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lastoneout
Joined: 30 Jul 2004
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii/Seoul, Korea
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 Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 5:00 am Post subject: Long time lurker, first time poster. |
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Hey Alpha, I'm also a gyopo on my way to Korea in a few short weeks. I'm looking for a job too... I've read a lot of posts on this board about how gyopos and Korean Americans have a hard time finding jobs, so I'm a bit worried. I suppose we're on the same boat? Keep in touch, maybe we can meet up when we're both there.
To everyone else who posted on this thread, thanks a million! I just learned a bunch of new things, including the post about the F4 visa, that'll be super convenient! Urm, but if I'm an American citizen now, am I still eligible? I was born in Korea, and I still have copies of my family registry. |
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ajuma
Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!
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| Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 5:12 am Post subject: |
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| Actually, what I meant by looking for jobs in larger cities, is that employers in larger cities tend to be more open-minded about hiring Korean-Americans than they might be in more rural schools. But you're right....that may not always be the case. |
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prosodic
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
Location: ����
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| Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 7:44 am Post subject: Re: Long time lurker, first time poster. |
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| lastoneout wrote: |
Hey Alpha, I'm also a gyopo on my way to Korea in a few short weeks. I'm looking for a job too... I've read a lot of posts on this board about how gyopos and Korean Americans have a hard time finding jobs, so I'm a bit worried. I suppose we're on the same boat? Keep in touch, maybe we can meet up when we're both there.
To everyone else who posted on this thread, thanks a million! I just learned a bunch of new things, including the post about the F4 visa, that'll be super convenient! Urm, but if I'm an American citizen now, am I still eligible? I was born in Korea, and I still have copies of my family registry. |
Two things:
First, Alpha's not a kyopo. Since he was adopted when he was thirteen, he's kind of borderline, but it doesn't sound like he had enough Korean culture around him growing up to qualify as kyopo. He's simply an overseas ethnic Korean, which is quite different from kyopo.
Second, the question about whether or not you're eligible for the F4 if you've changed citizenship to US is kind've dumb. You wouldn't need a visa if you still had Korean citizenship, right? Regarding the family registry, you have to make sure it's a notarized copy of the CANCELLED family registry. If it's not cancelled, then you still have Korean citizenship and you don't need a visa. If your copy is from before it was cancelled, then go to nearest city hall from where you were born and get a new copy. |
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prosodic
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 8:18 am Post subject: |
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| I was born in Korea, and am sure I was at one point registered. So, I will try to get a F-4 visa. Thanks for the info guys. BTW, where would I go to look at the family registry? |
Ask the adoption agency about the family registry. Even if your parents didn't register you, the adoption agency had to in order to get your adoption paperwork processed. |
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prosodic
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| FYI, Korean for "Family Registry" is ȣ�� |
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ohfamous
Joined: 10 Jul 2004
Location: Off the beaten path
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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I'm also a Korean-American going to Korea at the end of August. I've been looking for a job for a month now, but it's been pretty tough from this side of the Pacific. Well, it more likely has to do with my requirements (in Seoul, public high school or adults only).
Just wanted to say that if your family registry is NOT canceled, then you're a Korean citizen, which means hello military if you're a guy over 21 (was it 21 or 18?). Make sure it's canceled or you can be sure that the government will automatically enlist you for 3 years.  |
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prosodic
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm also a Korean-American going to Korea at the end of August. I've been looking for a job for a month now, but it's been pretty tough from this side of the Pacific. |
One month is a very short period of time. I would stay in the U.S. and keep job-hunting from here if I were you.
You're unlikely to find a high school position by flying to Korea at the end of August. Most of them will be filled because the semester starts at the end of September.
Teaching adults usually means split shifts unless you teach at a uni. I don't think you want to do split shifts. |
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Alpha
Joined: 24 Jul 2004
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Just wanted to say that I am in Seoul now, am in the process of job hunting. Flew here with one way ticket from United ($365, Wednesday is the cheapest for United) from San Diego, although at the Easy Check in counter, the machine said that I needed a round trip ticket. Spoke with a United Employee, and he just typed some info using my passport to give me the boarding passes.
Thanks to everyone who gave me useful info, and also to a Canadian college instructor who saved my butt by showing me the ATM in the subway that would accept my card. Didn't realize that ATM card issued in U.S doesn't work at Korean ATM. Have yet to meet a Canadian who wasn't nice, lol. I am sure they are out there but haven't encountered them yet.
So, far I haven't had any bad experiences. Most people seem to be helpful, thank goodness, and the streets seem fairly clean, especially for the size of this city. Mexico, and Southern Italy by far is much dirtier. Drivers aren't that bad, no worse than in Southern California, and especially no where near Mexico, and Southern Italy. Food is great, although sometimes I am not sure what the hell I am ordering. Favorite food disucssion in the board was very helpful. Mul nang myon was damn good on a hot day. |
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