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zhanknight
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
Location: Yangsan
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 Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:34 pm Post subject: Anyone ever applied to TaLK while inside Korea? |
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Hey everyone.
I've been living in Korea with my girlfriend for 7 months now. I have an A.A. and am taking distance classes with a university back in the States towards a B.A.. The girlfriend is at a hagwon right now, but is looking at switching to public school through EPIK for our second contract. If we do that, I'd like to try to get a TaLK placement at the same time so that we have two incomes. Has anyone ever applied to TaLK from within Korea? Can it be done? I'd rather not have to go spend a lot of time away in the USA working on background checks etc if I can avoid it.
Edit! I'm here on the 90 day visa waiver for US citizens. Not on the dependent/spouse thing. I could be soon if someone wants to donate various trappings of a marriage proposal. 
Thanks for any assistance!
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Ramen
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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sounds like you have f visa. if so, you should be able to apply in korea provided that you have all the documents notorized and apostilled (i.e. transcript/aa degree, CRC, etc.)  |
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zhanknight
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
Location: Yangsan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Ramen wrote: |
| sounds like you have f visa. if so, you should be able to apply in korea provided that you have all the documents notorized and apostilled (i.e. transcript/aa degree, CRC, etc.) |
Ah, I'm just here on the 90 day tourist deal for Americans. I fly out to Japan every so often to renew it. I imagine the CRC and piles of notarized/apostilled stuff are near impossible to get done without heading home. It was infuriating enough doing it when we were still there! 
Thanks for the reply in any case. I'm gonna contact the TaLK people soon to find out if it's even likely that we can get an EPIK and TALK placement in the same city reliably. |
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siwawalter
Joined: 16 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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Nice. 90 days.
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| Ramen wrote: |
| sounds like you have f visa. if so, you should be able to apply in korea provided that you have all the documents notorized and apostilled (i.e. transcript/aa degree, CRC, etc.) |
Ah, I'm just here on the 90 day tourist deal for Americans. I fly out to Japan every so often to renew it. I imagine the CRC and piles of notarized/apostilled stuff are near impossible to get done without heading home. It was infuriating enough doing it when we were still there!
Thanks for the reply in any case. I'm gonna contact the TaLK people soon to find out if it's even likely that we can get an EPIK and TALK placement in the same city reliably. |
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zhanknight
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Nice. 90 days.
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Indeed, but Canadians get 180 days I hear. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| The only problem I've heard about TALK is the living situation. Just reporting what others, in TALK, have told me. |
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zhanknight
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:04 am Post subject: |
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| sojusucks wrote: |
| The only problem I've heard about TALK is the living situation. Just reporting what others, in TALK, have told me. |
I've heard the same. But they will give you the standard 400k extra if you want to get your own apartment, so we'll be taking that and staying in the apartment that the girlfriend gets through EPIK. Assuming we can coordinate all this anyway. |
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tomato
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: I get so little foreign language experience, I must be in Koreatown, Los Angeles.
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I got turned down for TALK because I wasn't qualified enough.
Then I got accepted to EPIK, which pays more.
Oh well, who said it was all supposed to make sense? |
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siwawalter
Joined: 16 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone ever applied to TaLK while inside Korea? |
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Better get started on your paperwork. It's a long process.
| zhanknight wrote: |
Hey everyone.
I've been living in Korea with my girlfriend for 7 months now. I have an A.A. and am taking distance classes with a university back in the States towards a B.A.. The girlfriend is at a hagwon right now, but is looking at switching to public school through EPIK for our second contract. If we do that, I'd like to try to get a TaLK placement at the same time so that we have two incomes. Has anyone ever applied to TaLK from within Korea? Can it be done? I'd rather not have to go spend a lot of time away in the USA working on background checks etc if I can avoid it.
Edit! I'm here on the 90 day visa waiver for US citizens. Not on the dependent/spouse thing. I could be soon if someone wants to donate various trappings of a marriage proposal.
Thanks for any assistance! |
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