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Caffeinated
Joined: 11 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:08 pm Post subject: Why does Korean Immmigration keep our ports for ARC? |
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| What explanation does Korean Immigration have for asking us to give them our passports when applying for the ARC? Kinda worrying that they have access to all the info on there: personal, biometrics, travel history. Wouldn't want all that info used to make a duplicate passport for the South Korean spy agency. Is giving up your passport standard practice for ARCS in other countries? |
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kabrams
Joined: 15 Mar 2008
Location: your Dad's house
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:50 pm Post subject: Re: Why does Korean Immmigration keep our ports for ARC? |
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| Caffeinated wrote: |
| What explanation does Korean Immigration have for asking us to give them our passports when applying for the ARC? Kinda worrying that they have access to all the info on there: personal, biometrics, travel history. Wouldn't want all that info used to make a duplicate passport for the South Korean spy agency. Is giving up your passport standard practice for ARCS in other countries? |
You certainly seem caffeinated. |
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Todd Swanson
Joined: 14 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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Op, you are giving the K-gov't too much credit.
I mean, they gave me an ARC. Shouldn't that say something? |
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Senior
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm with the OP. It's a complete joke. |
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vaticanhotline
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
Location: in the most decent sometimes sun
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:30 pm Post subject: Re: Why does Korean Immmigration keep our ports for ARC? |
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| Caffeinated wrote: |
| What explanation does Korean Immigration have for asking us to give them our passports when applying for the ARC? Kinda worrying that they have access to all the info on there: personal, biometrics, travel history. Wouldn't want all that info used to make a duplicate passport for the South Korean spy agency. Is giving up your passport standard practice for ARCS in other countries? |
You're onto something here. In fact, from what I've heard 2MB uses the biometric data from the passports to create a clone of you. Right now, in an underground bunker in Dokdo, there are thousands of vats containing these clones, which, thanks to Korea's expertise at advanced medical techniques, will be ready to be harvested in about ten weeks. I don't like to say what happens next, but I would advise you to leave the country as fast as possible and then find a policeman. I myself am perfectly safe, because my passport was issued in 2002, before this biometric scanning thing came in. |
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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OP does have a point. Why do they have to keep your passport? I understand that consulates need to keep passports for visa stamping, but we already have a stamp.
As for biometrics, you should be worried. Clones of you can be replicated to replace you as a teacher and your copy won't expect pay, flights, or anything except housing and Korean food, because it will be brainwarshed into being of great service to the Korean people. No people, it's not the robots replacing us in 5 years from now, it's the clones of Westerners who once taught in Korea. LOL. Just kidding. Maybe it's not so funny, because it may be possible in 5 years. Funny brain fart. |
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Todd Swanson
Joined: 14 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:06 am Post subject: |
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OMG!!!!
Clones, Trolls...where the F--- am I?
Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter?
I'm freaking out, man!!!!
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Caffeinated
Joined: 11 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:05 am Post subject: Re: Why does Korean Immmigration keep our ports for ARC? |
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| kabrams wrote: |
You certainly seem caffeinated. |
It's caffeine, not marijuana.
I want to know why they hold our passports since they better have a god reason for keeping you in Korea in the meantime. What if you has a family emergency and needed to fly home, for example?
And about clones: would you want a Korean-made clone of you walking around? Maybe a Japanese or German-engineered one, but definitely not Korean.  |
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hellofaniceguy
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: On your computer screen!
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:59 am Post subject: |
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They "keep" them for the same reason that YOUR own country does when they process non resident alien cards.
Just because!
You ask 10 different immigration folks why they need the passport and you'll get 10 different answers! |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:59 am Post subject: Re: Why does Korean Immmigration keep our ports for ARC? |
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| Caffeinated wrote: |
I want to know why they hold our passports since they better have a god reason for keeping you in Korea in the meantime. What if you has a family emergency and needed to fly home, for example?
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I knoww this is a real crapshoot here, but, like, umm, go to Immigration and pick it up? |
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