Authentication of Certificate of Enrollment

Item	Description
Consular Jurisdiction	Our office provides document authentication services for documents issued in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. We are unable to process documents issued outside of our jurisdiction. Please contact the appropriate Taiwan overseas mission for verification. If you are unsure which office has jurisdiction, please refer to the Jurisdiction Inquiry Page.
Application Methods	- By Mail: Please choose a reliable courier service and send via registered mail. Address: 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2006, Houston, Texas 77046 (please indicate "Document Authentication Section"). - In-Person: Please refer to our office hours. - Through a Representative: The applicant must complete a Power of Attorney, have it notarized, and sign in person. The representative must present the notarized document, a Valid ID, and all required paperwork when applying on behalf of the applicant.
Required Documents	Completed Document Authentication Application Form Please submit one original and one photocopy of a valid Republic of China (Taiwan) passport or a foreign passport. The original passport will be returned after verification. If applying by mail, please submit a photocopy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) passport only. For non–ROC nationals, please submit a photocopy of the foreign passport notarized by a Notary Public. Please submit the original Certificate of Enrollment. ※The Certificate of Enrollment must be sent directly by the school, and the sender must be the school. Documents not sent directly by the issuing school will not be accepted. ※At present, this office does not accept electronic Certificates of Enrollment. ※For direct mailing, please choose one of the following methods: 1. Request the school to mail the paper document in a sealed, unopened envelope directly to our office at: 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2006, Houston, Texas 77046 2. Request the document to be mailed in paper form to our office through a verified third-party online system.
Issuance / Pick-up Time	In-person application or application submitted by an authorized representative: Processing time is five (5) business days. Application by mail: The authenticated document will be mailed within one month after this office receives the application. ※Please note that the actual processing time is subject to the date on which the application and the Certificate of Enrollment sent directly by the school are received, as well as the circumstances of individual cases. ※Please indicate the date on which you requested the school to mail the Certificate of Enrollment directly at the bottom of the Application Form for Document Authentication, so that this office may track the delivery schedule. ※If the required document is not received from the school within one month, the application will be returned in accordance with standard procedures.
Fees	USD $15 per document. Payment accepted via cash, money order, or cashier’s check. Personal checks are not accepted. Please make sure the check is payable to "TECO in Houston."
Pick-Up Options	In-Person or by Representative: Please bring the receipt. Documents not collected within 3 months will not be stored by our office. Mail-in Applicants: In-person pick-up is recommended. You may pick up documents during counter hours after receiving a notification. Return Mailing in the U.S.: If you cannot pick up documents in person, you may authorize our office to mail them to a U.S. address. We do not mail documents to Taiwan. Our office only assists with mailing by dropping documents into a postal box. We are not responsible for damage, delays, or loss during mailing and will not reissue lost documents. Before mailing documents to us, please: 1. Prepare a return envelope with proper postage 2. For USPS, use Priority Mail Express® Flat Rate Envelope ($33). Clearly write the recipient's name and address using a Priority Mail Express® Label 3. If you are requesting our office to purchase postage stamps, payment must be made by a separate check If the applicant is in Taiwan and has no one in the U.S. to collect the documents, please prepare an international return mail envelope (e.g., USPS Priority Mail Express International, $76) and include the recipient’s full name and address in both English and Chinese. If using other courier services (UPS, FedEx, DHL): Do not include our office information on the shipping label. The sender’s address must be that of the applicant or a family member. If the return envelope does not meet our or USPS requirements, you will be asked to provide corrections or pick up the documents in person.
Pre-submission Checklist	□ All required documents □ Authentication fee: $15 per document □ Return envelope with sufficient postage (not needed if picking up in person)