Frans Wind

Hi TS, thanks for the reply. My girlfriend is Scottish. She has accepted a job for an American University but wants to fil the 18 month gap by accepting a parttime job as private teacher in Abu Dhabi. I warned her if they stamp the original Master's degree she can do state board exams in the USA again. Which are, to us the British term "Bloody Expensive". Anyhow I forwarded the links to her with the request to really think it over twice.

Thanks,

Frans

Singlemom

Frans, they only stamp copies..they didn't touch my degrees!

Frans Wind

Hi Singlemom,

I'll let Sheila (my GF) know that. As for me? Well I paid for my BS and MS 100% out of my own pocket, as they both are internationally recognized degrees. I checked here in Holland with the Ministry of Education as for the re-confirmation of authenticity I mean. Holland is, like so many countries in Europe addapting the same attitude as the Americans, meaning "Just submit a photocopy, the damn thing is real..."

So unfortunally I hade no other choice then to (kindly) request my potentionally new employer in Dubai to find a way to bypass the "UAE Bullshit" or write off the idea of employing a Dutch National.

Frans

lillygirl

Noooo - they stamped all over my original.

And all the ink has gone through so the front looks a state.

And it is full - no room for no more stamps

Frans Wind

That basically means... Your degree(s) now has the same value as toilet paper. That is in the eye's of the Germans, Belgiums, French, Italians and yes, the USA as well. Expensive little joke if you ask me.

lillygirl

Excellent.........

Frans Wind

Sorry, no insult intended LG...

Just have friends that learned it the hard way, I mean where forced to under go the State Board Exams again. That made me extra carefull. Accepting a job in the UAE would be nice, but if I come back to Holland just to find out mt degree's are worth shit due to the stamps? No thank you...

Truth Speak

Hey LG, don't worry, you can get a new one down Karama...apparently better than the real thing.......

Frans Wind

Hahaha... Like your style TS!!!! Wish the same applied for the Dutch degree's (Was actually told by a cumstomer of mine that possibility excisted)

lillygirl

In the UK you are never expected to show your degree certificate, employees just accept your word for it. As a result I didn't really worry about giving it in and having it stamped. But if necessary I could always get a copy from the uni.

And no insult taken!

lillygirl

Right, will get one saying I have a Doctorate Quantum Physics - then maybe I will earn an amazing salary

Do you think I could carry it off??

Frans Wind

Hi LG,

Didn't know you could get copies of them again in the UK. Then ignore my remarks okay? Holland doesn't issue copies again.

Truth Speak

Is this the one that calculates relative speeds past speed cameras??

Singlemom

Weird...and worrying!
My degree is French and I was told by my company to
1/ make a copy,
2/ have it certified by the school and the municipality in France,
3/ send it to the french Ministry of foreign affairs that also stamped it
4/ and the UAE embassy in Paris.

Everything on the copy!

Truth Speak

A quick question here. Is anyone actually in the same line of work as they received the degree for ?