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buymybook
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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 Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject: Re: Permanent residency for skilled foreigners |
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F2 / F5 status without the need to get married to a Korean first.
In theory it already exists on the books but there is NO PRACTICAL way for anyone who was not a winning soccer coach to get it. Don't hold your breath waiting for anthing to come of it. |
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buymybook
Joined: 21 Feb 2005
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Yes, as the article pointed out... "The current law stipulates that only those in a selected number of professional jobs can apply for permanent residency."
I can see the Hagwon owners lobbying to see that we are not part of the "select."
What does "a basic understanding of the Korean culture and language" mean? Will/do they test us at a price? |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
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By "skilled workers' who will 'resolve the labor shortage", do they mean a pool of Bangladeshis who will be permanently on call to do all their DDD jobs for generations?
Sounds like the Netherlands and the Turks 30 years ago. |
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mehamrick
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Location: South Korea
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Then again how long will it take you to save up the required 30 grand?? because we all have that laying around.
OK OK if you had no other bills I guess you could do it in 3 years. I think that is pushing it though... |
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Pak Yu Man
Joined: 02 Jun 2005
Location: The Ida galaxy
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You could borrow the money from the bank.
Go in with a bank statement saying "I have 30 mil  "
Then pay back the loan. |
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Whistleblower
Joined: 03 Feb 2007
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I am applying for my permanent residency F5 Visa this December. This will be really good as my wife smokes like a trooper and I have a son. If anything happened to my wife my F2 Visa would be revoked and I would have to leave the country. I wonder if there is any way round this if the worst happened before December.  |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:22 am Post subject: |
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| Junior wrote: |
By "skilled workers' who will 'resolve the labor shortage", do they mean a pool of Bangladeshis who will be permanently on call to do all their DDD jobs for generations?
Sounds like the Netherlands and the Turks 30 years ago. |
Exactly |
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The_Conservative
Joined: 15 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:37 am Post subject: |
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Yes, as the article pointed out... "The current law stipulates that only those in a selected number of professional jobs can apply for permanent residency."
I can see the Hagwon owners lobbying to see that we are not part of the "select."
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The "select" is part of the CURRENT law which they are revising.
And I doubt hakwon instructors would be considered to be working in professional jobs. And not that's not a flame. If you have jobs which anybody with a pulse and a degree(faked or not) can fill that's hardly professional requirements to begin with. |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:35 am Post subject: |
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| buymybook wrote: |
Yes, as the article pointed out... "The current law stipulates that only those in a selected number of professional jobs can apply for permanent residency."
I can see the Hagwon owners lobbying to see that we are not part of the "select."
What does "a basic understanding of the Korean culture and language" mean? Will/do they test us at a price? |
As TC pointed out, professionals usually means engineers, scientists, bankers, doctors, PhD's and researchers. |
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jangsalgida
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| buymybook wrote: |
Yes, as the article pointed out... "The current law stipulates that only those in a selected number of professional jobs can apply for permanent residency."
I can see the Hagwon owners lobbying to see that we are not part of the "select."
What does "a basic understanding of the Korean culture and language" mean? Will/do they test us at a price? |
As TC pointed out, professionals usually means engineers, scientists, bankers, doctors, PhD's and researchers. |
If I'm not mistaken, the E-2 itself states that we are of professional status. If it didn't, we would be simple immigrants. |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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E-2 visas are issued to conversational instructors. It's not considered a profession in the eyes of the Korean government.
The Korean government is probably aiming this law for the following visas:
D-7 Business supervisor
D-8 Corporate investor
D-9 International trade
E-1 Professor
E-3 Researcher
E-5 Specialized employment |
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PRagic
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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| Work a few years, save up, and plop down your 50 million KW to open up your own business. Probably less hastle in the long run. Consider the time invested to save the coin time well spent learning the ins and outs of the market. If you can't save 50 million in Korea in 3-5 years, you have to ask yourself why. |
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The_Conservative
Joined: 15 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:13 am Post subject: |
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| jangsalgida wrote: |
| jvalmer wrote: |
| buymybook wrote: |
Yes, as the article pointed out... "The current law stipulates that only those in a selected number of professional jobs can apply for permanent residency."
I can see the Hagwon owners lobbying to see that we are not part of the "select."
What does "a basic understanding of the Korean culture and language" mean? Will/do they test us at a price? |
As TC pointed out, professionals usually means engineers, scientists, bankers, doctors, PhD's and researchers. |
If I'm not mistaken, the E-2 itself states that we are of professional status. If it didn't, we would be simple immigrants. |
No it doesn't and no we wouldn't. E-2's are guest (temporary) workers. Immigrant status would mean that you are coming to this country to stay and to try to become a citizen. |
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