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Hi everyone,
I got an email from MVO today and it left me a bit confused. My partner has two DUIs on her Korean CRC but they are both under the legal limit in Canada. The email I received today specifically asked for "your own explanation of the circumstances"... but I thought we already did that.
We received an email about two months ago asking us to send any additional documents we may have omitted when we submitted our package. At that time I sent a copy of the Korean laws that were broken, translated into English and a written explanation of what happened for both DUIs. I'm confused about this because we sent the written explanation and I believe it covers everything that they asked for. The only things I can think of is that a) we should have separated each explanation b) they want more detail (not sure what kind) c) perhaps we mislabelled the file - I sent it as "Addendum to Criminal Record Check", it was the two explanations in one PDF and included a brief description in the body of the email.
Can anyone shed some light on this for us? I'd like to do it correctly ASAP but I'm not sure what exactly we've done wrong. I've quoted what we sent them and the email below. Please help!
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Email excerpt:
In order to continue processing your application, we require the following information and/or documentation:
Your own explanation on the circumstances surrounding the remarks listed on your Korean National Police Agency certificate (i.e specific information on dates/times, places, persons involved; how events transpired, legal actions involved, resolution or termination of the case. Please provide an explanation for both violations.
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We sent (paraphrased):
As noted on form IMM5669 #6b I have two DUIs from over five years ago. Both times my blood alcohol level was below the legal limit in Canada (0.08%) and I was required to pay a fine. I have written about both incidents in further detail below. I have also attached a copy of the Korean laws I was fined under, which have already been officially translated into English by the Korean government.
My first DUI occurred on January 18, 2009. I met a friend in (district) in (city). We each drank a two glasses of beers (one glass =500cc ) at the bar from approximately 8pm to 11:00pm. After leaving the bar, my friend couldn't get a taxi easily and we thought that because we didn't drink very much and after bar we stayed out side while for keep talking I was okay to drive. I was pulled over by the police after I drove 4.52 km (on street) from the bar. They tested my blood alcohol level with a breathalyzer and I passed safely so the police officer let me continue on. I dropped off my friend at her home and started to return to my home.
However, when I was going home from her house, I met another police officer in (district), (city) at around 12:03am and got tested again. This time the result was 0.074%. I told the police officer that I had just been tested a short time earlier and that I had passed but the police officer said we should go to the hospital to do a more detailed blood check. I thought this situation was unfair but I had drank two glasses of beer and I was afraid of making the problem bigger. As a result, I went to the police officer’s car, got a ticket, and then I went home by taxi.
Later, I received the ticket information in the mail. I received a fine of 1,000,000 KRW (approximately 1,500 CAD) which I then paid at the local bank. My license would also be suspended and I had two options: a) 100 days suspended or b) 50 days suspended but I was required to take two driving classes, one from the Road Traffic Authority and one from a police officer about drunk driving. I chose option b and took the two classes, paid the fine in full, and my license only suspended for 50 days.
My second DUI occurred on April 8, 2011. I met my friends for dinner at an eel restaurant in (district), (city). We were at the restaurant from approximately 8pm – 10:30pm. During this time I drank two glasses of beer (one glass = 200cc) with my dinner. I left the restaurant to return home and decided to drive because I hadn’t drank much and the restaurant was only 1.20 km away from my house. After I drove 150m from the restaurant I met police officers at around 10:48pm. They tested me with a breathalyzer and my result was 0.059%. I got a ticket from them and came home by taxi.
On June 21, 2011 I received the court information in the mail. I received a fine of 1,500,000 KRW (approximately 1,500 CAD) which I then later paid at the local bank. This time I was given the same choice as mentioned above regarding my license suspension. I chose to take the two classes and so my license was suspended for 50 days once again.
** brief paragraph explaining how embarrassed she is, what was learned, how she's changed, perfect drivers record ever since, etc.
I got an email from MVO today and it left me a bit confused. My partner has two DUIs on her Korean CRC but they are both under the legal limit in Canada. The email I received today specifically asked for "your own explanation of the circumstances"... but I thought we already did that.
We received an email about two months ago asking us to send any additional documents we may have omitted when we submitted our package. At that time I sent a copy of the Korean laws that were broken, translated into English and a written explanation of what happened for both DUIs. I'm confused about this because we sent the written explanation and I believe it covers everything that they asked for. The only things I can think of is that a) we should have separated each explanation b) they want more detail (not sure what kind) c) perhaps we mislabelled the file - I sent it as "Addendum to Criminal Record Check", it was the two explanations in one PDF and included a brief description in the body of the email.
Can anyone shed some light on this for us? I'd like to do it correctly ASAP but I'm not sure what exactly we've done wrong. I've quoted what we sent them and the email below. Please help!
==============================================================
Email excerpt:
In order to continue processing your application, we require the following information and/or documentation:
Your own explanation on the circumstances surrounding the remarks listed on your Korean National Police Agency certificate (i.e specific information on dates/times, places, persons involved; how events transpired, legal actions involved, resolution or termination of the case. Please provide an explanation for both violations.
==============================================================
We sent (paraphrased):
As noted on form IMM5669 #6b I have two DUIs from over five years ago. Both times my blood alcohol level was below the legal limit in Canada (0.08%) and I was required to pay a fine. I have written about both incidents in further detail below. I have also attached a copy of the Korean laws I was fined under, which have already been officially translated into English by the Korean government.
My first DUI occurred on January 18, 2009. I met a friend in (district) in (city). We each drank a two glasses of beers (one glass =500cc ) at the bar from approximately 8pm to 11:00pm. After leaving the bar, my friend couldn't get a taxi easily and we thought that because we didn't drink very much and after bar we stayed out side while for keep talking I was okay to drive. I was pulled over by the police after I drove 4.52 km (on street) from the bar. They tested my blood alcohol level with a breathalyzer and I passed safely so the police officer let me continue on. I dropped off my friend at her home and started to return to my home.
However, when I was going home from her house, I met another police officer in (district), (city) at around 12:03am and got tested again. This time the result was 0.074%. I told the police officer that I had just been tested a short time earlier and that I had passed but the police officer said we should go to the hospital to do a more detailed blood check. I thought this situation was unfair but I had drank two glasses of beer and I was afraid of making the problem bigger. As a result, I went to the police officer’s car, got a ticket, and then I went home by taxi.
Later, I received the ticket information in the mail. I received a fine of 1,000,000 KRW (approximately 1,500 CAD) which I then paid at the local bank. My license would also be suspended and I had two options: a) 100 days suspended or b) 50 days suspended but I was required to take two driving classes, one from the Road Traffic Authority and one from a police officer about drunk driving. I chose option b and took the two classes, paid the fine in full, and my license only suspended for 50 days.
My second DUI occurred on April 8, 2011. I met my friends for dinner at an eel restaurant in (district), (city). We were at the restaurant from approximately 8pm – 10:30pm. During this time I drank two glasses of beer (one glass = 200cc) with my dinner. I left the restaurant to return home and decided to drive because I hadn’t drank much and the restaurant was only 1.20 km away from my house. After I drove 150m from the restaurant I met police officers at around 10:48pm. They tested me with a breathalyzer and my result was 0.059%. I got a ticket from them and came home by taxi.
On June 21, 2011 I received the court information in the mail. I received a fine of 1,500,000 KRW (approximately 1,500 CAD) which I then later paid at the local bank. This time I was given the same choice as mentioned above regarding my license suspension. I chose to take the two classes and so my license was suspended for 50 days once again.
** brief paragraph explaining how embarrassed she is, what was learned, how she's changed, perfect drivers record ever since, etc.
