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Stalin84
Joined: 30 Dec 2009
Location: Haebangchon, Seoul
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 Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:09 am Post subject: Old Korean driver's licence... still good? |
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Hey all.
I still have my old Korean driver's licence from the last time I taught here. It has my old ARC number on it but it's not set to expire until 2017. Is it still good or should I go get another one? I'm a Canuck so getting a driver's licence here isn't really a big deal.
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InDaGu
Joined: 28 Jun 2010
Location: Cebu City, Philippines
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:18 am Post subject: |
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| Should be fine. I've been through a few ARCs since I got my license, and I know it's still valid. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:34 am Post subject: Re: Old Korean driver's licence... still good? |
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| Stalin84 wrote: |
Hey all.
I still have my old Korean driver's licence from the last time I taught here. It has my old ARC number on it but it's not set to expire until 2017. Is it still good or should I go get another one? I'm a Canuck so getting a driver's licence here isn't really a big deal.
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You are fine until its expiry but you may want to update your file with your new ARC (if indeed your ARC has changed).
The ARC number is the one underneath your name on the front of the card.
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Gaegeum2003
Joined: 08 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:43 am Post subject: |
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Anyone have an idea of where you can switch your Canadian drivers licence into a Korean one here in Busan/Yangsan.
What are the steps involved to switch it over.
Any help would be appreciated. |
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Stalin84
Joined: 30 Dec 2009
Location: Haebangchon, Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:58 am Post subject: Re: Old Korean driver's licence... still good? |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
You are fine until its expiry but you may want to update your file with your new ARC (if indeed your ARC has changed).
The ARC number is the one underneath your name on the front of the card.
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That's good news. I thought I might need a whole new licence. Now I'll just need to find the DMV in Seoul once I get my new ARC. |
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machoman
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:46 am Post subject: |
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| did your arc number change? i left korea for a year and when i came back, they gave me the same arc number. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:57 am Post subject: Re: Old Korean driver's licence... still good? |
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| Stalin84 wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
You are fine until its expiry but you may want to update your file with your new ARC (if indeed your ARC has changed).
The ARC number is the one underneath your name on the front of the card.
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That's good news. I thought I might need a whole new license. Now I'll just need to find the DMV in Seoul once I get my new ARC. |
Sorry, I was under the impression that for some reason you had been issued a new ARC with a new number (strange but happens occasionally when people change regions (Busan to Seoul) or does happen to dual nationals who change country of passport between sojourns in Korea.
Chances are that your number will be the same (almost guaranteed to be the same if you were in and returned to Gyeonggi / Seoul).
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