Hello. I'm teacher here in Thailand who just finished up a year-long, and I'm about to head to South Korea. I'm presently flopping in a hotel room waiting on my visa blue form to arrive so I can get out of here. I shouldn't be doing this. I should be up there already working.
But no.
Thanks to a few idiots who've tried to submit fake degrees to the immigration office in Pusan the last few weeks, I may now be waiting here an additional month.
Yes, South Korea discovered a major scam and sent the posers packing, which means I don't have to compete with a crew of fakers. I'm glad for this, as I worked hard for my real degree and would resent losing out on a great job to someone using a fake.
However, we innocent teachers seem to always get caught in the crossfire. This case is no exception. Thanks to the actions of a few morons, South Korea has just begun a crack-down on checking all teachers' credentials to eliminate fakes and fakers from their teaching ranks. This means extra time and thus waiting, waiting, waiting to receive the blue form. A process which took two weeks just one month ago may now take up to two MONTHS.
The extra wait may cost me hundreds in USD.
Thanks, fakers!
Ann-Toe-Knee
- Thanks, Fakers--South Korea's new delays mean I'm losing $$$ because of you - ESL discussion -- Ann-Toe-Knee -- 2005-06-12
- I wouldn't feel resentment. I'd be INFURIATED - ESL discussion -- Elephant -- 2005-06-13
- There's a better way for SK to do this - ESL discussion -- Howard Zinn, Historian -- 2005-06-13
- I wouldn't feel resentment. I'd be INFURIATED - ESL discussion -- Elephant -- 2005-06-13