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cobyzeif · Joined: 18 Jan 2012

Hello,

I have a friend who got a misdemeanor in the U.S. (public intoxication). She wanted me to find out how/if this effects an FBI background check/employment in South Korea.

Thanks!

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

Negatively.

You're welcome.

On a serious note, it generally will be a bar to being accepted for employment here, although some people with such a record have obtained a job and visa.

cobyzeif · Joined: 18 Jan 2012

I'm not understanding?

Are you saying that this is insurmountable?

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

No. I'm saying that it will lower your friend's chances quite a bit. The chances of getting a job and visa with any negative information on the background check, even if exonerated, are quite slim.

Kimchifart · Joined: 15 Sep 2010

Heisenberg87 · Joined: 08 Jan 2012

I sent my background check in recently and asked a similar question to an fbi person. Only crimes for which you have been fingerprinted will show up on the check. If you're friend was not fingerprinted, then she'll be fine, if she was, it's going to show up.

hagwonnewbie · Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Location: Asia

What was she originally charged for?

If she's from the US, her conviction was most likely reduced from a much more serious offense.

rollo · Joined: 10 May 2006 Location: China

She could get lucky. No Hagwon newbie does not mean it was a more serious offense. but nice attempt at trolling.

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

kengreen · Joined: 19 Jan 2011

I currently work with a person who got busted for DUI.

Immigration gave him a visa.

So who really knows?

The moral of the story: It can't hurt to try.

SoylaMBPolymath · Joined: 21 Jan 2011

If you are in the United States being fingerprinted DOES NOT mean you will receive an FBI CBC indicating an arrest record. It will depend on the laws of the state in which the arrest took place. The reporting of arrests to the FBI's criminal database is determined by state statute. The federal government does not go trawling for misdemeanor convictions. If the arrest was of a class not automatically reported by the arresting state to the federal database, then regardless of whether or not you were fingerprinted, the record will not appear on your FBI check. Each state is different. Some states report any and all offenses, some only those of a certain class or higher. Also, contrary to what you may read on these boards, having a record expunged does not in any way provide one with a "clear" record. The impact of expungements, and the processes thereto, can vary from state to state and are not in any way a guarantee that one's record will be wiped clean.

pchi · Joined: 29 Oct 2011

I have a criminal record because of a fishing ticket!
I caught one too many fish and completely forgot about paying the ticket.
So I was issued a warrant and arrested. This was 10 years ago.
I'm fortunate to be a gyopo and do not need to submit a crc for visa purposes.

young_clinton · Joined: 09 Sep 2009

CentralCali · Joined: 17 May 2007

Carbon · Joined: 28 Jan 2011

I think pchi may be talking about getting an F4 visa. If pchi wants to work with children, they will still need the CRC, in which case they will have a record and thus will probably be denied employment.

Maybe I am mistaken, but there is no real advantage for pchi, despite what their post seems to imply.