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Biblethumper
Joined: 15 Dec 2007
Location: Busan, Korea
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 Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 2:55 am Post subject: Single re-entry visa not needed any more? |
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In years past I had to get a single re-entry visa at the airport if I wanted to take a trip outside Korea and then return to Korea and keep my E2 visa.
When I asked at the airport this time, the woman at the counter told me that that was not necessary and that I was allowed one trip outside Korea. Has the law indeed changed, or did I just get misled by a misinformed official? |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 3:42 am Post subject: |
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Yep, changed several years ago, thankfully. As long as you have a valid visa, no reentry stamps are necessary.
Edit to clarify: it's not just okay for one trip, but for as many re-entries as you want/need. You might have noticed that they also don't put full page work visa stickers in your passport anymore, and if you've gotten a new ARC, it's no longer the hokey looking writing on the back with marker kind. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:38 am Post subject: Re: Single re-entry visa not needed any more? |
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| Biblethumper wrote: |
In years past I had to get a single re-entry visa at the airport if I wanted to take a trip outside Korea and then return to Korea and keep my E2 visa.
When I asked at the airport this time, the woman at the counter told me that that was not necessary and that I was allowed one trip outside Korea. Has the law indeed changed, or did I just get misled by a misinformed official? |
The law changed back in 2010.
All registered foreigners (those with an ARC) are allowed unlimited exits and re-entries into Korea for as long as your ARC remains valid.
The ONLY exception to that rule are F5 holders who are limited to 2 consecutive years outside Korea (their ARC may have a longer validity). After that point they lose their F5.
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