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joolsd · Joined: 18 Jun 2006

Hi, Ok so I know this has all been said before but how do I get a working visa for Korea? I have been offered several jobs down in Pusan which is where I want to be. They say I need sealed transcripts of my degree. Im in Bangkok with my original degree cert. Can I go to the Korean embassy for them to take a look and aprove it, or do I really need to contact my University and get them to send it to me? People keep telling me different things.

Also the school says it will pay for a visa run to Japan so I know I have to see that written in the contract. But does that mean I can fly over to Korea with my original, start working for the school then take my visa run to Japan. Obviously I will have to get a tourist visa to start with. If I do this then I do not need to get transcripts??

Oh and the job, well I have been offered a two bed luxury apt for sole use, round trip airfare and visa run paid. Hrs 2pm to 6pm Mon to Fri, no weekends, 2.2 million/month. Sounds like an averages deal to me and a deal that suits me.

Ok many thanks for reading this and if antone can shed a little light for me then great.
Cheers Julian

Octavius Hite · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:09 am Post subject:

Like everything in Korea it changes with the wind and you may be able to get away without the transcripts but i would order some because if immigration gets a bug up their ass you will be SOL. So order transcripts and try to get your visa in Bangkok rather than flying to korea and then flying back to Japan. You also can't fly to Korea on a tourist visa without a return ticket (thats the law, whether it gets enforced, well luck of the draw).

brento1138 · Joined: 17 Nov 2004

So, with transcripts, if I went to college for 2 years, and then went to a university for 3 years, using transfer credits, would they require just my university transcripts??

Octavius Hite · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:17 pm Post subject:

Just your UNI transcripts should be enough, They should show the transfer credits on them.

joolsd · Joined: 18 Jun 2006

Ok so I need to get hold of my transcripts. This is gonna take at least four weeks or more so Im stuck in Bangkok. I still don't get it why do they require these when I have the original? Surely immigration recognize an original cert when they see one.
Hmmmm
Many thanks
Jools

John Henry · Joined: 24 Sep 2004

Octavius Hite · Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:35 am Post subject:

This transcript buisness is all fallout from last years Work N' Play fiasco. Its a way to weed out unqualified teachers which most of us agree with, now if only they could weed out the scumbag hogwon owners!

joolsd · Joined: 18 Jun 2006

Hey
So when I recieve my transripts here in Thailand I send them of to the school for them to process?? Or I can get them sent straight to the school. So everytime I apply for a job I have to contact my University and ask them to send me sealed transcripts. How can I get away with only doing this once?
Also can you explain the different visas for me, Im from England so I guess theres only two or three which would be working, tourist and ......

Cheeeeers
Julian

lawyertood · Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject:

Have your school send them direct. To elaborate on the requirement, a number of "teachers" were working in Korea with false credentials. When it came to light, immigration started requiring every E-2 visa holder to go down to the immigration office and (1) show their diploma (usually) and (2) attest that it was legitimate. Schools, such as my university, required sealed copies of transcripts even though I had been teaching there for almost four years.

To work in a hogwan you will need to get an E-2 visa before you start working. There are other options if you are married to a Korean.

Oh, and you cannot get by with doing this only once, unfortunately. Everytime you change employers you will probably be required to go through it again.

joolsd · Joined: 18 Jun 2006

Hey
So I get my University to send them direct to the school? Do I only have to do this once so the immigration office have my documents? I mean if I apply for more than one job do I have to go through my Uni every time and send sealed copies to every employer??? That will be a real pain in the ass.
Cheeeeeeers
Jools

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joolsd · Joined: 18 Jun 2006

Ahhh
so you can get in with a tourist visa, but they need to see a flight out. So how do you fake it ?? One more thing I heard that I need more than one sealed copy of my transcripts is that correct, One for Immy and one for the school??
Cheeeeers
Joolsd

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

Ahem...if you are a member of Asiana Airlines, you can make a reservation without paying for it, and even go to the page where you would pay for your ticket, enter your credit card information, print the page, and then cancel it.

Not honest, but it worked for me.