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spir4l · Joined: 25 Jan 2010

Hello all,

Sorry, I'm sort of spamming the board with this question, but I cannot get a solid response no matter who I ask. Does anyone know for certain where I can get fingerprinted in Seoul? And also how to get there? I keep getting turned away at different police stations. Very frustrating.

Thanks.
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machoman · Joined: 11 Jul 2007

where are you located? you need to go to the main police station (the Gu station, example seongdong-GU, gwangjin-GU, etc.)

spir4l · Joined: 25 Jan 2010

I am in Gangnam, but I will go anywhere. I just need to get the bloody things done, and I'm sick of being turned away everywhere I go. Do you know where the Gangnam-gu station is/how to get there?

grant gerstners · Joined: 13 Jan 2010 Location: USA

I did a google search with exact phrase "police station", adding keywords, seoul, korea, gwangnam-gu plus the hangul spelling for police station obtained from google-translate. That got me to a page that google translated for me, and there was a phone number for the police station.

Then, in google maps, you type in the phone number, and you get a map showing the location.

I am not certain this is what you are looking for. Good luck.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=tr&u=http://www.korea-fans.com/forum/printthread.php%3Ftid%3D37862&ei=PcEqTf22NcSclgeYpcTOAQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBwQ7gEwAQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3DGangnam-gu,%2Bseoul,%2Bsouth%2Bkorea,%2B%25EA%25B2%25BD%25EC%25B0%25B0%25EC%2584%259C%2B%2522police%2Bstation%2522%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26prmd%3Divnsm

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&biw=1024&bih=654&q=82-2-568-0112&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

northway · Joined: 05 Jul 2010

The Anyang one is pretty easy to find, and it's at Beomgye, so really only about thirty minutes or so from Kangnam. If you're open to that, I can give you directions.

spir4l · Joined: 25 Jan 2010

Ah! That does help! Thank you so much!!!!!!!
Now I just have to figure out how to get there.
Wonderful! Thanks x10000000000000000 again!

spir4l · Joined: 25 Jan 2010

@northway: Sure! It can't hurt to have another option. Thanks!

machoman · Joined: 11 Jul 2007

here's another list.

http://www.police.go.kr/KNPA/about/ab_offices_01.jsp

maybe u should ask your co teacher to call to confirm if they can do fingerprints before going.

spir4l · Joined: 25 Jan 2010

Ha! Yeah, if my co-teacher ever showed up for work or interacted with me in any way, that might be an option. I have other Korean friends who can call for me, however. I live very close to Daechi Station, so I imagine it will be an easy find. Thanks so much for your help. Considering the lack of support at my current school, this forum is truly a big help. Smile

marsavalanche · Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Location: where pretty lies perish

Wow, I'm shocked at how many false info is in this thread.

You don't need to go to the main office in the "gu"'s. You can go to ANY police station in Seoul.

I got one done at a local station, and we made an appointment and they did it on the forms I printed from the FBI website.

Also went to one of the gu headquarters offices and had it done in a fancy CSI-esque room.

The FBI accepted both places.

I've sent mine from both local and main district offices. Just call ahead of time to be polite and set up an appointment. I had one of my Korean friends call it was very simple to do it all.

spir4l · Joined: 25 Jan 2010

Interesting. I went into a few stations and they turned me away, saying that it was only done at certain stations. Perhaps it's just a matter of luck.

machoman · Joined: 11 Jul 2007

spir4l · Joined: 25 Jan 2010

marsavalanche · Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Location: where pretty lies perish

I'm going to keep it real... I think the reason why you guys are getting denied is because you're just walking into a police station without an appointment with forms saying "look at me! I don't speak Korean help me!" expecting them to do it. And since this is the police station we're talking, I could understand them turning you away.

Reading your responses just made me almost positive I got mine done at my local station (which is literally next door to my job) because my Korean coworker walked in there with me and set up an appointment.

Both times I got it done I had appointments.

For what it's worth, if you're reading this thread and are new to the CBC you CAN do it at a local station, but I really recommend you either call first or go in with a Korean. Wasn't a problem for me.

northway · Joined: 05 Jul 2010