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[Justine]

I have a really complicated situation and I dont know what to do.

Every time I apply for jobs I am told that I have to apply from my 'home country.'

What would be my 'home' country?

Irish passport (but never lived in Ireland, I got the passport through my granddad)
Lived and grew up in England (but I was never 'naturalised')
I now live in South Africa (for one year) and am marrying my South African fiance.(I also did my degree in South Africa in 2006)

Where do I need to go to apply? Do I have to leave my husband and fly to England/Ireland to apply?

Which criminal background check do I need?

When i contact the South Korean embassy in South Africa they say I can apply from here but recruiters keep saying that the embassy here is different to the consulate in South Korea.

Also, can my husband get a visa with a Bachelor of Technology?

[ttompatz]

[mmstyle]

Edited:
Ttompatz beat me to the punch. Cheers TtP.

Good luck, Justine.

[Justine]

I am a temporary resident in South Africa, I havnt yet got permanent residency.

How do I find this out for deifinate? Has anyone got an email address for Immigration in Korea?

If I have to have an interview in Ireland can my husband and I still apply together even though he has to apply from South Africa?

This is so compliacted. I really can not afford to fly to Irleland for the interview.

Thanks for all of your help.

[Justine]

This is what the Korean Embassy in Ireland have said-

'In relation to your inquiry, of getting a criminal background check is you should be residing in Ireland or have resided in Ireland.

If you have never lived in Ireland then you should get your criminal background check in South Africa and UK.

But before that, please contact your employer in Korea about your situation.'

[ttompatz]

[Justine]

I really appreciate your opinion though.

This is on the hikorea website-

The following outlines the differences when applying for visa issuance through overseas consulate.

* By rule, must apply from the Korean consulate that is located in the applicant�s country.
※ When applying from a third country is permitted:
- Those that have worked in Korea as a Professor (E-1), Foreign language instructor (E-2), or Researcher (E-3), and have no record of law breaking
-�Those whose education level has been verified by domestic verification agency (�Korean Council for University Education�) that was created based on Law on Korean University Education Association
▶By rule, must go through an interview at the consulate. (However, those that applied for visa issuance from a third country may skip this portion as situation warrants)
- According to the standard interview manual, conduct a face-to-face interview. However, if circumstances were such that making a visit is not possible or plausible, then it may be conducted over video conference.
- If, after the interview, the applicant is deemed unfit to work as an instructor, visa will not be issued regardless of the issuance of visa issuance certificate.

So maybe I can just apply from South Africa. I just dont know how the hell to find out.

[ttompatz]

[Justine]

Im on a 'temporary resident' permit.

I dont know if that will effect it.

Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it.

Justine

[Troglodyte]

You'll probably get more replies if you use a descriptive title for the thread. e.g. "Irish passport, but living in SA. What to do about CBC?"


If you didn't have the Irish passport, where would you be a citizen? Where were you born? Have you explained your situation to the recruiters? If not, do so. Otherwise, you could put a lot of work into applying for jobs and then get turned down at the last minute.

[Justine]

I was born in Zimbabwe (yeah, its extremely complicated)

Thanks for the advise.

I am explain my situation in detail to recruiters but they can not help at all.