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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
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| wylies99 wrote: |
| They keep making it harder and harder to be a legal teacher in Korea. Punishing the few honest people in the ESL industry by creating even more hurdles is not going to fix any of the current problems in the ESL industry and will probably just create new ones. |
I can't understand why they don't consider the 'tourists' who have been here for 5+ years. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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| wylies99 wrote: |
| They keep making it harder and harder to be a legal teacher in Korea. Punishing the few honest people in the ESL industry by creating even more hurdles is not going to fix any of the current problems in the ESL industry and will probably just create new ones. |
Punishing the vast majority of honest people... |
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meaghan
Joined: 24 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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| schwa wrote: |
I believe all the other qualifying countries provide national checks by default? Could be wrong. |
It's done provincially in Canada, not sure about everywhere else. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| meaghan wrote: |
| schwa wrote: |
I believe all the other qualifying countries provide national checks by default? Could be wrong. |
It's done provincially in Canada, not sure about everywhere else. |
It's done provincially, but it accesses the national database. |
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blade
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I submitted a national police check two years ago do I still need to submit a new one when it is time for me to renew my visa? |
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v88
Joined: 28 Feb 2010
Location: here
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 3:50 am Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
| wylies99 wrote: |
| They keep making it harder and harder to be a legal teacher in Korea. Punishing the few honest people in the ESL industry by creating even more hurdles is not going to fix any of the current problems in the ESL industry and will probably just create new ones. |
I can't understand why they don't consider the 'tourists' who have been here for 5+ years. |
This should be in the no sh-t Sherlock category....but no. All their new rules do nothing to weed out the truly illegal teachers, nor do they do anything about the vast number of employers who don't care at all about education. |
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stuey11
Joined: 13 Jun 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:07 am Post subject: ... |
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So as a UK citizen and current E2 visa holder in Korea I am probably going to be renewing in March 2011. Am i correct in assuming that come January/February 2011 I am going to have to send my original degree back to the UK to get it apostled and get a new criminal check isssued before renewal date next March?
The criminal check is not that much of an issue it just takes a bit of forethought, but sending my original degree back to the uk is madness!! |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:52 am Post subject: |
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| All the power is with the POE, mine pretty much told us we were dirt-bags from day one... |
Wow, they really called you dirt bags?  |
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huck
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:41 am Post subject: |
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My FBI background check only took 2 1/2 weeks. But I wrote on there that I needed it back by a certain date because my work visa expired then. They were good about it, and got it back to me with a couple of weeks to spare.
I still think it's ass-backwards that they don't make F4's who are teaching do this as well....As long as it's a Korean-American, then it's okay if your teacher has a fake degree and felonies on their record. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:46 am Post subject: |
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| I still think it's ass-backwards that they don't make F4's who are teaching do this as well....As long as it's a Korean-American, then it's okay if your teacher has a fake degree and felonies on their record. |
Not true of public schools. Everyone (foreign, Korean, gyopo, or married to a Korean), everyone must supply a check. That is because it is an MoE policy. The MoE should also apply this rule to hagwons and camps, and tell Immigration to stay the hell out of an issue that doesn't concern them. |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:11 am Post subject: |
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| Good thing I'll be on an F visa soon enough. After six years in Korea, I don't even know where my degree is anymore. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Immigration idiocy: New E2 visa Regs. |
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Changes:
As of Sept.,2010:
1. E2 Applicants will be required to submit original degrees to Korea Consulate in their home country for certification. The certification form will be sent to Korea in place of the degree.
2. E2 Visa holders wishing to change workplaces will be required to RE-SUBMIT original degrees for recertification in their home countries.
As of Jan.,2011
1. E2s will require NATIONAL police checks, not local.
2. Even a teacher wishing to EXTEND their current visa, not having left the country will require a NEW police check. |
Let's see. A long time ago, we had to send an original copy of the degree. How is the consulate/embassy back home going to help? They won't certify the degree's quality, only that you have one.
Requiring a national police check could help, but it will increase the amount of time schools must wait for a teacher. It is ridiculous that a new national police check must be provided IF a teacher who has lived in Korea for a year wants to renew a contract. Maybe requiring a Korean police check would be a good idea.
Raise your hand if you think all of this is utterly ridiculous and that people hiring foreign teachers have no clue whatsoever. {sojusucks raises hand} |
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crescent
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: yes.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Underwaterbob wrote: |
| Good thing I'll be on an F visa soon enough. After six years in Korea, I don't even know where my degree is anymore. |
Likewise. I'm counting the days. One less inane thing to worry about. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Underwaterbob wrote: |
| Good thing I'll be on an F visa soon enough. After six years in Korea, I don't even know where my degree is anymore. |
I didn't get an invite.
I love wedding buffets.
I'll even bring an envelope. |
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nathanrutledge
Joined: 01 May 2008
Location: Marakesh
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: Immigration idiocy: New E2 visa Regs. |
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| sojusucks wrote: |
Requiring a national police check could help, but it will increase the amount of time schools must wait for a teacher. It is ridiculous that a new national police check must be provided IF a teacher who has lived in Korea for a year wants to renew a contract. Maybe requiring a Korean police check would be a good idea.
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They do require a local check now. My last visa I was required to go to the local station and get one. |
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