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pidgin
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:19 am Post subject: Thai workers |
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Does ANYONE have a Thai wife or girlfriend in Korea who was able to find legit work??
(No sex industry / massage references please.)
My girl is 30, upper intermediate English skill, cool, laid back and so on.
I'd like to have her here with me. We're not married. I know this is a tough nut to crack, but I gotta' try.
ANYONE??
PM me with useful information,please.
(I'm in Bundang)
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:18 am Post subject: Re: Thai workers |
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| pidgin wrote: |
Does ANYONE have a Thai wife or girlfriend in Korea who was able to find legit work??
(No sex industry / massage references please.)
My girl is 30, upper intermediate English skill, cool, laid back and so on.
I'd like to have her here with me. We're not married. I know this is a tough nut to crack, but I gotta' try.
ANYONE??
PM me with useful information,please.
(I'm in Bundang)
Thanks |
Since you are NOT married the ONLY option outside of "entertainer" would be industrial worker or industrial trainee.
The processing time would be on average between 1 and 2 years from starting to look for work to visa approval. There is a LONG list of applicants from SE asia seeking these jobs - as bad as they are they are still better then most opportunities in their home countries.
http://www.eps.go.kr/wem/en/contents/important.jsp |
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pidgin
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:01 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply.
If we were to marry, what sorts of options might open up for her??
She has a 4 year uni. degree and currently works for a well-known (foreign-owned and operated) real estate company in Bkk as a secretary/personal assistant.
Thanks again for any ideas. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:05 am Post subject: |
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| pidgin wrote: |
Thanks for the reply.
If we were to marry, what sorts of options might open up for her??
She has a 4 year uni. degree and currently works for a well-known (foreign-owned and operated) real estate company in Bkk as a secretary/personal assistant.
Thanks again for any ideas. |
She would be here on an F3 (dependant family visa).
At that point she could apply to immigration for permission (not always granted) to work any job she is qualified for without regard to sponsorship. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:12 am Post subject: |
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She would be here on an F3 (dependant family visa).
At that point she could apply to immigration for permission (not always granted) to work any job she is qualified for without regard to sponsorship.
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At what age can a spouse apply for this permission. My wife has been offered jobs through my school but I've always said "no" cause I don't want her to work illegally and jeopardize her visa status w/ me. She wants so much to get out and work (part time) as all she does now is cook, clean and do the washing/ironing and then to the gym w/me every late afternoon. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:24 am Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
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She would be here on an F3 (dependant family visa).
At that point she could apply to immigration for permission (not always granted) to work any job she is qualified for without regard to sponsorship.
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At what age can a spouse apply for this permission. My wife has been offered jobs through my school but I've always said "no" cause I don't want her to work illegally and jeopardize her visa status w/ me. She wants so much to get out and work (part time) as all she does now is cook, clean and do the washing/ironing and then to the gym w/me every late afternoon. |
Anytime... but.... key words... apply for permission from immigration and qualified.
If immigration gives its blessing then it is fully legal. |
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horang
Joined: 16 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:26 am Post subject: |
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| She can get a student visa through a Korean university and study continously at a university in Korea. Foreign students are allowed to work legally. In my opinion this would be the best option if she wanted to live and work in Korea legally. |
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pidgin
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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^ Not quite what we had in mind,...but thanks for the idea.  |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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"At that point she could apply to immigration for permission (not always granted) to work any job she is qualified for without regard to sponsorship."
As my wife isn't finished uni yet, but will move here in the fall, I wonder what qualifications she would need to work at say the local kinder babysitting joint?
I know they call them hakwons, but it's really just babysitting for kids up to about 4 or 5 years old. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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If you got a fake degree from a Thai uni I'm sure they would never find out.
Immiman (calling Somchai University Nakhon Nowhere): Hello?
Thai office worker at university: Haaaallllooooo?
Immiman: Hello?
Thai office worker at university: Haaaallllooooo?
Immiman: Hello?
Thai office worker at university: Haaaallllooooo?
Immiman: Hello?
Thai office worker at university: Haaaallllooooo?
you get the idea. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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