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[jdog2050]

So, I had a feeling this would happen.

I finally get the ball rerolling on a new job. The woman/hagwon owner takes my docs to immi...they fckin' marked my record because of an accidental overstay.

The chicago korean consulate only gave me a single entry visa, instead of a multi-entry 1 year visa. Why, I don't know, my contract and whatnot were for a year. At a level, it's certainly my fault for not looking over my visa completely, but at that point, it was my third time getting a visa, and the whole process had become pretty automatic, ya know?

So, I go to take a trip to thailand in February, go to immi in the airport (mind you, I'd left the country in the summer with no hassle), and the guy notes that I'm wayyyyy overstayed. I explain that it's a mistake, he says it's fine, notes my passport, and I'm off...I even came back into the country.

GREAT THING THAT HE DIDN'T TELL ME THAT I WOULD BASICALLY HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD BECAUSE OF IT.

Someone else started a thread about it, it freaked me out, and now it's coming true.

The woman I talked to (awful english) blathered something about having to just wait two weeks...but someone mentioned in the other thread having to have an interview with your nearest consulate.

Overall, I swear to god, if my girlfriend wasn't there, I would NOT be going back. So much damage done to this country's reputation because of people just not saying what the deal is in any situation until the last possible minute.

[jdog2050]

this should be in jobs...just posted it there; mods please delete.

[ryouga013]

still relates to Korean life and visas and watching your back when you're here in the land where verbal contracts are the cultural norm, unless you get caught on paper...

[Underwaterbob]

A friend of mine is banned from teaching in Korea because of two accidental overstays. Pretty extreme. He was a good teacher and a great guy.

[Ut videam]