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US & Korea Begin New “Global Entry Program”

» by April 27th, 2011 at 3:32 am » Comments (9)

It looks like some Korean travelers will have an easier time entering the US: Koreans will benefit from the U.S.' Global Entry Program that spares frequent travelers the long queues ...more »

Inordinate Amount of Koreans Continue to Immigrate From the Country

» by August 27th, 2010 at 4:25 am » Comments (87)

Via the Marmot's Hole comes news that Korea is one of the countries with a high number of its citizens trying to leave: Korea ranks 50th among countries that could see ...more »

Senate “Frowned Upon” Bill to Give Hotaru Ferschke Permanent Residency

» by July 4th, 2010 at 5:18 pm » Comments (34)

Here is an update on the Hotaru Ferschke case that just continues to be an example of all that is wrong with US immigration: Robin Ferschke is looking forward to her ...more »

Soldier Faces Huge Red Tape To Marry Iraqi Wife

» by June 5th, 2010 at 4:30 am » Comments (9)

It is incredible the bureaucracy and paperwork this guy went through to bring his wife over to the US legally: When David Bloom of Los Angeles shipped to Iraq in 2005 ...more »

Will Koreans Be Effected By the New Arizona Immigration Law?

» by April 26th, 2010 at 9:58 pm » Comments (43)

As long as you are not an illegal Korean immigrant there shouldn't be any issues: The measure — set to take effect in late July or early August — would make ...more »

Illegal Korean Immigrants Protest for Amnesty In the US

» by March 23rd, 2010 at 4:15 am » Comments (31)

For those that haven't noticed yet a link I posted in my Weekly Linklets led to a self admitted rant by Robert over at the Marmot's Hole.  Robert's rant comes ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korea’s Newest Immigrants

» by March 19th, 2010 at 1:10 pm » Comments (31)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Marriage immigrants celebrate yesterday in the Incheon Immigration Office, where they were naturalized as Korean citizens. YONHAP"]"[/caption] more »

Illegal Immigrant Haitians to Receive Status In Response to Earthquake

» by January 22nd, 2010 at 6:22 am » Comments (20)

What happened in Haiti is obviously tragic and sad thing, but why do illegal immigrants need to be awarded with amnesty for breaking the law in response?: Federal immigration officials are ...more »

Korea Arrived: F-2 & TESOL Mindsets

» by September 23rd, 2009 at 12:23 am » Comments (17)

Now that I'm in Korea, and I don't have to go through the  Korean Consulate in Atlanta ---- and as a longshot, followup effort with one of the earlier deadends ...more »

Korea Bound – Come Hell or Highwater…Short Note

» by August 20th, 2009 at 7:48 pm » Comments (23)

As I understand it, the US and SK now have a no-visa tourist stay policy that began Nov. 2008.  So, I can just hop on a plane and head over....  ...more »

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