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Does it really take $120 to get CRC?
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Usurname



Joined: 21 Oct 2011
PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 5:54 pm    Post subject: Does it really take $120 to get CRC? Reply with quote
If I get this and then end up being not hired I threw away $120!
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Okie from Muskogee



Joined: 30 Jan 2014
PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Does it really take $120 to get CRC? Reply with quote
Usurname wrote:
If I get this and then end up being not hired I threw away $120!


No, you can use it when you apply for another job.
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Porksta



Joined: 05 May 2011
PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Where do you live? In the US it is $18.
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Joined: 21 Oct 2011
PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I saw that number from a site called go2korea.

I see that it is indeed $18 http://morganrecruiting.com/getting-an-fbi-check-for-korea/

Not bad.

But I still don't know what my chances are. I looked at the job boarda few days ago and there were about 4 gyopo positions. I wish I knew how many people are applying for the same job to get an idea of my chances.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
IF you have the required paperwork in hand (FBI check with apostille and degree copy with apostille) and are willing to take "any" teaching job then the odds of you finding work and being IN KOREA within 60 days (with the proper visa) are about 100%.

IF you have an F4 then just get a plane ticket and fly in.
Finding "a job" (2 mil, 120 class hours, housing) is not hard.
Finding that "perfect job" might take longer.
IF you are a gyopo and have a US passport, degree and TEFL cert then apply for EPIK.

The problem is that most young Americans want that "perfect job" and are busy trying to find it while sitting on mom's couch. That takes longer.

Finding jobs in EFL in Asia are about as difficult as stepping off a curb.

Oh, AND IF THE PRICE of the paperwork is a concern for you... stay home. There is no safety net over here.

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Usurname



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
When I click the link to the FD 258 form here http://morganrecruiting.com/getting-an-fbi-check-for-korea/

it doesn't seem to lead to it.

Where can I print it off?

Is this it? http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/forms/description-fd258
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nevermind, I found it. I searched fd258 pdf
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Porksta



Joined: 05 May 2011
PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Usurname wrote:
I saw that number from a site called go2korea.

I see that it is indeed $18 http://morganrecruiting.com/getting-an-fbi-check-for-korea/

Not bad.

But I still don't know what my chances are. I looked at the job boarda few days ago and there were about 4 gyopo positions. I wish I knew how many people are applying for the same job to get an idea of my chances.


go2Korea is a really bad site. A lot of the stuff is outdated and inaccurate.
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Okie from Muskogee



Joined: 30 Jan 2014
PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think trial and error will do him good.
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Joined: 21 Oct 2011
PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 6:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
ttompatz wrote:
IF you have the required paperwork in hand (FBI check with apostille and degree copy with apostille) and are willing to take "any" teaching job then the odds of you finding work and being IN KOREA within 60 days (with the proper visa) are about 100%.

IF you have an F4 then just get a plane ticket and fly in.


What if you don't want to pay for the plane ticket? I see there are ones that don't provide airfare. And I feel I must live in Seoul. I see only a few gyopo positions listed on the Dave's Cafe Korean Job Board, and I don't know where else online to look for.

If you quit before your contract's up, (is that 10 months or 12 months?) do you have to hide that from your future potential employers?

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IF you are a gyopo and have a US passport, degree and TEFL cert then apply for EPIK.


How much does the TEFL cert cost and does it net you a greater salary?
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