acs online application以后要求所有的文件都公证了<br />
但是我去了公证处，他们明确表示，无法做reference letter公证的，也没有办法做证明这是certified copy of original document这样的公证<br />
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我写信问CO以前中国有没有人碰到同样的问题，他回我：<br />
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As for the employer references we have had this problem before but the applicant has managed to get the document notarized. As we are paperless I cannot accept paper copies of these documents for assessment.<br />
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那哪位是办过推荐信公证的，请指点一下，谢谢了！！
The issue with the references is that they are not certified by a public notary or Justice of the Peace which is an essential requirement for all documents to be certified in the online application.
我的《Skills Assessment Guidelines for Applicants》是4月下旬下的，是版本V12
现在再上去下就是版本Paperless V2了
粗略看了下，对于文件准备这部分，新的guide是这样写的：
Documents are required to be certified copies of original documentation.
Only PDF files will be accepted for uploading documents.
Preparing Documents –
Gather and organise all required documents to be assessed
Create copies of all original documents - (Example: Degree Certificate or Work Reference)
Have all copies certified by an authorised person - (Certified copy)
Scan & Save certified copies in a PDF file format
Upload PDF files of certified copies via the Online Application Form
由此可以推断之前浦东黄浦的反馈并非空穴来风，卢湾公证处应该是打擦边球，不管怎么说，这都是给我们方便，又给他们带来收益的好事。而且这主要是因为中国的公证业务太落后，没和世界接轨。Scott的回复的邮件里提到这些文件可以certified by a public notary or Justice of the Peace ， Justice of the Peace 我不知道是什么玩意儿，维基百科了一下，叫“太平绅士”，香港就有，如果国内也有的话这类的小事就方便很多了