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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Junior wrote: |
| It goes on and on. There are some teats in K-immigration making changes just for the sake of being seen to be working and "clamping down" on foreigners to appease the Korean public. |
I get the feeling this is endemic to working in Korea. My hagwon certainly operates in the same way, making up work and/or problems for the sake of validation.
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| The only valid change they could really introduce would be to require a TEFL certificate. But they won't..because they're mainly interested in appearance. |
They'd also lose a good chunk of their cheap/ready surplus if they mandated a real certificate (not a meaningless online cheapy). A lot of people come here who are pretty seriously broke when they step off the plane. |
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tiger fancini
Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Testicles for Eyes
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| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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They used to require a minimum 3yr degree, then it was a 4 yr degree, then they changed back to 3.
-They used to not require transcripts, then they did, then they changed back again.
-They used to require a notarised degree copy: then they wanted the original, then they changed back to a notarised copy then changed to an apostille.
-They used to require no CBC, then a notarised local CBC, then a national apostilled one.
-Documents used to be valid for 1 yr after notarisation: then it was 3 months, then they changed it to 6 months.
It goes on and on. There are some teats in K-immigration making changes just for the sake of being seen to be working and "clamping down" on foreigners to appease the Korean public.
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The best thing about this is that it does absolutely nothing to prevent or deter scandals such as the CPN case, or people teaching illegally. |
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TexasChicken
Joined: 05 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:44 pm Post subject: It's a shame theres no Korean to help you. |
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I went to immigration last week with my school's office manager. He informed about a week ago that the rules changed again bla bla. Told me dont worry. We walk into immigration with my alien card and 40,000 won and a promise to get all the documents submitted to immigration before my 1 year extension ends.
The immigration official kept asking me over and over where is your FBI background check. Office Manager "dont you have it?" Immigration officer "No I dont have it." Office manager/immigration officer rinse and repeat 10 plus times. Office manager bows immigration officer bows, I return this week to immigration to get a new alien registration card and a 1 year extended visa.
Buying Mr. Chon my office manager sam gyup sal and beer/soju.
Thank you Mr. Chon.
My advice bring a Korean to immigration with you if your already in Korea and say as little as possible. Things just magically smooth themselves out.
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bharville
Joined: 07 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:30 pm Post subject: Re: It's a shame theres no Korean to help you. |
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| TexasChicken wrote: |
I went to immigration last week with my school's office manager. He informed about a week ago that the rules changed again bla bla. Told me dont worry. We walk into immigration with my alien card and 40,000 won and a promise to get all the documents submitted to immigration before my 1 year extension ends.
The immigration official kept asking me over and over where is your FBI background check. Office Manager "dont you have it?" Immigration officer "No I dont have it." Office manager/immigration officer rinse and repeat 10 plus times. Office manager bows immigration officer bows, I return this week to immigration to get a new alien registration card and a 1 year extended visa.
Buying Mr. Chon my office manager sam gyup sal and beer/soju.
Thank you Mr. Chon.
My advice bring a Korean to immigration with you if your already in Korea and say as little as possible. Things just magically smooth themselves out.
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Haha, that's awesome. I'm not in Korea yet. Everything was smooth but it will just leave a sour taste in my mouth if I have to submit a whole new background check and apostille just because mine wasn't stapled together. |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: the eye
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| Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:21 am Post subject: Re: It's a shame theres no Korean to help you. |
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| bharville wrote: |
Haha, that's awesome. I'm not in Korea yet. Everything was smooth but it will just leave a sour taste in my mouth if I have to submit a whole new background check and apostille just because mine wasn't stapled together. |
After years of having to accept balding tattooed serial killers to fill their jobs, the Koreans are now relishing rejecting perfectly good candidates for silly reasons. There seems to be a new arrogance in town, thanks to the economic recession. |
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bharville
Joined: 07 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:43 am Post subject: |
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| I've done my homework regarding the transition to Korea, and it seems as if they went from one extreme to another. Maybe one day they will find that perfect balance. |
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