GGD users answer the question: What does a certified copy mean?

Help question: "... submit a certified TOEFL or IELTS score report (with official scores). Mail it before May 15. As our examination committee does not accept regular copies of diplomas, you need to submit certified/legal copies of your diplomas and transcripts. ”。 I called to ask, but the translation degree certificate stamped with the school seal and the English transcript stamped with the school seal I submitted were not certified copies. . Excuse me, master, what does certified copy mean? Should I send the original IELTS? How to handle the degree certificate and transcript of the certified copy? Question and answer: Netizen: It's a notarial certificate. Under normal circumstances, academic degrees need notarization. I remember that many schools only need the seal of the school education department and put it in an envelope with a riding seal. Refer to the school specifically. The notarial certificate has an original and a copy. The original should be one or two hundred and one copies (in different places). The copy is actually a copy of the original, but it is stamped with the seal of the notary office, just like the original, but it is missing dozens of pieces. If you don't have a copy, you can take the original to the notary office for copying. Send it to school, just take a copy and send it there. As far as I know, some schools are a little looser, but at least they should be packed in an envelope and sealed with a riding seal. However, it is best to do notarization, and finally when applying for a visa. Even if the school lets you go, the immigration department may not agree. Pubilcxz: It doesn't matter whether it's fair or not, as long as you have a public red head stamp in black and white. In other words, what foreign countries get is that every page is stamped in red. Or notarized. The notarial certificate should be sent by original mail.