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		Mr. Susan
 
  
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:34 pm    Post subject: Arrested but not charged in Korea. Can I get an E-2? | 
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				I broke a window when drunk, accidentally, and was arrested for 11 hours in Anyang.
 
 
Will I be able to get a new E-2 visa? | 
			 
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		bassexpander
 
 
  Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:52 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Wow... hard to know!  All you can do is try.
 
 
Are you in a different contract now?  Where are you?  Trying for your first E2 or a renewal? | 
			 
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		Mr. Susan
 
  
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:55 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Yeah it's a new school in Ilsan, I worked for a scummy Anyang hogwan last year.
 
 
I'm in New Zealand, and this will be my 2nd E-2 visa if I get it. | 
			 
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		bassexpander
 
 
  Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:59 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Sorry, but I don't think anyone can answer your question.  Maybe a recruiter could, but it's so early in this new law thing.  
 
 
I have no idea if they check your Korean criminal record or not. | 
			 
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		Ut videam
 
  
  Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:02 pm    Post subject:  | 
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	  Sorry, but I don't think anyone can answer your question.  Maybe a recruiter could, but it's so early in this new law thing.  
 
 
I have no idea if they check your Korean criminal record or not. | 
	 
 
 
They do. It's part of Immi's database on each foreigner. 
 
 
What may end up being the determining factor is whether they keep a permanent record of arrests, or only of charges or convictions. | 
			 
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		Mr. Susan
 
  
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:07 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Thanks a lot both of you for replying. I'll get onto my recruiter to see. I don't want to pay all the fees for documents etc if I get declined.
 
 
Hello Japan | 
			 
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		agoodmouse
 
  
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:12 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Wait a month or two, or go down to a local police station now, and get your criminal record report and have its contents explained to you by a Korean you trust.
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		agoodmouse
 
  
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:13 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| For my public school, I had to get a criminal record check locally at our city's police station. | 
			 
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		Mr. Susan
 
  
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:15 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| So would I get a criminal record check from Anyang or Ilsan? | 
			 
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		agoodmouse
 
  
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:23 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| To be safe and thorough, go to both.  I'd do it now to clear my mind up, then again in about two months.  Periodically, to check and know one way or another. | 
			 
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		Ut videam
 
  
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				 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:27 pm    Post subject:  | 
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	  | To be safe and thorough, go to both.  I'd do it now to clear my mind up, then again in about two months.  Periodically, to check and know one way or another. | 
	 
 
 
Unlike many other countries, local police departments in Korea are not independent agencies, but rather branches of the Korean National Police Agency. Thus, a background check from any given branch should be the same as one from any other.
 
 
The Korean consulate in Sydney, Australia posts information about obtaining a Korean background check on their website. See http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?p=1514721#1514721 | 
			 
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