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afsjesse · Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.

If I get my CBC today in the mail I can only go to Seoul on Thursday's to get it notarized as I work splits every other day. Is it feasible to leave Busan on the KTX at 5am get to seoul at 8, the embassy by 8:30 and out by 10 at the latest? From there get a train for Busan by 10:40 and be back for 2pm?

This is what I might attempt to do tomorrow if I get it. Any thoughts?

Kikomom · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:16 pm Post subject:

Have you tried contacting the American Presence Post Busan to see if they can notarize it, or even courier it to Seoul for you?

afsjesse · Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.

No they dont do that... its just a PR thing. They offer services about once every 2 to 3 months.

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

It's feasible but I wouldn't bank on it.

debinoxford · Joined: 10 Jan 2008

its feasible. i went to the embassy and was only there 30 minutes total. gonna be a long day though!

maddog · Joined: 08 Dec 2005 Location: Daegu

If you end up waiting too long in the embassy, you have to return to Busan having achieved nothing. Therefore you will have wasted 100K on the KTX. You're basically risking 100K on the off chance that some fat, lazy, pen-pushing, desk-jockey will be willing to take the donuts out of his mouth long enough help you.

Sorry. I've had a couple of experiences in embassies that have caused me to lose faith in them. If you're seriously in the sh!t, they'll do their job...... grudgingly. But when it comes to day-to-day stuff, they honestly seem to think that they're over here (or wherever they are) on some sor of part-time working holiday.

If I were you, I'd wait til I had time off.

What time does the embassy open? Would it be an option to go up there the night before, stay in a JJB, and go to the embassy first thing in the morning?

afsjesse · Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.

Whats the point of going at night when its closed than.... i'd arrive early enough to go there in the morning. I'm thinking if im one of the first people, it'll be fine.

Captain Marlow · Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Location: darkness

have you talked to someone sensible at your school? maybe they'd be willing to give you a lil leeway since, after all, you're doing this essentially for them...
maybe you could even get them to pay for the ktx Very Happy