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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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 Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject: New Visa Laws: What about those of us in Korea? |
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| I have read threads and threads on "new visas". What about the old clause that visas can be transferred? Is that still active? Or, if people change jobs, you will still have to leave and jump through the same hoops as a new person? |
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Snowkr
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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Really good question.
I was wondering about that myself... |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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My impression is that those of us here who want to change jobs at the end of our contracts will have to go home and start all over. Every time we change jobs.
I could be wrong, and hope I am, but that is what I think is happening. |
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Tony_Balony
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
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Those new regs will crash everything. Even now its a big deal just taking a Monday off for a Japan run. The K's can't handle it. The schools will close for a month and then they'll just close. A flight to the US during summer costs
$3000 if you can get one. Visa run Hawaii?!
The industry here is just wrong, its just too pigged and bloated and exists by the Koreans own poor and judgment. Its a good thing for us they don't look outside often so they can see how in relative terms they are out of align with the international industry norms of money, time and expense. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: New Visa Laws: What about those of us in Korea? |
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| cubanlord wrote: |
| I have read threads and threads on "new visas". What about the old clause that visas can be transferred? Is that still active? |
No one knows.
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| Or, if people change jobs, you will still have to leave and jump through the same hoops as a new person |
I would assume yes. The way I read it, it applied to all new visas, not new people. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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We don't know. We might even get lucky and not have to leave the country AT ALL to renew contracts.
Seriously. Just wait and see. |
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Coffeeprincess
Joined: 19 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Nevermind. Found the answer.
Last edited by Coffeeprincess on Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:27 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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A flight to the US during summer costs
$3000 if you can get one. Visa run Hawaii?!
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It'll probably be Guam.
Yeah, the travel requirement is pretty much BS. We'll see how it plays out. |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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It'll probably be Guam. |
agreed. I was already looking into flight costs. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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Logic? Why did they take away the Visa Run to Japan?
Maybe someone somewhere is going to make a pile of money.  |
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slothrop
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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edit
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Where did you go to law school? |
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buymybook
Joined: 21 Feb 2005
Location: Telluride
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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I hope they force me to leave on a non-legal matter/job requiement vs convicted of a crime/sexual harassment claim/adulty/having sex with a married woman when it really didn't happen, maybe like the "Italian Stalion Chef."
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200710/200710250025.html
I haven't been back home in the 4+ years I've been here, I would very much like to go back. And, I've pretty much always thought that when I do leave, I ain't coming back! |
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buymybook
Joined: 21 Feb 2005
Location: Telluride
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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| i hope all of you planning to get your visa in guam also went to University there, because you can only apostilize your diploma in the state where you received your degree from. on a positive note, i bet no english teachers in korea have ever been arrested there, so your local police check should be squeaky clean. |
I've been convicted of a criminal offense here in Korea and my record check is still clean(Yep, I went to the cop shop to get it too). Go figure.  Ha, Ha Ha!!! |
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buymybook
Joined: 21 Feb 2005
Location: Telluride
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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| wylies99 wrote: |
Logic? Why did they take away the Visa Run to Japan?
Maybe someone somewhere is going to make a pile of money. |
No, it's more like someone ain't going to make a pile. That'd be JAPAN, and that won't sadden the Korean gov't at all. |
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