luckylady
Joined: 30 Jan 2012
Location: u.s. of occupied territories
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 Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:09 am Post subject: Re: Documents in hand on arrival |
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| matty022 wrote: |
1. Passport with visa
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learn to keep it in a safe, separate place once you arrive; easy to access but not immediately apparent if your apt is ever broken into
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2. original copy of my degrees
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bad idea. plenty of horror stories about people losing their originals while abroad; shady hakwon owners losing them, or worse, returning them crumpled and damaged. have professional copies made and store the originals with parents, a safety deposit box (my choice), anywhere but not with you. my school prints them off, you can't tell one from the other.
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3. notarized, apostilled copy of both degrees.
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good.
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4. extra copy of my CBC with apostille (unofficial copy and I'm aware these are only good for 6 months, but thought I'd bring it along anyhow)
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also good. a lot can happen in 6 months.
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5. 2 copies of official transcripts from both degrees
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yes, sealed. but usually no longer requested altho uni positions still do
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6. 10 passport photos
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you'll go thru these quickly - they are asked for everywhere, can never have too many. I keep extras in my wallet in a small brown envelope (stiff paper) so they're always there - who wants to try and navigate foreign currency, a foreign language machine, finding a place in a foreign country ?? jees, yes, keep them handy. also when applying for visas for other countries (you will want to travel, right?) you'll need them then as well.
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7. 1 hard copy of my resume
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totally unnecessary. online is fine.
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8. 1 hard copy of my contract
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yes, this is important.
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9. my US Social Security card?
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keep in a safe place at home with your original degree. not necessary overseas.
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10. my US drivers license/ID
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yes, absolutely!! many reasons for this - renting a car is #1 - in Korea (although I think you might need either a Korean or intl license) or anywhere else (I've used mine to rent in other countries) !! also as someone else said, you might want to get a Korean license - I got mine within 6 months of arrival - although back then we only had to show our US license, no one had to exchange theirs. renting a car in another country also, not just Korea. another reason is upon returning to the U.S. - you might not fly into the same city, maybe you want to visit someone else - why would you not want to have your drivers license with you? not only that you want to keep track of the expiration date so you can keep it current while overseas - there are a multitude of reasons to keep this with you. |
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