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2018년12월3일.
Blessed up! I got accepted into the TaLK Program but I’m going to have to decline the offer 😭 Honestly, I would much rather do the TaLK Program over EPIK but I already accepted the offer and placement from EPIK. I don’t want to be penalized for a year so I’m stuck with EPIK now. I’m glad I can say I was accepted into both programs and if I wanted to do TaLK, I could.
Grateful for all these oppurtunities and hoping for many more in the future!
Talk Acceptance Package
So majority of the Scholars found out what part of South Korea we will be teaching in. I got lucky and got my only choice, Jeju-do. I'm ecstatic at the moment because this experience has been one heck of a tremendous luck train. I am mostly excited about the fact that I don't have to deal with zero degree weather this winter. I'm so ready for some East Asian Island vybezzzz.
On my way back home from NY! Excited to sleep in my own bed tonight.
Currently en route to NY! I could get used to this First Class service.
Packing
It's currently 5am; I leave for NY in 7 hours and I just started packing ... What is my life?
So excited for this trip though. Gonna be hashtag cray.
FINALLY! Flight booked!!!
One step closer to Korea!
I finally booked my flight from New York JFK airport to Seoul ICN airport, and from Seoul GMP airport to Jeju CJU airport!!!
I know there's less than a month left before my departure to Korea but I didn't pay for my tickets until today, just had them on reserve.
<FLIGHT KE086> Departure: New York (JFK) John F Kennedy - 21JUL14 - 00:50 Arrival: Seoul (ICN) Seoul/Incheon - 22JUL14 - 04:15 Flight Duration: 14H 20M
<FLIGHT KE1229> Departure: Seoul (GMP) Seoul/Gimpo - 30JUL14 - 15:05 Arrival: Jeju (CJU) Jeju - 30JUL14 - 16:10 Flight Duration: 01H 05M Honestly, I can't say I'm looking forward to the 14 hour flight so that's why I chose the 12:50 AM flight so I can sleep through most of it :]
It's been over two years since I last visited Korea and I still can't believe that I'll be leaving in less than a month to experience what will probably be the best year of my life. The ticket purchase itself wasn't enough to slap me into reality, hah!
Well, I'll keep it at that for now. Must pack and get ready for tomorrow's early morning flight to Dominican Republic with the family :D
Mental Preparation for Orientation :] (and Alien Registration)
I meant to write a post yesterday but I got caught up trying to shed a pound or two more before our family vacation so I chose to spend an extra hour on the exercise bike.
Yesterday, I spent the first hour after waking up on YouTube, watching every video of the past TaLK generations' orientations as I meticulously balanced my Macbook on top of the handles on the exercise bike. I never knew an hour of exercise could fly that fast! The orientation videos kept me quite entertained! I must say, I hope that we're taught the banana song during the 13th generation orientation as well. All of the past scholars looked so tightly knit with one another within their generations and I'm really looking forward to meeting my fellow 13th gen TaLK scholars :]
And... Just when I thought I was done with the dirty paperwork business after my third (and hopefully last) submission of my Criminal Records Check for the apostille... I come across the paragraph on the TaLK website about the Alien Registration Card!!! Ahhhhh!!!!! This seems to be an infinite process of paperwork after paperwork and preparation after preparation!!!!!
So, for fellow 13th Gen TaLK scholars and prospective TaLK scholars...
If you want to stay in Korea for over 90 days, you must register at the immigration office within 90 days from the day of your entry, or else you risk being punished. In order to register, you need to submit an application at a local immigration office that has jurisdiction over the place of your stay either by visiting yourself or by proxy.
The required documents are as follows:
Application Form (Downloadable)
Travel Document (ex: Passport)
2 Passport Photos (3cm x 4cm)
Fee of 10,000 won
Other documents according to the type of visa that you have (seems to only apply for D-3 & C-4 visa)
If your application is accepted, your passport will be stamped and you will be issued an Alien Registration card, and it usually takes up to 4 days to physically receive your card.
Now, if you are going in with the F4 visa (like I am), you can apply for the Alien Registration Card OR a notification of Domestic Residence for Korean nationals.
The Domestic Residence application is for (1)Korean nationals that obtained foreign permanent residency status, (2)Korean nationals that are residing in a foreign country to obtain its permanent residency status, and (3)overseas Koreans with foreign nationality that entered Korea with overseas Korean (F-4) status.
The required documents for Korean nationals residing overseas are:
Passport
2 Color Photographs (3cm x 4cm)
Notification application of domestic residence for Korean nationals residing overseas
Documents providing acquisition of permanent residence or long-term residence status
Permanent resident card or long term residency visa
Family register (issued within the past 3 months)
void resident tenor (issued within the past 3 months)
The Required documents for Overseas Koreans (like me!!!) are:
Passport
2 Color Photographs (3cm x 4cm)
Notification application of domestic residence for overseas Koreans
Certificate of nationality/citizenship (documents that can prove acquisition of foreign nationality)
Family register or family register removal tenor showing the loss of nationality (issued within the past 3 months)
**Those with unresolved family register: loss of nationality certificate, those whose name on the family register differs from that on the foreign passport: Authentication from the government office on the said country or its embassy in Korea, or certificate of marriage if the change is due to marriage**
The service charge is 30,000 KRW and in order to apply, you must reserve an appointment in advance. The processing time is immediate upon submission!
Well, that's one more thing on my list of things to do and things to keep in mind before I pack up and leave for Korea! I hope this helped some of you (or at least one person!!!) save time and facilitate the document preparation for the application :]
Jeonbuk!!
Finally got my province!!
