Graduates from UK universities who are seeking employment abroad, or who are looking to continue their education at a foreign university, will often be required to provide a notarised copy of their degree certificate.
As a notary the contents of my certificate are relied on around the world as being a statement of truth. In the case of notarising a copy of a degree certificate I am required not merely to confirm that the copy is a "true and complete copy of the original" but also to satisfy myself that the degree certificate is genuine. This is done on-line through the Higher Education Degree Datacheck (“HEDD”). HEDD includes all 165 publicly funded universities and colleges in the UK, plus the University of Buckingham, that report their student outcomes to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). HEDD covers all recognised degree-awarding bodies, including merged institutions, name changes and new institutions, as reported to HESA from 1990 onwards.
Verification may be instant, though this requires the university to have uploaded its records onto HEDD. Currently Sheffield Hallam University, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham and University of Essex offer online verifications of awards via HEDD. In other cases the enquiry has to be submitted to the university for checking manually and the result issued to me. This may take a few days.
I'm pleased to announce that I have introduced a fixed fee for dealing with this. For an all inclusive fee of £100 I will check the authenticity of the degree certificate on HEDD, notarise it with my certificate and seal of office and return it to you by Royal Mail Special Delivery Post.
There's no need to make an appointment - all I need is your degree certificate and some form of ID.
For an extra all inclusive fee of £61.60 I can even deal with obtaining legalisation at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office if this is required by the overseas employer or university.
I have produced an Information Pack for prospective clients. Download it here or email me for a copy at nlo@notary-public-hull.co.uk for further details
