Korean Job Discussion Forums

[BigBlackEquus]

[TheUrbanMyth]

[noraleen]

[chronicpride]

One thing that I still don't get is how some people on a discussion board can seriously contemplate hypothetical situations about a massive change to visa reciprocity agreements which would affect hundreds of thousands of Koreans who travel to Canada every year, and thus have some direct and indirect effect on tourism and trade, all because you don't think its right that the couple of thousand (if that) Canadian english teachers in Korea on tourist visas don't have to do visa runs every 3 months, like the rest of their law-breaking peers from other nations.

Jesus, just because one thinks about themselves and matters pertaining to them all day, does not mean that the rest of the world must be thinking about them with the same interest and focus. Reading such thought-bankruptcy on here gives me genuine concern for the education of the Korean students that we are tasked to educate, regardless if the instructor is carrying a David Kang degree or not.

[TheUrbanMyth]

[TheUrbanMyth]

[laogaiguk]

[lastat06513]

[BigBlackEquus]

Americans don't pay any taxes as long as they are making under $80,000 per year, last I heard. No year limit.

http://www.campuscareercenter.com/students/article.asp?news_id=443

The dollar amount was upped from $70,000 per year, recently:

"Not only are salaries up to 50% higher abroad—depending on location—but all Americans who work abroad , except those with the federal government, and who are out of the United States for 330 days out of any 12 consecutive months, receive a tax exemption of $70,000. To encourage American know-how in the world��s developing nations Congress passed the Economic Recovery Act of 1981. Any money earned above the $70,000 exemption is taxed at the current tax rate, for example, a worker earning $85,000 abroad is taxed only on $15,000—a very low tax bracket. In addition to higher base salaries and significant tax breaks, many Americans working abroad also receive paid living expenses (food, housing, and transportation), free travel, free medical benefits and a 5 to 30% bonus upon completing their contracted assignment. U.S. Government employees who live abroad are not able to take advantage of these tax advantages as their income is not treated as ��foreign earned��.

However, there is on big exception to this tax-free situation. Although Americans are exempt from U.S. taxes on a large portion of money earned abroad, they are not always tax exempt in the country in which they may be employed. Thus it is important to evaluate the entire tax picture. For example, and American earning $30,000 working at home my pay 25% to the Government. Earn the same salary in Australia and the U.S. Government takes nothing—but the Australian government takes a third. Work in Saudi Arabia and all your income is yours. Saudi Arabia has no local taxes. "

[Owen Yu]

I'm a Canadian from Toronto. Here's what I had to do.

1. get photocopy of degree notarized by Canadian lawyer

2. bring sealed transcript#1 and notarized photocopy of degree to Korean consulate in Toronto to be certified

3. ship sealed transcript#2 and certified & notarized photocopy of degree to employer in Korea

4. employer did her thing, then e-mailed me a visa confirmation number

5. bring sealed transcript#3 and visa confirmation number to Korean consulate

So, yes, I had 3 sealed transcripts go to the paper shredder 5 seconds after they opened the envelopes, and glanced at the contents.

I had no dealings with the CANADIAN EMBASSY like the OP mentioned.

[TheUrbanMyth]

[BigBlackEquus]

Oh. They pay 3.3% tax, just like everyone else. On a 2 million won salary, that comes out to something like 70,000 won for the year, I think? It's a pittance.

[Homer]

[plato's republic]

Is the OP Australian or Canadian??? I thought only Aussies said G'day.

[BigBlackEquus]