tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post2980939855897508286..comments2024-03-29T11:29:58.276+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: Immigration aftermathKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-70249362939737971652014-09-05T00:12:27.586+09:002014-09-05T00:12:27.586+09:00"PIA R Us" - your friendly local bureauc..."PIA R Us" - your friendly local bureaucracy.Elissonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06299361897381169534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-3397721318341038182014-09-04T22:51:56.791+09:002014-09-04T22:51:56.791+09:00Having always had my accommodations provided by wo...Having always had my accommodations provided by work, I suppose, my address was always registered with my "new" work visa, so I always ended up registering my move within the legal time limits. The only time I had to actually notify immigration was when I changed jobs mid-contract. That said, I knew about the laws regarding registering a move even then, though it was all the way back in 2003, when I made my first move. Jeollabuk-do Immigration office was pretty in-your-face about that stuff, I guess. (It was a truly terrible immigration office at the time; like, outright aggressively nasty towards foreigners, especially those who worked where I worked at the time.)<br /><br />Actually, come to think of it, I moved a few times between housing units, within the same building, in my last stint in Bucheon. I never bothered to register it since I was in the same building and could have been tracked down anyway, and they never paid enough attention to the address to fine me. *shrug* Maybe I did register the second move, online. I'm not sure. <br /><br />What's funny is how poorly tracked Korean residency registrations are. (Ever notice how many people seem to have to go to their hometowns to vote on election days?) I wonder if there's a fine for Koreans who fail to update their addresses...gordsellarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465812613427778240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-40129176838632929352014-09-04T20:25:13.807+09:002014-09-04T20:25:13.807+09:00I've been pretty good about reporting my chang...I've been pretty good about reporting my changes of residence because I do it almost every year, but one time I forgot to report the change on my motorcycle registration. Of course, they spotted the discrepancy and made me pay a hefty fine. I don't remember exactly how much it was (it was almost three years ago) but I think it was close to 100,000 won. I've never made the mistake again. Too painful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-4976211896783032592014-09-04T04:27:52.132+09:002014-09-04T04:27:52.132+09:00The same thing happened to me way back in 1995. Re...The same thing happened to me way back in 1995. Remember, I shifted from Yonshinae to Kuwi Dong with the help of that German teacher that I was friends with? I did not read the fine print on my registration card and ended up in trouble.I had no Korean vocab at that time and the teacher couldn't speak English. I had to go to the immigration office and negotiate my fine in German. The incongruity of the situation was quite funny. Still I remember having to pay 200,000 won. That was a shot load of cash in 1995. My guess is that the staffer pocketed it since I didn't get a receipt.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635078074818099479noreply@blogger.com