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Snowkr
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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 Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:37 am Post subject: Apostilled CRC not enough... need Korean notary too? |
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Hi all
I was just informed that an apostille on the criminal records check is not enough. Now they're saying it has to be notarized at the nearest Korean embassy or consulate in our home country.
I just spent the last 5 months in Korea and rushed home to get this paperwork sorted and now I'm just waiting on the apostille. Had no idea I'd have to get an additional notarization from a Korean consulate.
Has anyone else run into this? I spoke directly with an immigration official before I left Korea and he said I only needed to get the apostille from the state secretary's office. This is what I did...
I'm not freaking out yet because I live close to Washington DC but I wondered if anyone else had been made aware of this? Perhaps I just missed something... |
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Ut videam
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:47 am Post subject: |
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Don't panic. The information you've received is not accurate.
The apostille eliminates the necessity of having documents authenticated at the embassy/consulate. The only case where it's necessary to have documents authenticated/notarized at the Korean embassy/consulate is in countries that are not party to the Hague Convention (apostille treaty). In other words, Canada.
So, Canadians have to have their background checks stamped at the Korean embassy/consulate before they'll be accepted by Korean Immigration. If the check is apostilled, however, no further authentication is required. |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:21 am Post subject: |
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| Ut videam wrote: |
Don't panic. The information you've received is not accurate.
The apostille eliminates the necessity of having documents authenticated at the embassy/consulate. |
You're talking too much sense.
At the minute Korean petty officials are having a field day playing power games with paperwork.
They may change their attitude in 6 months when they realise there are no native speaker english teachers left in the country. |
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:58 am Post subject: |
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| Ut videam wrote: |
Don't panic. The information you've received is not accurate.
The apostille eliminates the necessity of having documents authenticated at the embassy/consulate. The only case where it's necessary to have documents authenticated/notarized at the Korean embassy/consulate is in countries that are not party to the Hague Convention (apostille treaty). In other words, Canada.
So, Canadians have to have their background checks stamped at the Korean embassy/consulate before they'll be accepted by Korean Immigration. If the check is apostilled, however, no further authentication is required. |
Talk about over kill. I think Korea requires more checking of checking of checkings of checks, then you need to get into the CIA. But what do you expect from idiots that do not understand street names and addresses are good things. MORONS. |
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neonemesis
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:10 am Post subject: |
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| I'm a Canadian and while I have my CBC, attempting to get it in a format that the Korean embassy will accept is proving pretty much impossible. Does it need to be sealed in an envelope by the police station? Does it need to be signed by a lawyer? I can't get a straight answer from anybody including the Korean Embassy. This is getting ridiculous. |
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Snowkr
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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Just a quick update..
I was informed shortly after my original post that American citizens do not need a notarization stamp on the CRC from the Korean embassy. I'd never heard of this Hague Convention... until now. I guess it's a good thing to know...
Canadians, if you are required to do this, I am truly sorry for you.
Whoever posted about Korean Immigration being more anal than the CIA about checking "checked" documents, I think you may be right... as ridiculous as it seems...
I thought my country was ridiculous.
I love Korean people. Truly I do... but I'm kind of starting to worry about them. I know they're not all this irrational, but their government doesn't seem to be doing much for them these days... |
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