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pacotaco
Joined: 19 Jan 2014
Location: Illinois
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 Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:54 pm Post subject: E2 vs. F4 |
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My (potential) school is asking that I attain an F4 visa.
I was born in the US and my parents are now US citizens (don't know whether they renounced their Korean citizenships). I know this introduces a lot of potential roadblocks, especially since they do not have their Ho Jeuk Deung Bon's and we don't really have any family in Korea that could get these for us.
Would it weaken my candidacy if I asked my potential employer whether I could get an E2 instead of an F4? This is the only possible route to begin with but I thought I'd field some thoughts. It's for a summer program (~2-3 months).
Would really appreciate any help. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: E2 vs. F4 |
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| pacotaco wrote: |
My (potential) school is asking that I attain an F4 visa.
I was born in the US and my parents are now US citizens (don't know whether they renounced their Korean citizenships). I know this introduces a lot of potential roadblocks, especially since they do not have their Ho Jeuk Deung Bon's and we don't really have any family in Korea that could get these for us.
Would it weaken my candidacy if I asked my potential employer whether I could get an E2 instead of an F4? This is the only possible route to begin with but I thought I'd field some thoughts. It's for a summer program (~2-3 months).
Would really appreciate any help. |
They are probably looking for applicants who can get an F visa because they may be unable or unwilling to sponsor an E2 for the job.
Additionally, for jobs of less than 90 days it would be a C4 visa and not an E2 visa.
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pacotaco
Joined: 19 Jan 2014
Location: Illinois
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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Do you know the timeframe for obtaining an F4 and an ARC?
I am very lost. I feel that the timeline for any visa may prohibit me from taking a summer job. From the sounds of it, the E2/C4 sounds like it is a less involved way to receive a visa - aside from the interview.
The job starts at the beginning of June. |
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RangerMcGreggor
Joined: 12 Jan 2011
Location: Somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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F visas are preffered more. I have an F4 and getting jobs is easy because they dont have to deal with immigration. With that in mind, I am a "white" gyopo (I am of mixed background and picked up more from my dad than my mom) so I am a bit lucky. Some jobs do not want Asians but I know plenty of Asian gyopos who got decent jobs.
Getting the visa isn't that long. It just took a couple weeks for it to be processed with me because I was at a place that didn't have people to do the actual paperwork (they had to ship it). I didn't have a "Ho Juk Deung Bon" either because my mom was adopted, but got ther other documents. I would just get the other stuff too and go to immigration and see what they will say. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:50 am Post subject: |
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| pacotaco wrote: |
Do you know the timeframe for obtaining an F4 and an ARC?
I am very lost. I feel that the timeline for any visa may prohibit me from taking a summer job. From the sounds of it, the E2/C4 sounds like it is a less involved way to receive a visa - aside from the interview.
The job starts at the beginning of June. |
Getting an F4 is more complicated for you but "0" complicated for them.
Unlike an E2 or C4 where they have to be "registered" as a business and approved to "sponsor a foreign worker" with you on an F4 they do not have to worry about dealing with immigration or even need to worry about being able to sponsor a visa at all. They can get away with not being a registered business, having a tax ID, etc.
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Jongno2bucheon
Joined: 11 Mar 2014
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:28 am Post subject: |
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If you are in the us, go to the korean embassy and you can start the f4 visa process. With that just land on your employers desk and ask them to help you get the stuff you need.
And f4 means you have all the rights of a korean citizen, minus voting. I highly suggest you get it.
What you can also do is get a phone and download OTO. Its an app for calling America for the price of a domestic call. You can just give the phone to your parents at the family registry office. |
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