Can a commissioner of oaths notarize a document?

Ushers

Hi,
I've got a question here for those in know regarding law and stuff, well its more of a favor and I would really appreciate any clarification on the subject.
So I'm applying for teaching positions in South Korea and need to send the company a bunch of documents i.e copy of my passport, notarized/Apostilled copy of my degree, notarized/apostilled police certificate etc.
Most of which is easy to obtain apart from the notarized/apostilled copies of my degree and (still pending) police cert as to get documents notarized it costs €50 quid and takes a few weeks so to save time and money I made my own copy and had it signed, stamped and dated by a commissioner of oaths however I will be really annoyed if my visa gets refused or something and would like to know whether or not having a copy of my degree declared as a true copy of the original document by a commissioner of oaths will suffice when it comes to the Korean Government.
So I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could take the time to read all that waffle I just write and give some sort of clarification.
Cheers,
Ushers

FreudianSlippers

No - you'll need a Notary and then will need to go to the DFA on Stephen's Green to have it Apostilled unfortunately.

EDIT:

List of notaries: http://www.notarypublic.ie/

Apostille: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/our-services/authenticating-documents/ (apparently there is an office in Cork too and it can also be done by post)

Robbo

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

No - you'll need a Notary and then will need to go to the DFA on Stephen's Green to have it Apostilled unfortunately.

They've moved in with the passport office on Molesworth Street now.