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Fukuoka Immigration vs. the hapless waygookin - pretty funny
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mindmetoo

Joined: 02 Feb 2004

Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:40 pm Post subject:

Captain Corea wrote:

DirtySanchez wrote:

I don't know which visa run story is better, this one, or the one a couple weeks ago about the guy who got busted at the korean consulate for having a fake degree. The guy went in to pick up his visa, and they we all like, "your degree is fake, please come with us". Don't know what happened to him after that, but I'm assuming deportation and/or fines.

Funny story, but what exactly would they charge him with? Did he actually work? from the soudns of it, no. He submitted fraudulent paper work in a country that IS NOT KOREA. I'm curious to see how they could hold him in a foreign country.

Well, I'm sure Japan has laws against fraud too. If I try to defraud a Korean organization in Canada, I'm still subject to Canadian laws.

the eye

Joined: 29 Jan 2004

Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:37 pm Post subject:

mindmetoo wrote:

Captain Corea wrote:

DirtySanchez wrote:

Well, I'm sure Japan has laws against fraud too. If I try to defraud a Korean organization in Canada, I'm still subject to Canadian laws.

the Korean consulate is technically korean territory.

anyway, they probably didn't charge him with anything. maybe just a fine and then arranged his 'deportation' just like they would have done if he had been caught here on the penninsula.

Manner of Speaking

Joined: 09 Jan 2003

Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:43 pm Post subject:

PolyChronic Time Girl wrote:

When I first came to Korea, I didn't trust my director to hold my hand and take care of me and give me the right answers....why should I? I never met the guy before i came here. Hell, I came to this country with extra cash for a plane ticket home, just in case the director, whom I never met, turned out to be psycho. I'm going half way around the world, in a foreign land with different rules and language and I'm not going to blindly trust the person sponsoring me. I'm just saying it's common sense to research what you are getting into where ever you travel...even if it's a "one day" visa run to Japan. You don't have to read Dave's to learn about Korea or a Japan visa run, but you should research to possible tangles you can get into and make backup plans. Heck, the guy in the OP's original story didn't even bring extra cash or a credit card...that's very dangerous. It may only be a "visa run" but it's still an international trip!!!! Maybe I am overly paranoid, but I spent hours on the internet and talking to other foreigners, reseaching what a visa trip to Japan entails, and I'm sure glad I did that because my trip went really smooth. The internet is a beautiful thing...you can find information everywhere on it. Smart thing to do is plan extra time and cash when you travel, because the proverbial *sh*t" can hit the fan. And it seems to happen quite a bit working here.

Bingo. Well put.

And it seems like the people coming over here to work are getting stupider and stupider. Rolling Eyes

No wonder I get so much attitude from the security guard at the Fukuoka consulate, even if you're invariably polite and professional to him.

endofthewor1d

Joined: 01 Apr 2003
Location: the end of the wor1d.

Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:10 pm Post subject:

i love that he told the guy he was lying. what would the immigration official have to gain by lying about this?

just because

Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964

Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:43 pm Post subject:

manner of Speaking wrote:

No wonder I get so much attitude from the security guard at the Fukuoka consulate, even if you're invariably polite and professional to him.

I found him to be really nice and I had a bit of a chat, he gave me a smile both days I went.

mindmetoo

Joined: 02 Feb 2004

Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:46 pm Post subject:

the eye wrote:

mindmetoo wrote:

Captain Corea wrote:

DirtySanchez wrote:

Well, I'm sure Japan has laws against fraud too. If I try to defraud a Korean organization in Canada, I'm still subject to Canadian laws.

No. Only an embassy is sovereign territory. A consulate is not. It offers diplomatic services but it does not enjoy the same status.

TJ

Joined: 10 Mar 2003

Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:52 pm Post subject: Osaka visa run

Grotto wrote:

When I did my visa run to Osaka there were about 20 of us and we all got our visa's done in one day.

Me too .... but that was over 4 years ago.

PS .......... I had spare money just in case there were problems.

Flossie

Joined: 19 Feb 2005
Location: Up to my nose in the sweet summer smells of sewerage in Seoul

Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:19 pm Post subject:

I went to Osaka a week ago and did it in one day (actually 3 hours). Is it different now?

Col.Brandon

Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:54 am Post subject:

I managed it in a day in Fukuoka in January. You had to be there by 12pm, though. Any advance on January? I heard it was changing, but there's so much mis-information flying around it's difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff.

just because

Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:17 pm Post subject:

I can assure you it is definantly 2 days for Fukuoka now.

paperbag princess

Joined: 07 Mar 2004
Location: veggie hell

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:06 am Post subject:

who doesn't bring at least a credit card on their visa run?

kprrok

Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:25 am Post subject:

paperbag princess wrote:

who doesn't bring at least a credit card on their visa run?

I didn't. I won't. I don't use Credit Cards. They're about the stupidest thing you can have in my opinion. But that's just me.

KPRROK

ulsanchris

Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: take a wild guess

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:45 am Post subject:

Credit cards are useful if you only use them in an emergency or if you know you have the cash somewhere to pay for it. Spending money you don't have is what is stupid.

desultude

Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:43 am Post subject:

kprrok wrote:

paperbag princess wrote:

who doesn't bring at least a credit card on their visa run?

I didn't. I won't. I don't use Credit Cards. They're about the stupidest thing you can have in my opinion. But that's just me.

KPRROK

I love the one I have with my bank here- it gets paid off completely every month, I have it for emergencies, and I get air miles for using it. Credit cards are fine, debt is not.

mindmetoo

Joined: 02 Feb 2004

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:26 am Post subject:

kprrok wrote:

paperbag princess wrote:

who doesn't bring at least a credit card on their visa run?

I didn't. I won't. I don't use Credit Cards. They're about the stupidest thing you can have in my opinion. But that's just me.

KPRROK

Credit cards, if used responsibly, are a good thing, almost a necessity. It's not very easy to rent a car, get a hotel room, buy tickets/books online, or even get a video store membership without a credit card.

Using a credit card helps establish a credit rating. Maybe you don't want to apply for a mortgage one day but if you do your best way to establish a credit rating is using a credit card and paying on time. And having no credit history is not the same as having a good credit rating.

I've always used my credit card like a debit card without a 25 cent fee every time you use it for a point of sale payment. I always pay off my credit card balances at the end of the month. I never have to pay a fee or interest.

And then there are points plans. I had a GM Visa and got money for a new car every time I used it. I used to pay for my company's Christmas and end of tax season parties with my card and building up points. (Naturally, the company would give me a check to cover the expense. And that also looks pretty sweet on your credit rating, when you max pay a $3,000 credit card bill.) When I bought my new car (which I bought outright with cash because I'm also a darn good saver), I got a nice $2,000 bonus from my GM card...

Or my Amex Gold card would cover a car rental's insurance. Nothing worse than having to pay $50 a day for some weird car rental insurance. Renting a car for a weekend once a year easily paid for the membership fee.

Yeah, credit cards, if used responsibly, are a great convenience. But some people become idiots with plastic.

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