| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Mithrae
Joined: 22 Jul 2009
|
 Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:13 am Post subject: Gepik application requirements (they have to be joking) |
 |
|
Despite my best advice, my friend is applying to Gepik. I have found Gepik to be unethical employers with incredibly vague contracts. And the co-teacher thing, 40 kids per class etc. etc. Anyway, I was talking to her last night. She says Gepik want your original criminal record checks sent with your application (no photocopies). Who's going to do that? It's putting all of your eggs in one basket. You can't turn around and apply for another job because, guess what, Gepik has your criminal record check - and they don't give stuff back. They won't even return my original reference letters, which other employers will surely want to see.
And speaking of reference letters, they now demand 'sealed' reference letters from former employers. Which means people have to go back to old employers and kiss ass for a new 'sealed' reference letter. Fun!
Another problem. In this 'fly by night' hagwan culture your old school may not even be there anyone. Even public schools, vice-principles and principals get transferred out to other schools.
On top of the new E-2 regulations this is just too much. Why are they trying to make things so friggin' difficult for us? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
halfmanhalfbiscuit
Joined: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Seoul
|
| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:37 am Post subject: |
|
|
Narrowing down the pool, making them dependent, then shipping them out to the countryside. If you don't want to live in the sticks or they withdraw their "offer" it costs them nothing.
What a bunch of ricetards. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
GoodMike
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
|
| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:44 am Post subject: |
|
|
| This is why you dont get one copy of everything.. When you get your crim check, get 2, 3, or 4, have them all apostilled, same with transcripts, get a bunch, cause it really sucks when you have to wait an extra 2 weeks to get more. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
|
| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:58 am Post subject: |
|
|
| GoodMike wrote: |
| This is why you dont get one copy of everything.. When you get your crim check, get 2, 3, or 4, have them all apostilled, same with transcripts, get a bunch, cause it really sucks when you have to wait an extra 2 weeks to get more. |
Don't you have to pay for each criminal record check? That's expensive. Plus they're only good for six months IF you don't leave the country like on vacation or something at your current job. Transcripts? Ok, I get you there. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Bog Roll
Joined: 07 Oct 2009
Location: JongnoGuru country. RIP mate.
|
| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:08 am Post subject: Re: Gepik application requirements (they have to be joking) |
|
|
| Mithrae wrote: |
And speaking of reference letters, they now demand 'sealed' reference letters from former employers. Which means people have to go back to old employers and kiss ass for a new 'sealed' reference letter. Fun!
|
Thats probably put the kybosh on me returning to GEPIK if truth be told. It is hard enough getting former employers to write you a decent reference letter - never mind a sealed one.
All this crap will change when the economy goes back to normal in the United States and then they will be begging anyone with a pulse - just like before. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
|
| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:10 am Post subject: |
|
|
In Australia:
each apostille is $70
crim check $53
transcripts (at my uni) $5 each
plus $25 verification fee for my copy of degree to be apostilled
I bet the next time they'll want the backside of my degree (it's blank) copied and apostilled, as well.
 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
GoodMike
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
|
| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:45 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| When i ordered my crim records...it was like 15 dollars for the first copy, and 5 for each additional. 10 dollars to appostille each document. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
|
| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:37 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| GoodMike wrote: |
| This is why you dont get one copy of everything.. When you get your crim check, get 2, 3, or 4, have them all apostilled, same with transcripts, get a bunch, cause it really sucks when you have to wait an extra 2 weeks to get more. |
It doesn't work that way.
The Criminal Background Check is only valid for six months. Same for the transcripts.
If you leave your school after a year and wish to apply for a new school you must submit a NEW CBC AND transcripts that are both less than six months old.
This is Immigration policy.
If on the other hand you wish to EXTEND at your current school...then you don't need to submit these documents again (at least to Immigration) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
loyfriend
Joined: 03 Aug 2009
|
| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:40 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I dont know about dated transcripts.
I brought 20 copies with me going on my 3rd year and they are still accepting them. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Rusty Shackleford
Joined: 08 May 2008
|
| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:59 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| loyfriend wrote: |
I dont know about dated transcripts.
I brought 20 copies with me going on my 3rd year and they are still accepting them. |
I'm pretty sure transcripts aren't dated. Anyway, why would they need to be recent? Do they depreciate over time or something? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rationality
Joined: 05 Jul 2007
Location: Some where in S. Korea
|
| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| GoodMike wrote: |
| This is why you dont get one copy of everything.. When you get your crim check, get 2, 3, or 4, have them all apostilled, same with transcripts, get a bunch, cause it really sucks when you have to wait an extra 2 weeks to get more. |
It doesn't work that way.
