Comments on: More questions answered about the new E-2 regulations http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/ Travel often. Capture Life. Create Art. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:48:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Immigration Q & A « Anyong! http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/comment-page-1/#comment-4214 Immigration Q & A « Anyong! Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:30:57 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/#comment-4214 [...] & A  A Q & A session held recently at Woosong University in Daejon and lifted from Lao Ocean Girl’s Blog (thank you!):   Q: For people RENEWING their visas, what do they need? A: Same as before, plus [...] [...] & A  A Q & A session held recently at Woosong University in Daejon and lifted from Lao Ocean Girl’s Blog (thank you!):   Q: For people RENEWING their visas, what do they need? A: Same as before, plus [...]

]]> By: mcnut http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/comment-page-1/#comment-4212 mcnut Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:22:35 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/#comment-4212 haha so if you have HIV you cant teach english??? koreans never cease to amaze with their bigoted outlook on everyone and everything foreign! haha so if you have HIV you cant teach english???

koreans never cease to amaze with their bigoted outlook on everyone and everything foreign!

]]> By: ZenKimchi http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/comment-page-1/#comment-4184 ZenKimchi Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:52:18 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/#comment-4184 There was a case this past year of Korean men traveling outside of Korea and smoking pot. One of them talked about it on his personal site, and everyone involved got charged with illegal drug use. So South Korea's drug jurisdiction applies even if you leave the country. Yeah, and there is that small loophole of the one-time criminal check. Keep in mind that the pedophile who made the news here had a clean criminal record, and a criminal background check would not have prevented him from entering the country. There was a case this past year of Korean men traveling outside of Korea and smoking pot. One of them talked about it on his personal site, and everyone involved got charged with illegal drug use. So South Korea’s drug jurisdiction applies even if you leave the country.

Yeah, and there is that small loophole of the one-time criminal check. Keep in mind that the pedophile who made the news here had a clean criminal record, and a criminal background check would not have prevented him from entering the country.

]]> By: hitest http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/comment-page-1/#comment-4183 hitest Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:38:28 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/#comment-4183 It seem precarious for the employers to risk paying airfare to get a teacher into Korea, and "hope" that they pass a drug test when they get here. I imagine what will happen is teachers will have to pay for their own airfare, and only be reimbursed once they pass the medical. So if they can get lost in the paperwork for a few months before someone finds out they have yet to submit a clean bill of health, they can teach until delays are no longer accepted, which really means the employer will not have to re-imburse airfare, so the employers are going to be quite supportive of any and all delays in the process. Unless there are regular drug tests, one only need "stay clean" long enough to pass one, and then the coast is clear so to speak. Can't imagine this working very well at all. An interesting situation: if regular testing is done, and a teacher travels to a country where certain drugs are legal ( not even sure where or if this is likely) and decides to indulge, why then would they be culpable once they returned to Korea for trace amounts still in their system ? Also, a teacher could end up with a criminal record outside Korea, (anywhere, even their home country)after having submitted a clean criminal record for the initial visa application, and still be able to renew their Korean visa indefinately. Good news for all those perverts who want to come to Korea for an Asian sex holiday/ teaching job as long as they have not yet been caught. It seem precarious for the employers to risk paying airfare to get a teacher into Korea, and “hope” that they pass a drug test when they get here. I imagine what will happen is teachers will have to pay for their own airfare, and only be reimbursed once they pass the medical. So if they can get lost in the paperwork for a few months before someone finds out they have yet to submit a clean bill of health, they can teach until delays are no longer accepted, which really means the employer will not have to re-imburse airfare, so the employers are going to be quite supportive of any and all delays in the process.

Unless there are regular drug tests, one only need “stay clean” long enough to pass one, and then the coast is clear so to speak. Can’t imagine this working very well at all.

An interesting situation: if regular testing is done, and a teacher travels to a country where certain drugs are legal ( not even sure where or if this is likely) and decides to indulge, why then would they be culpable once they returned to Korea for trace amounts still in their system ?

Also, a teacher could end up with a criminal record outside Korea, (anywhere, even their home country)after having submitted a clean criminal record for the initial visa application, and still be able to renew their Korean visa indefinately. Good news for all those perverts who want to come to Korea for an Asian sex holiday/ teaching job as long as they have not yet been caught.

]]> By: lao-ocean-girl http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/comment-page-1/#comment-4182 lao-ocean-girl Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:22:12 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/#comment-4182 Yeah, I agree. The teacher would pay for all costs. Yeah, I agree. The teacher would pay for all costs.

]]> By: ZenKimchi http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/comment-page-1/#comment-4181 ZenKimchi Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:42:11 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/#comment-4181 I'm pretty sure the answers to those questions will be you, you, no, doesn't matter, and no. I’m pretty sure the answers to those questions will be you, you, no, doesn’t matter, and no.

]]> By: hitest http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/comment-page-1/#comment-4180 hitest Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:23:09 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/#comment-4180 Q: Who foots the bill for the medical check? Q: If am employee under contract fails a medical check done in Korea or a criminal record check, six months after working for their employer in Korea, who will incure the cost of the airfare when the employee lose their job and is sent home? Q:What if the employee fails the medical check done in Korea before serving six months of their contract, will they have to reimburse the airfare from their homeland to Korea plus pay their own way home? What if they don't have the funds ? Q: Will these tougher regulations mean the government will be allowing teachers who are here and fully qualified, to then teach private lessons to make up for any shortage ? Q: Who foots the bill for the medical check?

Q: If am employee under contract fails a medical check done in Korea or a criminal record check, six months after working for their employer in Korea, who will incure the cost of the airfare when the employee lose their job and is sent home?

Q:What if the employee fails the medical check done in Korea before serving six months of their contract, will they have to reimburse the airfare from their homeland to Korea plus pay their own way home? What if they don’t have the funds ?

Q: Will these tougher regulations mean the government will be allowing teachers who are here and fully qualified, to then teach private lessons to make up for any shortage ?

]]> By: Stephannie http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/comment-page-1/#comment-4176 Stephannie Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:37:48 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/#comment-4176 This is great news... I went to the consular outreach in Busan Nov 24th.. the rep from immigration said that the criminal check had to be resubmitted everytime anything was done with your visa (renewal, transfer, new) Guess it will take some time before the various offices get insync with each other. Maybe I should switch to a school within the daejeon district? hmmmm This is great news… I went to the consular outreach in Busan Nov 24th.. the rep from immigration said that the criminal check had to be resubmitted everytime anything was done with your visa (renewal, transfer, new)

Guess it will take some time before the various offices get insync with each other. Maybe I should switch to a school within the daejeon district? hmmmm

]]> By: ZenKimchi http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/comment-page-1/#comment-4174 ZenKimchi Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:07:48 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/#comment-4174 Thanks! We need info like this. Thanks! We need info like this.

]]> By: ZenKimchi » More Info on Visa Requirements http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/comment-page-1/#comment-4173 ZenKimchi » More Info on Visa Requirements Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:06:28 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/2007/11/26/more-questions-answered-about-the-new-e-2-regulations/#comment-4173 [...] Ocean Girl’s friend returned from an Immigration meeting.  She posted the “answers” to some [...] [...] Ocean Girl’s friend returned from an Immigration meeting.  She posted the “answers” to some [...]

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