Korean Job Discussion Forums

lastat06513 · Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:49 am Post subject: A sad end to a promising career

After 2 months, a good friend of mine is leaving Korea for China.
He got married to a chinese woman in August and after he came back to Korea, he tried to get an F-1 visa for her to stay with him here.

They wouldn't help him and refused to give him a reason other than she is simply Chinese.

Now he has to leave a great uni position to be with his wife in China.

I feel for him because he loves his job and wanted nothing but to be with his wife.

During one of his visits to the immigration office with his wife, I went along to see what the deal was.

The people in the chinese visa section were some of the nastiest people I have ever met in immigrations. One officer even remarked that the reason his wife was in Korea was to be sold to a club and wh*ored out to the US soldiers~ I found that comment completely inappropriate for an officer that dealt with foreigners on a daily basis.

I really feel bad for him....

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

That's utterly despicable! How could they do that?!

It's about time we use our collective power to write and complain about stuff to people in higher offices - they might not know what is going on lower down.

Korean people honestly really do think they are better than all other asians, don't they?? grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

(I feel very strongly about this, being Chinese and all myself).

peppermint · Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:01 am Post subject:

The same thing happened to a co worker of mine a few years ago, except his wife was Thai.

cubanlord · Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Location: In Japan!

you know what, I completely understand why he is leaving the job that he loves so much. I am here teaching in Korea for the sole purpose of being with my wife. She wanted to come here and teach (The Lord only knows why), so I came.

mercury · Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Location: Pusan

one time my ex korean girlfriend and I were flying to central America. We had a stop over in the U.S and those officials treated her the same way. They took her photo, fingerprinted her, and then this big black lady took her to a waiting room until our departure left. She was almost crying. I guess the U.S really treats the Korean women without visas like potential ladies of the night.

(actually, this girl was a princess, it was kind of funny to see her realize that the whole world did not consider her a princess)

hogwonguy1979 · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: the racoon den

hellofaniceguy · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: On your computer screen!

[quote="mercury"] I guess the U.S really treats the Korean women without visas like potential ladies of the night. quote]

Actually...you're not far off!
The unspoken word is that korean women are the majority of foreign "workers" in the U.S. who are arrested for prostitution.
There is not a major city in the U.S or Canada that does not have korean massage businesses. In fact...most of the massage businesses are korean owned. Ask the IRS as well!
Prove it wrong!

lastat06513 · Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:10 am Post subject:

~~But that was not the end of the story....

He told me a few days after we all went there together, he went online and found alot of information regarding immigration procedure and went around collecting documents that might support his case. He went back there with it.

Not only did they refuse him, the senior officer took him aside to ask him for "a gift" that could persuade him to turn the other cheek.

Is this how immigration truly operates?

Why pay for to allow someone to be united with their family?

I can understand the 60,000 won processing fee, but a million won?

Mr. Pink · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: China

jaganath69 · Joined: 17 Jul 2003

mercury · Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Location: Pusan

PolyChronic Time Girl · Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Location: Korea Exited

The U.S immigration process, like someone mentioned before, is completely brutal. My husband and I have been separated for over two months now because we're waiting for his U.S visa...so the men suffer as well. I'm thinking his visa is going to take about 6 months and cost me well over $500. Evil or Very Mad

Damn...all I want is my husband to be with me. I know many couples who have to hire immigration lawyers because the just so their spouse can set foot in the U.S...we're talking thousands of dollars just to get their spouse reunited with them...it's a joke. Evil or Very Mad

Dan The Chainsawman · Joined: 05 May 2005

PCTG that blows serious monkey ass. Sad to considering it's even apparent to a social reject like myself that you love his gimchee chomping behind.

@!#$!@#$!@#@#!@#%@#$^@$% immigration officers no matter what country they come from. !@#$!@#$!@#$@# buggers.
Mad

JongnoGuru · Joined: 25 May 2004 Location: peeing on your doorstep

lastat06513 · Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:34 pm Post subject:

~ I have been here almost 10 years.
~ I was a tourguide on the DMZ.
~ I taught Korean tourism to Korean tourguides for 2 and a half years.

I would think I have SOME understanding about Korea, outside those of us who are married to one.

I think that the process of entering Korea and the U.S. is completely different.

~ The U.S. has standard immigration procedures that MOST countries have to follow.

~ I think the U.S. immigration officers have SET guidelines to follow or rule from, not just depending on how they feel on a particular day.

~ Immigration guidelines are determined based on LOGICAL information and not based on generalizations from popular perception or from impressions derived from media reports.

And this is only my opinion

The threat to the U.S. is a REAL terrorist threat.
The Threat to Korea (from China) is ONLY an economic threat.

So, whats the deal?