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Hungrylikethewolf · Joined: 09 Sep 2006

A WARNING to teachers who have overstayed their E-2 visa in the past:

According to the new visa regulations, any teacher who has overstayed their E-2 visa in the past and wants to teach in Korea again MUST go for an interview in their home country AND obtain their visa in their home country. No exceptions.

People who have overstayed their past visas can never do quick visa-runs to Japan ever again. They must ALWAYS apply in their home country (AND go for an interview in their home country) every time they wish to obtain a new E-2 visa to work in Korea again.

Hope this message saves some people from a big headache... it's not highlighted in the new visa regulations anywhere at the moment.

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

Sounds like bollocks to me.

Needs a source, just not from the horses mouth.

If true, then Korea is becoming even more backwards in its English education pursuits.

And also, seems like another tedious hoop to have thousands of past and current teachers calling immigration asking: "Um, excuse me, have I overstayed in the past and you guys are a bunch of morons."

ChinaBoy · Joined: 17 Feb 2007

maybe the OP just heard a rumor or something, lord knows there's been 1000 of those regarding visas

that said, if you broke the law before, you SHOULD have some penalties.. If people were in my country illegally, I'd want them out and never to return.

gteacher · Joined: 24 May 2007 Location: Ghost in the machine

He is correct. I have a teacher on a plane back to Canada this weekend because he overstayed his last visa by 1 day. We have tried every way around it possible. If you have a black mark on your visa, for any reason, you must return to your home country for a visa interview.

cruisemonkey · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:08 pm Post subject:

This is hardly new or 'news'.

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

It must be part of last years visa law changes. To teachers who started contracts prior to the new laws and have not yet completed them, this would be news to them.

Can you imagine the numbers of teachers who now need to call their respective immigration offices to ask about any black marks on their visas. Sounds like a headache for both parties involved.

cruisemonkey · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject:

I guess it's news to those who have had their head in the sand since March... but if one breaks the law there's usually consequences.

joshuahirtle27 · Joined: 23 Mar 2008

Isn't it fairly stupid to fly back home then fly back here. I mean the airfare is really expensive to it's superfluous to fly all over the planet for a piece of paper.

some waygug-in · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

Korea goes out of its way to punish people whose only crime is choosing to work here.

Sparkling.

Ut videam · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do

drcrazy · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject:

What if 8 years ago when renewing your contract the secretary of the English Department is the one who fills out the forms for a renewel and takes it to the immigration office and made a mistake for the date and your Visa expired during final exam week.

diablo3 · Joined: 11 Sep 2004

I was a teacher once, and overstayed my visa while not on an E2 visa. Would this still apply for me if I want to teach again?

They would be wasting my time if they want to still interview me.

crazy tigger · Joined: 06 Aug 2006

[Korea goes out of its way to punish people whose only crime is choosing to work here.

Sparkling.]

Erm, and our own countries don't punish people violating immigration laws when their only crime is to work in that country? [/quote]

jackson7 · Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Kim Jong Il's Future Fireball

HIJACK ALERT:

What if the offender in question is simply renewing at his or her current school?

Ut videam · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Location: Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do