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[le-paul]

If someone begins a new E2 visa application process in a different area to the one they were previously working in (ie different immigration office/province), is the previous copy of degree certificate (with apostle etc) still valid or would the new immigration office require another, newly apostled copy?

Basically, I'm wondering if the immigration offices share information (stored on computer) or would i need to stat that part of the process again from scratch.

Thank you.

[ttompatz]

[le-paul]

thanks very much.

I can widen my job search area now.

Have a good day!

[wonkavite62]

From what people tell me, it's like this. If you are transferring to a hagwon you don't need to get brand new paperwork, apostilles etc. because you can transfer the visa. But if you leave a contract early, you need a RELEASE LETTER and your boss' permission. In my BOE my contract ends and then I still have 3 weeks on my ARC card, which is good. But people may change to a D-10 visa if there's a gap between jobs and they have more than 2,200,000
won in the bank.

To apply to a new BoE, you do need a new criminal record check. As a British citizen, I would then apply to the British consulate in Korea for the apostilles. What happens depends on your country. I think you also need a notarized copy of your degree, but I am not sure how that works in Korea.

However, if you also want an apostle, good luck. You will have to apply to Heaven, and if you send an apostle to to the immigration office, they will be dealing with blessed angels and saints. Christian evangelists who bore witness to the ministry of Christ and spread the Word of God to the corners of the world. Be careful about how you spell apostille because this is a document and an apostle is quite different.

[Wildbore]

If you submitted an apostilled (or consulate stamped for Canadians) degree to immigration before, you are exempt from re-submitting education credentials to immigration for an E2 visa application or transfer. This is clearly stated in the Sojourn guide printed 3 months ago by immigration (only in Korean though).

Doesn't matter if you are doing a visa transfer (ex. D4-E2) or cancelled your old ARC card and are doing a new visa issuance application. The period between your last contract and your application for another E2 is also irrelevant (the "3 month" thing is for the criminal record checks).

Around 2010 they started to put copies of every document into their computerized system, so any immigration office should easily be able to check your degree on file.

[fezmond]

Also depends on the local education office that you're submitting them to.

Seoul took my 2 year old documents from Gyeonggi MOE without any questions.

Gyeonggi wouldn't do the same for the ones they already had in their system or the ones printed from either the Seoul system or immigration.