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badfish · Joined: 06 Dec 2005

I've had my ARC card for two months now and I want my degree back. No I am not doing a runner, but it cost me 90 dollars and I want it back. My owner could not give a *beep* less and is "very busy these days". So can I just walk in there and get it back?

Satin · Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Location: Texas

Sit in the director's office until they give it back! Had to sit and wait four hours one time to ge mine back! It's yours and they can't keep it as ransom.

Be polite, but firm. Good ploy is to wait when the doors first open in the morning, or wait until the school is just about ready to close for the night.

It is a hagwon, right?

spyro25 · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

surely your boss has it

immi dont keep them as far as i know

they just check it and give it your boss after they checked it out.

immi dont have storage rooms for all FT's degrees

your boss has it. get it back.

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

Yes. It's yours. If they refuse, call the police. It's YOUR PROPERTY.

badfish · Joined: 06 Dec 2005

hmmm ok thanks yes it is a new hagwan and she seems like she really doesn't have it. i guess i will need to apply more pressure

thanks

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

Yeah, I agree apply more pressure on them. There are several threads in this forum and the General Discussion about letting employers have your degree and/or passport. The newbies need to wise up and listen to those on this board who have been around awhile.

If the employer needs your passport to go to immigration that's fine, but don't let them keep it. Same with your degree.

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

Immigration doesn't have your degree your hagwon owner does.
She's probably holding onto it because that is what she has been advised to do by other hagwon owners to prevent you from doing a runner.
It's your legal property, so ask her for it back.

ilovebdt

SeoulShakin · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

After two months, if your director said that immigration has your degree, she's definitely lying to you. Immigration doesn't need it to get your ARC if you already have your E-2 visa in your passport. So yeah, basically she's lying. Apply a lot more pressure. Tell her that if she can't "find" it by the end of the day, you'd like to have the hundred bucks cash so you can get a new one. That might help her look. Smile

JD1982 · Joined: 19 Apr 2007

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:37 pm Post subject:

merkurix · Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Location: Not far from the deep end.

I wouldn't try to make a scene of having a sit-in protest until you get your degree back. This happened to me my first year. Instead, all I did was ask and ask and ask at every moment that I could, lunch time, dinner time, morning, passing periods, etc:

Wonjang: Hi Merk.

Me: Hi, how are you?

Wonjang: I'm fine thank you. And you?

Me: Okay. Umm, just want to remind you that I will need my degree.

Nice, polite, persistent yet subtlely obnoxious reminders ought to do the trick. If he asks "why," answer his question with a "why" question of your own:

Wonjang: Why do you need it?

Me: Why do you need to keep it?

He eventually caved in. No fuss. Worked for me.

badfish · Joined: 06 Dec 2005

thanks i was under the impression it was just sitting at immigration collecting dust in a file somewhere now i have something to nag her about

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

Fresh Prince · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Location: The glorious nation of Korea

Your school has your degree for sure.

Young FRANKenstein