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Drew345
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 Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:40 pm Post subject: New job after no job for 3 years, same ARC number? |
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If I had a job in Korea 3 years ago, left Korea, gave up my ARC card, got a new passport (last one expired), then got a new job in Korea, would I get the same ARC card number?
I have copies of the old ARC card that I can submit to immigration if that helps.
How do they know that someone applying had an ARC before? Do they specifically ask you if you had an ARC before?
I hope and need to get the same ARC number for various reasons.
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Carla
Joined: 21 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:59 pm Post subject: Re: New job after no job for 3 years, same ARC number? |
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| Drew345 wrote: |
If I had a job in Korea 3 years ago, left Korea, gave up my ARC card, got a new passport (last one expired), then got a new job in Korea, would I get the same ARC card number?
I have copies of the old ARC card that I can submit to immigration if that helps.
How do they know that someone applying had an ARC before? Do they specifically ask you if you had an ARC before?
I hope and need to get the same ARC number for various reasons.
Thanks, |
You will still have the same number. Not sure where you are from, but it's like the social security number in America. Once you have it, it's yours, even if you leave and come back. |
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Drew345
Joined: 24 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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I appreciate the response above, thanks.
I just want to bump this to see if anyone has any closer experience to the case where someone (me) is coming back to Korea with new passport, new job, new address... Luckily name and birt date are the same.
Is Immi going to know that I am the person who was here before and give me same ARC number? I suppose I have to tell them I was working here before.
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halfmanhalfbiscuit
Joined: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I got my ARC yesterday. Same number. |
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loyfriend
Joined: 03 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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Wrong!!!
The ARC number will change. My 1st ARC card I got in 2007. That school sent me to Japan after 30 days. After I got teh ARC card the school had to fire me due to there postponing of my visa.
When I came back later that year, I got a whole new ARC number. The ARC number only stays the same if you contunie your contract withen Korea. You can change schools and keep the card. But if you leave and come back you will get a new ARC number. |
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Drew345
Joined: 24 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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It seems that they are "supposed to" be giving us the same number as before; but as the case above shows, they don't always do it.
Anyone who went away from Korea, gave up ARC, came back and got same ARC, was there anything special you did to make sure you got the same ARC as before?
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halfmanhalfbiscuit
Joined: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Drew345 wrote: |
It seems that they are "supposed to" be giving us the same number as before; but as the case above shows, they don't always do it.
Anyone who went away from Korea, gave up ARC, came back and got same ARC, was there anything special you did to make sure you got the same ARC as before?
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Nope, nothing special. I would suspect that even asking about it would put you under scrutiny. Why the bother about your number anyways? |
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Drew345
Joined: 24 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Because I own an apartment and the deed is listed under that number. |
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Kimsmith
Joined: 26 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I had an ARC, left Korea in 2004 for 6 months, came back and was issued a new ARC with the same number. I left again in 2007 for a year, came back again and got the same ARC number as on the previous 2 occasions. I didn't do anything special - I had even changed my family name during that time due to marriage. |
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Drew345
Joined: 24 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, even changed family name. I guess that means you changed your passport too?
Anyway, good to know that they are "supposed to" keep same ARC under all circumstances. But since they can't keep up with whose diplomas and transcripts they have verified... |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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| loyfriend wrote: |
Wrong!!!
The ARC number will change. My 1st ARC card I got in 2007. That school sent me to Japan after 30 days. After I got teh ARC card the school had to fire me due to there postponing of my visa.
When I came back later that year, I got a whole new ARC number. The ARC number only stays the same if you contunie your contract withen Korea. You can change schools and keep the card. But if you leave and come back you will get a new ARC number. |
I've had the same ARC for nine years (six different contracts) I've left several times. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:07 am Post subject: |
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| The ARC numbers I received in 1995 and 2000 are not the same as I have now. Some time since then they have standardized the system such that you should get the same number each time. I changed my name and still have the same number. |
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Drew345
Joined: 24 May 2005
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:07 am Post subject: |
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| I just hope it is not tied to passport number. Because I have a new passport. |
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OiGirl
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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| In order to change my name, I had to get a new passport. |
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