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El Jordanio
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 Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:33 am Post subject: FBI vs State criminal record check |
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First, Last year when I applied for a criminal record check and read about needing an 'FBI check' i called my state police to ask about it: They said that ALL U.S. police offices use the FBI database to do CRCs so that a state CRC IS an FBI record check~has anyone recently successfully applied for a visa using an appostled state record check?
Second, with the risk of being redundant, I am re-applying at the same school and it is an adult hagwon; is the paperwork process any easier if I re-apply/extend my e2 visa? I have been reading mixed results 
Third, I haven't left Korea since I first arrived in 2010; why would I need another CRC from the U.S.? Since I haven't been there, how can i have committed a crime there? I read somewhere I can just get a Korean CRC since I haven't left korea, is that true?
Why is this all so complicated!!?!? What masochist designed this system!?!? |
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DaHu
Joined: 09 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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To answer the title of your thread, you need a federal check, no exceptions
"all US police offices" should be proof enough they don't know what they're talking about.. some tiny little police office is going to tap into FBI information for you? |
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SeoulNate
Joined: 04 Jun 2010
Location: Hyehwa
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: FBI vs State criminal record check |
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| El Jordanio wrote: |
First, Last year when I applied for a criminal record check and read about needing an 'FBI check' i called my state police to ask about it: They said that ALL U.S. police offices use the FBI database to do CRCs so that a state CRC IS an FBI record check~has anyone recently successfully applied for a visa using an appostled state record check?
Second, with the risk of being redundant, I am re-applying at the same school and it is an adult hagwon; is the paperwork process any easier if I re-apply/extend my e2 visa? I have been reading mixed results
Third, I haven't left Korea since I first arrived in 2010; why would I need another CRC from the U.S.? Since I haven't been there, how can i have committed a crime there? I read somewhere I can just get a Korean CRC since I haven't left korea, is that true?
Why is this all so complicated!!?!? What masochist designed this system!?!? |
I don't know who told you that, but it is completely false. Certain offences (federal offences) will show up in any state that you get a background check, but minor stuff will not. Korea is looking at the minor stuff, thus you need an FBI check since, for Americans, it is the only way to check for all criminal offences.
As for your question, if you did not submit an FBI check the first time around you MUST do so this time to extend or transfer your visa. |
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