North Dakota transcript apostille requirements

How do you prepare a North Dakota 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 ]

According to the North Dakota Secretary of State, the following must be submitted:

Copy of the transcript, including:

Student's full name
Numerical class year in school (example: 9, 10, 11, 12)
Academic year (example: 2010 – 2011)
School's name and address

Official letter signed by the principal or individual who has the same authority, which contains:

Official school seal
Student's full name
Statement that the student has met all the requirements of the school

An original acknowledgement page attached to each of the above documents.

Acceptable notarial certificates:

Notarial certificates can be typed, printed, or handwritten in ink. The notary may prepare the certificate on a separate page and attach it to the document containing the notarized signature. If the certificate is on a separate page, it may be beneficial to add additional wording for extra security, such as:

"This notary certificate is prepared on a separate page and is attached to the document entitled _______________________, containing _________ (__) pages by means of __________ (staple, glue, tape).

Acknowledgment in an individual capacity:

State of North Dakota

County of _________

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

(Signature of notarial officer)

Notary Public [ Notary stamp ]

My commission expires:

Acknowledgment in a representative capacity:

State of North Dakota

County of _________

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

(Signature of notarial officer)

Notary Public [ Notary stamp ]

My commission expires:

Jurat (verification on oath or affirmation):

State of North Dakota

County of _________

Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on (date) by (name of the school official who signed the document) .

(Signature of notarial officer)

Notary Public [ Notary stamp ]

My commission expires:

Witnessing or attesting a signature:

State of North Dakota

County of _________

Signed [ or attested ] before me on (date) by (name of the school official who signed the document) .

(Signature of notarial officer)

Notary Public [ Notary stamp ]

My commission expires:

Can a notary certify a copy of a transcript?

question answer Yes, the State of North Dakota 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.

Also, the North Dakota Secretary of State has specific requirements regarding school documents (see above). We would not recommend copy certification of a transcript by a notary public.

In case there is no other way to get a notarized original of the transcript, the notary should use the following notarial certificate: ( sample from CHAPTER 44-06.1 REVISED UNIFORM LAW ON NOTARIAL ACT):

Copy certification:

State of North Dakota

County of _________

I certify that this is a true and correct copy of a record in the possession of (name of the document custodian) .

Dated: (date)

(Signature of notarial officer)

Notary Public [ Notary stamp ]

My commission expires:

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

Acceptable notarial certificates:

Can a notary certify a copy of a transcript?

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