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Youngben88
Joined: 19 Jul 2013
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 Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:32 am Post subject: Arrested and paid a fine, can I return to Korea? |
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I was in Korea years back as a rather naive 22 year old. Anyway, one night I got into a fight, was arrested and released. Some months later a letter came saying I had to pay two million won. I did so, then the matter seemed to be at rest. I left Korea at the end of my contract.
Would I be able to return?
Is there any way to check? |
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andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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| Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| If you are a 'persona non grata', you'd been deported. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| You need to use those auxiliary verbs. 'If you were a "person-non-grata", you would have been deported'. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:20 am Post subject: Re: Arrested and paid a fine, can I return to Korea? |
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| Youngben88 wrote: |
I was in Korea years back as a rather naive 22 year old. Anyway, one night I got into a fight, was arrested and released. Some months later a letter came saying I had to pay two million won. I did so, then the matter seemed to be at rest. I left Korea at the end of my contract.
Would I be able to return?
Is there any way to check? |
You can apply for a new E2.
Immigration may or may not allow it based on THEIR records (they are part of the Ministry of Justice).
There is no definitive answer for you until you actually apply.
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thisisausername
Joined: 28 May 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:50 am Post subject: |
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I know a net here who was fined for defending himself against a drunken adjoshi. They ruled that he had to pay 400k compensation or damaging the man's glasses even though the drunk old man just attacked him for no reason.
But that was years ago and he's had no trouble getting his visa renewed. |
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Youngben88
Joined: 19 Jul 2013
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| Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:30 am Post subject: |
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| Ok, thanks for the info! |
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Kepler
Joined: 24 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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| It's routine for the consulate to check if you have a record before issuing a visa. |
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newb
Joined: 27 Aug 2012
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Kepler wrote: |
| It's routine for the consulate to check if you have a record before issuing a visa. |
I doubt it. I know a dude who got into a bar fight. He was arrested and fined. He definitely had a record in Korea. A few years later, he came back to Korea with an E-2 visa. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Kepler wrote: |
| It's routine for the consulate to check if you have a record before issuing a visa. |
It is immigration at the "visa confirmation number" stage of the process that does the (Korean) background check, not the consulate at the visa issuance stage.
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| newb wrote: |
| Kepler wrote: |
| It's routine for the consulate to check if you have a record before issuing a visa. |
I doubt it. I know a dude who got into a bar fight. He was arrested and fined. He definitely had a record in Korea. A few years later, he came back to Korea with an E-2 visa. |
Sometimes an "arrested and fined" is actually a payout of blood money with no criminal record.
Did you bud actually go to court and get convicted? |
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newb
Joined: 27 Aug 2012
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
| newb wrote: |
| Kepler wrote: |
| It's routine for the consulate to check if you have a record before issuing a visa. |
I doubt it. I know a dude who got into a bar fight. He was arrested and fined. He definitely had a record in Korea. A few years later, he came back to Korea with an E-2 visa. |
Sometimes an "arrested and fined" is actually a payout of blood money with no criminal record.
Did you bud actually go to court and get convicted? |
He admitted and made a written statement that he rearranged the other guy's face. He later got a letter from the prosecutor's office saying he's guilty of battery assault and an order to pay a fine. |
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Youngben88
Joined: 19 Jul 2013
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:06 am Post subject: |
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| So do I have a record or not? |
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Youngben88
Joined: 19 Jul 2013
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:07 am Post subject: |
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| I did not go to court. I simply paid the fine which came in a letter days later. |
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Youngben88
Joined: 19 Jul 2013
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry. Months later. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Anyone actually believe this troll's OP? He says he got arrested and fined for touching a woman's rear at one bar/club and now he says he got arrested for being in a fight. Come on! He's a troll. |
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