TEFL apostille for Americans
Going abroad? Your UK-issued TEFL certificate can make the apostille step surprisingly simple.
Your nationality doesn't decide where a document is apostilled. The issuing jurisdiction matters. StudyTEFL certificates are UK-issued, so Americans don't need to turn the TEFL certificate into a US document first.
For most Hague Convention destinations, our UK partner can take the digital StudyTEFL certificate through solicitor certification and the UK FCDO apostille process, then courier the finished paperwork to you.
Why this can feel simpler than apostilling a US-issued academic document: US authentication can depend on whether a document is state or federally issued, and US academic credentials may first need authentication by the state that issued them. StudyTEFL's UK route is centralized through the UK service we use. The documents aren't identical, so this isn't a like-for-like claim about every US apostille.
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Finish the courseReceive your digital StudyTEFL certificate.
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Order the UK serviceThe standard StudyTEFL apostille service is currently £80, plus delivery.
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Email the certificateYou don't need to travel to the UK.
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They handle the UK stagesSolicitor certification and the UK FCDO apostille.
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Receive it by courierDelivery can be arranged to the USA or abroad.