The Criminal Background Check is only valid for six months. Same for the transcripts.
If you leave your school after a year and wish to apply for a new school you must submit a NEW CBC AND transcripts that are both less than six months old.
This is Immigration policy.
If on the other hand you wish to EXTEND at your current school...then you don't need to submit these documents again (at least to Immigration) |
Thanks. You have just answered my question I was asking in the thread I made earlier.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rationality
Joined: 05 Jul 2007
Location: Some where in S. Korea
|
| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:44 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| loyfriend wrote: |
I dont know about dated transcripts.
I brought 20 copies with me going on my 3rd year and they are still accepting them. |
Shhh! Next thing you know they'll start asking for postal dates. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
GoodMike
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
|
| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:46 am Post subject: |
|
|
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| GoodMike wrote: |
| This is why you dont get one copy of everything.. When you get your crim check, get 2, 3, or 4, have them all apostilled, same with transcripts, get a bunch, cause it really sucks when you have to wait an extra 2 weeks to get more. |
It doesn't work that way.
The Criminal Background Check is only valid for six months. Same for the transcripts.
If you leave your school after a year and wish to apply for a new school you must submit a NEW CBC AND transcripts that are both less than six months old.
This is Immigration policy.
If on the other hand you wish to EXTEND at your current school...then you don't need to submit these documents again (at least to Immigration) |
Never did i say anything against Immigration policy. I simply was talking for the application process to 1 school, or several in the same period, which is what happened to me. I had a contract with one school, that found out it was not allowed to hire a new teacher due to an illegal teacher they hired the previous year (i was glad not to be hired there), but i had to go through and get all new crim records, and all that stuff. It sucked cause i had to wait. The second time i did that, i got extras, which was good because my mail got lost in transit somehow. I did not have to wait an extra 2 or 3 weeks to get them sent to me. I just sent them again.
I am well aware of the policy on the valid time period for the documents. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Mithrae
Joined: 22 Jul 2009
|
| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:50 am Post subject: |
|
|
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| GoodMike wrote: |
| This is why you dont get one copy of everything.. When you get your crim check, get 2, 3, or 4, have them all apostilled, same with transcripts, get a bunch, cause it really sucks when you have to wait an extra 2 weeks to get more. |
It doesn't work that way.
The Criminal Background Check is only valid for six months. Same for the transcripts.
If you leave your school after a year and wish to apply for a new school you must submit a NEW CBC AND transcripts that are both less than six months old.
This is Immigration policy.
If on the other hand you wish to EXTEND at your current school...then you don't need to submit these documents again (at least to Immigration) |
As usual, Urban Myth is talking out of his ass. There is no time limitation on transcripts. If there is one person on this board whose advice should be ignored (on all subjects) it is Urban Myth. He has no interest in helping other posters. His only objective is to irritate and mislead.
Transcripts issued five years ago are as good as transcripts issued five days ago. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
|
| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:02 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Mithrae wrote: |
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| GoodMike wrote: |
| This is why you dont get one copy of everything.. When you get your crim check, get 2, 3, or 4, have them all apostilled, same with transcripts, get a bunch, cause it really sucks when you have to wait an extra 2 weeks to get more. |
It doesn't work that way.
The Criminal Background Check is only valid for six months. Same for the transcripts.
If you leave your school after a year and wish to apply for a new school you must submit a NEW CBC AND transcripts that are both less than six months old.
This is Immigration policy.
If on the other hand you wish to EXTEND at your current school...then you don't need to submit these documents again (at least to Immigration) |
As usual, Urban Myth is talking out of his ass. There is no time limitation on transcripts. If there is one person on this board whose advice should be ignored (on all subjects) it is Urban Myth. He has no interest in helping other posters. His only objective is to irritate and mislead.
Transcripts issued five years ago are as good as transcripts issued five days ago. |
No. Ignore Mithrae. He is just angry because I had to take him 'out to the woodshed' on a couple of other threads. Transcripts are only valid for six months after date of issue. This has been thoroughly hashed over on these boards circa 2007. Simply because Immigration can't be bothered checking the dates of the transcripts (I too have gotten visas with older transcripts) does not change the fact that this is policy.
Mithrae I suggest you check the requirements for obtaining an E-2 visa before you start giving misleading advice.
The immigration website is a good place to start.
And speaking of giving information, I never see you on the contract sticky thread. Speaking of which thread I think a good many posters would disagree with you on what my objective is.
Last edited by TheUrbanMyth on Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:23 pm; edited 2 times in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
