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twavelingteacher



Joined: 26 Jun 2007
Location: South Korea

PostPosted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:23 am    Post subject: online crc Reply with quote

What is the verdict on the validity of online crc's? The WA state patrol has a website that gives out crc's online. Will this suffice?
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Ut videam



Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

PostPosted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

As of July 17th, they are no longer accepted.

From what I've read, the Washington State Patrol allows one to REQUEST a background check online, which will then be printed, signed, notarized, and mailed to the requester. This should be fine; checks printed from websites or e-mails are no longer allowed, however, even if they come from a government authority.
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spliff



Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

PostPosted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anyone submit one lately? Was it accepted?
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Kikomom



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko

PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Where does the July 17 date come from? What good is technology if you can't use it?

Wario (my son) did his online in June, very simple. He started teaching July 9th though. He printed it out at home, took it to be notarized, the notary signed it and put a seal on it. Then it was mailed to the PA Secretary of State (along with a color, notarized copy of his degee, and self-adressed return envelope) for the apostillate business.

In all, it took a week because of the mailing process. The online check came back in mere moments.
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Ut videam



Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The July 17th date comes from Immigration. That's the date they changed their regulations to disallow online background checks:
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※ Immigration office will not recognize the criminal records issued by online website or E-mail notarized by consulate's office in Korea as a valid criminal records.

http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/InfoDetailR_en.pt?categoryId=2&parentId=382&catSeq=385&showMenuId=374&visaId=E2

Immigration also informed the U.S. Embassy that they would no longer accept online checks, and the embassy posted that information on their website:
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Korean Immigration informed the Embassy on July 17, 2008, that they will no longer accept criminal records checks provided by an on-line service as some states and private companies are able to do. Korean Immigration will only accept an FBI criminal records check or a local police letter from your city or state of residence.

http://www.asktheconsul.org/E2ec07.htm
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Kikomom



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko

PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, UT. More Bizarro World stuff from the people who want to go global, eh? Just kill some more trees while they're at it.

Actually, I was a bit concerned about the online printout. Any good web artist could rig one of those up in just about no time.

And I do understand the concern about hiring those working with children.
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illusion



Joined: 28 Jun 2008

PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Will this be accepted by the Korean Immigration:

I recently did my criminal background check online from my state patrol website and printed the results.
And I took this print out to the state patrol office to get it notarized. And they basically wrote a notarized letter based on my print out (instead of directly notarizing the printout itself).
Then I took both the notarized letter and my online print out to the secretary of state to get it apostilled.
Will the apostilled/notarized letter of my criminal background check satisfy the Korean Immigration??

i hope so... i drove all the way to the capital of my state (2hrs away from my house + traffic) to have all this done. Confused
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Ut videam



Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

illusion wrote:
Will this be accepted by the Korean Immigration:

I recently did my criminal background check online from my state patrol website and printed the results.
And I took this print out to the state patrol office to get it notarized. And they basically wrote a notarized letter based on my print out (instead of directly notarizing the printout itself).
Then I took both the notarized letter and my online print out to the secretary of state to get it apostilled.
Will the apostilled/notarized letter of my criminal background check satisfy the Korean Immigration??

i hope so... i drove all the way to the capital of my state (2hrs away from my house + traffic) to have all this done. Confused

Relax, you'll be fine.

What you have is a clearance letter, signed by a police official, and notarized to certify the signer's bona fides. The printed database report is merely a supporting document. The notarized letter was further apostilled by the secretary of state. Therefore, you've met all the requirements of Korean Immigration. You're good to go.
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postfundie



Joined: 28 May 2004

PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What exactly does an 'online check' mean?

(I just got my background check faxed to me this week from a private research company. The company info was provided by the Illinios state police. It cost 50 bucks. I was going to get it notarized at the embassy. Too busy with work. )

I gotta call that Mr. Immigration officer tomorrow.
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