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kahilm
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 Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:18 pm Post subject: Changing from specialist in humanities to instructor visa |
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So just like the title says, I'm changing from a specialist in humanities visa to an instructor visa in March, after I finish my contract at an eikaiwa and then move to an ALT dispatch company.
My question: I have a 3 year visa valid until July, 2011. When I change the status, will it change the length of the visa at all? Anyone have any experience with this? |
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fluffyhamster
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| Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| The length of the visa remains (should remain) the same. |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Change your status of residence, and it's once again up to immigration to decide whether you get 1- or 3-years. The clock resets. |
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fluffyhamster
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:06 am Post subject: |
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| I don't recall ever hearing anyone mentioning this had happened to them. (Are you talking hypothetically, Glenski? Just wondering. Ultimately you are right though about Immigration being able to do pretty much as it pleases!). |
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reasonJP
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| I changed from humanities to professor last year and they gave me an extra year on top of the three I had previously. |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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reasonJP,
Can you explain that a little more clearly?
When you changed to professor visa, how long until its expiration? Such visas are issued for 1 or 3 years. You got either one of those periods, not 1 plus the previous visa's 3 years.
fluffy,
Just based on what immigration says about each visa's lifespan, 1 or 3 years. Doesn't make sense to add 2 different visas' time periods simply because the status of residence is canceled when you change to the new one. Interested in hearing reasonJP's response, regardless. |
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fluffyhamster
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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fluffy,
Just based on what immigration says about each visa's lifespan, 1 or 3 years. Doesn't make sense to add 2 different visas' time periods simply because the status of residence is canceled when you change to the new one. |
I wouldn't expect Immigration to add length to previous Period of Stay unless the Status were much more important(-sounding at least), as in reasonJP's case; what I'm more puzzled about is why Immigration would have any reason to knock anything off of a Period of Stay in cases where the changed Status would seem equal in "status" to the previous (and it is more then a case of getting a replacement sticker with all that on it than of ever having "two different visas" at the one time to "combine"), and like I say, I've yet to hear of that replacement sticker having a reduced POS (which is the OP's fear) to go along with a "changed" Status. Anyway...the OP will know when he knows (so don't make too many really long-term plans yet, beyond the end of the doubtless one-year contract if not revised POS (hope not!)!).
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Glenski
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| Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:06 am Post subject: |
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fluffy,
Can't say as I can quote any specific cases either of people changing POS and getting a shorter visa period than they previously had...but it's possible.
Go from spouse visa to work visa (or vice versa), for example. You get what immigration gives you, 1 or 3 years. Doesn't matter what you had before.
But I'm patient enough to see what happens with reasonJP. I just hope we hear. |
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