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mick
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 Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:37 pm Post subject: further proof that i graduated |
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| I have been working at a public elementary school in Gyeonggi-do for over a year and now GEPIK have requested further proof that I graduated from my university. I provided them with my degree certificate and official transcripts before I started the job but now they also want me to provide them with a link that will take them to a database in my university's website which contains a list of all graduates. The problem is my university's website dosen't contain such a database. Has anyone else faced the same problem and if so what did you give GEPIK as further proof? |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Step 1. Bend over touch your toes.
Step 2. Wiggle buttocks side to side.
Step 3. Repeat "Kiss it, kiss it,kiss it"
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Tell them that you are not Korean and do not feel the need to cheat on your qualifications. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| For the past year just about every month the head of English at my school has had to ask me for some more information - what unis I graduated from, when, in what disciplines, etc., etc. I don't really care, myself. |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: further proof that i graduated |
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| mick wrote: |
| I have been working at a public elementary school in Gyeonggi-do for over a year and now GEPIK have requested further proof that I graduated from my university. I provided them with my degree certificate and official transcripts before I started the job but now they also want me to provide them with a link that will take them to a database in my university's website which contains a list of all graduates. The problem is my university's website dosen't contain such a database. Has anyone else faced the same problem and if so what did you give GEPIK as further proof? |
Ditto my university. I jsut went into my email, printed off an alum letter. I said, "You can call them and verify it yourself if you need to." |
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thu_tinh
Joined: 27 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
Tell them that you are not Korean and do not feel the need to cheat on your qualifications. |
ouch.
how many times do we need to prove graduation? |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: further proof that i graduated |
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| mick wrote: |
| I have been working at a public elementary school in Gyeonggi-do for over a year and now GEPIK have requested further proof that I graduated from my university. I provided them with my degree certificate and official transcripts before I started the job but now they also want me to provide them with a link that will take them to a database in my university's website which contains a list of all graduates. The problem is my university's website dosen't contain such a database. Has anyone else faced the same problem and if so what did you give GEPIK as further proof? |
Happened to me last week after handing over ANOTHER sealed transcript 2 weeks prior. I just told my co-teacher that my college is small and doesn't do all that crap. That seemed to be the end of that. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Korean agencies don't seem to understand the concept of personal privacy, from education to medical records. My university required students to fill out privacy release forms. If you didn't tell the uni it was ok to release information, they won't release it. |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject: Re: further proof that i graduated |
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| Atavistic wrote: |
| "You can call them and verify it yourself if you need to." |
You'd think that would be the obvious solution. But.... |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: Re: further proof that i graduated |
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| marlow wrote: |
| Atavistic wrote: |
| "You can call them and verify it yourself if you need to." |
You'd think that would be the obvious solution. But.... |
The thing is, she had that address for the uni clearinghouse, it was on the official memo, but for whatever reason, they don't want to do it. |
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SeoulFinn
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
Location: 1h from Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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I've lately read many stories like yours. Could it be that Korean employers don't trust their own immigration officials to do their jobs? Furthermore, maybe they're afraid of repercussions from the authorities if something is wrong with the degree? Anyway, I've difficulties to believe that this is the case.
It should be enough for you to remind your boss, that at the time you applied for your visa, the Korean immigration checked everything. What further proof does he need? Obviously everything is in order, because otherwise you wouldn't be working in Korea, now would you? |
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genezorm
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
Location: Mokpo
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Korean agencies don't seem to understand the concept of personal privacy, from education to medical records. My university required students to fill out privacy release forms. If you didn't tell the uni it was ok to release information, they won't release it. |
I fail to see the logic behind submitting official seal and stamped transcripts for every job, one would think after immigration has verified that one graduated university...there would be no need to give additional details every week |
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patongpanda
Joined: 06 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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My school has just got the memo from GEPIK requesting verification of my university certificate.
My university doesn't give private info out due to the Data Protection Act in the UK. I could get them to send a confirmation fax I suppose but it could take some time. School wants it done by the 9th.
So they said I had to get a printout of the names of the graduates of my class from www.studentclearinghouse.org I told them that only some American universites are available there. Then my co-teacher's head exploded. |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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| genezorm wrote: |
| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Korean agencies don't seem to understand the concept of personal privacy, from education to medical records. My university required students to fill out privacy release forms. If you didn't tell the uni it was ok to release information, they won't release it. |
I fail to see the logic behind submitting official seal and stamped transcripts for every job, one would think after immigration has verified that one graduated university...there would be no need to give additional details every week |
Welcome to Korea, logic can go F* itself |
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marlow
Joined: 06 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| School wants it done by the 9th. |
Because their supervisor says jump this high, they do it. Since as a foreigner you're lower on the Confucius hierarchy you're supposed to jump higher and faster. Who cares if the requests are not realistic - no one is supposed to point that out. |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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| patongpanda wrote: |
My school has just got the memo from GEPIK requesting verification of my university certificate.
My university doesn't give private info out due to the Data Protection Act in the UK. I could get them to send a confirmation fax I suppose but it could take some time. School wants it done by the 9th.
So they said I had to get a printout of the names of the graduates of my class from www.studentclearinghouse.org I told them that only some American universites are available there. Then my co-teacher's head exploded. |
My school's not on that list. How not surprising  |
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