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cirval
Joined: 27 Dec 2010
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 Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:12 am Post subject: Canadian Passport with less than 12 months left on it |
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Hello,
I am in the midst of trying to get a job to go back to Korea. I have all my documents ready and I've been applying for positions, but I just noticed that my passport expires exactly one year from now, which will definitely be before I finish my contract. What should I do? Should I go through the process of renewing my passport now or should I just deal with it when I get to Korea.
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:26 am Post subject: |
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| You can deal with it here later. Bring your birth certificate. |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:33 am Post subject: |
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| If you already have everything else and found a job, deal with it here and don't let it delay you. Otherwise (if you have the time anyway), it's cheaper and easier to renew it in Canada. |
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cincynate
Joined: 07 Jul 2009
Location: Jeju-do, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:03 am Post subject: |
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| It's just as easy to do here as it is to do at home.. Mail it off with a money order, and a new one shows up in the mail a month later. Just remember you can't leave Korea while your passport is being processed. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:17 am Post subject: Re: Canadian Passport with less than 12 months left on it |
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| cirval wrote: |
Hello,
I am in the midst of trying to get a job to go back to Korea. I have all my documents ready and I've been applying for positions, but I just noticed that my passport expires exactly one year from now, which will definitely be before I finish my contract. What should I do? Should I go through the process of renewing my passport now or should I just deal with it when I get to Korea.
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If you are still job hunting then do it now.
Any visa that you are issued will only be dated till the expiry date in your passport (which means 2 trips to the embassy and an extra trip to immigration - all of which may be problematic if you work days).
Getting a passport in Korea is a pain in the azz (dealing with the counter staff at the Canadian embassy).
Getting it done in Canada is quick, simple and fast (currently takes 2-3 weeks for the new one to arrive if you go to a passport office and about a month if done by mail.
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: Canadian Passport with less than 12 months left on it |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| cirval wrote: |
Hello,
I am in the midst of trying to get a job to go back to Korea. I have all my documents ready and I've been applying for positions, but I just noticed that my passport expires exactly one year from now, which will definitely be before I finish my contract. What should I do? Should I go through the process of renewing my passport now or should I just deal with it when I get to Korea.
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If you are still job hunting then do it now.
Any visa that you are issued will only be dated till the expiry date in your passport (which means 2 trips to the embassy and an extra trip to immigration - all of which may be problematic if you work days).
Getting a passport in Korea is a pain in the azz (dealing with the counter staff at the Canadian embassy).
Getting it done in Canada is quick, simple and fast (currently takes 2-3 weeks for the new one to arrive if you go to a passport office and about a month if done by mail.
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Overly dramatic much? I've done it several times (yes, I've been here that long). I find it's only slightly inconvenient (and I drive to Seoul to get it done). Remember, we aren't in Canada. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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I have also done it there several times as well as birth registrations and in EVERY case dealing with the Canadian embassy in Seoul has been/is a royal pain in the ass. (3rd world service at new world prices).
If the OP has the chance to get it done while he is in Canada then do it there. Much easier and far less hassle.
Actually, I have usually had better service with fewer problems from 3rd world embassies. The ambassador should be ashamed for allowing the consular section to run the way it does.
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
I have also done it there several times as well as birth registrations and in EVERY case dealing with the Canadian embassy in Seoul has been/is a royal pain in the ass. (3rd world service at new world prices).
If the OP has the chance to get it done while he is in Canada then do it there. Much easier and far less hassle.
Actually, I have usually had better service with fewer problems from 3rd world embassies. The ambassador should be ashamed for allowing the consular section to run the way it does.
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What are you talking about? All you need to do is bring your paperwork, pictures, ID, and old passport, answer a few questions, pay the fees, and you're done. |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:24 am Post subject: |
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And the guarantor which you don't need in Canada?
I was actually really lucky I found someone I knew who could be my guarantor and I had been here over two years. Just coming here he will have to pay the extra fee to do it without a guarantor (more expensive) and I have heard of embassy staff making it difficult for people who want to just pay and do the in lieu of guarantor thing. Ttompatz might be one of those people, iirc. In my case I didn't have any issues dealing with the Candadian embassy staff (other than their god awful hours), but it really is easier and cheaper to do it in Canada. Plus having to go to Korean immigration again is another reason to do it early in Canada if possible.
btw, my tip is to ask for the 48 page passport if you plan on doing a lot of travel around here -- a lot of SEA countries need full page visa stickers and it quickly eats away at your passport space if you have a 24 page passport. |
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| littlelisa wrote: |
And the guarantor which you don't need in Canada?
I was actually really lucky I found someone I knew who could be my guarantor and I had been here over two years. Just coming here he will have to pay the extra fee to do it without a guarantor (more expensive) and I have heard of embassy staff making it difficult for people who want to just pay and do the in lieu of guarantor thing. Ttompatz might be one of those people, iirc. In my case I didn't have any issues dealing with the Candadian embassy staff (other than their god awful hours), but it really is easier and cheaper to do it in Canada. Plus having to go to Korean immigration again is another reason to do it early in Canada if possible.
btw, my tip is to ask for the 48 page passport if you plan on doing a lot of travel around here -- a lot of SEA countries need full page visa stickers and it quickly eats away at your passport space if you have a 24 page passport. |
If you don't have a guarantor, you pay more, right? That in itself is not an inconvenience. Besides, as you point out, we are not in Canada. When you take that into consideration, applying for a passport renewal is nothing to fret about. |
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