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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| I've had an e1 now on an e2, trying to get my univ admin to switch me to an e1 since i have a masters degree but since i'm the only foreigner at my univ with an ma i doubt they will do it |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Home sweet home
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| liveinkorea316 wrote: |
| Edwardcatflap the FBI requirement came in this year. There are no exceptions. I am surprised you dont know. |
That's a prime reason for changing to an E1. All of the teachers at my uni have at least one masters. BUt they still won't change us  |
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offtheoche
Joined: 21 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:25 am Post subject: |
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
| liveinkorea316 wrote: |
| Edwardcatflap the FBI requirement came in this year. There are no exceptions. I am surprised you dont know. |
That's a prime reason for changing to an E1. All of the teachers at my uni have at least one masters. BUt they still won't change us |
E1 Rocks.
No transcripts, no medical check, no crb check AND whenever I need to go to Immigration, I just head straight to the professor's lounge. Usually in and out in less than 20 minutes.  |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Home sweet home
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:31 am Post subject: |
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| offtheoche wrote: |
| naturegirl321 wrote: |
| liveinkorea316 wrote: |
| Edwardcatflap the FBI requirement came in this year. There are no exceptions. I am surprised you dont know. |
That's a prime reason for changing to an E1. All of the teachers at my uni have at least one masters. BUt they still won't change us |
E1 Rocks.
No transcripts, no medical check, no crb check AND whenever I need to go to Immigration, I just head straight to the professor's lounge. Usually in and out in less than 20 minutes. |
I'm so jealous. Your immigrations has a professors' lounge? Ours doesn't. Though our DOS has some connections and gets us taken to another place in immigrations and gets us out just as fast.
Anyone know what unis DO give E1? I know that Yeungnam does. Others? |
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offtheoche
Joined: 21 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:34 am Post subject: |
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| naturegirl321 wrote: |
| I'm so jealous. Your immigrations has a professors' lounge? Ours doesn't. |
Yes, for E1 only. |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Home sweet home
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| offtheoche wrote: |
| naturegirl321 wrote: |
| I'm so jealous. Your immigrations has a professors' lounge? Ours doesn't. |
Yes, for E1 only. |
Must be in Seoul. Suwon just has a Chinese section. |
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umpittse
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 2:53 am Post subject: |
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| So what's the big deal about getting an E1? Can you go through passport control quicker or something? |
You don't need to get a criminal records check and heath check if you have an E1. An E1 could never have a criminal record or be unhealthy.....Also, as funny as it sounds, it makes changing your home driver's license into a Korean driver's license a lot easier. There may be other benefits I am not aware of. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:39 am Post subject: |
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E1 Rocks.
No transcripts, no medical check, no crb check AND whenever I need to go to Immigration, I just head straight to the professor's lounge. Usually in and out in less than 20 minutes. |
Don't get this. I'm on an E2 and have been here seven years. So far I've been to immigration (took about 10 min) and had a medical check once. Once a year someone at work asks me for my passport and alien card and a few days later it comes back with a new visa stamp in it. How come it's such a big deal? |
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:54 am Post subject: |
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| umpittse wrote: |
| edwardcatflap wrote: |
| So what's the big deal about getting an E1? Can you go through passport control quicker or something? |
You don't need to get a criminal records check and heath check if you have an E1. An E1 could never have a criminal record or be unhealthy.....Also, as funny as it sounds, it makes changing your home driver's license into a Korean driver's license a lot easier. There may be other benefits I am not aware of. |
Many universities require E-1's to do a criminal records check for the University, even if it is not for immigration. And, the same is true for the health check. Read some ads here for E-1 positions and you will see that. And, if it is not in their ad, they will require them later as Korean Universities have this huge application form that goes on forever requiring tons of things for the E-1. I know. I have had both E-1 and E-2 a few times my 12 years in Korea at different universities. E-2 is easier. Oh, and the criminal checks for E-1's that are just for the university's requirement, those started long before immigration required checks for E-2. |
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:57 am Post subject: |
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| Kwangjuchicken wrote: |
| umpittse wrote: |
| edwardcatflap wrote: |
| So what's the big deal about getting an E1? Can you go through passport control quicker or something? |
You don't need to get a criminal records check and heath check if you have an E1. An E1 could never have a criminal record or be unhealthy.....Also, as funny as it sounds, it makes changing your home driver's license into a Korean driver's license a lot easier. There may be other benefits I am not aware of. |
Many universities require E-1's to do a criminal records check for the University, even if it is not for immigration. And, the same is true for the health check. Read some ads here for E-1 positions and you will see that. And, if it is not in their ad, they will require them later as Korean Universities have this huge application form that goes on forever requiring tons of things for the E-1. I know. I have had both E-1 and E-2 a few times my 12 years in Korea at different universities. E-2 is easier. Oh, and the criminal checks for E-1's that are just for the university's requirement, those started long before immigration required checks for E-2. |
PS: It once took me over three months to satisfy all of the university requirments for an E-1 (two of which were the crime check and the health check, and that included HIV.) |
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liveinkorea316
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 4:23 am Post subject: |
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Edwardcatflap you need to actually keep up with things.
