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Snowmeow
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 Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:11 am Post subject: immigration didn't recognize the confirmation of degree form |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:30 am Post subject: |
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| I know in Seoul, you couldn 't take the form to the main counter, they had a special office set up for it upstairs, and people trained to handle it. maybe you guys just went to the wrong people? |
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Snowmeow
Joined: 03 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:42 am Post subject: |
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| I'm in Cheongju. There isn't much of an office, never more than 3 staff members that I have seen (only been there 3x) |
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Karabeara
Joined: 05 Nov 2005
Location: The right public school beats a university/unikwon job any day!
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| This must be unnerving for you, being that you are getting down to the deadline. |
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Draven
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 5:33 am Post subject: |
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| Snowmeow wrote: |
| I'm in Cheongju. There isn't much of an office, never more than 3 staff members that I have seen (only been there 3x) |
My coworker went to the Cheongju office this week and after waiting for 30 minutes in the wrong area (the area you normally use downstairs), they sent him up to the third floor to do it. |
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Snowmeow
Joined: 03 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| Karabeara wrote: |
| This must be unnerving for you, being that you are getting down to the deadline. |
I am not worried about it  My employer led us to the office, and he is the one who should be concerned if the forms don't actually get where they should go, lol, or he isn't going to have any foreign teachers. In our staff meeting Thursday the boss actually mentioned the closing of some of his competitors and said he hoped that we are all doing our best. Seems like he is not sleeping well at night. |
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pet lover
Joined: 02 Jan 2004
Location: not in Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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| When exactly is the deadline? My boss has me doing it during vacation because my visa expires right around then anyway. (I'm renewing.) Plus, he knows me....I do NOT want to do it during my free two hours between class. |
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visviva
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Word on the street is that the deadline is Dec. 30. |
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PEIGUY
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Omokgyo
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| peppermint wrote: |
| I know in Seoul, you couldn 't take the form to the main counter, they had a special office set up for it upstairs, and people trained to handle it. maybe you guys just went to the wrong people? |
I wonder how trained they were? They didn't look trained to me.. finding my ARC number on a computer.. that takes a lot of training. They just glanced at my degree. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:06 am Post subject: |
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I'm sure Snowmeow has the whole Confirmation of Degree exercise pegged. I didn't have to appear at Immigration in person or show my original 'sheepskin'... simply filled out the form and photocopied my diploma for the boss to take to Immigration.
It's virtually impossible for K authorities to check whether or not my degree is legitimate because the Canadian Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act prevents my university from disclosing any information about me without my written consent. |
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Snowmeow
Joined: 03 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| I am not sure about that act. I actually called my university to double check whether they would tell Immigration in Korea if I had graduated and the person who answered the phone at the Registrar said that yes, they would confirm. This was in November. Maybe the staff needs to be educated about privacy laws. |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:10 am Post subject: |
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| When I went in Seoul they glanced at my degree to make sure the university on it matched the one I wrote on the form. But, now I'm officially qualified!!! |
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Dysupes
Joined: 24 May 2005
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Down here in Changwon we haven't even been told about the whole thing yet and so I'm doubting the deadline is Dec. 30th for all foreign teachers in the country. Maybe for Seoul and Busan, but certainly not for everyone. |
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xtchr
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I had to go to the Jeonju (Jeollabuk-do) Immigration Office, and the deadline was December 15th. |
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casey's moon
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Haven't heard about it in Daejeon (has anyone?) although I don't think it affects me since I'm no longer on an E-2. |
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