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thinkblue · Joined: 15 Apr 2009

Hi. Can anyone give me tips on how to obtain a residency certification? I just received my contract with EPIK and besides the E-2 Visa(next step), there were some documents needed to be prepared before entry, one of them was a residency certification. Can anyone help me on that? Also, theses documents that are to be prepared before entry, do I have to send them in via mail or by hand before/at the orientation? Anyone have a clue on this. Thanks for your help.

waseige1 · Joined: 09 Oct 2008

These are IRS docs not Korean docs. You need them to NOT pay income tax while here. It takes about two months to get it from good old Uncle Sam.

This assumes you are a Yank.

lifeinkorea · Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Location: somewhere in China

It's probably easier to do back home. I applied last year in October. They told me my application wasn't complete, so I sent a form they wanted filled out back to them along with a letter from GEPIK. I am still waiting for a response Very Happy

the oak llama · Joined: 05 Dec 2008

Kikomom · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:37 am Post subject:

Prepare to shell out another $35. You can pay by check, money order, or electronic payment "(e-pay).

Here's the IRS form you can fill out on your computer, then print out to mail:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8802.pdf

Here are the instructions with mailing addresses and fax numbers if you pay electronically:
http://www.irs.gov/instructions/i8802/ch01.html

For Block 7 use the last year you filed income tax in the US prior to 2009. If you use 2008, put "200712" in Block 8--2007 "200612", etc. If you use 2009 you must attach another form, a penalties of perjury statement, if this year's return hasn't been posted yet.

On Block 9, put "Income tax treaty with Republic of Korea (South Korea)".

Search terms '8802' '6166', 'e-pay' on www.irs.gov will get you all the info you need.

thinkblue · Joined: 15 Apr 2009

thanks for the replies but I still find filling out the 8802 form still pretty confusing. i didn't file a tax return recently too so i'm thinking this isn't going to be easy for me. i have been reading the irs instructions page for it and i was wondering if anyone can give me anymore advice on filling this out? I'm also puzzle by the top part where it says foreign claim form attached. is taht the one i checked and where can i get a foreign claim form for it if that is the one i'm suppose to check. hope someone can start me out on this form. thanks again.

Tobias · Joined: 02 Jun 2008

Read the instructions again. They're easy to comprehend. If you haven't filed a tax form in a while, you'll have to use the last year in which you did file a return as your reference year.

You didn't file a return in a while. Were you supposed to file but didn't? I know many TESOLers like to ignore filing tax returns when they're required to. If you make more than the minimum amount, you must file a return no matter where the $$ was earned. I think last year the minimum was about 8800 USD. Not filing is a misdemeanor.

the oak llama · Joined: 05 Dec 2008

call this number for assistance.

215-516-2000

BabaNaja · Joined: 12 Apr 2009

If I do this won't that mean that I have to pay taxes back in the US then?

My understanding was (when I worked at a hagwon... I'm now applying for SMOE) that I wasn't required to pay US taxes BECAUSE I was was paying taxes in Korea...

I don't want to send this certificate of residency in to be tax-exempt in Korea, only to turn around and then owe three-six times as much in US taxes!

Does anyone know for sure about this?