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orin_louis
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
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 Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:06 pm Post subject: USA FBI Criminal Background Check...16-18 wks??????? Noooo!! |
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Anyone from the states have any advice?
Was thinking I would just have to wait the month or so for the Korean side to accept my stuff. Thought I could get the background check from a walk-in service (live scan) here.
This is horrible.
I do not want to wait almost half a year for this!
Help.
Very bummed right now.
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tired of LA
Joined: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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| You don't need an FBI check. You can just go to your local police station and ask for a certified state wide check. Then you just have to get it notarized and apostilled. |
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orin_louis
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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| tired of LA wrote: |
| You don't need an FBI check. You can just go to your local police station and ask for a certified state wide check. Then you just have to get it notarized and apostilled. |
Really??
Are you sure??
Aaaa!!
So stressful...am I going am I not going?
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Ice Tea
Joined: 23 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Ask yourself this question: Why is it so easy to get a job in South Korea? If it was really so great, wouldn't everyone be doing it? |
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tired of LA
Joined: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| orin_louis wrote: |
| tired of LA wrote: |
| You don't need an FBI check. You can just go to your local police station and ask for a certified state wide check. Then you just have to get it notarized and apostilled. |
Really??
Are you sure??
Aaaa!!
So stressful...am I going am I not going?
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Yeah, I got mine through the DOJ in California. If you get a background check issued by the state, then it shouldn't have to be notarized before it getting apostilled since its a document issued by the state. I didn't. Just ask for a letter attached with an original signature and official seal. |
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orin_louis
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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I'm tired of LA, too.
Went to the police station in W. Hollywood, they said it'll be ready tomorrow.
Is this the right form?
They said it's for travelers, but is not technically a crim background check.
Costs $42.
Then I just get it apostillized?
Include a letter from apostillizer?
No idea what that means, but guess I'll soon know. |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: USA FBI Criminal Background Check...16-18 wks??????? Noo |
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| orin_louis wrote: |
Anyone from the states have any advice?
Was thinking I would just have to wait the month or so for the Korean side to accept my stuff. Thought I could get the background check from a walk-in service (live scan) here.
This is horrible.
I do not want to wait almost half a year for this!
Help.
Very bummed right now.
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Not as bummed as you'll be when you arrive, haha!  |
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orin_louis
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: USA FBI Criminal Background Check...16-18 wks??????? Noo |
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| hugekebab wrote: |
Not as bummed as you'll be when you arrive, haha! |
Of what do I have to fear...?
Heard so many horror stories, but still optimistic.
Dice throw, but chance I'll end up in a good spot, no?
Some do.
...and others do not, of course. |
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Tobias
Joined: 02 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:38 pm Post subject: Re: USA FBI Criminal Background Check...16-18 wks??????? Noo |
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| orin_louis wrote: |
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Of what do I have to fear...?
Heard so many horror stories, but still optimistic.
Dice throw, but chance I'll end up in a good spot, no?
Some do.
...and others do not, of course. |
What's your BMI?
Male? Female?
White?
Age?
The answers to these questions will matter. |
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orin_louis
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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30 year-old male, -highly- athletic, shaved head, heavily tattooed...
not expecting to be raped, but appreciate the concern
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| orin_louis wrote: |
30 year-old male, -highly- athletic, shaved head, heavily tattooed...
not expecting to be raped, but appreciate the concern
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forget about getting a job here. i'm not kidding. that look will scare the beejeebus out of koreans. you could be the next coming of jaime esclante but it wont help here. they want "good looking" people. i've known of peole like you who have been fired or worse (the person meeting you at the airport seeing you and leaving without picking you up)
as i said before i am not joking |
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orin_louis
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:14 am Post subject: |
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[/quote]
forget about getting a job here. i'm not kidding. that look will scare the beejeebus out of koreans. you could be the next coming of jaime esclante but it wont help here. they want "good looking" people. i've known of peole like you who have been fired or worse (the person meeting you at the airport seeing you and leaving without picking you up)
as i said before i am not joking[/quote]
lol
i never said ugly!
long sleeves and you'd never know...
hope i'm not ditched!
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gypsyfish
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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| My FBI check (and I was in Korea when I requested it) took no more than 6 weeks. Silly because I'd lived in Korea for the previous 12 years, but a hoop I had to hop through. |
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orin_louis
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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| gypsyfish wrote: |
| My FBI check (and I was in Korea when I requested it) took no more than 6 weeks. Silly because I'd lived in Korea for the previous 12 years, but a hoop I had to hop through. |
k, well assuming all goes well, 6 wks + 4 wks = 2.5 months...
feeling like if i just get a pretty enough paper, they'll take it.
seems as if everyone's done something different.
def not all did the fbi check.
and nobody has an absolutely clear answer.
but thx, anyway. |
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losing_touch
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Location: Ulsan - I think!
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| orin_louis wrote: |
| gypsyfish wrote: |
| My FBI check (and I was in Korea when I requested it) took no more than 6 weeks. Silly because I'd lived in Korea for the previous 12 years, but a hoop I had to hop through. |
k, well assuming all goes well, 6 wks + 4 wks = 2.5 months...
feeling like if i just get a pretty enough paper, they'll take it.
seems as if everyone's done something different.
def not all did the fbi check.
and nobody has an absolutely clear answer.
but thx, anyway. |
What is not clear for you? You can get any background check you want. It can be local, county, state, or nationwide. If you want to waste time and money with the FBI check, go ahead. I know I didn't. |
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