Maryland transcript apostille requirements

How do you prepare a Maryland high school, college, university transcript for an apostille?

The transcript must be certified/signed by a school official (principal, registrar, counselor, etc.) The signature of the school official must be original.

Sample certification:

This is the original transcript issued to [ name of the student ].

[ Original signature of the school official ] [ Date ]

The signature of the school official must be notarized by a Maryland notary public. The notary must use a notarial certificate, otherwise the document cannot be apostilled. The best notarial certificate would be the Acknowledgment ("Handbook for Maryland Notaries Public"):

Acknowledgment (individual capacity):

State of Maryland

County of _________ (or City of Baltimore)

On this day of , 20 , before me, the undesigned notary public, personally appeared (name of the school official who signed the document) , known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name is subscribed to within the instrument and acknowledged that he/she executed the same for the purposes therein contained.

In witness hereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

(Signature of Notary Public)

Notary Public [ Notary Seal]

My commission expires: ______

Other acceptable notarial certificates:

Jurat:

State of Maryland, County of _________ (or City of Baltimore), to wit:

I hereby certify that on the day of , 20 , before me, the subscriber, a notary public for the State of Maryland, in and for (the name of the county or City of Baltimore for which notary is appointed) , personally appeared (name of the school official who signed the document) and made [oath or affirmation] in due form of law that the matters set forth in the (description of the document) are true.

In witness hereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

(Signature of Notary Public)

Notary Public [ Notary Seal]

My commission expires: ______

Jurat (short form):

Short form jurat can only be used when the document itself states that the person is making an oath or affirmation. For examle, "I, Peter Smith, under penalty of pergury, hereby confirm that this is the transcript issued by ABC High School to [name of the student]".

State of Maryland, County of _________ (or City of Baltimore), to wit:

I hereby certify that on the day of , 20 , before me, the subscriber, a notary public for the State of Maryland, in and for (the name of the county or City of Baltimore for which notary is appointed) , personally appeared (name of the school official who signed the document) and made [oath or affirmation] in due form of law that the matters set forth in the (description of the document) are true.

In witness hereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

(Signature of Notary Public)

Notary Public [ Notary Seal]

My commission expires: ______

Can a notary certify a copy of a transcript?

According to the "Handbook for Maryland Notaries Public" (page 17), "a notary public has no authority to certify a copy of a public record, a publicly recorded document, a school record or diploma, a professional license, or any other public or private document or record which does not pertain to the notary public's official acts."

How do you prepare a Maryland high school, college, university transcript for an apostille?

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