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[nathanrutledge]

[hogwonguy1979]

[leopard7]

Yes, gadfly, I really take people seriously who post pictures of a child being burped on by a cow? What kind of medication are you on? I bet you read lots of comic books, and watch cartoons all day.

Folks, if you are ignorant enough to surrender your passport to anyone for months, you might be in for a world of hurt, like that poor woman in the Korea Herald article. Don't believe these fearmongerers who don't have the guts to say, "no!" to Koreans who push them around. This is why bad things happen to people over here--because they are fed misinformation by losers who don't know sh--! These are the same idiots that probably pay 1 million won "security deposits" to sleazy hagwons, and even give up their bankcards. Sounds like we have some gay lovers defending each other on this website--I was always taught that a man fights his own battles--only cowards need their"friends" to help them. What's the matter kids, you can't stand up for yourselves alone!? Do you miss your mommy a lot? Grow up and get a life, kiddies (and don't forget to eat your Wheaties, so you can grow up to be big and strong someday!

[marsavalanche]

[leopard7]

Kids, do your mommies know you are on these "adult work" websites? You have to be at least 18 to be on one, kids.

Can any of you kid-genuises show me a legal statute that says an NET has to let immigration keep his passport for months on end? I didn't think so. Show me the statute that says they can keep our passports for months, at random, for no reason, and I'll buy you all a nice bag of candy and a comic book. Oh, kids, you better log out, spiderman is on!

[thegadfly]

[denverdeath]

[leopard7]

It reminds me of high school how you keep telling me how you're surprised I got "so-and-so mad." Is he your best friend or something? I really don't care about the high-school clique stuff, it's really juvenile and boring.

For the record, I made this post to warn foreigners here not to give up (surrender) their passport for days or months, because you don't have to. All they need is your number to check you out. I never heard of anyone "giving up" thier passports, except to hagwons. You still haven't showed me the legal statute that says "foreigners must surrender there passports for an undisclosed amount of time" because there is no such law. Maybe immigration thought you look shifty or questionable--maybe that's why they witheld yours. Go tell your daddy or mommy, or maybe comb your hair and take a shower. Maybe your appearance offended immigration. Remember personal hygiene, it's important. I'm glad you know the word "irony" but I doubt you understand it's meaning. Again, show me the law statute that says we "must" give up our passports. By the way, gadfly, it was your "buddy" who came on my post telling me what is and isn't true--I haven't posted on this website for 10 months. That means "he" started it--I never went after any of you. And since you're all probably in your 20s, I'd say that I, who am in my 40s and served in the military overseas, probably know more than you. Oh, I forgot, you 20-something's are all geniuses nowadays (right!) Are you going out on a date with your good "friend" this weekend? Seriously, guy it's really gay for a man to be defeding another man. Men are supposed to fight their own battles. This isn't high school band practice.

[thegadfly]

[ttompatz]

[TheUrbanMyth]

While I agree with Ttom that leopard7 is likely a troll he is somewhat accurate on one point.

That would be the handing over of your passport to obtain an ARC. While for all my other ARCS I had to do this, this was not the case for my most recent ARC which I obtained at Changwon Immigration office. They copied my passport info page and then handed it back to me.

This was about 2 months ago. So I do not know if this is a recent rule, change, or the guy was new and didn't know what he was doing, or if it is specific to that office. What I do know is that I walked out of that office with my passport in my pocket the same day I applied for an ARC. (which took about 45 days to actually obtain). Then again most of us are well accquainted with the randomness of Immigration offices enforcing rules or learning new ones.

But yeah if one is claiming that he didn't have to hand over his passport at least overnight to get the E-2 visa in his passport I'd have to call BS on that as well.

[ttompatz]

Yes, that is the new procedure since it now takes more than a month to get an ARC instead of the old process that used to take less than a week.

My points were not in dispute of an ARC application (and he never mentioned an ARC) but:

i) that you do need to give your passport to the appropriate authorities when requested such as: for visa applications at embassies or consulates (it usually takes 4-7 days to get a visa for China as an example), OLD ARC application process (kept by immigration for a week), demanded by police or prosecutors during an investigation, etc.

ii) His advice was VERY short on particulars and (perhaps in the interests of brevity on his part ) was wildly inaccurate advice.

When someone wants to make bold blanket statements they should at least ensure that the comments are accurate before they hit the enter key. (perhaps he got his ARC from Kimmi after 2.5 months and NOT his E2?) It does make a difference.

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[leopard7]

For the reading impaired:

I said you shouldn't let anyone KEEP your passport longer than it takes them to copy it. Leaving it overnight is ridiculous--they taught me in the army never to surrender my passport. "Surrender" means not more than 10 or 20 minutes. I bet the same ones complaining are the same ones who pay their own key money and get ripped off by taxi drivers and grocers.

But I admit, it's cute how you all stick together like girlfriends to attack one person who disagrees with you. Guess what, girls? I'm allowe to disagree with you. This isn't North Korea. I'm older and have traveled more than most of you, and many youngsters over here get taken advantage of every day. If you're weak, Koreans will take advantage of you. So go ahead and be weak; give 'em your bankcard too (with the pin number) if you're that dumb. Sorry girls, I have a life to live and a wife to take care of--you guys can get back to 90210 episodes or whatever lame stuff you do. It's scary to think that mental Liliputians like you actually TEACH children! No wonder Korea complains so much in the news about bad teachers.

[thegadfly]

[isitts]