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Captain Marlow



Joined: 23 Apr 2008
Location: darkness

PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:05 am    Post subject: criminal record check good for how long? Reply with quote

does anyone know how long from the date issued immigration will still accept your criminal record check? for some reason, i thought it was only good for 6 months, but a school that i'm applying to said that they think it's a year... would hate to hit a snag in the visa process because of something like this...

thanx
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Skippy



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon

PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Geeze third post of the similar vein in the last few days.

Well best to error on the side of caution. Start the ball rolling on getting new paper work. Wasting 100,000 - 200,000 won now is better then getting refused entry and/or wasting weeks in a panic with spending twice or more.
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Captain Marlow



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah, i understand this, but it's really a big inconvenience for my friend who just did it 5 months ago... it is the smart thing to do (if i can't find a sure answer from someone)...

does anyone know one way or the other, for sure?

thanx again...
skippy, you're right, and i'll prob end up taking your advice, as nothing is 100% when it comes to immigration here...
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losing_touch



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is good for 6 months ....
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Captain Marlow



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

how sure are you? i'm thinking the same, but the school i'm applying for insists that it's 1 year... better do what skippy said to...
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losing_touch



Joined: 26 Jun 2008
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Captain Marlow wrote:
how sure are you? i'm thinking the same, but the school i'm applying for insists that it's 1 year... better do what skippy said to...


I read Immigration's website silly.

http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/InfoDetailR_en.pt

Find the E-2 visa bit. I am copying and pasting from there.

Quote:
Issuance of proof of (lack of) criminal records

o Consulates located in Korea cannot issue proof of criminal records to individuals currently.
o Korean government requires a proof of criminal records issued by the relevant nation�s government for its citizens to use for any number of international activities, such as employment. It will accept records issued by the federal, provincial, state, local authorities.
※ The document is valid for six months form Criminal background Check issuing date. Please check the local government resources to find out how you can obtain one.
※ If obtained through consulates in Korea, please refer to the list below or the local webpage.
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Captain Marlow



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

losing touch, you are a LEGEND! i was on that web site for a long bit, and couldn't find any info on it... thanks for the help, you re-confirmed what i thought...

however, that link leads to an error page... do you have another?
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losing_touch



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Captain Marlow wrote:
losing touch, you are a LEGEND! i was on that web site for a long bit, and couldn't find any info on it... thanks for the help, you re-confirmed what i thought...

however, that link leads to an error page... do you have another?


See if this one works: http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/InfoDetailR_kr.pt?categoryId=2
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samd



Joined: 03 Jan 2007

PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was at Omokgyo on Wednesday and they told me mine was no good because it was over 6 months old. Don't make the same mistake as I did and listen to your school/company, they have less idea what is going on than we do.
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Captain Marlow



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah, i'm thinking the same thing... thanx for all the advice....

losing touch, thanx for the link... it's a totally different website then i was on...
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