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plynx
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 Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:47 pm Post subject: affidavit for CRC from US Embassy abroad |
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i've been reading that teachers present in seoul can get their CRC authenticated with an affidavit at the US Embassy in korea.
**anyone know if immigration will accept an affidavit for a CRC from an alternate US Embassy abroad? (i have a CRC in hand, but don't have the time to send it back and forth to the states from my current location.)**
i'm going to attempt to call the appropriate offices in seoul, but thought i'd try my luck here first. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks! |
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Bibbitybop
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| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know, but the immigration number is 1345 and they are surprisingly helpful.
The law states now that if you get a CRC while in Korea, immigration will accept it with a notarization from your country's consulate/embassy in Korea. No mention is made about if you obtain it in a third country. It can not be older than 6 months, either. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: affidavit for CRC from US Embassy abroad |
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| plynx wrote: |
i've been reading that teachers present in seoul can get their CRC authenticated with an affidavit at the US Embassy in korea.
**anyone know if immigration will accept an affidavit for a CRC from an alternate US Embassy abroad? (i have a CRC in hand, but don't have the time to send it back and forth to the states from my current location.)**
i'm going to attempt to call the appropriate offices in seoul, but thought i'd try my luck here first. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks! |
There is NOT enough information in your post to give an accurate answer so I will give you answers for what I think are the 3 most likely scenarios:
a) Typically (although this is a fairly new process and nothing is written in stone) they only accept an embassy certified CRC IF you are already in Korea and are extending or changing an E2.
b) It has also been allowed for the issuance of a new E2 visa IF the teacher is NOT in their home country AND the teacher has previously held an E2.
c) IF you have NOT held an E2 before, I would NOT count on being able to do it from a 3rd country without apostilled documents. Even then it will be difficult because of the requirement for the consular interview.
AGAIN the caveat: This is NOT written in stone and the last statement is pure (informed) speculation on my part.
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toong tao daeng
Joined: 18 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:19 am Post subject: |
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| b) It has also been allowed for the issuance of a new E2 visa IF the teacher is NOT in their home country AND the teacher has previously held an E2. |
Just thought I'd give this thread a bump in hopes of getting further confirmation.
I'm currently in Thailand (I've already had an E2 so the Korean embassy here will be able to issue a new one  ), and am looking into the process of obtaining a CRC.
I could get a letter from the local police department where I grew up in the states, but because of time constraints getting an FBI letter doesn't seem possible. Also, an apostille would be quite difficult because I don't know anyone who still lives there who I want to ask to travel over an hour each way and then stand in line at the govt office.
Does anyone know if Korean immigration would accept a letter from my local police department (where I haven't lived for over a decade) accompanied by an affidavit from the US embassy in Bangkok?
By the way, I'm a little confused on the order of things.....do I submit the CRC to the Korean embassy here in Thailand, or do I send it to the school who submits it to Korean Immigration in Korea before they issue the visa 'number'? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| toong tao daeng wrote: |
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| b) It has also been allowed for the issuance of a new E2 visa IF the teacher is NOT in their home country AND the teacher has previously held an E2. |
Just thought I'd give this thread a bump in hopes of getting further confirmation.
I'm currently in Thailand (I've already had an E2 so the Korean embassy here will be able to issue a new one ), and am looking into the process of obtaining a CRC.
I could get a letter from the local police department where I grew up in the states, but because of time constraints getting an FBI letter doesn't seem possible. Also, an apostille would be quite difficult because I don't know anyone who still lives there who I want to ask to travel over an hour each way and then stand in line at the govt office.
Does anyone know if Korean immigration would accept a letter from my local police department (where I haven't lived for over a decade) accompanied by an affidavit from the US embassy in Bangkok?
By the way, I'm a little confused on the order of things.....do I submit the CRC to the Korean embassy here in Thailand, or do I send it to the school who submits it to Korean Immigration in Korea before they issue the visa 'number'? |
not as gospel but ....
A police check from home that is accompanied by an affidavit from the US embassy there should suffice for the CRC.
It gets submitted to immigration (by your school) along with your other documents before they issue the "visa confirmation number".
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plynx
Joined: 03 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:33 am Post subject: |
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| toong tao daeng wrote: |
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| b) It has also been allowed for the issuance of a new E2 visa IF the teacher is NOT in their home country AND the teacher has previously held an E2. |
Just thought I'd give this thread a bump in hopes of getting further confirmation.
I'm currently in Thailand (I've already had an E2 so the Korean embassy here will be able to issue a new one ), and am looking into the process of obtaining a CRC.
I could get a letter from the local police department where I grew up in the states, but because of time constraints getting an FBI letter doesn't seem possible. Also, an apostille would be quite difficult because I don't know anyone who still lives there who I want to ask to travel over an hour each way and then stand in line at the govt office.
Does anyone know if Korean immigration would accept a letter from my local police department (where I haven't lived for over a decade) accompanied by an affidavit from the US embassy in Bangkok?
By the way, I'm a little confused on the order of things.....do I submit the CRC to the Korean embassy here in Thailand, or do I send it to the school who submits it to Korean Immigration in Korea before they issue the visa 'number'? |
i posted because i'm in the same situation, but i'm currently in mexico. the answer: NOPE. i called immigration in korea and they said they would only accept the affidavit from the US Embassy in Seoul. you're supposed to submit your CRC to the school, who then submits it to immi for you. then you get your visa number. good luck! i just got my local criminal check and my family back home are taking it to get apostilled. |
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plynx
Joined: 03 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:40 am Post subject: Re: affidavit for CRC from US Embassy abroad |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
b) It has also been allowed for the issuance of a new E2 visa IF the teacher is NOT in their home country AND the teacher has previously held an E2.
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where did you get this information? it would be really helpful if that was the case, but i informed immigration that i have previously held 2 E-2 visas, and the answer was still a resounding, "no," from the woman i spoke with. let me know if you find out anything different from the Embassy in Bangkok or immigration in Seoul. |
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