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thomas pars
Joined: 29 Jan 2009
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 Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:53 pm Post subject: Immigration now requires a set of fingerprints |
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I went to get my ARC card the other day at Incheon immigration. It was there that I was told the law was changed. To get the ARC you need to submit to them a set of fingerprints....
Is this at every immigration office? anyone else run into this?
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:05 pm Post subject: Re: Immigration now requires a set of fingerprints |
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| thomas pars wrote: |
I went to get my ARC card the other day at Incheon immigration. It was there that I was told the law was changed. To get the ARC you need to submit to them a set of fingerprints....
Is this at every immigration office? anyone else run into this?
Thoughts? |
As of July 1st, every foreign resident will be required to submit prints and electronic image when they register, extend or by the end of the year (whichever comes first).
tit for tat. They are just returning the favor the US started when they required all foreigners entering the US to submit prints and electronic photo.
Oh, and it is nothing new. Up until 2004 ALL foreigners were required to submit prints EVERY time you got a new ARC.
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toadkillerdog
Joined: 11 Nov 2009
Location: Daejeon. ROK
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep, back in 1998 the local police actually came to my school and fingerprinted me. |
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thegadfly
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| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Haha! I was about to say, "...but, I already got printed by immigration, way back in the day...." |
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BigBuds
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:51 am Post subject: |
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It's not new, it's just bringing it back.
I had to give my finger prints when I came over in 2001. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:59 am Post subject: |
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| BigBuds wrote: |
It's not new, it's just bringing it back.
I had to give my finger prints when I came over in 2001. |
Ditto.
And none of us who went in really cared about them doing it. |
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Tigerstyleone
Joined: 01 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:07 am Post subject: |
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| So do I have to give them a set of finger prints or does immigration have a scanner? |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:08 am Post subject: |
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| Is this for tourists, too? Those teaching on tourist visas should be required to give finger prints, too. |
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BigBuds
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:49 am Post subject: |
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| sojusucks wrote: |
| Is this for tourists, too? Those teaching on tourist visas should be required to give finger prints, too. |
You are joking, right? |
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thegadfly
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:58 am Post subject: |
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| sojusucks wrote: |
| Is this for tourists, too? Those teaching on tourist visas should be required to give finger prints, too. |
Hrm...not sure if this deserves a golf-clap or a face-palm...but since soju has been here a while, I'll go with the former....
Well played, sir. Well played! |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| BigBuds wrote: |
| sojusucks wrote: |
| Is this for tourists, too? Those teaching on tourist visas should be required to give finger prints, too. |
You are joking, right? |
Japan does this for their tourists as well... |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
| BigBuds wrote: |
| sojusucks wrote: |
| Is this for tourists, too? Those teaching on tourist visas should be required to give finger prints, too. |
You are joking, right? |
Japan does this for their tourists as well... |
As does the US (where it all started from).
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jinju necklace
Joined: 15 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| So, do you have to bring fingerprints from a Korean police station before you visit the immigration office, or can you have them done at the immigration office? |
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Highwayman
Joined: 22 May 2011
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| jinju necklace wrote: |
| So, do you have to bring fingerprints from a Korean police station before you visit the immigration office, or can you have them done at the immigration office? |
They do it electronically right there. |
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BigBuds
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
| BigBuds wrote: |
| sojusucks wrote: |
| Is this for tourists, too? Those teaching on tourist visas should be required to give finger prints, too. |
You are joking, right? |
Japan does this for their tourists as well... |
The highlighted part is what I'm referring to. |
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