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[PatrickGHBusan]

The Korean government does not "demonize" foreigners. Some people try to do that based on their idiotic agendas. This is not a policy issue nor is it a human rights issue.

Get real please. Restrictions for the issuance of foreign worker visas are common policy the world over. Korea tightened the rules on a system that had no rules as recently as early 2000s.

A lot of people fail to graps this simple truth or refuse to deal with it and instead try to muddle this by claiming human rights abuse or some sort of laughable nefarious Korean government policy against foreigners.

However, pray tell slothrop, why would Korea welcome 20 000+ foreign teachers if it had this demonizing agenda?

I do agree with you on one point: the system could be streamlined and made more efficient when it comes to tracking documents. A database would be a giant step in that direction.

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[PatrickGHBusan]

Was not saying your agenda was idiotic. Was saying those Koreans who do demonize foreigners have an idiotic agenda. Sorry for the confusion.

Bascially the rules governing foreign workers include restrictions that differ from what is applied to citizens. This is no different from anywhere else by the way. We ARE discussion foreign workers here not permanent residents.

The restrictions are based on visa status and considering most foreign visas are sponsored this makes sense. It is not racism.

[sirius black]

In America (and I would assume Canada, UK, etc.) your employer's HR department verfies your degree. They contact your school directly.

Korean immigration does not have the manpower, time difference and time or english skills to verify our college degrees and other documents. That's why they need the apostille. I would even guess that if someone got some kind of fake emobossment they could fake that as well. The guy or gal at immigration simiply looks at it. They don't contact the school.

If one wants to bad enough they could fake the credentials. Its not that hard to get some print shop to come up with an envelope with some XYZ uni on it and you can make your own or buy fake transcripts online. Kimmi has no idea what XYZ's transcript is supposed to look like.

Hogwans are a business. They could care less for the most part. They see these requiremens as a hindrance.

Unis and some international private schools, are the exception. They will often verify these docs themselves and contact your school directly depending on the school and position. In fact, woman with a fake Yale degree has been the subject of a lawsuit the school has with Yale recently. Some funding at some unis are based on having qualified teachers in certain subjects.

The rules are so often vague and changes so often that different immigration offices accept or reject info differently. Even in asking questions. My first boss would go to the two different immigration offices nearest our city but were in our province and whomever gave him the favorable info or whatever, he'd go with that one and it wa often different and often he'd be told something on the phone and they say differently in person when he visited.

Korea is not alone. American government as well a many state and local governments have either antiquated and/or illogical requirements and procedures as well. Its a symptom of ALL governments.

So far Korea has not suffered from its occasional fits of xenophobia and addtional, time consuming, money eating requirements. If the pay in China keeps rising and the demand remains as strong as it has been, Korea may find itself trying to hang on to people. They only they will relax things is if no one is coming anymore. That seem unlikely now but who knows what the future holds. [/list]

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