Korean Job Discussion Forums

[chungbukdo]

I remember reading about an F-visa group a long time ago that would have meetups and chat online. Does this exist still?

[T-J]

http://www.afek.info

[IanChops]

Afek turns into a pay site after a while. Try geoju.kr

[f12]

avoid afek
it is run by a nazi moron who will try to charge a membership fee to access the site as "a contribution" to their "community" (a handful of posters). and get this: you can get more useful info on eslcafe and for free.
another thing you need to be aware of is that they harvest ARCs who knows for what kind of identity scam

[furtakk]

I heard geoju is pretty much dead. Is it still active?

[T-J]

AFEK has always been free to use if you contribute to the community by simply being an active member.

Anyone who states or implies anything different is simply a bold faced liar.

Feel free to check out the other site as well if it's still active. I don't give a crap what site anyone uses. Here's the link for the other one.


http://geoju.kr/en/

[brier]

"Geoju (거주) is the Korean word for resident. Being a resident of Korea means having deeper ties to the country and different needs. Geoju seeks to create a greater sense of community both among fellow residents as well as the greater community in which we reside. The goal will be realized by sharing information and experiences."

What does having an F visa have to do with the membership statement? Can I join? No. Even though married to an ethnic Korean, have a child born and raised here, lived here for over 18 years. F*sites are exclusionary. Circle jerk comes to mind.

[chungbukdo]

I wonder why AFEK is called an F visa group but one cant use their F visa as proof to register. Only an ARC card is accepted and Ive lost mine and have to spend 4 weeks getting one. It would make sense to allow a shot of the F visa as proof, since a valid F visa in a passport is good proof of having an F visa.

[T-J]

[Old Painless]

It's a good site. I used it when I lived there and appreciated the work he put into it to get it off the ground. I dealt with Mike via PM for any problems I had, and found him more than reasonable. Firm hand, yes. Nazi, no.

[chungbukdo]

[Captain Corea]

There's a group for expat dads in Korea on FB as well - might be what some of you are looking for. Shoot me a PM if interested.

No specific visa required - but ya do need to be a papa. Don't want any stalkers joining up.


edit: Forgot, there's also an expat parents group on FB.

[nicwr2002]

[T-J]

The only three things that need to be visible on your ARC for access are:

1. F status
2. First initial of each name
3. First six digits of your ARC# (your birthday)

This is only used to:

1. Verify F visa status
2. Prevent multiple accounts

Chances of someone having the same initials and birthdate are slim to none and there is really nothing nefarious that can be done with:

A***** J***** S*****
F-6
701225

As a random example

[Captain Corea]