To be able to secure employment overseas you will need a work visa. Your employer will usually apply for this for you, but you first need to get your qualifications attested. This process may seem strange and something you may never have heard of, but it is put in place so that countries can confirm that the qualifications that you hold are genuine and relevant to the role.
This is a simple three stage process:
Notarisation
Firstly, check with your new employer which documents need to be attested and then get a licensed notary public to certify that your degree/teaching certificate(s) is a true and legal document in your home country.
Authentication
Next you will need to contact the Department of Foreign Affairs in your home country so that you can get your certificate(s) recognised by the embassy as an acceptable qualification in your country.
Attestation
Finally, if the country you’re going to requires attestation, you need their embassy in your home country to verify that your certificate(s) is recognised as a true and legal document.
