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Noureli
Joined: 14 Oct 2005
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 Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:39 am Post subject: Blue Paper |
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| Hey guys, how long does it take to get your blue paper from the employer and after that how long does it take to get your visa. Any info will be good. Thanks alot. |
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YoungLi
Joined: 06 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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| After your employer submits all the proper documents to Immigration, it takes about ten days to receive a valid number or "visa issuance letter." Once you have the number, it could take a day or more to get the E2 stamp from a consulate. To be safe, plan on about two weeks at least. |
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sheba
Joined: 16 May 2005
Location: Here there and everywhere!
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| It took 5 days to get my blue paper (Korea to NZ) and then they issued my visa overnight even though I was told it would take 3 days. |
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BigBlackEquus
Joined: 05 Jul 2005
Location: Lotte controls Asia with bad chocolate!
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Some threads on here are now saying that the actual blue paper has been replaced by a number entirely. So you may never see a blue paper. |
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YoungLi
Joined: 06 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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| sheba wrote: |
| It took 5 days to get my blue paper (Korea to NZ) and then they issued my visa overnight even though I was told it would take 3 days. |
How long ago was that? I've been hearing that immigration is taking their time these days double checking EVERYTHING. They are fed up with all the crooks out there with fake degrees. It's my understanding that immigration is calling ALL foreign universities/colleges and double checking that the degree is legit so this slows down the process.
Away with the old immigration and in with the new... they've been way too laxed and shafted for it. Enough is enough they are saying and showing no mercy these days. Warning to anyone out there even thinking about working before the E2 visa is processed: the fine to you is $500 to $3,000 US dollars, deportation (at your expense) and the employer gets a huge fine too. Too many Korean employers have had teachers teaching before the E2 visa is processed and learned they could get away with it in the past.... well look out now.... teachers and schools are being fined a frequently these days. Pass the word out there. |
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sheba
Joined: 16 May 2005
Location: Here there and everywhere!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:02 am Post subject: |
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| The entire process took 10 days... this was 6 months ago. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:15 am Post subject: |
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| BigBlackEquus wrote: |
| Some threads on here are now saying that the actual blue paper has been replaced by a number entirely. So you may never see a blue paper. |
Ah yes. Scared the crap out of me. They wanted to send me without a blue paper. I've got some weird letter/number combination and no blue paper. My whitey wrangler assures me it's changed now. They do it with computers nowadays! Crafty Koreans! |
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