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

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

According to the TX Secretary of State, in order to qulify for an apostille the notarized school transcript or diploma must:

Be notarized by a Texas Notary Public
Meet the following requirements:
- If you are submitting an original transcript or diploma issued from the school, the school registrar or a school official must provide the true and correct statement and signature on the document.
- If you are submitting a photocopy of the transcript or diploma, the student or parent (if the student is not a legal adult) must provide the true and correct statement and signature on the document.

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 Texas notary public. The notary must use a notarial certificate, otherwise the document cannot be apostilled. The best notarial certificate would be the Acknowledgment.

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Acceptable notarial certificates:

Acknowledgment (individual capacity) II:

State of Texas

County of _________

Before me, (name of the Notary Public) , Notary Public, on this day personally appeared (name of the school official who signed the document) , known to me (or proved to me on the oath or through description of identity cart or other document) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.

Given under my hand and seal of office this day of , 20 .

(Notary Public's signature)

Notary Public

(Personalized seal)

Vertification:

State of Texas

County of _________

Before me, a notary public, on this day personally appeared (name of the school official who signed the document) , known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing document and, being duly sworn, declared that the statements therein contained are true and correct.

(Notary Public's signature)

Notary Public

(Personalized seal)

Acknowledgment (individual capacity):

State of Texas

County of _________

This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name of the school official who signed the document) .

(Notary Public's signature)

Notary Public

(Personalized seal)

Jurat:

State of Texas

County of _________

Sworn to and subscribed before me on (date) by (name of the school official who signed the document) .

(Notary Public's signature)

Notary Public

(Personalized seal)

Acknowledgment (representative capacity):

State of Texas

County of _________

This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name of the school official who signed the document) as (title, e.g. Principal, Registrar, etc.) of (name of the school) .

(Notary Public's signature)

Notary Public

(Personalized seal)

What is a "personalized Seal"?

question answer "Personalized Seal" the the above and below examples means a seal containing the words "Notary Public, State of Texas" around a star of five points, the notary public's name, and the date the notary public's commission expires. For notaries commissioned and recommissioned on and after January 1, 2016, the seal must also contain the notary public's Secretary of State ID number.

Can a notary certify a copy of a transcript?

question answer Yes, the State of Texas allows copy certification by notaries public. However, please check with the receiving foreign school / agency if they will accept a notarized copy. Many foreign schools require an original transcript signed by the school principal or registrar.

In case a notarized copy is acceptable, the notary should use the following notarial certificate:

Certified copy of a non-recordable document:

State of Texas

County of _________

On this day of , 20 , I certify that the preceding or attached document, is a true, exact, complete, and unaltered copy made by me of (description of the document) presented to me by the document custodian, (name of the document custodian) , and that, to the best of my knowledge, the photocopied document is neither a public record nor a publicly recordable document, certified copies of which are available from an official source other than a notary.

(Notary Public's signature)

Notary Public

(Personalized seal)

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important The document must be signed. The signature must be original.

The document must be dated within the last five years.

The document must be properly notarized by a Texas Notary Public. The notary must use a notarial certificate, otherwise the document cannot be apostilled.

Recordable documents that are issued by a statewide agency/officer and are not permitted to be certified by a notary public. This recordable documents include

-Documents issued by a county official, city or local registrar
• Certified copies of Marriage licenses, Divorce decrees, Probated wills, Judgments, Birth/death certificates, etc.
- Vehicle title histories

- Documents issued by Texas Secretary of State: Articles of Incorporation/Organization, Certificates of Status, etc.

Sample notarial certificates

Jurat:

(for powers or attorney, affidavits, statements, letters, etc.)

State of Texas

County of _________

Sworn to and subscribed before me on (date) by (name of the signer) .

(Notary Public's signature)

Notary Public

(Personalized seal)

Acknowledgment (individual capacity):

(for powers or attorney, affidavits, statements, letters, etc.)

State of Texas

County of _________

Before me, (name of the Notary Public) , Notary Public, on this day personally appeared (name of the signer) , known to me (or proved to me on the oath or through description of identity card or other document) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.

Given under my hand and seal of office this day of , 20 .

(Notary Public's signature)

Notary Public

(Personalized seal)

Acknowledgment (representative capacity):

(for corporate powers or attorney, affidavits, statements, letters, etc.)

State of Texas

County of _________

This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name of the signer) as (title, position, e.g. President, Vice President, etc.) of (name of the company) .

(Notary Public's signature)

Notary Public

(Personalized seal)

Vertification:

(for powers or attorney, affidavits, statements, letters, etc.)

State of Texas

County of _________

Before me, a notary public, on this day personally appeared (name of the signer) , known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing document and, being duly sworn, declared that the statements therein contained are true and correct.

(Notary Public's signature)

Notary Public

(Personalized seal)

Acknowledgment (individual capacity) II:

(for powers or attorney, affidavits, statements, letters, etc.)

State of Texas

County of _________

This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by (name of the signer) .

(Notary Public's signature)

Notary Public

(Personalized seal)

Certified copy of a non-recordable document:

State of Texas

County of _________

(Notary Public's signature)

Notary Public

(Personalized seal)

What is a "personalized Seal"?

Can a Texas notary certify a copy of a document?

question answer Yes, the State of Texas allows copy certification by notaries public. However, the following documents cannot be copy-certified:

vital records (birth, marriage, death certificates)
court issued documents (divorce records)
vehicle titles

Copies of diploams and transcripts can be copy certified. Please check with the receiving foreign school / agency if they will accept a notarized copy. Many foreign schools require an original transcript signed by the school principal or registrar.

In case a notarized copy is acceptable, the notary should use the following notarial certificate:

Certified copy of a non-recordable document:

State of Texas

County of _________

(Notary Public's signature)

Notary Public

(Personalized seal)

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Texas apostille guidelines

The following documents qualify for Texas apostilles:

notarized by a Texas notary public (Recordable documents, such as birth certificates, may not be certified by a notary public

vital records signed by Texas State Registrar

vital records issued by local, city or town registrars

documents issued by Texas courts

document issued by a county official including certified copies of marriage licenses, divorce decrees, probated wills, judgments, birth/death certificates, etc.

certified copies issued by Texas Secretary of State

Texas apostille tips

tip 2 All documents submitted bor apostilles must be issued within the last FIVE years.

tip 2

Birth and death certificates: documents submitted for authentication must be recently issued certified copies (issued within the last 5 years).

tip 2 Marriage certificates should be issued by the Clerk of the court where the marriage took place.

tip 2 Divorce decrees must be issued by a district judge.

tip 2 Notarized documents: Texas Secretary of State will not issue an apostille if your document contains the words "notario publico"!

School transcripts and diplomas:

The school records presented for apostilles must be notarized. Follow one of these procedures:

Notarization of ORIGINAL school records would require you to have the school official sign an affidavit in the presence of the notary public.
For notarization of a PHOTOCOPY of the original school record, the owner of the original document must sign an affidavit on the photocopy, in the presence of the notary public. In either case, the notary must complete the appropriate notarial certificate acknowledging the date the signer appeared before him/her.

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

Acceptable notarial certificates:

What is a "personalized Seal"?

Can a notary certify a copy of a transcript?

Texas notary apostilles: How do you prepare a Texas power of attorney, affidavit, consent, copy of passport or ID, etc. for an apostille?

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Sample notarial certificates

What is a "personalized Seal"?

Can a Texas notary certify a copy of a document?

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