Korean Job Discussion Forums

[jbpatlanta]

This is only for those of you that already have a F5 visa. I have been on a F2 visa for a while now and I am planning to apply for my F5 visa in a month or two. I have already contacted immy and gotten the list of all the paperwork I will need for the visa. I would like to hear about your experiences when you applied for the F5 visa. How did teh immy officials treat you? What kind of things are they looking for in the interview. What did they ask about in the interview? I am basically looking for everything I can find on the entire process of getting an F5. I would like to be prepared as best I can be.

I know there were some thread earlier about people who got their F5. I tried the search function but it does not seem to like me. So if you know some of the other threads, please post the links for me.

Thanks

[exit86]

I am in the exact same boat. I had been planning on changing to the F5
for a while now, then this E-2 crap came up, so I am worried if this will have any effect on my chances of getting the F5, which, under normal circumstances, I've heard isn't too painful a process. My eyes are on this thread as well. Can some of you long-term F5's help us out here?

[tzechuk]

Here:

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=88756&highlight=F-5

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=101274&highlight=F-5

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=104384&highlight=F-5

These should start you off.

[steroidmaximus]

I was expected to pass a Korean proficiency test. The woman in front of me was from the Phillipines, and could barely say hello. She was sweating bullets, and her Korean husband coached her through. She passed. I went alone on the day of the test. First thing I asked was if I could use the stamp next to him for my parking ticket. I guess that simple sentence served to pass the test, because he basically rubber stamped everything and I was on my way. Took like 5 minutes. All in all, it was pretty easy and I had worked myself up for nothing. My Korean is pretty good, but certainly not native speaker by any stretch. All I needed to bring was my wife's family register, a couple of pictures and my old ARC, if memory serves.

[SuperFly]

[exit86]

Hey thanks a bunch tzechuk for the links; they really helped out a lot.

Anyone else got more helpful info or stories about the F5 process?