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ironmaninkorea · Joined: 22 Nov 2007 Location: SEOUL

the korean consulate website in nyc and other cities in the US says that to get an e2 teaching visa you need a letter of reference notarized, what is this? i never heard of this? neither did my school. is this outdated information? the websites do not mention meds, criminal checks, so i'm guessing this was an old rule. is this true?

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

Mine didn't get notarized. They are welcome to contact my references.

ironmaninkorea · Joined: 22 Nov 2007 Location: SEOUL

could you explain more?

am i confused but does the consulate mean a letter of invitation from your employer or do they want a reference letter notarized? and don't say ask the consulate because they are the same consulate which gave me two different answers about notarizing degrees.. go figure

hogwonguy1979 · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: the racoon den

NOTHING about this, med checks, criminal history, interviews or the like on the Houston consulate website

heck they have nothing about the new e2 requirements

sojourner1 · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:46 am Post subject:

I can tell this is boiling down to one big commingled mess where no one is on the same sheet of music.

A part of working with Korea is: (drum roll) I hate for others such as your boss, co teachers, and government offices to tell you, "yea, we will have it for you soon enough," and then they wait until the last minute to produce disorganized incongruent info. They then wonder why you failed to do it their way in the manner they wanted or needed when they just kept telling you to wait until the last minute for them to do their dang jobs. You then talk to the several parties involved in a situation and they all tell you different things. Guess who is wrong. You!

I am almost getting frustrated to the point of just calling it off.

I am considering waiting a few months before coming back over just to see what the heck is going on while I explore other career options just to cover my bases in case I don't really want to teach in Korea again.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

E-2 visas do not require letters of recommendations. Specific employers might, but having them say that have to be notarized or apostillized is stupid. They could send out an email or phone call to the author in order to discuss your letters. Don't worry about having "official seals" on letters of recommendations. They are not a visa/immigration issue.