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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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 Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:38 am Post subject: Teaching illegally - not privates |
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| I can't believe I'm even asking this, but pros and cons, please. I assume the biggest cons are not getting paid and/or being deported. Are there any reasons you should try to work a camp or other part time position before you have a visa? |
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AwesomeA
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
Location: Yeosu
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:06 am Post subject: |
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| Just don't do it. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:18 am Post subject: Re: Teaching illegally - not privates |
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| ella wrote: |
| I assume the biggest cons are not getting paid and/or being deported |
Are you saying these are not enough to disuade you from doing it? |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:48 am Post subject: Re: Teaching illegally - not privates |
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| ella wrote: |
| Are there any reasons you should try to work a camp or other part time position before you have a visa? |
Can you get a C-4 visa to work a camp? I have no idea, but it's just a thought. Maybe look into that. |
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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:29 am Post subject: |
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| They want me to work without the C-4. When there is time to get a C-4, they don't want to pay for any of it: not the trip, not the visa fee. |
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Pak Yu Man
Joined: 02 Jun 2005
Location: The Ida galaxy
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:32 am Post subject: |
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Well if you are stupid enough to post this then you are probably too stupid to take our advice.
With no VISA you have no rights. I suggest you get paid every week. Even then I wouldn't doubt you get screwed on your last week.
If you don't like Korea that much, then take the job. Hopefully the money you make will cover the fine and the trip home. |
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jmbran11
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Location: U.S.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:40 am Post subject: |
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I'd be worried about not getting paid. Camps are easy to bust. You'd be better off working for a recruiter doing company work (if you're going to work illegally).
But, like everything in Korea, trust your gut. You know when something is shady. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:47 am Post subject: |
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You may or may not get busted - luck of the draw.
But what would make them want to pay you? Nothing binding there. |
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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:07 am Post subject: |
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| My point in coming to do a camp first was so that I could take my time afterwards in finding a decent permanent job. Nothing's going to be ideal. I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel and trying to make the best choice in a bad situation. |
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J.B. Clamence
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:55 am Post subject: |
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| ella wrote: |
| My point in coming to do a camp first was so that I could take my time afterwards in finding a decent permanent job. |
You don't need to do a camp for that. Just come on a tourist visa and look for a job. Then when you find one, do a visa run. |
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trinity24651
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| Ella - PM |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Pak Yu Man wrote: |
Well if you are stupid enough to post this then you are probably too stupid to take our advice.
With no VISA you have no rights. I suggest you get paid every week. Even then I wouldn't doubt you get screwed on your last week.
If you don't like Korea that much, then take the job. Hopefully the money you make will cover the fine and the trip home. |
Gyopos like you bite the big one. |
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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| You don't need to do a camp for that. Just come on a tourist visa and look for a job. Then when you find one, do a visa run. |
I'm here. A camp would enable me to take my time, stay longer, and check out parts of Korea outside of Seoul while I'm looking for permanent work. However, North American + university degree + experience + blonde does not mean anyone's going to be the slightest interested in hiring you. Also, no one I've talked to will pay for any portion of a visa run, nor the visa fees. Those two little myths have been busted, along with the idea that contracts are negotiable. Gah.
Last edited by ella on Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:44 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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you are a sitting duck at a camp. If Immi does a crackdown camps will be the first places they hit because
a) there arent that many of them compared with hagwons or other places
b) there are a lot of people like you wanting to do them illegally.
Why would you even consider it? |
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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Why would you even consider it? |
I don't "want" to do anything illegally, thanks. Illegal camp jobs are all I've been offered at the moment. |
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