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maddog
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 Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:07 pm Post subject: Sending document in the post!?! |
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My recruiter at ETIK wants me to send my documents (degree and sealed transcript) to his office in Busan. This seems highly irregular. What if he finds another candidate during that time and changes his mind - I'm fcuked. My uni is really anal about sending replacement transcripts so it's a bit of a risk for me.
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| If/When you send them don't use DHL, because they will open your sealed transcripts. |
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lastat06513
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian
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I would send the sealed Transcripts, as that is the law in regards to getting a work visa.
BUT NEVER, I mean NEVER send your original diploma (unless you have another original handy)
You can easily arrange to have a notarized copy of your original (a copy stamped by the nearest Korean consulate) and send them with your sealed transcripts. Then you can kindly make arrangements to show them the original once you arrive in Korea.
You see, alot of schools tend to hold onto documents as "insurance" against teachers skipping on their contract.
I would guard against that by going to a Korean consulate and getting at least your degree certificate notarized before heading to Korea.
And if they complain, then you can easily go to Korea with your docs in-tow and start applying for jobs in person (which is highly recommended) |
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Big Mac
Joined: 17 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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| lastat06513 wrote: |
I would send the sealed Transcripts, as that is the law in regards to getting a work visa.
BUT NEVER, I mean NEVER send your original diploma (unless you have another original handy)
You can easily arrange to have a notarized copy of your original (a copy stamped by the nearest Korean consulate) and send them with your sealed transcripts. Then you can kindly make arrangements to show them the original once you arrive in Korea.
You see, alot of schools tend to hold onto documents as "insurance" against teachers skipping on their contract.
I would guard against that by going to a Korean consulate and getting at least your degree certificate notarized before heading to Korea.
And if they complain, then you can easily go to Korea with your docs in-tow and start applying for jobs in person (which is highly recommended) |
This is very good advice. DON'T send your original degree in the mail.
Official transcripts are a dime a dozen. Degrees are a little harder to replace.
At the Ottawa consulate (I don't know if this applies to others) they will only notarize your degree if you first go to a lawyer and get notarization. It costs about $25, though I've heard some lawyers will do it for free. But well worth it, in my mind. |
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BigBuds
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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| ilovebdt wrote: |
| If/When you send them don't use DHL, because they will open your sealed transcripts. |
I use DHL all the time and they never open anything of mine. On the iother hand whne I used FEDEX they did open my transcripts inside the package.
It's luck of the draw but I've had problems with FEDEX more than once so now I only use DHL. |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| BigBuds wrote: |
| ilovebdt wrote: |
| If/When you send them don't use DHL, because they will open your sealed transcripts. |
I use DHL all the time and they never open anything of mine. On the iother hand whne I used FEDEX they did open my transcripts inside the package.
It's luck of the draw but I've had problems with FEDEX more than once so now I only use DHL. |
You were lucky then. When I sent my docs via DHL last August I nearly came to blows the DHL man cos he had to open every sealed envelope. In the end, I had to carefully open my transcripts and then reseal them so they looked like the hadn't been opened. |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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| BigBuds wrote: |
| ilovebdt wrote: |
| If/When you send them don't use DHL, because they will open your sealed transcripts. |
I use DHL all the time and they never open anything of mine. On the iother hand whne I used FEDEX they did open my transcripts inside the package.
It's luck of the draw but I've had problems with FEDEX more than once so now I only use DHL. |
My situation was completely the other way around. |
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lastat06513
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian
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ummm......
I have a question about all this delivery service woos.
Can't a person just simply go to Korea with a copy of sealed transcripts?
Why go through the hassle of worrying if the delivery will open them if you can hand them in yourself?
Besides, if you pay for your own ticket along with bringing several copies of transcripts, you simply save yourself;
1. The worry if the deliveryman would open them since they would be in your sight the entire time.
2. By going to Korea directly on your own dime, you save yourself the trouble of having to pay back the airfare if you decide to leave within the first 6 months of your contract.
I know it sounds like alot of money to throw away, but I found it highly recommendable to go see the school firsthand before deciding whether to sign on to a school or not. And you will be reimbursed anyway for the trip if the contract is in dispute (at least during my time there it was) |
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Zack_in_Korea
Joined: 16 Mar 2006
Location: Incheon
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| Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:29 am Post subject: |
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I took a chance and sent my diploma.. first time ever... but I was sending it to a school not a recruiter... and mine is a Poly school so I trusted them.
Also I was blown away by the cost to mail it by Fed-Ex and other couriers. $56?? Kiss my A**! See, Canada is getting too expensive... So I decided to mail it by regular mail though I did register it.. about $15 or $20.. i ferget...
and it got here fine... in 8 days... Fed ex couldn't even guarantee 4! Losers! |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:46 am Post subject: |
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| I've sent transcripts and my diploma twice. An extra copy of my diploma only costs $10 so it is not a big deal if some wonjangnim think he has one over on me by hanging onto it. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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| lastat06513 wrote: |
I would send the sealed Transcripts, as that is the law in regards to getting a work visa.
BUT NEVER, I mean NEVER send your original diploma (unless you have another original handy)
You can easily arrange to have a notarized copy of your original (a copy stamped by the nearest Korean consulate) and send them with your sealed transcripts. Then you can kindly make arrangements to show them the original once you arrive in Korea.
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I would guard against that by going to a Korean consulate and getting at least your degree certificate notarized before heading to Korea.
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I'm trying to get some clarification on this...because I've heard different stories. You take your diploma and some color copies to the consulate or embassy and they ?certify or notarize? that they are true copies of the original? Does it or does it not have to be the consulate/embassy closest to the university that issued the degree? |
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