Applicant's News

Korean immigration has changed the requirements for the Criminal Rrecord/Background Check(CRC/CBC).

Starting on January 1st of 2011 only Nationwide CRC's will be accepted.

Most of the coutries already issue a Nationwide CRC's to all thise who apply for a CRC with the exception of North America.
North America issues Countywide, Citywide, Statewide, Provincialwide, and Nationwide CRC's and some applicants have taken advantage of this fact.
If an applicant had commited a felony in one State, all they had to do was to apply for a CRC in another State and it would come out clean.

So, even if you submitted only a Statewide CRC on your last application and are currently here in Korea, you will need to meet the new requirement in order to continue with your current school, re-sign with another school, transfer to a different school, or simply add a part time job to your current work place next year.

EXMP1:
If you are currently in Korea with an E2 and you want to extend your contract with your current school next year (2011), but the CRC you submitted this year or last year was a STATEWIDE CRC, you will have to submit a new NATIONWIDE CRC in order to extend with your current school.

EXMP2:
If you are currently in Korea with an E2 and you want to Transfer to a new school next year (2011), but the CRC you submitted this year was a STATEWIDE CRC, you will have to submit a new NATIONWIDE CRC in order to transfer to your new school.

So think of it like this. If you have submitted only a STATEWIDE CRC this year and you, or anything pertaining to you has go through immmigrations next year for any reason you will need a NATIONWIDE CRC.

Please call Korean immigrations to check if you will need to submit new documents next year.

Korean immigrations Hotline
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