Immigration

Last month, Swaton had a visit from Immigration; seeing if there were any foreign teachers working there illegally (without a working visa). We had to show our visas and were asked a few questions. Didn't really think anything of it. But just recently I found out that Immigration went to a large number of schools that day in Ilsan and caught 60 foreign teachers who were here illegally.

Brett and Laura don't have their working visas yet. They still have to go to Osaka to get it; Mrs Jang just has to arrange the flight first. But immigration showed up again today, when we were at home on our breaks. Mrs Jang called Brett and Laura telling them to not come into school until she says. But she hasn't called and they've gone the whole afternoon without teaching. I'm guessing that immigration must be suspicious about something - or Mrs Jang wouldn't have called supply Korean teachers to cover Brett and Laura's classes so quickly. *Update* They've been told to stay home Tuesday as well. They'll probably have to make Osaka visa runs right away - so Mrs Jang is free of immigration worries.

Maybe Immigration has just caught on that there are more illegal teachers working here than first thought. Or maybe they've always known, and now they just go from school to school cause they have nothing better to do. :)