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send my passport to korea before i get the job????
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shrews68



Joined: 01 Aug 2006

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:57 am    Post subject: send my passport to korea before i get the job???? Reply with quote

Hi, I ma in the process of FeDexing (if that is a word) my documents over to Korea for their examination in order to secure a visa number. my school have asked for ' a copy of my passport'. each time I ask if they meant the original or a photocopy they just use the same line 'a copy of my passport'. this can be interpreted in two ways- my original is a copy of my passport as is photocopy. Could someone put me straight on this?

THANKS
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Ev



Joined: 01 Aug 2006

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There's no need to send them you passport! Just a photocopy will do! Who knows what'll happen to your passport in the Korean postal system! You may never see it again...
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riley



Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Location: where creditors can find me

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What do you think "a copy of your passport" means exactly? It should mean you take your passport to a copier, put it in there and get a paper copy. Then you mail the paper copy, not the passport.
I don't understand how you could misunderstand something so simple.
Don't ever let your passport get out of your hands, and especially don't mail it! How in the hell would you be able to get on the international flight much less get in the country without it?
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Kimchieluver



Joined: 02 Mar 2005

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Buy a small diary and copy all of the stuff that is currently in your passport. Paint the covers and make it look as much like your original passport as possible.
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okokok



Joined: 27 Aug 2006

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

To the OP;

You really don't seem to be ready to come and live in a foreign country.
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Donkey Beer



Joined: 20 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dear Original Poster,

I think you had better study English a bit more before you consider teaching it.

Love,
Me
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HydePark



Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kimchieluver wrote:
Buy a small diary and copy all of the stuff that is currently in your passport. Paint the covers and make it look as much like your original passport as possible.


Thank you! I needed that laugh. I'm still laughing, actually. Very Happy
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Pak Yu Man



Joined: 02 Jun 2005
Location: The Ida galaxy

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Send your original passport. I'm sure you will get it back when you arrive at your new school. Smile
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Boodleheimer



Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Location: working undercover for the Man

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes, send your passport, your birth certificate, your driving license, your first born, and ... um... something else important.

seriously though, don't do anything you don't feel comfortable with.
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shrews68



Joined: 01 Aug 2006

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for your help, I just thought that immigration needed the original and after examination this might have been sent back before left. It seems that these forums are good place for unassertive people to voice an opinion without ever having the discomfort of leaving there PC and doing it personally.
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Boodleheimer



Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Location: working undercover for the Man

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ignore the cruel responses, shrews. see you here soon!
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Wishmaster



Joined: 06 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah newbie, you are fresh meat. The evil hagwon owners are going to have you for lunch. Get ready for some heartache...
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captain kirk



Joined: 29 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey, I spent two weeks beside a pot of coffee copying my passport using coloured pencils and crayons until sending it to some 12th Century monks skilled in the art of calligraphy. That did the trick.
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tanklor1



Joined: 13 Jun 2006

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

captain kirk wrote:
Hey, I spent two weeks beside a pot of coffee copying my passport using coloured pencils and crayons until sending it to some 12th Century monks skilled in the art of calligraphy. That did the trick.


Did you sling shot around the sun to get to the 12th Century?

Seriously though I'd Photocopy it to be safe. Passports cost more money than a copy. I'd rather risk losing $0.08 than $100.
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Grotto



Joined: 21 Mar 2004

PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You really should read the interior of your passport.

Its not yours to send where you want...it belongs to your government. I am pretty sure that Homeland security would love to have a little chat with you about shipping out your passport. Laughing

RULE #1. When dealing with Koreans NEVER send any original documents(unless you dont care if you get them back or what condition they are in)
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