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Boilermaker
Joined: 02 Oct 2005
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 Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject: Are we allowed to stay up to 2 weeks after our visas expire? |
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| Just when I thought I had everything settled getting the documentation put together for a new visa, another issue has come up for me. Here's my situation. I'm currently on visa and contract with my current school until January 31st. After that I plan to switch to a different school. The manager of the school I'm going to has researched the process and believes that it is now impossible for an E-2 application to be made until after I've been released from the current visa I'm on (apparently this is a fairly new rule too). That's not necessarily a problem, the school is willing to let me take a vacation until the paperwork is ready for a visa run, which should happen within two weeks, even with the Chinese New Year falling in the middle. Here's what's got me concerned. My visa definetly expires on January 31st, and the manager of my new school believes that I am allowed to stay two weeks beyond this date, i.e. February 14th before I have to leave the country. Is this the case? If not, could somebody please point me in the direction of some official documentation so I can pass it on. I'm assuming that in a worst case scenario I can get a tourist visa and wait out the paperwork on that, but I imagine that requires a double visa run, which would be undesirable. Also if anybody knows a way that the application for my new visa can be made while I'm still on my old one I would be very grateful. |
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PGF
Joined: 27 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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You need to get an extension. Someone will give you more details than I can, but I think it's as simple as going to immigration and asking for an extension (could be wrong). Three weeks before my visa expired, I received a letter from immigration saying I had to leave the country by January 2nd. It also outlined the steps needed to extend my current visa, up to a month I think. If I remember correctly, you could do it on line.....but I'm not positive because I did not extend my visa.
good luck. |
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Boilermaker
Joined: 02 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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| If I get an extension won't it be extending the current E-2 visa I'm on with my old school? The rub seems to be that I've got to break ties with my current school before I can apply for a new visa. Also I've just spent the last two months getting all of the documention that I need to apply for my visa, I don't want to hand it in for a two week extension and then have it lost when I need to apply for the new visa, some of the documents I had to go to America to get last month and can't get back without another trip to America and a month of waiting, and I bet you can't use the same document twice. I really need a link to an official site on this. The management is certain that I can stay 2 weeks after my visa expires so I need to find a document that clarifies this issue. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject: Extension |
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I got a 2 week extension from Immigration in May. Look at your ARC card. There's a phone number on the bottom. Ring them, & make an appointment. Take a copy of your airline ticket for February 14. And get a letter of release, from your old school, too, so Immigration can cancel your E2 visa. Can't remember the cost, but I think it was around 30k won?
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PGF
Joined: 27 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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I wish I had the info sent from i immigration in front of me. It had a website in English, etc.
I remember on of the reasons you could extend you visa was if your flight was later than the date your visa expires...... Someone here will wake up in a few hours and give you the info you need. Sorry I can't be of more assistance. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:20 am Post subject: Re: Are we allowed to stay up to 2 weeks after our visas exp |
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| Boilermaker wrote: |
| My visa definetly expires on January 31st, and the manager of my new school believes that I am allowed to stay two weeks beyond this date, i.e. February 14th before I have to leave the country. Is this the case? |
No. To stay in the country (but NOT work) you must extend your sojourn date (NOT extend your work visa). If you show Immigration an onward ticket (air or ferry) they will extend your sojourn by up to a month, but usually 2 weeks is the norm.
You boss is confusing the 14-day stay with quitting/termination in mid-contract. Exit orders are 14 days from when you resign or are terminated.
COMPLETION of your contract has NO grace period for leaving: You must be gone by midnight on the last day of your contract/ARC. |
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robbyt
Joined: 14 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:01 am Post subject: |
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yeah definitely apply for an extension. at the end of my last contract, i was confused about it and i got my director to call immigration to ask for me. i was told that i have up to 2 weeks to leave the country. so, 2 days after i finished my job, i was leaving for japan, the immi officer held me back, filed a report and lectured me, telling me that by overstaying my visa, i broke korean immigration law, but that he would let me off and not give me a fine. it didnt turn out bad, but it was annoying. i'm sure that if i had given him any sort of argument, it would have turned out much worse. seems like just the regular old case of korean rules not being enforced consistently  |
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R. S. Refugee
Joined: 29 Sep 2004
Location: Shangra La, ROK
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject: Re: Extension |
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| chris_J2 wrote: |
| I got a 2 week extension from Immigration in May. Look at your ARC card. There's a phone number on the bottom. Ring them, & make an appointment. Take a copy of your airline ticket for February 14. And get a letter of release, from your old school, too, so Immigration can cancel your E2 visa. Can't remember the cost, but I think it was around 30k won? |
You can extend you stay and it does cost around 30K. I did it in August before my visa expiration date of Aug. 31st. They will let you stay up to 30 days depending on what the date is of your ticket leaving the country. So if you get a ticket for Feb. 29th, you're good until then.
Later you can go and get a refund for your ticket. There will be a penalty fee for that. The cheapest way to go is not an airline ticket. It's a ferry ticket to Japan. One travel agency that handles ferry ticket reservations is KangSan Travel of Busan and Daegu.
You DO NOT have to take any documentation to immi to get this extension except your passport and ARC and the ticket out, of course.
Good luck. |
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flummuxt
Joined: 15 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Can you continue to work for your employer during this time? |
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Ut videam
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: Extension |
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| R. S. Refugee wrote: |
You can extend you stay and it does cost around 30K. I did it in August before my visa expiration date of Aug. 31st. They will let you stay up to 30 days depending on what the date is of your ticket leaving the country. So if you get a ticket for Feb. 29th, you're good until then.
Later you can go and get a refund for your ticket. There will be a penalty fee for that. The cheapest way to go is not an airline ticket. It's a ferry ticket to Japan. One travel agency that handles ferry ticket reservations is KangSan Travel of Busan and Daegu.
You DO NOT have to take any documentation to immi to get this extension except your passport and ARC and the ticket out, of course.
Good luck. |
It doesn't cost anything if you do it online. Go to http://www.g4f.go.kr and do the "e-application" for "Permission for extension of stay for departure of registered foreigner." You'll need your (airline or ferry) ticket in a format that can be uploaded (JPG, PDF, etc.). If they approve your request, you'll get a certificate that you can print out and present at immigration when you leave.
Be aware that the extension does NOT permit you to continue working; according to the regulation, you can extend for purposes of sightseeing or travel arrangements. Keep that in mind when you're asked why you want the extension�whether you're applying online or in person. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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| flummuxt wrote: |
| Can you continue to work for your employer during this time? |
If you extend your work visa, which costs 30K, yes.
If you extend your sojourn, which costs nothing and only requires an onward ticket, no. |
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