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[simpleminds]

Need some help here!

Got my purse with all my IDs stolen at Uijoengbu station yesterday. Had my credit card cancelled this morn, no worries. Have a photocopy of my passport, no worries. Got the alien card number.

Thing is, once I get a new passport, would my visa be rendered invalid? Anybody been through this?

Ta!

[the eye]

You are required to report your new passport number to immigration and pay a small fee to replace your ARC. I remember it being 10,000won.,

[tzechuk]

Did you report it to the police? If not, do it now and get a statement or police thingy to show that you reported it to them.

Then go to immi and get a new ARC. You can then let them know what happened and they will tell you to come in as soon as your new passport arrives or something.

[the eye]

Yes, i forgot. You will need a police report if you plan to tell immi it was stolen.

[IlIlNine]

Your 'visa' is not actually a stamp/sticker in your passport - that's only really what gets you across the border your first time under your new legal status.

You actual 'visa' is a record in the computer system at Korean immigration. Once you have your ARC (alien registration card) - it doesn't matter what's in your passport (besides the re-entry stamp).

File a police report, take that to your embassy along with a photocopy of the information page of your lost passport (you made one, right?). Once you get your passport, take it to the immigration office with the same police report, fill out the all-in-one application form, pay your 10 bucks, and you're all done. You'll also need that police report to get your new ARC.

[ttompatz]

[simpleminds]

Thanks, guys!

yep, got a photocopy of the info page of the passport, no worries, and the alien card no. Don't plan to leave K land until the winter hols.

Have filed the stolen report to the Aussie embassy online; I'm glad I'd brought my birth cert (just have to find it) here cos my old passport had gotten stolen as well.

I had somebody to call the cops; but it looks like I need a piece of paper. Damn and then some. So I should wait till I get the passport (which would take a month), before reporting to immi? I was planning to do this this arvo, after classes.

You guys have been wonderful.

[Matilda]

Sorry to hear of your news... hope the renewal process goes smoothly...

[ichan]

It happened to me a year ago, someone riding on a motorbike snatched my purse, immediately I reported it to the police, applied a new passport, new bankbook and new ARC. When all of those documents were about to release, one of our school staff called, and said that my purse was returned to them with all the important cards but not the cash.

Now I am holding two of each IDs, but of course those stolen were not valid anymore, the thing is that WAIT for at least ONE WEEK before applying new IDs, maybe your purse will return to you soon, I hope so.

[simpleminds]

I've already gone to the cops and have the report, and reported the passport stolen to my embassy. I wanna take no chances, my purse could have been stolen by a pro. I'll wait till I get the passport before reporting the lost alien card.

What a drag. At least I'm not going anywhere anytime soon. (Sigh)

[bassexpander]