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Sod_em_and_begorrah
Joined: 20 Nov 2006
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 Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:57 pm Post subject: Grace period |
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| My visa ends on the 24th of March-how many more days can I stay after that, if any? Ideally I would like to go home the following week, maybe 5 days later... |
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J.B. Clamence
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:17 am Post subject: |
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None. There is only a grace period (14 days) if your visa is terminated before the year is up (ie - if you quit or get fired, etc.) If your year is up and your visa is finished, that's it. You have to be out by the last day of your visa.
Don't worry, though. You can get an extention. If you only need 5 days, that's easy to get. Go to immigration and apply for an extention. Do it at least a couple weeks in advance. I think you might need to show your plane ticket. It costs 30,000 won last I checked. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:00 am Post subject: Re: Grace period |
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| Sod_em_and_begorrah wrote: |
| My visa ends on the 24th of March-how many more days can I stay after that, if any? Ideally I would like to go home the following week, maybe 5 days later... |
There is no grace period for finishing your visa. The date on your ARC is the date you gotta leave.
If you want to stay, go to Immigration with an onward ticket (plane or ferry) and they will extend it for up to a month free of charge. |
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fiveeagles
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Vancouver
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:17 am Post subject: |
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JB Clarence is right. You have 14 days to leave, but it's easy to get extensions.
You have to get your boss to write out a job description for you. You will also need your contract.
I think that is everything. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:33 am Post subject: |
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| fiveeagles wrote: |
| JB Clarence is right. You have 14 days to leave, . |
He's right. You are wrong (you misread what he said).
There is NO grace period for finishing your contract. The OP is not extending their E2, and just want to stay in Korea a few extra days.
The 14 day grace period is only given when you quit or you are fired mid-contract. Immigration gives you an exit order 14 days after your last day of work.
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:35 am Post subject: |
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| J.B. Clamence wrote: |
| I think you might need to show your plane ticket. It costs 30,000 won last I checked. |
Extensions of the variety needed by the OP are free (not a working visa, but just to stay in Korea for a few extra days).
Extending an E2 visa will cost you W60,000, though. |
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Sod_em_and_begorrah
Joined: 20 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:43 am Post subject: |
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That's what I thought.
Thanks a million people! 
Been here nearly 2 years and still didn't know for sure  |
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Richard Krainium
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| fiveeagles wrote: |
| JB Clarence is right. You have 14 days to leave, . |
The 14 day grace period is only given when you quit or you are fired mid-contract. Immigration gives you an exit order 14 days after your last day of work. |
Not exactly true. A few days before you finish your contract, go with your employer to immigration and they will give you an exit order 14 days from the day you show up at immigration and turn in your ARC. For example, if your contract expires on 31 January, go to immigration on the 29th and you will have 14 days from the 29th to leave Korea. So immigration does give you an exit order for 14 days after you've finished working, but it doesn't have to be because you quit or were fired mid-contract. It's given anytime your contract ends. I know, I've done this twice. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:08 am Post subject: |
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| J.B. Clamence wrote: |
| It costs 30,000 won last I checked. |
WOW! Cheap at half price, is that the "hub of asia"...rake it in the till, price? |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:37 am Post subject: |
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| Richard Krainium wrote: |
| I know, I've done this twice. |
That is not a "grace period". All you have done is get a two week extension that you are allowed to get at the end of your visa. |
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J.B. Clamence
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Richard Krainium wrote: |
| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| fiveeagles wrote: |
| JB Clarence is right. You have 14 days to leave, . |
The 14 day grace period is only given when you quit or you are fired mid-contract. Immigration gives you an exit order 14 days after your last day of work. |
Not exactly true. A few days before you finish your contract, go with your employer to immigration and they will give you an exit order 14 days from the day you show up at immigration and turn in your ARC. For example, if your contract expires on 31 January, go to immigration on the 29th and you will have 14 days from the 29th to leave Korea. So immigration does give you an exit order for 14 days after you've finished working, but it doesn't have to be because you quit or were fired mid-contract. It's given anytime your contract ends. I know, I've done this twice. |
If you go to immigration and get an extension, then it's not a grace period. It's an extension. A grace period is extra days you get without having to arrange for them, which only happens when you quit or get fired. |
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Richard Krainium
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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It's called an exit order, not an extension and it's free. You get it when your finished with your contract and you turn in your ARC to immigration. There is no such thing as a "grace period". Period.  |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:08 pm Post subject: Grace period |
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| You can go to immigration a couple days before the expiration of your ARC, and bring your plane ticket showing what day you are leaving. They will scribble a new date on the back of your card to coincide with your plane ticket. This is free. If you get your boss to extend your visa for work purposes, it will cost money. |
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inkoreaforgood
Joined: 15 Dec 2003
Location: Inchon
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Richard Krainium wrote: |
| It's called an exit order, not an extension and it's free. You get it when your finished with your contract and you turn in your ARC to immigration. There is no such thing as a "grace period". Period. |
You get an exit order when your visa is cancelled, as in you're fired or quit before the end of your contract, not when the contract is finished.
You're confused. Period. |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject: exit order |
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| Perhaps what Richard was confused about is prior to the ARC card expiring, immigration will send a letter saying that your card is expiring, and that you must leave the country on given day. While this is not an exit order, and simply a gentle reminder, I assume that this is where the confusion lies. |
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