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davai!
Joined: 04 Dec 2005
Location: Kuwait
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itistime
Joined: 23 Jul 2010
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| Yeah, I was under the impression the new law stipulated anyone with a "not-clean" background check was instantly prohibited. |
Nope. That's 100% false. I'd encourage you to keep trying. You've got two MAs and haven't made a single mistake in just under a decade. Right? I'd be willing to bet that there are a number of schools in Korea that would be elated to have you as their visa candidate. PM me if you have any further questions. |
So, if the principal and staff met the 'convict', thought that
she walked on water, presented a letter of appointment and
a contract, then K immigration in San Francisco would
offer the E-2 visa even though there is a DUI (only offense)
on the CBC that is 12 years old????
What about all these experienced veterans that say there
is a 0% tolerance rule? Is it just a rough guideline?
Let's hope there is room for these types of discriminating occurrences.
I'd put more faith in the system were that the case.
This is not a hypothetical case, by the way.
Good luck all you reformers. |
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babsie
Joined: 03 Nov 2011
Location: las vegas
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:12 pm Post subject: never know until you try |
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| i had a dui from 07 that was knocked down to a misdemeanor and am in the process of getting my fbi check. i know its not clean, but i'm going proceed with the process anyway. so far i see bleak answers, which is demoralizing. im still going to continue my plan of teaching in korea until i, personally, get shut down, that is if i get shut down. i'll keep you abreast on my progress. we'll see! |
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kengreen
Joined: 19 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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Take everything you hear with a grain of salt.
I work with a dude who got nabbed for drunk driving.
Kimmi held a meeting and let it slide.
I guess it all just depends. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:26 am Post subject: |
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| csmithswim wrote: |
| Any suggestions on countries that don't? I wanted to go to Asia, with an organization that would provide housing and airfare. |
Thailand  ........ except forget about being provided airfare (you won't get hired unless you're in Thailand), although sometimes you can get free housing (usually seriously substandard). Also try Indonesia, they might provide airfare, although they tend to be pretty shady there. |
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litebear
Joined: 12 Sep 2009
Location: Holland
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 6:54 am Post subject: Re: not guilty |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
The POLICY in most K-immi offices (by presidential suggestion (and political pressure)) is "0" tolerance for anything positive on the CRC and with the current glut of applicants they can get away with it.
This is different than in 2008 for example when they would overlook some minor offenses that were not alcohol, drug or violence related.
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First post on Dave's. I'm casual reader of this forum who has abandoned a self-imposed silence after reading this load of misinformation. The immigration office does not have anything even approaching a "0" tolerance policy. It's difficult, but people have been known to get a visa with a hit on their CBC. Yes, even the dreaded DUI. (Funny side story... I have a buddy currently teaching in SK who got his visa in 2010. He was worried about his dark, shady past which included one DUI. Everything went smoothy until the visa interview at the consulate in the States. When they approached the topic of his DUI the representative from Korea said, "Well, I see you have a DUI." He replied, "Yeah, I was young and stupid. I'm a changed man." The Korean's response is absolutely classic, "Well you needn't worry about an offense like this because, you see, you won't be driving any cars in Korea." Haha)
So you wanna work in Korea with a DUI? I'm not going to take a side when it comes to that whole debate above besides saying that I think drinking and driving is a ridiculously stupid/selfish crime to commit. Anyhow, here's what you need to do... You basically need to find an employer who is willing to go to bat on your behalf at the immigration office. You may also need to jump through a couple of extra hoops like providing a letter of recommendation, a letter of explanation, etc.
The problem for candidates with a criminal record is the fact that most employers are simply not willing to vouch for you when they have a pile of CV's from perfectly capable candidates sans DUI.
So forget these annoying debates about semantics and common law. You're probably out of luck if you've got a DUI and no employer in Korea willing to vouch on your behalf. Sorry! Maybe think of becoming President? Or how about a teacher in the United States? A televangelist? Lawyer? You're more than capable of aspiring to those lofty positions; but alas, you will probably never become an ESL edutainer in South Korea. |
Eh? So when you said that Tompatz provided a "load of misinformation" you meant that he was totally right about the most important issue (whether or not the guy has any chance of an E2)? Surely anything else is just "semantics"? (4 bloody paragrpahs worth, in your case) |
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