How do you prepare a Wyoming 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:
The signature of the school official must be notarized by a Wyoming Notary Public. The notary must use a notarial certificate, otherwise the document cannot be apostilled. The best notarial certificate would be the Acknowledgment (Title 32 - Notaries Public)
Acknowledgment (individual capacity):
Other acceptable notarial certificates (Title 32 - Notaries Public)
Acknowledgment (representative capacity):
Witnessing or attesting a signature:
Jurat:
Loose certificates attached to the document
If no notarial certificate is present on a document, and the notary is willing, the following short form notarial certificates may be printed, completed and then secured to documents being notarized. It is a good idea to reference the name of the document on the notarial certificate to prevent its removal and placement on another document which the notary may not have witnessed.
Acknowledgment (individual capacity):
Witnessing or attesting a signature:
Acknowledgment (representative capacity):
Jurat:
Can a notary certify a copy of a transcript?
Yes, the State of Wyoming 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 for copy (Title 32 - Notaries Public):
Witnessing or attesting a signature:
