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[expat2001]

Im suppose to start a job this Friday ( JAN 4 ). However , I still havent even had an interview with the Korean Consulate ( KC). I finally called the KC and was told that thye ; KC, have tried to call me in the past to arrange an interview. I then asked , why they didnt try to e mail me. I wasnt even answered. I dont believe them for a second. I was then told the reason it took so long for me to be given an interview time was that I forgot to submit certain pieces of materrial with my application .I told the consulate that I had sent those pieces to Korea , as the recruiter instructed.KC informed that both myself and the recruiter were wrong , and that I must have the pieces before the interview.I ask the KC if they could contact the reruiter , ..I was told Ii have to do it

So I call and e mail the recruiter to tell them what was happenging.I asked the recruitter to sort things out ( which is what they are being paid for). The RECRUITER told me , that I would have to solve this problem

My question is , has anyone out there experienced similar problems??
As I mentioned , Im suppose to start on Jan 4 . However I foresee another 1-2 weeks before I get this mess cleared up and go to Korea
I get the feeling that I will somehow get screwed when Ii arrive in korea , 1-2 weeks late

[diablo3]

Well, they asked for multiple contact details and did not use them all. Their fault to not contact you.

Also, if you are worried about all this, maybe you should take this with a grain of salt and just find another job. Remember, you are learning about the process, the school is learning about the process, and the consulate has no idea what they are doing and therefore are learning about the process themselves. Also, if you are worried about being screwed, it probably is your chance to pull out while it is early.

[expat2001]

What I failed to mention was that the RECRUITER NOW HAS MY BS AND my Education degree. I f I were to bail , i dont know how id get them back

[spliff]

^ Just it, you'd be kissing those parchments goodbye. But, no one to blame but yourself for sending them them......

[diablo3]

Does this new changed process for E2 visas require you to send original degrees and results?

[expat2001]

I was told tha the government only accept the real degrees .Back in nov when i signed .Very few seemed to know what was going on .

[R. S. Refugee]

[Atavistic]

[Draz]

[Norith]

Your recruiter doesn't care about you. Like the poster above stated, everyone who's job is directly tied to implementing the new E-2 changes will have no concrete information on how to make things run smoothly.

What document did the KC say that you needed to bring with you for the interview?

R.S. Refugee: When did you get the consulate to make a copy of your degree for you? I got a visa at the end of November, and the consulate in the U.S. made it pretty clear that there were no more Korean Consulates willing to provide that service. In July '07, Korea joined the Hague Convention, which means that Korea is supposed to accept notarized/apostilled documents instead of having to validate them through the KC.

[PastImperfect]

[Bibbitybop]

I believe the interview with the consulate idea was scrapped unless you were a "suspicious" applicant.

Also, in 2006, I never had to send my official degree anywhere. I got official copies made and notorized by my university and sent those copies to the secretary of state for their confirmation. Then, that can be sent to the Korean consulate for your visa through the mail.

Long process, but it beats ever having your degree in anyone else's hands.

[Young FRANKenstein]

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