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azzwell · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:30 pm Post subject: the stupidity

does anyone know if the last part of this statement is true, specifically if you want to renew your visa you have to go home?
s of December 2007, the E2 visa process will be changed.

All new teachers will be required to do the following (in addition to current visa procedures):

1) A criminal background check
2) A medical check
3) An interview with a consol at their local Korean Consulate

Furthermore, for all teachers currently in Korea who want to renew their contracts:

1) There will be no more VISA runs to Japan. All VISAs must be obtained in the teachers' home countries.
2) VISA will not be renewable in Korea. At the completion of one year, if the teacher decides to stay at their current school, they must return to their home country and obtain their VISA there.
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Newbie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

That sounds pretty fricked up. But, I do always go home after each contract, so no problem for me.

da_moler · Joined: 11 Nov 2006

OP, is this really true?

Where did you get this information from?

MarionG · Joined: 14 Sep 2006

I second, from where did this information come? It's completely illogical (yes, I know this is Korea, where logic comes to ....you know) but gosh, it's kinda silly too, and Koreans don't specialize in silly...

azzwell · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:56 pm Post subject:

got this from page five of the criminal record check, someone on their said that a recruiter emailed this to him/her. I am trying to find out if it is true. Stupid K-immigration #%@&ER(ERq@35352^627815%$$$$@$$@$@@holes!

azzwell · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:59 pm Post subject:

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=103287&start=45
here is the link, it is the second entry from the top.
Again, it is from a recruiter but I do want to find out if it is true or if someone is blowing sweet smoke.

Zolt · Joined: 18 May 2006

If that's really true, one guy named Christopher Paul Neil deserves to burn in the seven fires of hell, while being flayed and rolled in salt and rotten kimchi for prompting this new policy. Don't give a shit about the little kids.

On another note, F2ers will be kings.

But I somehow doubt immigration can be that moronic, so let's wait and see.

kingplaya4 · Joined: 14 May 2006

Koreans aren't morons like you guys like to think they are. If that policie's really on the table, they're looking to reduce the number of foreign teachers here period. Maybe someone wants all those English Hogwans taken out?

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

Saxiif · Joined: 15 May 2003 Location: Seongnam

Damn, time to finally get off my ass and file the F-2 paperwork I guess.

winterwawa · Joined: 06 May 2007

Don't know about the VISA runs, but the criminal check is for real, at least according to

http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2882026

anyone have information about being required to return to the home country to renew?

jinju · Joined: 22 Jan 2006

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

If that's true than thankfully my visa's good until August 2008. I can sit back, relax, and watch everything go to shit.

Treefarmer · Joined: 29 May 2007

meh

i would love to see the hagwon system collapse

komerican · Joined: 17 Dec 2006