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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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 Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:22 pm Post subject: How to qualify for an F2 or F6. |
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| Basically my question is if you are here for more than 5 years continuously is how can you go about getting one? I don't qualify under the points system. To many debts back home to pay, so those options are out for now. Prob be 40's when I'd be able to go that route. So, I hear a Korean can sponsor you for an F2 if you've been here simply for more than 5 years? Does this also apply to an F5 person? Can an F5 sponsor and E2 the same as a Korean citizen? Is it a complex procedure? Also, what happens after being an F2? Can you eventually go on to an F5 yourself? (I assume you must have certain funds in the bank at that time and have some Korean ability.) |
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Drew10
Joined: 31 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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To qualify for an F6, you gotta be married to a Korean citizen.
I'm not too familiar with the F2 rules since they changed everything.
Give immi a call and ask. |
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joesp
Joined: 16 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:02 am Post subject: Re: How to qualify for an F2 or F6. |
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| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| Basically my question is if you are here for more than 5 years continuously is how can you go about getting one? |
I am not sure about the time requirement for the F-2. You need to have been on the same visa type for 2 years. You are thinking that if you have been on your visa type for 5 years then you are eligible for the F-2. I remember that, but I got around it somehow.
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| I don't qualify under the points system. To many debts back home to pay, so those options are out for now. |
The only requirement for the F-2 is salary, not money in the bank. Thre is no money on deposit requirement for the F-2. There is only a 20,000 USD requirement for citizenship.
sorry, I don't know anything about sponsorhip. I do know that for the F-2, the Korean government is your only sponsor. This is not like Australia where you can get your Australian residency permit if you have two or three sponsors who have Australian citizenship. I got my F-2 on the point system after having completed the Social Integration Program. I do not have a sponsor. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the reply. I don't qualify under the point system due to lack of funds. Otherwise, I'd take a Korean course and maybe do a Master's here. Those would boost my points highly. But, current debt loads strap me down. I'll be getting near 40ish by the time I would. Then I would lose points for age. Not impossible, but if being here for 5 years is something, it may be worth looking into. Having greater freedom in the market place would be cool. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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5 years continuous on the SAME visa then look at an F5.
If you changed your visa status during the 5 years the clock starts again with your most recent visa.
There are other hoops to jump through as well (language and "contribution to society").
Talk to someone at Kimmi (in person not by phone).
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joesp
Joined: 16 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:16 am Post subject: |
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| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| I don't qualify under the point system due to lack of funds. |
I repeat! There is no fund criteria, there is an income criteria. Do you mean a lack of income? |
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r122925
Joined: 02 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:34 am Post subject: |
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| joesp wrote: |
| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| I don't qualify under the point system due to lack of funds. |
I repeat! There is no fund criteria, there is an income criteria. Do you mean a lack of income? |
You're right. You don't need to have any money in the bank to qualify for the points system F2-7. But if I understand him correctly, he is saying that he doesn't have the funds to pay for Korean classes or a masters degree, things that would allow him to earn enough points to qualify. You don't necessarily need any money to learn Korean though. Some free classes are available and self study is also an option. I know several people who speak Korean at a high level who have never paid for classes. For the masters degree you may be out lof luck.
The other option is to apply for the F2-99 when you have held the same E2 for five years straight. That is no guarantee though. There is no requirement for funds in the bank, but you must convince the Minister of Justice that you are an asset to Korean society. You need to write a personal statement and have a recommendation from a Korean as well. The Minister of Justice can deny your application for any reason and they don't even have to tell you why.
A third option if you've been here for 5 years straight is to apply for Korean citizenship. But you do need to have money in the bank for that (30 million), you'll need Korean ability, and you'll have to pass a test about Korean history and culture, plus an interview. On top of all that, unless you meet certain criteria you may be forced to renounce your current citizenship.
Or you could always just get married and get the F6... potentially both the easiest and hardest option at the same time. |
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joesp
Joined: 16 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:04 am Post subject: |
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| r122925 wrote: |
| joesp wrote: |
| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| I don't qualify under the point system due to lack of funds. |
I repeat! There is no fund criteria, there is an income criteria. Do you mean a lack of income? |
You're right. You don't need to have any money in the bank to qualify for the points system F2-7. But if I understand him correctly, he is saying that he doesn't have the funds to pay for Korean classes or a masters degree, things that would allow him to earn enough points to qualify. |
The short cut to 80 points for the F-2 is the Social Integration Program.
You asked originally about the F-2 and the F-6. However, you are confusing the requirements for the F-5 with those for the F-2
I looked through the thread about the F-2-99 (on the point system) and found an old post of mine.
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| I figured out the difference between the F-2 and the F-5 here on the forum (although they can both be translated as residency, but it would be more accurate to translate the F-5 as long-term residency and the F-2 as residency). The requirments for the F-5 are very stringent, requiring 5 years residency on the same visa type and supposedly, 2xGNI, right .... people who are going on the point system are shooting for the F-2-99. |
So, there is no 5 year requirement for the F-2 (the 5 year requirement is for the F-5), and there is no money-in-the-bank requirement (and, my income level came in < 20,000,000 and even I got the F-2 so the income requirement can be low. Also, I am over 40 years old.
The caveat is, I had to take the Social Integration Program to get the 80 points. There is info about that in the thread on the F-2-99. Depending on your language ability, you can finish (like I did) in 3 months. |
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alongway
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:29 am Post subject: |
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You have to talk about various kinds of F2s.
F-2-S (was the 7) was the points visa. The only requirement is be coming off 1 year off one of the visas like an E2. There is no money in the bank, but you might need your salary for points
The F-2-99 requires 5 years on the same visa, doing transfers. It is NOT the points visa.
The F-2-investment visa (don't know the number on that, I think F-2-5) requires a significant investment, maybe 500K?
There is also the F-2-2 which is the sons and daughters of Koreans (not sure why they couldn't get an F4?)
The F-2-3 F5s family, F5s can sponsor a spouse and I think kids for an F2.
The F-2-4 Refugee visa
The F-2-6 seems to be a skill based residency visa (only 1 in the whole country)
The F-2-7 This is the points visa
The F-2-8 Real estate investment
The F-2-10 which again relates to kids, and raising them..
Talking about an F2 is not a simple task, it's actually quite a wide visa that covers many situations. Most people aim for a points or 99 long term F2.
The F5 similarly has a large number of categories.
F6 is easy, marry a Korean. |
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joesp
Joined: 16 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Ah, the F-2-99. That's a new one for me. I see there is actually an F-2 visa with a 5 year requirement and sponsors. what a lotta categories for the f-2 |
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