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[cubanlord]

So, I am having an interesting discussion in the job discussion forum. We are talking about the glass ceiling (or lack there of according to a selected minority) in Korea. Question...do you plan on or want to make Korea your permanent home?

Remember, you can by:

Investing 50 million or more in this country (c2 visa)
Living here for 5 consecutive years then taking the Korean language proficiency exam. Finally, interviewing with immigration for the final "okay" (let's hope they like you are let's hope that they are in a good mood that day).

Sorry, but marrying a Korean doesn't count.

Are you interested in one of the two options?

[cubanlord]

Some cool stuff for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_South_Korean_visas

HAHAHHA. C-class is only short term (i.e. 5 years). Damn, imagine opening a business and then immy booting you out! lol. There goes your investment!

[AsiaESLbound]

Count me out.

[Cerulean]

No.

[Dragoon]

Hells yeah I do. Ain't nothing like being a 외국인 for the rest of your days!!!! Just think you could come here when you are a 22 year old man and when you are at the end of your days say...90 years old..you'll still be treated like you just got off the plane. Aint that something!!!

[v88]

I said ya, but based on what you wrote I would say no.

I'm married to a Korean, so I have far fewer problems than most.

I like Korea and would love to have a little Korean Hanoak in the country side. Some little dogs roaming around for boshin tang, my wife in a hanbok, some bamboo growing in the garden and the pleasent view of Korean mountians behind me with the ocean out front. Lovely little place. It'd be nice...of course I'd have to learn a wack load of Korean so that I can finally stop teaching English.

[PatrickGHBusan]

Cuban you had a great idea with this thread but the way you posted to start it off pretty much sets you up for a landslide of negative responses.

Maybe that was your intent, who knows.

For the record, we had no intention of leaving Korea but fate intervened. Had that not happened we would have stayed as we had a great life.

Then again I am married to a Korean woman and we had an extensive network of support from her family.

To stay here, I did not feel the need to become a citizen either. The F5 was fine as far as legal status goes.

This whole treated like a new arrival line of thought is flawed at its very core for many reasons.

First, why do certain people care what Mr Kim or Miss Park on the street thinks about them? Do you spend your days wondering what strangers think about you back in your home countries?

Once you reach fluency in Korean, or even advanced level, magically things change as you are able to communicate with the locals...odd how that works...

Second, you should care what the people around you think to a limited extent. These people are your neighbors, co-workers, friends....If you stay in one area for a while and make an effort....magically you will become one of the residents of your area. When we lived in Busan (Haeundae) I had no issues with neighbors, shopkeepers, local businesses...they knew me and for the most part treated me with respect. They knew me...funny how that works as well...

If I went to another Korean city, what did I care if Mr Im at the market did not like me? Are some of you just that sensitive that you crave acceptable and approval from everyone?

Home is where you make it....end of story.

[lukas]

As for the poll, I've only been here 6th months, so maybe leaning towards yes.

[VanIslander]

I own a Korean car here (Korando), a big screen t.v. (44" LG LCD as monitor for my LG computer), 29 boxes of things (everything I own in the world) and furniture and am in my 8th year here, expecting it to be 10-20 years in all.

Do I want to make Korea my home? It already is! For today and tomorrow anyways.

Citizenship is sooooo 20th century. I am a Canadian expat in Korea. I eat in Korean restaurants but cook Western food at home; I teach Korean kids but speak only English and learn likewise; I live and work in Korea but take yearly holidays elsewhere.