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Gatsby
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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 Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:55 am Post subject: How far would you drive for a Korean visa? |
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| If you must go to a Korean consulate in person to get a visa to teach in Korea, how far are you willing to travel at your own expense? |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| Where is the 0 option? |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:15 am Post subject: |
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| Well considering that I wouldn't get a car just to spend a short time in America, I would ride a bus or train to Chicago from Missouri to get there, but that is such a head ache and time consuming. I sure hope I don't have to go through all that merigermerall. |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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| I would have to fly. |
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kingplaya4
Joined: 14 May 2006
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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| It's pretty sad that our home countries can't provide us with real jobs that people would even consider going through these new regulations. Yeah, I know, but not all of us can be math or science majors. It's pretty sad to see what people are getting all worked up over for basically 2 grand a month. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject: Re: How far would you drive for a Korean visa? |
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| I'd go no more than a 2-hour bus ride. For me, that's Toronto (if I were back home). However, I am NOT back home. There is no 2-hour bus from Daejeon to the nearest Korean Consulate. |
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cazador83
Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| the closest consulate to me is over 400 miles away. texas is too big. |
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Dazed and Confused
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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If I were to go from my parents home to the consulate in Houston it would be 511 miles. That will take me at least 8 hours to drive. It is an over night stay obviously. Not to mention the flight from Korea. I am figuring 3,000$ plus just for the visa alone.
Thank god I have an F visa. But I am sure my day is comming when the new visa regs will effect me as well. |
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Hank the Iconoclast
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I drove 420 miles to get my visa in Atlanta...and of course I had to drive back too. So that trip was around 1000 miles with driving around Atlanta included and a stop over at my university in Chapel Hill to get some extra transcripts and requested to get extra diplomas at 25 dollars a pop. |
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PGF
Joined: 27 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Hank the Iconoclast wrote: |
| I drove 420 miles to get my visa in Atlanta...and of course I had to drive back too. So that trip was around 1000 miles with driving around Atlanta included and a stop over at my university in Chapel Hill to get some extra transcripts and requested to get extra diplomas at 25 dollars a pop. |
I drove from Greensboro to Atlanta. UNC-G grad '94.
Are you from NC?
I found the Atlanta consulate experience painless (in 06). Hand in the paperwork at 9:00 AM; pick up the visa at 3 PM. |
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Hank the Iconoclast
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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| PGF wrote: |
| Hank the Iconoclast wrote: |
| I drove 420 miles to get my visa in Atlanta...and of course I had to drive back too. So that trip was around 1000 miles with driving around Atlanta included and a stop over at my university in Chapel Hill to get some extra transcripts and requested to get extra diplomas at 25 dollars a pop. |
I drove from Greensboro to Atlanta. UNC-G grad '94.
Are you from NC?
I found the Atlanta consulate experience painless (in 06). Hand in the paperwork at 9:00 AM; pick up the visa at 3 PM. |
Yeah, I'm from Wilmington and graduated from UNC. The consulate experience was painless, just a pain to drive there. Nice to see others from good ole NC here ^^ |
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whatever
Joined: 11 Jun 2006
Location: Korea: More fun than jail.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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^^Word. I'm from Chapel Hill.
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| Where is the 0 option? |
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| It's pretty sad that our home countries can't provide Koreans with real jobs that people would even consider going through these new regulations. Yeah, I know, but not all Koreans be math or science majors. |
I fixed it for you.  |
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waynehead
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
Location: Jongno
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| Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:46 am Post subject: |
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| Another north carolinian here, I lived in raleigh but also went to school in chapel hill, and also drove to atlanta for my latest visa. it was kind of a pain, and i wouldn't want to do it again unless i had to. |
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huck
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:50 am Post subject: |
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| I'd be willing to fly 6 hours to Guam.. |
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cazador83
Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:21 am Post subject: |
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| is immi saying anything about Guam? is it possible since its US territory? |
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