Korean Job Discussion Forums

[dharmasister]

I don't know if there is any current info on this. I was checking out the E-2 Guidelines sticky but the all the posts I read are years old. I apologize in advance if I've posted in the wrong place.

Here's my question(s):

I am getting mixed information on the whole old criminal background check rules vs. the new requirements. I have read much online and been told by one recruiter that if I make it to Korea before the end of the year I will only need a state level background check. A new recruiter whom I spoke with today told me even if I would get to Korea before the end of the year, it wouldn't matter, that come January 1, 2011 I would have to get an FBI level background check at that time in order to stay.

Interestingly, the guy who says that I only need the state level can place me right away. The guy who told me I have to have the 50 state FBI check won't be able to place me until March 1, 2011.

A second, related question: If I do need to go with the FBI check would an unpaid speeding ticket show up? I was visiting relatives in Oregon a while back and got a ticket (unfairly by the way - I wasn't actually speeding). When I got back to Louisiana I kind of blew it off. Could that be an impediment to my passing the background check?

[Colorado]

Unless you were arrested and fingerprinted, your speeding ticket won't show up on an FBI check.
If you start work before Jan. 1, you only need a state background check until you renew your contract or try to change schools.
If you start after Jan. 1, you will need an FBI check.

[ttompatz]

[greasylake]

My contract is up at the end of September and I plan to renew with the same school. Will I need to submit an FBI crc for this? I checked the immi web-site, it looks like I will not have to, but it wasn't extremely clear. Can anyone clarify this?

[murmanjake]

[omgitsmax]

If i am applying to EPIK, will i be able to use a state background check to secure a contract and then submit an FBI background check in a few months when i get my visa? Or is EPIK requiring that you have an FBI background check before you can get a contract?

[Milwaukiedave]

Oregon State traffic citations won't show up unless it's a serious one. A simple speeding ticket is nothing to worry about.

[ttompatz]

[seoulsucker]

What about bench warrants? Say if you were summoned to traffic court, failed to appear, etc. That show up on an FBI check? From what I've read unless there is a specific request for a wants and warrants search the only thing that shows up is arrests and convictions.

[dharmasister]

Thank you everyone for all the great info. I'm just going to go ahead and get the FBI check and be done with it. I have NEVER been arrested, finger printed and "booked" as they say, just got that ticket for doing 65 in a 55 speed zone. Looks like it is no big deal. Other than my divorce, I have never had to go to trial for anything. I guess the only problem with the FBI check at this point is how darned long it takes!

[Wishmaster]

Better to just get it over with and get the FBI check since it's got to be done anyway.

[elfie126]

I was told from my recruiter (ASK) that I can apply with just a local/state bg check for now and apply with that, but I will eventually need a federal check after Jan. 1, 2011.

It took only a week for my local check to come in by doing livescan.
A federal check can take up to a month.

(I'm applying for March 2011 semester)

[imakemyselflaugh]

Is the Federal background check change true for everyone? (I'm Canadian) I was at immigration today for a visa transfer and was told I'd need to have a nation-wide check by December 31st. I was hoping she was confused....

[ChilgokBlackHole]