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haopengyou



Joined: 10 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:27 am    Post subject: Dual citizenship... Reply with quote

As of last March, I am an Irish citizen. My father was born and raised in Ireland so the process was relatively simple. Still, I have not even set foot in Ireland, and all of my education is in the U.S. I have lived in China for the past 15 years, with the exception of one year when I returned to study, and a month every couple of years when I went home.

If I apply for work in SK, will the government most likely view me as a U.S. citizen and require the fingerprints, FBI check, etc or is it possible for me to just enter "Ireland" on country of citizenship? I have nothing to hide. Actually, 2 years ago, the last time I was in the U.S. I did the fingerprint/FBI thing and got a clear report. It is just a PITA to do it again.
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SeoulNate



Joined: 04 Jun 2010
Location: Hyehwa

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 5:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

whichever passport you plan on using, you need a CBC from that country.
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Who's Your Daddy?



Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think the passport you use has to match where you received your bachelors degree.
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schwa



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Who's Your Daddy? wrote:
I think the passport you use has to match where you received your bachelors degree.

I've never heard that. I doubt its true.

Be aware that as an Irish person your pension deductions would be lost money, whereas as an American they'd be doubled & paid back to you.
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Who's Your Daddy?



Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

^^What I'm saying is, I think they'll want a criminal background check from your passport issuance country, and wherever you got your bachelors. So it is better to choose the passport that is the same as your degree country.
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haopengyou



Joined: 10 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Money is good...more money is better...and refunded money that is doubled sounds too good to be true! If I go under my Irish citizenship, would that money be sent to the pension fund in Ireland, or just kept
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

haopengyou wrote:
Money is good...more money is better...and refunded money that is doubled sounds too good to be true! If I go under my Irish citizenship, would that money be sent to the pension fund in Ireland, or just kept


Lost till you turn 65 then you can claim your Korean pension (provided you have something in it).

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SeoulNate



Joined: 04 Jun 2010
Location: Hyehwa

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Who's Your Daddy? wrote:
^^What I'm saying is, I think they'll want a criminal background check from your passport issuance country, and wherever you got your bachelors. So it is better to choose the passport that is the same as your degree country.


That is not true. At all.

Whatever countries' passport you want to use when you teacher here is the country that you will need a CBC from. It doesn't matter where the degree is from as long as it is from one of the 7 countries on their list for E-2.

Also, as Schwa said, you will get more money back as an American.
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alongway



Joined: 02 Jan 2012

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

are you an actual dual citizen or did you just spend a long time in the US?
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chungbukdo



Joined: 22 Aug 2010

PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 11:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Who's Your Daddy? wrote:
I think the passport you use has to match where you received your bachelors degree.

That would be odd. So they think Canadians who studied in the US are not qualified to teach English to 8 year olds?
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sigmundsmith



Joined: 22 Nov 2007

PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Who's Your Daddy? wrote:
^^What I'm saying is, I think they'll want a criminal background check from your passport issuance country, and wherever you got your bachelors. So it is better to choose the passport that is the same as your degree country.


Not true as I can attest to this of being a dual citizen. My visa was issued in one of my passport but criminal background and bachelors was from my other passport/country. No issues at all.
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