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OnTheOtherSide
Joined: 29 Feb 2008
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Great thanks a lot 
So now this criminal background check is the only thing holding me up. It's too bad they have to have it apostiled, the apostiling takes forever.
Just out of curiousity. If I sent in my criminal background check without the apostile, do you think they would just accept it like that? I assume that they require the apostile but has anyone gotten through without it?
It looks like Korea is realizing the absurdity of what it is doing and working to ease up soon. When you compare what Korea requires compared to almost every other country it is a very striking contrast. And honestly, I doubt all of this is going to help them keep out unsavory teachers anyway. It'll probobly be more likely to keep the quality teachers out. |
If they do not trust that the police check is real and need an apostile, how do they know the apostile is real? Does the apostile need an apostile.
What a bunch af retards. And all a Korean teacher needs to do to teach k-12 is to take an exam. Nothing else is required. If there are 10 openings for teachers in city X and 200 take the exam the top ten scores get the jobs. Their grades, their courses, their experiences do not count. And, not only is there no police check for the Korean k-12 teachers, but they do not even need a reference. All is based on the score of one test. This country is so beeped up.
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Those are my thoughts exactly. This entire business of getting documents apostiled seems pretty pointless. If the Koreans are so concerned about the authenticity of the documents it seems that they could make a simple phone call to confirm it instead of making us go through weeks of waiting. |
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PhD
Joined: 15 May 2007
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Ut videam
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Nicely done, PhD! I haven't been able to deep-link to that site. I've cited it before, but always have to post the instructions to get there from the homepage. Thanks! |
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truthfulchat
Joined: 30 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject: Re: New E-2 Guidelines???? |
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Me and the bf are coming back to Korea in Jan 08 and we have been informed that there are new E-2 visa guidelines... they are pretty intense here they are:
Dear Teachers and Schools,
In accordance with new Government immigration regulations and to qualify for a teaching visa in South Korea, it is now necessary to prepare and complete the following (if applying for the E2 visa AFTER Decmber 1st):
- Original diploma notarized at your local Government office (please see Apostile attachments)
- Sealed University transcripts
- 4 Passport Pics
- Photocopy of the picture page of your passport
- Medical report form (please see attachment)
- Police clearance form from your local police station
All applicants must also undergo an interview at the South Korean Embassy of their home country. ( This interview is in person they tell me--pretty funny how the closest to my house is eight hours away)
These additional regulations come into effect as of December 1st, 2007.
any one else hear anything about this????? |
Does this have any affect for teachers who are rehired at their school or teachers who are hired at another school but served a year already? |
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PhD
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traxxe
Joined: 21 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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So March 15th is here and gone...
So now everyone regardless of renewal at the same school or transfer will need the apostilled CRC, degree, and Medical?
I wonder if the numbers of renewals/changing job applicants will have dropped internally within the country significantly from this point on. |
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I-am-me
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Hermit Kingdom
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:38 am Post subject: |
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Have immigration policies changed? Another poster stated that if you re-sign you do not need the CRC and forced HIV checks.  |
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I-am-me
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Hermit Kingdom
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| Have immigration policies changed? Another poster stated that if you re-sign you do not need the CRC and forced HIV checks. |
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EFLTeacher
Joined: 05 Mar 2008
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| I was in Korea just before the laws changed, but I left. While in the States I changed my residence to another state. I've only been a resident here for about 2 months now. Do you think it matters how long you've been a resident in a state where you get a CRC? Also, can I use the CRC from the FBI instead of the one for my state? The one for the FBI is much cheaper. Possibly that's only for people who are over seas right now. Thanks in advance. |
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Ut videam
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:44 am Post subject: UPDATE: Re-signing public school teachers exempt from CBC |
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Immigration has recently updated their web site with this new information.
Teachers re-signing for the first time at public schools do not need to provide a criminal background check when they extend their stay at Immigration. Also, they do not need a full recruitment health exam, just the HIV and drug tests.
From the Immigration Guide at the HiKorea website:
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