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SeoulMan6
Joined: 27 Jul 2005
Location: Gangwon-do
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 Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:34 am Post subject: Background check once only? |
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Once you are issued a visa after submitting your criminal background check, do you have to re-submit it every time (a la your diploma) or is it one-time only? Anyone know?
I'm going to do a winter camp and then a new job starting in March, so I'm curious.
I thought I read somewhere that the first time was enough.
(Just got my FBI check in the mail... so far only a 7 on the 10-point annoyance scale.) |
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Jeff's Cigarettes
Joined: 27 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:46 am Post subject: |
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| If you are changing employers ie. not renewing with the same employer, then you will need to submit a new crc with your application package to immigration. |
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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:57 am Post subject: |
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| Jeff's Cigarettes wrote: |
| If you are changing employers ie. not renewing with the same employer, then you will need to submit a new crc with your application package to immigration. |
Not true. I've called immigration twice...the second time to verify what the first person told me and both times they said that you do NOT need a second one. You may want to get one anyway in case the immi office you go to won't accept what the main immi office says though.  |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| ajuma wrote: |
| Jeff's Cigarettes wrote: |
| If you are changing employers ie. not renewing with the same employer, then you will need to submit a new crc with your application package to immigration. |
Not true. I've called immigration twice...the second time to verify what the first person told me and both times they said that you do NOT need a second one. You may want to get one anyway in case the immi office you go to won't accept what the main immi office says though. |
Yeah, I think the CRC is good for six months, but I'm not positive on this. |
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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:30 am Post subject: |
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| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
| ajuma wrote: |
| Jeff's Cigarettes wrote: |
| If you are changing employers ie. not renewing with the same employer, then you will need to submit a new crc with your application package to immigration. |
Not true. I've called immigration twice...the second time to verify what the first person told me and both times they said that you do NOT need a second one. You may want to get one anyway in case the immi office you go to won't accept what the main immi office says though. |
Yeah, I think the CRC is good for six months, but I'm not positive on this. |
I submitted my CRC in early March of 2008. I took it to immi myself. I will be starting a new job in March of 2009. They told me that I didn't need another one.
You can call immi yourself at 1345. The first message starts out in Korean, but there is a number you press for English and a number you press for what you want (office hours, locations, or to speak with an official). |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:21 am Post subject: |
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| For your initial application with CRC, it cannot be older than 6 months. Once you have submitted it, you no longer need to submit another one when switching jobs after a year contract or if you are extending a contract. I just submitted paperwork for a teacher who had submitted his CRC in Feb with another school. We didn't submit a 2nd CRC. We got his issuance number today. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:15 am Post subject: |
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Thanks ajumma and polonius! This is really great news!
It really didn't make any sense to me that you'd have to submit another CRC while you've been in Korea the whole time since.
I guess if I change jobs, all I would need is my sealed transcript along with a release letter/exit order. Should've gotten more transcripts sent last time. Oh well. |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:27 am Post subject: |
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| Let me just add, that is, if you submitted your CRC AFTER the new December 15th regulations took place. For that I am certain. I am not certain if you worked at a PS, and submitted, if you are allowed to apply sans CRC. |
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SeoulMan6
Joined: 27 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:27 am Post subject: |
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That's excellent news! Thanks for the answer.
But it begs the question, why do we have to submit diplomas each time?  |
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