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hwarangi
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 Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject: Australians getting E2 from Korean Consulate in Sydney |
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Bearing in mind that I have already sent:
-degree
-sealed transcripts
-notarized police check
-etc
to Korean immigration (in Korea) in order to be granted a visa number...
I called the Korean consulate in Sydney to see what documents I need to send them one week ago, and was told:
-passport
-visa form
-visa issuance number
-check/ money order
I called again today to double check and was told that in addition to the above I also need to send either my transcripts or original diploma as well.
I told them I'd already sent those to Korea and was told to order them from my university again.
I can handle bureaucracy and spending money to organize a visa, but I'm getting tired of inconsistencies and capricious decision making.
*sigh*
Did anyone else have to do this? |
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Carla
Joined: 21 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:00 am Post subject: Re: Australians getting E2 from Korean Consulate in Sydney |
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| hwarangi wrote: |
Bearing in mind that I have already sent:
-degree
-sealed transcripts
-notarized police check
-etc
to Korean immigration (in Korea) in order to be granted a visa number...
I called the Korean consulate in Sydney to see what documents I need to send them one week ago, and was told:
-passport
-visa form
-visa issuance number
-check/ money order
I called again today to double check and was told that in addition to the above I also need to send either my transcripts or original diploma as well.
I told them I'd already sent those to Korea and was told to order them from my university again.
I can handle bureaucracy and spending money to organize a visa, but I'm getting tired of inconsistencies and capricious decision making.
*sigh*
Did anyone else have to do this? |
There are about 5 consulates or so in the States, each one requires their own paperwork. Some more, some less. Mine in Atlanta required my transcripts again. I think it has something to do with a snaffu they had back in Korea not too long back with someone not actually looking at the transcripts and so a lot of fake degrees were passed.
Anyway, yes, my consulate required another copy of my transcripts, but luckily my recruiter had asked me to get two copies of my transcripts, just in case, so I was expecting it. |
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hwarangi
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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shantaram
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Bearing in mind that I have already sent:
-degree
-sealed transcripts
-notarized police check
-etc
to Korean immigration (in Korea) in order to be granted a visa number...
I called the Korean consulate in Sydney to see what documents I need to send them one week ago, and was told:
-passport
-visa form
-visa issuance number
-check/ money order
I called again today to double check and was told that in addition to the above I also need to send either my transcripts or original diploma as well.
I told them I'd already sent those to Korea and was told to order them from my university again.
I can handle bureaucracy and spending money to organize a visa, but I'm getting tired of inconsistencies and capricious decision making.
*sigh*
Did anyone else have to do this? |
Yes, in 2006, to the same consulate as you. Did you not have a checklist before sending away your stuff? Anyway, that consulate is incredibly useless. They didn't send my original degree back and I had to call them about it. They told me they couldn't sent it back because there wasn't a big enough envelope (bear in mind that I had sent it to them in an envelope, with a self-adressed envelope also included). I had to explain to them to take the degree out of the plastic protective sheet and roll it up and send it back to me in a tube. They did this, and the degree, which had been in perfectly good condition beforehand, was somehow now dog-eared and creased all over. That was my first impression of Korea. My last was having my bags lost because the girl at the airport told me my bags would be checked all the way through to Melbourne and in fact they weren't and got stuck in Sydney. After she asked me why I was flying out to Australia when I have a New Zealand passport. And then asking why I was going via Sydney when I lived in Melbourne. As if it were some kind of suspicious activity. Good luck. |
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BigBuds
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:58 am Post subject: Re: Australians getting E2 from Korean Consulate in Sydney |
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| hwarangi wrote: |
I can handle bureaucracy and spending money to organize a visa, but I'm getting tired of inconsistencies and capricious decision making.
*sigh*
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If you're tired of that kind of stuff already, you may be better off not coming to Korea.
The whole country's one big inconsistency. |
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hwarangi
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:07 am Post subject: Re: Australians getting E2 from Korean Consulate in Sydney |
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| hwarangi wrote: |
I can handle bureaucracy and spending money to organize a visa, but I'm getting tired of inconsistencies and capricious decision making.
*sigh*
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If you're tired of that kind of stuff already, you may be better off not coming to Korea.
The whole country's one big inconsistency. |
Wow. Getting the whole "If you hate it so much why don't you leave?" speech & I'm not even there. |
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BigBuds
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Just stirring you up a bit. Can't a fellow Aussie have a bit of fun with you.
I understand what you're talking about. I used the Sydney consulate back in 2001 and it obviously has changed much since then. I had to make three trips there, taking different documents each time.
Thank god I have an F-5 visa now so I never have to go through any of that again. |
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hwarangi
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Ruthdes
Joined: 16 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul
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Bearing in mind that I have already sent:
-degree
-sealed transcripts
-notarized police check
-etc
to Korean immigration (in Korea) in order to be granted a visa number...
I called the Korean consulate in Sydney to see what documents I need to send them one week ago, and was told:
-passport
-visa form
-visa issuance number
-check/ money order
I called again today to double check and was told that in addition to the above I also need to send either my transcripts or original diploma as well.
I told them I'd already sent those to Korea and was told to order them from my university again.
I can handle bureaucracy and spending money to organize a visa, but I'm getting tired of inconsistencies and capricious decision making.
*sigh*
Did anyone else have to do this? |
Yes, in 2006, to the same consulate as you. Did you not have a checklist before sending away your stuff? Anyway, that consulate is incredibly useless. They didn't send my original degree back and I had to call them about it. They told me they couldn't sent it back because there wasn't a big enough envelope (bear in mind that I had sent it to them in an envelope, with a self-adressed envelope also included). I had to explain to them to take the degree out of the plastic protective sheet and roll it up and send it back to me in a tube. They did this, and the degree, which had been in perfectly good condition beforehand, was somehow now dog-eared and creased all over. That was my first impression of Korea. My last was having my bags lost because the girl at the airport told me my bags would be checked all the way through to Melbourne and in fact they weren't and got stuck in Sydney. After she asked me why I was flying out to Australia when I have a New Zealand passport. And then asking why I was going via Sydney when I lived in Melbourne. As if it were some kind of suspicious activity. Good luck. |
Really? In 2006? I did this in late 07 and didn't have to provide transcripts to the embassy/consulate (though I can't remember if i went through Canberra or Sydney). I just had to send them to Seoul. I'd say call back another day and in true Korean style you'll get a different answer. Just make sure you write down the name of that person! |
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