This is the second time I need to tell you that what you have done in the past is not enough anymore.
You too will be required to submit an FBI check every year along with your health check. Both of these are new regulations which all E2 teachers must comply with renewing or not.
That is why some E2's are more interested now in graduating to an E1 which does not have these checks. |
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 4:30 am Post subject: |
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Edwardcatflap you need to actually keep up with things.
This is the second time I need to tell you that what you have done in the past is not enough anymore.
You too will be required to submit an FBI check every year along with your health check. Both of these are new regulations which all E2 teachers must comply with renewing or not.
That is why some E2's are more interested now in graduating to an E1 which does not have these checks. |
I strongly suggest you read my post that is above yours. |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:43 am Post subject: |
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| Kwangjuchicken wrote: |
| Kwangjuchicken wrote: |
| umpittse wrote: |
| edwardcatflap wrote: |
| So what's the big deal about getting an E1? Can you go through passport control quicker or something? |
You don't need to get a criminal records check and heath check if you have an E1. An E1 could never have a criminal record or be unhealthy.....Also, as funny as it sounds, it makes changing your home driver's license into a Korean driver's license a lot easier. There may be other benefits I am not aware of. |
Many universities require E-1's to do a criminal records check for the University, even if it is not for immigration. And, the same is true for the health check. Read some ads here for E-1 positions and you will see that. And, if it is not in their ad, they will require them later as Korean Universities have this huge application form that goes on forever requiring tons of things for the E-1. I know. I have had both E-1 and E-2 a few times my 12 years in Korea at different universities. E-2 is easier. Oh, and the criminal checks for E-1's that are just for the university's requirement, those started long before immigration required checks for E-2. |
PS: It once took me over three months to satisfy all of the university requirments for an E-1 (two of which were the crime check and the health check, and that included HIV.) |
In fact, I have never had to get a criminal background check due to the timing of when I got the different visas that I have had. And yes, I currently have an E-1 visa just like you. However, I did have to get a medical checkup (after I already had my ARC) but that was just for the university's medical insurance. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:08 am Post subject: |
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Edwardcatflap you need to actually keep up with things.
This is the second time I need to tell you that what you have done in the past is not enough anymore.
You too will be required to submit an FBI check every year along with your health check. Both of these are new regulations which all E2 teachers must comply with renewing or not. |
Thanks for your concern but I'm still a bit mystified. I just renewed, (late August) and there was no mention of any of this. Still, if it does come in I'd be quite happy to have a free medical check every year (my company pays for them) to see if there's anything I need to worry about. I had a CRC a few years ago, which involved filling in a form, it took about twenty minutes I think. The office did the rest |
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liveinkorea316
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:29 am Post subject: |
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| edwardcatflap wrote: |
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Edwardcatflap you need to actually keep up with things.
This is the second time I need to tell you that what you have done in the past is not enough anymore.
You too will be required to submit an FBI check every year along with your health check. Both of these are new regulations which all E2 teachers must comply with renewing or not. |
Thanks for your concern but I'm still a bit mystified. I just renewed, (late August) and there was no mention of any of this. Still, if it does come in I'd be quite happy to have a free medical check every year (my company pays for them) to see if there's anything I need to worry about. I had a CRC a few years ago, which involved filling in a form, it took about twenty minutes I think. The office did the rest |
And you teach English? As an English instructor? It is a bit mystifying because everybody else on an E2 had to get a Criminal record since July this year and the Medical has been around at least that long.
Are you sure you are E2 because it doesn't sound like you are. |
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