confirm the correct path, prepare it, and apostille it — no guessing, no rejected submissions.
When your education has to be recognized by an employer, government, or school in another country, an apostille is what makes your degree official there.
TEFL/ESL programs and foreign schools almost always require an apostilled degree before they'll hire.
Skilled-work and employment visas frequently require your authenticated diploma as proof of qualification.
Practicing a licensed profession abroad often means presenting an apostilled degree to the licensing body.
Enrolling in a graduate or professional program overseas may require your prior degree authenticated.
We confirm whether you need a notarized certified copy or a registrar-authenticated copy — and exactly what to provide.
For the notarized route, The Notaryous LLC certifies a true copy, in-office or mobile across Portland Metro & Clark County, WA.
In-house for Oregon and Washington, or hand-carried by our courier team elsewhere. Your apostilled diploma comes back ready to use abroad.
We handle Oregon and Washington diploma apostilles start to finish. Choose the timeline that fits your start date. If a notarized copy is used, notarization is a small separate step we coordinate for you.
These tiers apply to both Oregon and Washington, handled in-house; notarization for a certified copy is quoted separately. Diplomas prepared in other states are hand-carried by our trusted courier team — pricing and timelines vary, so call (503) 536-2326 for a quick quote. Additional fees may apply and will be discussed when you order.
If your destination country doesn't use English, it will likely require a certified translation of the apostilled diploma. The order matters: get the apostille first, then translate the full packet — so you never pay to redo it. We handle translation too, certified or standard, typically $50 to $75 per page. We'll confirm your timeline up front.
Teaching and work-visa programs often ask for a few documents together. We apostille the whole set in one coordinated order.
Commonly needed together: your academic transcript and — for many teaching and visa programs — an FBI background check, apostilled as a federal apostille. See our full state apostille page for every document and the 50-state picker.
Need the notary? The notarized-copy route requires a notary first. Our sister company, The Notaryous LLC, handles mobile notary across Portland Metro & Clark County, WA, so we notarize and apostille in one coordinated process.
We confirm the path, notarize a certified copy if needed, and apostille your diploma for the 120+ Hague Convention countries — Oregon and Washington in-house, every other state through our trusted courier team.
Tell us your school and destination and we'll confirm the right path, prepare it, and apostille it — Oregon and Washington in-house, all 50 states covered.
