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Rather_Dashing
Joined: 07 Sep 2004
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 Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:39 am Post subject: Forgive the noob question: what is a blue card? |
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I've been told that I need to get a "blue card" before I do a visa run. WTF is that?
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:40 am Post subject: Re: Forgive the noob question: what is a blue card? |
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| Rather_Dashing wrote: |
I've been told that I need to get a "blue card" before I do a visa run. WTF is that?
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Do you mean "blue letter"? |
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Rather_Dashing
Joined: 07 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:41 am Post subject: |
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| I don't know. Something my boss told me, told me he was going to get it in the mail this week. |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:46 am Post subject: |
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The "blue letter" is the confirmation paper from immigration that shows all your paperwork has been processed and you're eligible for an E2 visa.
Thats the piece of paper you have to give to the Korean embassy or consulate to get your E2.
Immigration usually mails it to your employer 2 weeks after the application of your initial paperwork. |
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Rather_Dashing
Joined: 07 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:56 am Post subject: |
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| So once I get it, I'm home free? |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:58 am Post subject: |
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| Rather_Dashing wrote: |
| So once I get it, I'm home free? |
Once you get it, its time for a "visa run" to procure an E2 visa; Osaka being the usually place.
Legally you can't teach until you have an E2 visa.
But this being Korea, legality has little bearing.
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endofthewor1d
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
Location: the end of the wor1d.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:59 am Post subject: |
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yeah... i think you're pretty much homefree after that. that was what i spent three weeks waiting on. but after i got it in the mail, i was on my way back to korea a day later.
i'm pulling for you, dashing. good luck. |
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Rather_Dashing
Joined: 07 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:09 am Post subject: |
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Wow, thanks. I just hope my application goes through. My boss went to immigration himself to submit my paperwork and talk with the officials there and he said everything went OK.
And I'm not working until then. |
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panthermodern
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:47 am Post subject: |
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Once you get the "Blue Paper" you will need to take it, your passport, photos and money to a Korean Consulate outside of Korea.
There they will review the paper work and MAY issue you with a visa stamp in your passport.
Then you will have to return to Korean clear customs and immigration and THEN you are home free. |
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billyg
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Rather_Dashing wrote: |
| I don't know. Something my boss told me, told me he was going to get it in the mail this week. |
So you've been working without one? |
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inkoreaforgood
Joined: 15 Dec 2003
Location: Inchon
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| billyg wrote: |
| Rather_Dashing wrote: |
| I don't know. Something my boss told me, told me he was going to get it in the mail this week. |
So you've been working without one? |
Any literate person call tell that the implied thought behind his statement is that he hasn't worked and is coing his best to follow the law. |
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billyg
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| inkoreaforgood wrote: |
| billyg wrote: |
| Rather_Dashing wrote: |
| I don't know. Something my boss told me, told me he was going to get it in the mail this week. |
So you've been working without one? |
Any literate person call tell that the implied thought behind his statement is that he hasn't worked and is coing his best to follow the law. |
Since we're keeping score on literacy... any literate person should be able to make the distinction between call and can, or doing and "coing", but we won't get into that. Do me a favor while you police the rest of the threads, go get stuffed. RD has posted quite a bit here. I was under the impression he was already working based on some of his responses. This is what provoked the question. |
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Rather_Dashing
Joined: 07 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| billyg wrote: |
| Since we're keeping score on literacy... any literate person should be able to make the distinction between call and can, or doing and "coing", but we won't get into that. Do me a favor while you police the rest of the threads, go get stuffed. RD has posted quite a bit here. I was under the impression he was already working based on some of his responses. This is what provoked the question. |
Since we're keeping score on literacy, look at my above post:
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| And I'm not working until then. |
I hope that is a clear enough answer to your question.
Thanks for the extra details, PM.  |
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billyg
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| My bad, I didn't see the other post. |
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margaret
Joined: 14 Oct 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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| panthermodern wrote: |
Once you get the "Blue Paper" you will need to take it, your passport, photos and money to a Korean Consulate outside of Korea.
There they will review the paper work and MAY issue you with a visa stamp in your passport.
Then you will have to return to Korean clear customs and immigration and THEN you are home free. |
Just out of curiousity--why wouldn't they issue you a visa if you sent all this stuff?
Margaret |
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