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mumblebee
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Location: Andong
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 Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject: New E-2 Regs and switching schools |
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| Anyone know about the new regs and how to go about changing schools? I think I want to leave my job at the six month mark, as it is not my cup of tea. I may want to return to my old hagwon, or maybe a public school. Can my visa be switched over, or do I need to start over? |
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mumblebee
Joined: 26 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:36 am Post subject: |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:47 am Post subject: |
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| New E-2 regs don't help you break contract or switch schools. You will need a letter of release or you must wait for your current E-2 visa to expire, then you can return and get a new visa through a new employer. If Korea would pull its head out its own ass and allow teachers to change schools, it would create better schools, better jobs and better English-speaking Koreans. But that's not happening right now, so you are fucked. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| ... so you are fucked. |
No kisses? |
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mumblebee
Joined: 26 Jun 2004
Location: Andong
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Well a letter of release is no problem for me. I just wanted to know if I have to leave the country etc, or if the visa can be transfered to a new employer under the new regs. |
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Ut videam
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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| mumblebee wrote: |
| Well a letter of release is no problem for me. I just wanted to know if I have to leave the country etc, or if the visa can be transfered to a new employer under the new regs. |
You can transfer to a new employer IF you're at least ten months into your current contract. Otherwise, you'll need to cancel your current visa and do a visa run. They do seem to make an exception to the 10-month rule for transferring to a public school, however.
Also, be aware that since you got your visa before the new regs came into effect, you'll need an authenticated criminal background check and a medical check in order to transfer your visa. |
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mumblebee
Joined: 26 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the tip...I am hoping to transfer to a public school, so I would need checks anyway...nice to know it might involve less hassle than I thought. |
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