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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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The D-10 sounds great but not being able to collect pension is tough..I called the pension office at 02-2176-8700 and they informed me that it didn't matter what visa you were on- as long as you left the country permanently you could receive your pension..Has anyone had experience with this? |
Leaving the country "permanently" means cancellation or expiration of your visa status.
If you keep a D10 (not leaving Korea / keeping the same status of sojourn) then you can't get the refund.
If you need the pension refund then end your E2, collect the refund and start a new E2 application (new documents required).
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Riddle
Joined: 19 Jul 2006
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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Leaving the country "permanently" means cancellation or expiration of your visa status.
If you keep a D10 (not leaving Korea / keeping the same status of sojourn) then you can't get the refund.
If you need the pension refund then end your E2, collect the refund and start a new E2 application (new documents required).
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All do respect to ttompatz and thanks for his help, but I do not think this is correct. I have called the pension office at the airport because the teller speaks good English, and he said that it shouldn't matter if I'm on a D-10 visa. I should still be able to collect my lump-sum as I am no longer paying into pension. The same requirements of leaving the country will apply. He said that there isn't really a prescedent for this kind of situation, but that it should be possible. I'm going to go ahead and try this soon after I sign up for my D-10 visa on the 18th. Will update this thread to let everyone know how it goes. |
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pleaseplease
Joined: 28 Mar 2008
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:54 am Post subject: |
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Riddle wrote: |
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Leaving the country "permanently" means cancellation or expiration of your visa status.
If you keep a D10 (not leaving Korea / keeping the same status of sojourn) then you can't get the refund.
If you need the pension refund then end your E2, collect the refund and start a new E2 application (new documents required).
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All do respect to ttompatz and thanks for his help, but I do not think this is correct. I have called the pension office at the airport because the teller speaks good English, and he said that it shouldn't matter if I'm on a D-10 visa. I should still be able to collect my lump-sum as I am no longer paying into pension. The same requirements of leaving the country will apply. He said that there isn't really a prescedent for this kind of situation, but that it should be possible. I'm going to go ahead and try this soon after I sign up for my D-10 visa on the 18th. Will update this thread to let everyone know how it goes. |
If I remember correctly, you have to give up your ARC when you get your pension refund, in which case, I'm guessing that means giving up your D-10 status as well...
Please let us know how it goes. I'm looking into doing something similar. |
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Internacular
Joined: 15 Sep 2011
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:51 am Post subject: |
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Riddle wrote: |
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Leaving the country "permanently" means cancellation or expiration of your visa status.
If you keep a D10 (not leaving Korea / keeping the same status of sojourn) then you can't get the refund.
If you need the pension refund then end your E2, collect the refund and start a new E2 application (new documents required).
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All do respect to ttompatz and thanks for his help, but I do not think this is correct. I have called the pension office at the airport because the teller speaks good English, and he said that it shouldn't matter if I'm on a D-10 visa. I should still be able to collect my lump-sum as I am no longer paying into pension. The same requirements of leaving the country will apply. He said that there isn't really a prescedent for this kind of situation, but that it should be possible. I'm going to go ahead and try this soon after I sign up for my D-10 visa on the 18th. Will update this thread to let everyone know how it goes. |
How did it go? |
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woods
Joined: 19 Nov 2008 Location: Seoul 2009-2011 / (Ireland)
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:13 am Post subject: |
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My ARC expires at the end of December but i plan to come back to korea early next year after afew months at home.
If I apply for the D10 visa in December, will it effectively add 6 months to my expiring ARC and allow me access to Korea and job searching for 6 months therafter??? |
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Skippy
Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Daejeon
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 5:53 am Post subject: |
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One of the new requirements for getting a D-10 is filling out a job search form. If you job search plan includes a couple months at home. Immigration might refuse. I am just guessing.
I think a month is doable, immigration would likely not care. More then one, I think they would just ask for you to just get a new one. Once again what immigration does not really know will not hurt them.
Actually one question about D-10 is are they 180 day or up to 180 days. I think immigration at their discretion might give less time. |
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Taylormade
Joined: 31 Oct 2012 Location: Incheon
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Skippy wrote: |
One of the new requirements for getting a D-10 is filling out a job search form. If you job search plan includes a couple months at home. Immigration might refuse. I am just guessing.
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My contract is ending in a couple of months. I'm considering changing schools, but I'd like to take advantage of the contractual 'airfare home' before starting my next job. I want to apply for the D-10 then head home for a couple of weeks. When I get back to Korea I'll pop into kimmi and pick up my D-10. It sounds very simple. But few things are made easy for us here. Has anyone here done this successfully? Gotten the ticket home while transferring to the D-10?
Thanks in advance. |
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Tyshine
Joined: 04 Apr 2011
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:30 am Post subject: |
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Taylormade wrote: |
Skippy wrote: |
One of the new requirements for getting a D-10 is filling out a job search form. If you job search plan includes a couple months at home. Immigration might refuse. I am just guessing.
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My contract is ending in a couple of months. I'm considering changing schools, but I'd like to take advantage of the contractual 'airfare home' before starting my next job. I want to apply for the D-10 then head home for a couple of weeks. When I get back to Korea I'll pop into kimmi and pick up my D-10. It sounds very simple. But few things are made easy for us here. Has anyone here done this successfully? Gotten the ticket home while transferring to the D-10?
Thanks in advance. |
I am very curious about this as well. I read on another board that someone was not able to get there exit allowance but will instead receive a 300,000 won settlement bonus because they are not turning in their ARC. I thought the D10 was the perfect option for me, but its looking like I will have to get all new documents after all. . Does anyone know for sure? |
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Riddle
Joined: 19 Jul 2006
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:59 am Post subject: |
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I finally applied for my pension on a D-10 and it worked out. At one point, the guy at the office told me that I couldn't get it because my flight was round-trip and that I was planning to come back to work, but my girlfriend said (lied) that I hadn't gotten a job yet and didn't know if I would or not. He gave the go ahead and I picked up my lump-sum money in U.S. dollars at the airport. I'm now in America for 6 weeks and will come back to Korea before my D-10 expires. I definitely recommend having a Korean go with you if you apply for your pension on a D-10. I don't think they will give you any problems if you only have a one way ticket out of the country.
Good luck everybody. |
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