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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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 Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 11:46 am Post subject: |
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| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| You're lucky to hve duel citizenship. |
Will you use swords or guns? |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 11:52 am Post subject: |
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| ontheway wrote: |
| Weigookin74 wrote: |
| You're lucky to hve duel citizenship. |
Will you use swords or guns? |
Well, you know he meant dual. One of my friends in Korea is a horrible speller. However, he is very well-read, educated, but has horrible spelling for some reason. He looks intellectual enough, too. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| SoylaMBPolymath wrote: |
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| young_clinton wrote: |
2002? Don't states have to expunge after 7 years, as long as you don't do anything after the offense you want expunged?
If not, that's a good reason not to live in Texas. |
As someone who was born and raised in Texas I can say with confidence that there are a plethora of good reasons not to live in Texas. Ahem. Exceedingly nauseating braggadocio being one which immediately comes to mind.
As to the OP's concern, I agree with the poster who said you won't know unless you try. It may work in your favor that you had a visa before, it may not. I can't say this unequivocally, but it appears that the persistent dismal economic conditions have created a veritable slew of applicants for English teaching positions, thus providing Korean immigration with the opportunity to be more selective (some prefer to read selective as arbitrary) so that ANY type of mar on one's CBC will doom your chances. I have read stories about recruiters placing people with Class B Misdemeanors (which is what I believe a DUI/DWI is in Texas), but there are no guarantees.
In any event, best of luck to you! |
As far as Texas, I received this after leaving Montreal to work in Texas in the schools. I hardly ever touched or drink in Montreal, and would hop on a subway or cab. There is no such thing in Texas. I think most of it was
feeling really out of sorts in terms of feeling the Montreal social scene was friendlier environment. I think the main thing was that the teaching scene there was absolutely crazy, IMHO. Anyway, it was my mistake 9 years ago. I like Austin when it comes to Texas, the restaurants, some of the new cultural stuff that has emerged in the past 10 years, but I would prefer NYC because at least they have public transport, cabs everywhere.
In other states, you can expunge a very old DUI or seal it. If you have a 30 year old DUI, it's still on there if it's from Texas. I am also a Canadian besides an American. I know if Americans get a DUI it shows up in a Canadian database, but if you did an RCMP check would it show an offense from the US? That, I wonder. I am checking into that option for later. I got a visa in 2008 in Korea. The immigration official accepted a one time DUI from years back. I only heard that they are doing less of that.
I don't want to put a school in a bad spot if I can't come because of it.
I would not want some school to pay for an old mistake of mine. |
I am actually from Austin and have lived there practically my whole life. It can get boring. And it talks itself up more than Texans do. (We're so "weird!" Not really. "Hey, look at us, we're better than the rest of Texas!" No, not really.) That gets really old. And I agree that the lack of public transportation in Texas is the pits. People in Texas are wedded to their vehicles. It's a shame, really.
As for that DUI, I think that even if you could get it expunged it will still show up on your FBI CBC. (You have to get one from the FBI, right?) Anything Class B or higher will get reported up by Texas's DPS database, but I believe that even after an expungement the misdemeanor will show up on the CBC as "expunged" but still on the CBC. I looked all of this stuff up before I applied to come to Korea because I had an old PI which I was sure would show up on my record and keep me from coming to Korea. It was not on my CBC and here I am!
I really do hope it works out for you. You seem like a considerate individual, insofar as you're actually thinking of the school's side of things. That seems pretty rare. Do you have any networking connections left in Korea from your previous go? Maybe you can hook-up with that school and see if they'll go to bat for you as far as immigration is concerned. Not that that's any guarantee. |
I would not want to put a school through some trouble on my account. I would rather get my Canuck papers again if you know what I mean.The question is would I have to go back and live back in the land of Maple Syrup and hockey in order to get a CBC done? Anyway, Korea should make exceptions for such old misdemeanors. In Canada, you can get them pardoned after several years. It's one thing if you've done a few times and another if it was once many years ago. It's a horrible thing to do, of course. |
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West Coast Tatterdemalion
Joined: 31 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 5:06 am Post subject: |
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| From what I've been told, if anything shows up on your CBC, it is cause of immediate refusal. They don't want any blemishes. They expect only angels to work here. I know, it is ridiculous. It's just what I've heard. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| West Coast Tatterdemalion wrote: |
| From what I've been told, if anything shows up on your CBC, it is cause of immediate refusal. They don't want any blemishes. They expect only angels to work here. I know, it is ridiculous. It's just what I've heard. |
Yes, I heard that, too. I am having a Canadian friend who speaks good Korean ask about that. I will work on plan B in a couple of months. I might need some Canadians to answer my question. Can one do an RCMP check if one lives in the U.S. and goes to Canada for it? |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 3:29 am Post subject: |
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| West Coast Tatterdemalion wrote: |
| From what I've been told, if anything shows up on your CBC, it is cause of immediate refusal. They don't want any blemishes. They expect only angels to work here. I know, it is ridiculous. It's just what I've heard. |
They don't want or expect angels...they just want people who haven't gotten into any trouble with the law. Seems fair enough given that teachers are expected to be role models over here. |
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Sam1
Joined: 15 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:25 pm Post subject: Hmmmm |
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Fewer and fewer states are expunging DUI convictions. MADD has their statehouses by the short hairs and will yank support from any elected official who even breathes lightly regarding expungement of DUI.
MADD makes the world a better place....if you believe that, you are batcrap crazy...like MADD. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:51 pm Post subject: Re: Hmmmm |
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| Sam1 wrote: |
Fewer and fewer states are expunging DUI convictions. MADD has their statehouses by the short hairs and will yank support from any elected official who even breathes lightly regarding expungement of DUI.
MADD makes the world a better place....if you believe that, you are batcrap crazy...like MADD. |
I think if you only have one on your record and say 7 years have passed, they should allow you to expunge it. I know some states will allow you to do that after 5. In Canada, people can get a pardon. Lucky for people in Canada. |
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Sam1
Joined: 15 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 1:22 pm Post subject: My experience.... |
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with MADD and DUI laws has been different.
I don't doubt there may be some buried law that allows for DUI expungement in some state(s). I have yet to see it as a norm and have been researching DUI for the last 7 years.
I hope those who need an expunge for entry into another country can find a way to do it.
If anybody can point to a state statute that allows DUI expunge, please post.
MADD is so wrapped in peoples' heads, that with a DUI one cannot enter Canada.
The US has not yet become so draconian. Give it time.
Good luck to all. |
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