Korean Job Discussion Forums

[rayne]

I live in China right now and making the move back to Korea.

However, I'm really going crazy trying to get my documents for an E2 from here!

I am going back to Korea in July and am HOPING to get some sort of job in August or September.

My fiance and I want to get married some time next year... but we are considering just getting legally married and getting the F6 visa.

Will the F6 visa benefit me in any way regarding those documents?

I am Canadian.

I'll use EPIK as an example since it requires a lot of documents. Some hagwons only want a university diploma and CRC. EPIK wants all this:

- University diploma
I think I lost my diploma. So I need to order it from my university. Then my family will have to take it to the notary public. Then to the Korean consulate.

- CRC
Since I'm overseas I'll need to go to a local police station to get my prints, shell out $100+ for a third party service to verify it and send it to the RCMP. Then they'll send it to my parents' house and they'll take it to the Korean consulate.

- Transcripts
They need to be under 6 months old so I need to order those to my parents and they'll take it to the Korean consulate.

- TESOL certificate
I think I lost my original. I have a digital copy and I think it'll be ok if I just print that out.

If I'm under an F6, do I still need to have all of those documents and have them gone through a notary public and a Korean consulate in Canada?

The biggest pain is the CRC. It's expensive (and even more so doing it from overseas!!), time consuming, and has an expiration date. Diploma is also annoying because it needs to go through the notary public and Korean consulate in Canada

See, if the F6 is better in regards of not needing some of these documents or not needing these documents to go through a notary public or Korean consulate in Canada, I am considering getting the F6 first. Instead of going through all that trouble of getting those documents for an E2 and then transferring it into an F6.


Also, I am very confused about what I saw on this website:
http://gbr.mofa.go.kr/webmodule/htsboard/template/read/new_legengreadboard.jsp?typeID=16&boardid=13402&seqno=669272&c=&t=&pagenum=1&tableName=TYPE_ENGLEGATIO&pc=&dc=&wc=&lu=&vu=&iu=&du=

[ttompatz]

The documents to be a teacher are the same: authenticated degree, transcripts and police check.

The other requirements are employer specific and not visa related.
If you don't like them or can't meet them then pick a different employer.

The significant difference (E2 / F6) is that your F6 visa is not tied to your employment like the E2 is. If your employer pisses you off you just walk out the door, walk across the street and start applying for new jobs; something not so easily done on an E2.

The other difference is that your visa is tied to your wife. Have marital problems and your visa sponsor disappears along with your right to stay in the country (or employed). Be nice to the new wife.

Regarding the single entry, 90 day visa. That is standard. Before the 90 days is up you need to get your ARC (extend the visa) and then it is multi-entry and 2 years then 5 years before renewals.

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[rayne]

[SeoulNate]

As far as the F6 timing goes, in my experience it has been up to the discretion of the officer at immigration.

My first F6 was for 7 months. Next one was 2 years. Current one is 3 years.

I have had friends report varied amounts of time being given as well. Usually the first one is less than a year and the following ones have all been 1-3 years with little reason given to why the time was shorter or longer.

[rayne]