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Park English · Joined: 08 Oct 2006 Location: Itaewon Seoul

Please be cautious not to misplace your Bachelor's Degree

Recent changes to Immigration is that they will no longer accept your masters or PhD degree for your E-2 visa.

Some employers, especially universities will require a Masters degree to qualify. However, when it comes down to processing your visa, you will be required to submit your Bachelor's degree instead.

If you have misplaced your Bachelor's degree, do not panic. Simply request for your university to provide you with a duplicate. The duration and costs will vary from university to university.

If you had studied abroad and received your Bachelor's degree from a country OTHER THAN an accredited university from the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Scotland or Great Britain- then you will NOT be able to receive your E-2 visa in Korea to teach legally.

Cohiba · Joined: 01 Feb 2005

Hey Sparky Park. What are you? The new "low down"
on whitey news and info? Do you think your attempt
at giving "info" really hides the free advertising you're after?

Let me tell you something Parky my boy. We already have
a news service at Dave's and his moniker is "Real Reality".

I'll let you in on a few little tips for getting work in Korea:

1/ NEVER use a recruiter.
2/ Come here first and do the leg work. Look at the school
and apartment.

dbee · Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Location: korea

ChuckECheese · Joined: 20 Jul 2006

Hey guys easy on Mr. Park(er).

Mr. Larry H. Park(er) found me a really nice cushy teaching job.

He found me a job paying 5 million a month (prepaid each month).

5 hours a week work hours.

All standard benefits (health, pension) at 100% paid for by my hogwon.

1,000% severance prepaid at the start of my contract.

Round trip first class airfare prepaid.

6 months vacation with round trip 1st class airfare to the choice of my desitination(s).

3 months sick leave.

2 months business/pleasure trips on my demand and my choice of countries (all expenses paid for including massages).

I highly recommend his service. He's my buddy for life.

Have I missed anything Mr. Park(er)?

Kimchieluver · Joined: 02 Mar 2005

Chucky, He low balled you. I got a much better deal and all I had to do was give up my freedom and TPOH. The only TV I can watch now is SBS news. I have two hours to decide, after that I can't post it. What to do .. what to do?

corroonb · Joined: 04 Aug 2006

I've applied to Park English twice after they emailed me and have never received a response. I've since added them to my spam filter. I suggest this site treats these posts as spam. The person could easily use their name or an alias. In future call me Microsoft, iPod, Coke and Park English. Laughing

CBP · Joined: 15 May 2006 Location: Korea

This is the first I've heard of the new immigration requirement. If Park hadn't posted it, I wouldn't have known about it. So thanks. And the same with their other posts.

What a bunch of nasty people some of you are. Regardless of your experience with Park, nothing warrants such crude slams in a public forum, especially when the OP is making positive contributions.

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dbee · Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Location: korea

CBP : The OP is spamming the forums with his hackneyed 'advice'. It's just a crude attempt at free advertising on his behalf. I mean it's not like he's doing it out of the goodness of his heart or anything ...

There is space allotted on the forum already for advertising. If the OP wishes to use it then more power to him. However, I don't wish to read his ad copy when I'm surfing this or any other forum.

babtangee · Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:14 am Post subject:

Careful, everyone: He's got immigration connections!!!

alabamaman · Joined: 25 Apr 2006

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tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

You guys have got it all wrong.

Park English is a very reputable recruiter run by two American Korean ladies.

I have not really enlisted their services but have spoken with one of the owners, Cecilia Park and she was super nice and helpful.

They have posted this obviously just trying to help you.

alabamaman · Joined: 25 Apr 2006

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Hyeon Een · Joined: 24 Jun 2005

Anyway is the information posted actually true?

I have an M.A. but no B.A. That probably sounds dodgy to a lot of you, but its not. In Scotland a lot of Universities (such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, St. Andrews..) issue an M.A. after 4 years of study as opposed to the B.A that is issued in England after 3 years of study. This means that lots of people like me who graduated in Scotland have an M.A. but no B.A.

In Britain its usually regarded as equivalent to a B.A. from a British University. In Korea however it has let me move up the pay scales a notch, which has been nice.

So am I going to be in trouble in future if I apply for a new job?

semphoon · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: Where Nowon is

I am in this situation as well. I am from Scotland so I have an MA but no BA. I will be coming without a job. I will be coming back to Korea mid-January and im trying to get a check list.

Degree,
Transcripts (signed across the flap)
Passport page photocopy,
4 passport photos.

Do the transcrpits have to be signed AND dated?

And who signs the flap - the person who signed my original degree OR the person from the academic registry (and whose signature in or my transcripts)? Im guessing the person from the academic registry as they already have their signature on transcrpits

I love Korean immigration and the bs hoops they make foreigners job through. Not.

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul