what exactly are the E2 requirements now?

freethought · 02-04-2010, 12:00 AM

So I saw a post on the other board asking for someone to post the current E2 requirements. And it dawned on me I have no idea what they are.

Last time I had an E2 it was simple in relative terms:
- transcripts
- diploma
- CRC (and the first E2 I ever got didn't have this).

I know there are more hoops and Xs now, but what the fuck do you actually have to do/have in order to get an E2?

cruisemonkey · 02-04-2010, 02:59 AM

http://tinyurl.com/ycd4fdn

curlygirl · 02-06-2010, 11:40 AM

To apply for the E2 visa. First get hired and then send to Korea these things:

The signed contract
A signed copy of your resume with your home country address and contact information
A photocopy of your passport (photo and info page only)
Your apostilled or notarized criminal background check (fewer than 6 mths old)
Your original degree.
2 sealed transcriptsor 3 if applying for a public school job
3 passport size photos
The medical self-assessment form (the real exam takes place in Korea)

After immi has their hot little hands on your docs they'll process a visa issuance number. This gets sent back to you.

Now you have to get the following docs to the Korean consulate or embassy - for newbs this is when you'll have your interview, so it has to be a home-country embassy or consulate.

For previous hires you can just do a visa run to Japan or other country where there is a Korean embassy. In either case you'll need the following

·The visa issuance number or letter
·Your passport
·A visa application form
·2 passport photos, signed on the back
·The visa processing fee

"Phew"! It's sure a lot more paper work than when I first came here.

hojucandy · 02-06-2010, 11:57 AM

also - very importantly - you have to be out of your mind

curlygirl · 02-09-2010, 02:11 PM

^^ quite right candyman. My apologies for failing to add that most salient point.

Ilporko · 02-09-2010, 11:38 PM

Depending on your nationality you might not have to give immi your original degree. (I'd sooner burn it...) You get it notorised/copied and signed by a solicitor/lawyer and then apostilled, which is done (in Ireland at least) by the foreign office.

It's a pain in the arse but at least you don't have to worry about some Korean fucker losing your degree.

Oh, just for comparison, here's what I had to send for my z-visa (E2 basically) in China:

Scan of my passport, degrees, teaching cert, one reference (teaching related), letter from a doctor saying that I don't have swine flu and am in reasonable health, and an application form.

All by email and scanned images only. I got offered the job on Monday, accepted on Tuesday, went to the doctor on Friday and the next Monday I got a message saying that my visa application was being processed by immi.

dogshed · 02-10-2010, 03:25 AM

I say never send your original degree to Korea.
Some schools will replace it for a small fee, some for a large fee,
and some not at all.
When I did it I got four copies certified or certificated by the consulate,
but last I heard they no longer do that. Now you get the copies
apostiled. A lot of people use the term notarized, but I think that is confusing. Some states in the US, I've heard, will allow notary publics to verify copies of documents, but this is probably not acceptable by immigration.

Heywood Jablowme · 02-10-2010, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ilporko

It's a pain in the arse but at least you don't have to worry about some Korean fucker losing your degree.

Nevermind losing it. A friend had her Masters sheepskin folded and written on in marker.

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curlygirl is a menace Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pundang-gu, Seohyeon-dong Posts: 30 Gender: Sexuality: Sock: Status:	To apply for the E2 visa. First get hired and then send to Korea these things: The signed contract A signed copy of your resume with your home country address and contact information A photocopy of your passport (photo and info page only) Your apostilled or notarized criminal background check (fewer than 6 mths old) Your original degree. 2 sealed transcriptsor 3 if applying for a public school job 3 passport size photos The medical self-assessment form (the real exam takes place in Korea) After immi has their hot little hands on your docs they'll process a visa issuance number. This gets sent back to you. Now you have to get the following docs to the Korean consulate or embassy - for newbs this is when you'll have your interview, so it has to be a home-country embassy or consulate. For previous hires you can just do a visa run to Japan or other country where there is a Korean embassy. In either case you'll need the following ·The visa issuance number or letter ·Your passport ·A visa application form ·2 passport photos, signed on the back ·The visa processing fee "Phew"! It's sure a lot more paper work than when I first came here.

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curlygirl is a menace Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pundang-gu, Seohyeon-dong Posts: 30 Gender: Sexuality: Sock: Status:	^^ quite right candyman. My apologies for failing to add that most salient point.

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Ilporko Internet Toughguy Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,605 Total Awards: 3 Total Points: 0	Depending on your nationality you might not have to give immi your original degree. (I'd sooner burn it...) You get it notorised/copied and signed by a solicitor/lawyer and then apostilled, which is done (in Ireland at least) by the foreign office. It's a pain in the arse but at least you don't have to worry about some Korean fucker losing your degree. Oh, just for comparison, here's what I had to send for my z-visa (E2 basically) in China: Scan of my passport, degrees, teaching cert, one reference (teaching related), letter from a doctor saying that I don't have swine flu and am in reasonable health, and an application form. All by email and scanned images only. I got offered the job on Monday, accepted on Tuesday, went to the doctor on Friday and the next Monday I got a message saying that my visa application was being processed by immi. __________________ "We should let the animals run wild and free, for it says in the bible that we should let the animals run wild and free.' -Homer Simpson.

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dogshed Internet Toughguy Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,952 Total Awards: 4 Total Points: 0	I say never send your original degree to Korea. Some schools will replace it for a small fee, some for a large fee, and some not at all. When I did it I got four copies certified or certificated by the consulate, but last I heard they no longer do that. Now you get the copies apostiled. A lot of people use the term notarized, but I think that is confusing. Some states in the US, I've heard, will allow notary publics to verify copies of documents, but this is probably not acceptable by immigration. __________________ 'It's a lovely day, isn't it?'. This is referenced to the inclement weather in England. The people who live in an area with nice weather like Korea aren't touched by this kind of thing but Englishmen can be impressed. Time since I left Korea.