Korean Job Discussion Forums

Justin Hale · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Location: the Straight Talk Express

I know it's different now (or is it? buggered if I know - I'm just so glad I'm leaving and this crap doesn't affect me) but in 2005 the basic disclosure was fine.

Julius · Joined: 27 Jul 2006

What if you can't provide proof of your current adress??? Rolling Eyes

This is the new snag I've hit with applying for a crim. rec. check. They want proof of my current adress. How on earth do I do that? My current adress in korea is temporary so I'm using my friends adress as my postal adress.

Combined with the fact it took me about 2 hours to sort out a bank cheque for 10 pounds at the bank here,..this is such a *beeping* headache............

Julius · Joined: 27 Jul 2006

Slaps · Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Location: Sitting on top of the world

I have just been asked to provide a check.

The school have told me to contact the British Embassy.

A local check looks like it can take 40 days.
What should I do??

Dome Vans · Guest

JLE · Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:01 pm Post subject:

Pure speculation, i realise, but i have a Subject access thingy from my local police and from Scotland Yard (national) [not CRB] but it is dated December 2005. I'm in Korea now and i've been back in the UK for one brief period since then (a few weeks). Do you think there's any chance of immigration accepting it when the time comes to renew my visa?

I'm tempted just to submit it, try my luck, and claim ignorance.

I've not actually committed any crimes since then, but i don't think in this climate even an Englishman's word would be enough. Wink

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

^^ Embassy will tell you to contact your local constabulary.

Dome Vans · Guest

Slaps · Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Location: Sitting on top of the world

Thanks for the advice.

I've got all the forms done for the Subject Access check but I need to know if we have to get this apostillised??

nautilus · Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

If you photocopy thesubject access form it comes up with a watermark saying - copy

Take the original and photocopy it in front of themand say look that's a copy this is original you ignorant twit

elzoog · Joined: 18 Dec 2007

I am American but I think this logic applies to British in Korea as well. I have heard rumors that people have to go back to their home country to get the criminal background check done or that it will take too long, yadda yadda yadda.

Think about it logically from a Korean perspective. I'm sure you guys can relate to the fact that when a Korean wants you to work, he wanted you to start yesterday. So imagine how the Korean is going to react when he finds out he has to wait, more than a few days, for you to go back to your home country, get the criminal background check, and then come back to Korea. Do you think the Korean employer is going to stand for that?

If the rumors are true, there will be tons of Korean ESL employers making loud protests to the immigration office, if they aren't doing so already.

I think the more probable outcome of this will be, that you will have to get a criminal background check and the worst that will happen (other than "murderer" appearing on the report) is that you will have to take a whole day or part of a day off of work to go to a Korean immigration office, fill out some paperwork, pay a small fee (that your employer might even give you) and then they will process it.

But what's actually more likely than that is you will be able to do it over the web and have the British, the Canadian, the US, or whatever country you are from, government or police, do it and then snail mail the result to your employer.

Personally, I don't mind the hassle. I can take a day off of work to do the medical and criminal background check.

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

^ Great, thanks for your input from over the pond. I'm sure it will be helpful.

pjmancktelow · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Location: Seoul

i have my subject access request in hand now, i spoke with the korean embassy in london and they said the foreign office can legalise the document for me, they also said that to get a copy of my degree notarized that they no longer do it and to go to the foreign office. now im reading that there is an apostille service in coventry and they want over �60 per document! the FCO want �27, a big difference. i will call the korean embassy again tommorrow i think.

Sapa · Joined: 05 Nov 2007

keep us all up to date with it PJ as alot of us will be going through with it all in the next few months. Seems like few people have any hard facts yet about what actually needs doing so it will be awesome for you to tell us all exactly what you have had to to, what needs notorizing and where etc.