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[pokesplort]

hey everyone, i've been reading so many posts on this site i'm starting to go a little stir crazy with all the information to absorb! at any rate, i was wondering if anyone knew for sure whether prepaid airfare is ever done by public schools or do they usually just reimburse you. I want to work at a public school first if given the option, but if i can't get prepaid air then i'll just sniff out a decent private school. i'm not usually so picky about things but i am broke as a joke and can't pay for the ticket AND have money to bring with me to hold me over. so anyone knows anything one way or another let me know! thanks!

[bejarano-korea]

The PS system don't pay for your initial airfare over there but you do get a refund. What I did though was tell the recruiter in question I hadn't got the airfare and that sawreeeeeeeeee I can't come and the recruiter said that they would stump up the airfare and then they would claim back off GEPIK. (In my paticular case)

Teachers are now a priceless commodity in the bando or so it seems, what I would do if I were you is explain the situation to the recruiter and I'm sure they are not going to lose a teacher for a few hundred quid airfare. It worked for me a any rate!

[icicle]

It isn't true that it is "never" reimbursed ... Though quick reimbursement when it is paid by the individual is more likely ... If you really can't afford the airfare ... I would just be upfront with recruiter / school from the start and say that airfare paid by the school is one of the things that you must have ... And don't settle for a job which won't do that ... While every job may not be prepared to do it ... You will find employers/recruiters who will do it to get you there if they really want you ...

[drunkenfud]

Like Bejarano-Korea, my recruiter paid my airfare and claimed it back from the (public) school.

[pokesplort]

hey thanks that was all really helpful. i was kinda thinking that would be the way to do it, but i'm glad to know its normal and can be done. thanks a bunch everyone!

[Figure8]

As far as I understand it, SMOE does pay for airfare in advance, as long as it is done through Korean air. But you might want to check with others on that.

[esetters21]

[Figure8]

Yeah, SMOE pays. They sent me a request form. The others, I believe, you'd have to negotiate for it.