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HoldTheDoor
Joined: 29 May 2016
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 Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:58 pm Post subject: How can I tell if a recruiter is legal |
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I had heard that recruiters have to be registered in order to place someone in a job legally. I've been to a few recruiter sites and I've seen "business registration" numbers. Is this what makes them legal? or do they need an additional registration for recruiting?
Also, is there a way I can verify these numbers?
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pmwhittier
Joined: 03 Nov 2011
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: How can I tell if a recruiter is legal |
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| HoldTheDoor wrote: |
I had heard that recruiters have to be registered in order to place someone in a job legally. I've been to a few recruiter sites and I've seen "business registration" numbers. Is this what makes them legal? or do they need an additional registration for recruiting?
Also, is there a way I can verify these numbers?
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Just ask them. The ones that are legal will tell you the truth, and the ones that are illegal will lie. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell who is lying. I wish you luck in your quest, as things operate differently here. "Legal" is a gray area with no boundaries in the Korea. |
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acrane86
Joined: 04 Jul 2012
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Who cares if the recruiter is legal. Just make sure the school they are sending you too is ok. Talk to a current teacher. If you get an email from the current teacher that has crap grammar and syntax then ask to Skype with them. |
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HoldTheDoor
Joined: 29 May 2016
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| acrane86 wrote: |
| Who cares if the recruiter is legal. Just make sure the school they are sending you too is ok. Talk to a current teacher. If you get an email from the current teacher that has crap grammar and syntax then ask to Skype with them. |
It is my understanding that if the recruiter I use is not legal, I can get into big trouble with the Korean government. |
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pmwhittier
Joined: 03 Nov 2011
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| HoldTheDoor wrote: |
It is my understanding that if the recruiter I use is not legal, I can get into big trouble with the Korean government. |
Where do people "hear" these things? You can get in trouble with the Korean Government for doing things that are illegal in Korea. Using a non-registered employment service to find you a job has nothing to do with legal/illegal or the government. The government cares if you have the correct visa, don't have aids, and you aren't a child molester. That's about it. |
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acrane86
Joined: 04 Jul 2012
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah the countless thousands of us English teachers have all vetted our recruiters. We would hate to be shaken down by the illegal recruiter task force the Seoul police department has. |
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trueblue
Joined: 15 Jun 2014
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 1:09 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah the countless thousands of us English teachers have all vetted our recruiters. We would hate to be shaken down by the illegal recruiter task force the Seoul police department has. |
I thought that was just a rumor! |
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trueblue
Joined: 15 Jun 2014
Location: In between the lines
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 1:10 am Post subject: Re: How can I tell if a recruiter is legal |
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| HoldTheDoor wrote: |
I had heard that recruiters have to be registered in order to place someone in a job legally. I've been to a few recruiter sites and I've seen "business registration" numbers. Is this what makes them legal? or do they need an additional registration for recruiting?
Also, is there a way I can verify these numbers?
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Just ask them. The ones that are legal will tell you the truth, and the ones that are illegal will lie. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell who is lying. I wish you luck in your quest, as things operate differently here. "Legal" is a gray area with no boundaries in the Korea. |
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greyhound
Joined: 10 Jun 2016
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 1:15 am Post subject: |
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Sorry but you're all wrong. You have to write down WHO your recruiter or agency is on the E2 check list when submitting it to the Korean embassy. I should know. I've just done it myself. So I guess they check out if they're a registered agency or not.  |
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greyhound
Joined: 10 Jun 2016
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 1:17 am Post subject: |
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[quote="pmwhittier"]
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| The government cares if you have the correct visa, don't have aids, and you aren't a child molester. That's about it. |
Do they? You only need a Basic Disclosure if you're from the UK not an enhanced DBS. There could be ANY amount of ex-offenders with spent convictions working in Korea and China.  |
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tophatcat
Joined: 09 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 2:00 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry but you're all wrong. You have to write down WHO your recruiter or agency is on the E2 check list when submitting it to the Korean embassy. I should know. I've just done it myself. So I guess they check out if they're a registered agency or not. |
Thus far, you have basically kept getting everything wrong and having to do a do over. Some people don't use recruiters to get an E2 visa. Those people don't have to write down the name of a recruiter. |
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greyhound
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Yes but this thread is talking about people who do use recruiters to get an E2 visa. And from what I've seen, I reckon about 99% of people use recruiters as they're all over the place advertising. I have yet to see a direct employer advertising.  |
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BigBuds
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:17 am Post subject: |
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| Recruiters need both a business license and a recruiter's license to be legal. |
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BigBuds
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:21 am Post subject: |
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| So I guess they check out if they're a registered agency or not. |
That's funny. They don't check shit! Not even if your degree is legit so they sure as hell aint checking out whether recruiters are legit or not.
Welcome to Korea, where, as long as it looks the part, no one really gives a shit if it is or not. |
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greyhound
Joined: 10 Jun 2016
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 4:02 am Post subject: |
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| BigBuds wrote: |
| greyhound wrote: |
| So I guess they check out if they're a registered agency or not. |
That's funny. They don't check shit! Not even if your degree is legit so they sure as hell aint checking out whether recruiters are legit or not.
Welcome to Korea, where, as long as it looks the part, no one really gives a shit if it is or not. |
They ask for a notarised and apostilled degree cert and you have to send it to immigration. That's not checking? Then, get this. Like I said, then you have to write down who your uni is, their website URL, the contact number of the uni and how many years you studied for and you have to send that with your passport to the embassy in your home country.
So if you think they don't check then what d'you have to do all this for then? They obviously call your uni to make sure you studied the degree you say you have. It takes 5 days to get a E2 visa. What do you think they're doing in those 5 days? Playing table tennis in London with your passport or something? |
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