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[Bibbitybop]

First, read this article. Not all foreigners are idiotic.

http://koreabeat.com/?p=1105

Second, would attending this protest on an E-2 visa be a violation of your E-2 visa, like the 2 fools in the picture who probably are on E-2s?

Third, what do you think about it?

Personally, the foreigners who don't "trust US beef" are just as silly as the Koreans who don't trust US beef due to rumors, non-facts or just "because it's cool." I wish the foreigners or the article would've mentioned why they don't trust beef.

I don't care if US beef comes here or not. I do care if people have some scientific, rational reasons for their protests. I am also a huge free-speech advocate and I think it is wrong for people on E-2 visas to be suppressed. No matter now idiotic they may be.

[Yu_Bum_suk]

The two English boys apparently attend an international school here. Notice how the one is giving the reverse V-sign?

They probably wanted to check things out and not miss out on any of the excitement and figured they'd throw on a couple of anti-US beef shirts so that they didn't get mistaken for Americans and lynched.

[T-dot]

Just proves the extent a guy will go through to get some A55.

[TheUrbanMyth]

[Bibbitybop]

[ttompatz]

Hmm... I am pretty sure the German is NOT here on an English E2.
I would suspect that the others, who appear to be long timers, are probably here on F2s and not E2s but I have no way to prove or disprove it.

Attendance at the protest COULD be construed at a violation of an E2 visa under the IMMIGRATION CONTROL ACT

CHAPTER Ⅳ SOJOURN AND DEPARTURE OF FOREIGNERS
SECTION 1 Sojourn of Foreigners
Article 17 (Sojourn and Activity Scope of Foreigners)
(1) Any foreigner may sojourn in the Republic of Korea within the limit of his status of sojourn and period of sojourn.
(2) No foreigner sojourning in the Republic of Korea shall engage in any political activity.

A demonstration against the government could certainly be construed as a political activity.

[Smee]

Speaking of idiot foreigners at rallies: http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/06/11/apparently-beef-from-cows-over-20-months-old-is-illegal-in-the-united-states/

Foreigners who go to these things are just out to win brownie points with their coworkers or to bring home something to poke on. Of course we'll stand out and the media will use us in their reports as decoration and validation, like when foreigners and symphonies go to North Korea, or when white people turn up on advertisements for hagwon.

[JongnoGuru]

[TheUrbanMyth]

[Bibbitybop]

ttompatz already provided the link about no political actions. Free-speech and free-assembly falls into that category, but not all free-speech or all free-assembly does, as in the example of ATEK.

As far as volunteering goes, legally you are supposed to register with immigration and pay a 60,000 won fee. This information came after the "Busan 9" incident. Recently, with the Taean oil clean up, immigration officers said it was ok to volunteer without registering. Registration is here: http://www.immigration.go.kr/HP/IMM80/imm_04/imm_0404/sm9.jsp

This all goes back to the law vs. what is enforced.

[Pyongshin Sangja]

[Kimchi Cha Cha]

[TheUrbanMyth]

[nautilus]

Koreans usually resent foreigners having opinions on their internal affairs.
They hate them voicing stuff about Korean politics.
They probably hate them taking part in protests even more (even if its in support of them).

if you doubt me, just mention to some coworkers that you don't like the president. Or even mention that you do. Either way, it will be "none of your business as you're not Korean".

[CentralCali]