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rpat8453
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 Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:47 pm Post subject: Notarized Copy |
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| I am about to apply to jobs in Korea, and I am somewhat confused about the process of getting a visa. I talked to someone at the embassy and they said that I should send my transcipts, a contract (I don't have one yet, just a generic contract someone send me over e-mail), my degree to be notarized and some money. is that it? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject: Re: Notarized Copy |
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| rpat8453 wrote: |
| I am about to apply to jobs in Korea, and I am somewhat confused about the process of getting a visa. I talked to someone at the embassy and they said that I should send my transcipts, a contract (I don't have one yet, just a generic contract someone send me over e-mail), my degree to be notarized and some money. is that it? |
Nope.
It's all in the FAQs but I will do the short story here quickly for you.
1.) take your passport, degree, a sealed transcript, about 10 copies of your degree and some money down to the Embassy. They will CERTIFY them for you.
Notarization is a legal term and is a specific reference to a service provided by a notary public.
2.) Find a job.
3.) The job (recruiter) will send you a contract. Research the school. Check their references. Negotiate your best deal.
4.) Sign the contract and return it along with a SEALED transcript, certified copy of your degree, copy of your passport, and some passport type photos to the recruiter/school.
5.) The school will take all of that and a few more of their own documents down to the local immigration office and get a visa issuance number for you.
6.) They will e-mail the issuance number to you.
7.) You will head off to the embassy again, this time with your passport, issuance number, a passport type photo and some money.
8.) In a day or so the embassy will put the visa in your passport and return it to you.
9.) Get on a plane and come to Korea.
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rpat8453
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the advice
the problem is that I am not near a Korean embassy, I have to send all my stuff via mail. Also, from what the agencies are telling me, I have to get my degree notarized or send them the original for them to get my immigration stuff started. Once that is done, they can start to shop my application around.
This is what G'day Korea told me |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:35 am Post subject: |
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| rpat8453 wrote: |
Thanks for the advice
the problem is that I am not near a Korean embassy, I have to send all my stuff via mail. Also, from what the agencies are telling me, I have to get my degree notarized or send them the original for them to get my immigration stuff started. Once that is done, they can start to shop my application around.
This is what G'day Korea told me |
Follow what I said. If the embassy wants more, they will let you know (but it is unlikely that they will).
Your recruiter would prefer your original because if he has that then you can't find a better position and leave him in the dust. He doesn't get paid until he presents you at the hakwon. |
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dogshed
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:17 am Post subject: |
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| rpat8453 wrote: |
Thanks for the advice
the problem is that I am not near a Korean embassy, I have to send all my stuff via mail. Also, from what the agencies are telling me, I have to get my degree notarized or send them the original for them to get my immigration stuff started. Once that is done, they can start to shop my application around.
This is what G'day Korea told me |
I used Fedex. That's why you want to do a bunch at a time This spreads the
cost of the shipping over many copies. You most likely won't see the copies
once you hand them over so it's good to have spares. I wish I had got more.
The agency is using the term "notarized" because they don't know it's
not notarization. I've read that in some states a notary can verify
documents but this is not what you need.
Never send the original to Korea. They want the original so they can
hold you hostage. Send them the certified copy. The embassy should
return your original unharmed.
Here is my thing on Galbijim:
http://wiki.galbijim.com/Degree_Certification_%28reports%29 |
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rpat8453
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:12 am Post subject: |
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thanks for all the advice
its help alevate some of my stress |
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