Korean Job Discussion Forums

[bradshaw]

I'm wondering if anyone has obtained a police check from the government detailing their (clean!) activity during their time in Korea. I have a friend in England who will be working with children, and was asked to produce such a document from Korea. I am Canadian and am worried I might need to do the same thing in the future. If you have obtained a Korean police check, was it in English or Korean? Thanks in advance.

[Gaegeum2003]

I got one in 2008 when I applied for teachers' college. They required that I provide one. It's written in Korean, so you'll have to get it translated.

That may have changed since 2008, but that's the way it was two years ago.

Hope that helps.

[alwaysbeclosing100]

i got one from a korean police HQ. not a small police station.....

super easy..... bring your ARC card. it helps to have someone who speaks korean. it took about 10 minutes. the document was in korean.

[sugarkane59]

I've just sent off for a police check because I want to teach here in England. That's really annoying that it'll be in Korean because obviously, my employers won't accept it if they can't read it. Do you think ifI get my friend to translate it,it would be accepted????

[bradshaw]

Thanks for your input, everyone.

sugarkane59 - I've just spoken to my friend who is back in England now and had to get a police check from her time in Korea. She applied through the Korean Consulate in London, and they provided her with one in ENGLISH for free. I may have to go that route once back in Canada. Good luck!

[drcrazy]

[jrwhite82]

Usually if you get a document translated for official purposes it should be notarized or sealed to prove that the translation is official...not just a friend doing it. But it probably depends on your specific situation. There are many places that offer document translating services across the street from the US and Canadian embassies in Seoul.

[drcrazy]