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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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 Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:54 am Post subject: Many expats can vote in referendum |
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http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2940512
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According to Seoul Metropolitan Election Commission, expatriates in Korea can vote in referenda or in regional elections, although not in a general or presidential election. The following categories of expatriates are eligible to vote:
-Foreigners holding an F-5 visa.
-Foreigners over the age of 18 whose spouses or parents have an F-5 visa and have lived in Korea for more than two years
-Foreigners over the age of 20 who have one of the following visas and have lived in Korea for more than five years: D-7, D-8, D-9, D-10, E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4, E-5 and E-7. (People holding E-6 visas are not allowed to vote.)
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:41 am Post subject: Re: Many expats can vote in referendum |
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You can find a list of Korean visas here: http://www.dynamic-korea.com/consulate_service/visa.php. The requirements for each visa is also listed on this website.
D7 - Intracompany Transfers
D8 - Treaty Investors
D9 - Treaty Traders
D10 - not listed on website, but mentioned in article
E1 - Professors
E2 - Foreign Language Teachers
E3 - Research
E4 - Special Technology Instruction
E5 - Specialty Occupation
E7 - Particular Occupation
F5 - not listed on website, but mentioned in article
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For more information, call Kim Min-a, an official at the National Election Commission, at 02-503-0883. |
Maybe someone should ask what the D10 and F5 visas are for. |
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chungbukdo
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:45 am Post subject: |
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| Wow English versions of online Korean newspapers look like absolute spam garbage. The advertisements are hilarious. |
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Gorf
Joined: 25 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:03 am Post subject: |
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| School lunches are a big deal in Korea |
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chungbukdo
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:16 am Post subject: |
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| Why not also free breakfast and dinner? |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:20 am Post subject: |
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Blog article about the SK candidates:
http://gregorybodkin.com/?p=70
If you are eligible to vote, would you? Who would you vote for? |
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