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

important 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 South Carolina notary public. A complete notarial certificate must be included in every notarization. The notary must include wording stating the facts attested.

Acknowledgment:

State of South Carolina

County of _________

I, the undersigned Notary Public, do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 20 and the document was executed by the above named (name of the school official who signed the document) on his/her own free will.

Witness my hand and seal this day of , 20 .

(Signature of Notary Public)

Notary Public for South Carolina [ Notary Seal]

Commission expires: ______

Other acceptable notarial certificates:

Jurat:

State of South Carolina

County of _________

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of , 20 by (name of the school official who signed the document) .

(Signature of Notary Public)

Notary Public for South Carolina [ Notary Seal]

Commission expires: ______

Can a notary certify a copy of a transcript?

question answer According to the South Carolina Code of Laws (Title 26), "a notary shall not certify or authenticate a photograph or photocopy".

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If you are traveling overseas, or sending a South Carolina document for use in a foreign country, you may be required to have the document apostilled or legalized. Hague apostilles have been adopted internationally as a uniform way of verifying documents sent between countries.

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What does a South Carolina apostille look like?

In the State of South Carolina, as in all U.S. states, an apostille is a separate page attached to the document. It is signed by the Secretary of State (facsimile signature) and has the Seal of the State of South Carolina.

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South Carolina apostille guidelines:

The following documents qualify for South Carolina apostilles:

notarized by a South Carolina Notary Public

South Carolina elected or appointed officials

documents issued by South Carolina Secretary of State

All documents in a foreign language must be signed, notarized, and accompanied by an English translation signed by the translator with the translator’s signature notarized. When a foreign language translation of an English document requires an Apostille or authentication, the foreign translation must be signed by the translator and notarized.

tip 2 A death or birth certificate can only be provided by the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH).

tip 2 Certified copies of marriage licenses may be obtained from the county Probate Court or from the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)’s Vital Records Division.

tip 2 Certified copies of divorce decrees may be obtained from the County Clerk of Court’s Office or from DHEC’s Vital Records Division.

tip 2 Records checks from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), local sheriffs or police departments must be signed by an official from that office and his/her signature MUST be notarized.

School transcripts and diplomas should be certified by a school official and notarized by a South Carolina notary. Read more about apostille requirements for school transcripts from the State of South Carolina...

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