How do you prepare a Montana high school, college, university transcript for an apostille?
Transcripts, report cards, and attendance records are considered official public records and copies of these documents must be certified by an authorized school official and then the official’s signature must be notarized.
Sample certification:
Can a notary certify a copy of a transcript?
There are two types of school documents that are routinely required to be submitted for apostille or authentication – transcripts and diplomas. These documents are handled somewhat differently due to their classification as “public” vs “private” records in Montana. A transcript is considered a public record and must be certified by a school official and then the official’s signature must be notarized. Montana Notaries Public are not allowed to certify copies of transcripts. An original diploma, on the other hand, can be copied and certified by any notary public.
Here’s an example of how a properly certified copy of a diploma should look:
