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NOT_HAPPY
Joined: 03 Nov 2008
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 Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:38 am Post subject: Not happy... |
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Dear all,
I have been in Korea now for little over a month and i am not happy with my current situation. Should i wish to leave my current hagwon for another, what sort of processes are involved? My current hagwon has sponsered my visa, so will it become invalid? Will i have o leave the country? Also, will i need to get my apostilled degree and criminal record check again? What are he possibilities of changing schools?
Many thanks?
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:44 am Post subject: Re: Not happy... |
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| NOT_HAPPY wrote: |
Dear all,
I have been in Korea now for little over a month and i am not happy with my current situation. Should i wish to leave my current hagwon for another, what sort of processes are involved? My current hagwon has sponsered my visa, so will it become invalid? Will i have o leave the country? Also, will i need to get my apostilled degree and criminal record check again? What are he possibilities of changing schools?
Many thanks?
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You will have to resolve the situation with your employer or leave. You will need a brand new E2 which will involve leaving Korea and again obtaining all the necessary documents. You may be able to obtain a letter of release in order to transfer jobs, but I think you have to have been here for a minimum time to do that and your employer probably won't be forthcoming with one.
Sorry man, the visa situation sucks here. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:30 am Post subject: |
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If I were you, I would leave Korea and go to Japan where you would own your own visa. You have to have reached the ninth month in your contract to be able to switch to another job. You aren't even close to that. You would have to go through the whole process again. Use this as an opportunity to go somewhere else. The currency isn't great here, so Japan is a better deal than usual, though you get more benefits in Korea. Privates are also legal.
I am sorry you have to go through this. The rules were better in 2006, but in late 2007 things started getting worse. |
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Darkray16
Joined: 09 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:11 am Post subject: |
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What kind of issues are you having exactly?
Without knowing them we can't really tell if you are reasonable in your desires or you just need some perspective. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:42 am Post subject: |
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What kind of issues are you having exactly?
Without knowing them we can't really tell if you are reasonable in your desires or you just need some perspective. |
The OP wasn't asking for 'perspective', he/she was asking for E2 visa info as it relates to early employment termination. Don't put your nose where it doesn't belong.
OP: Maybe the poster 'ttompatz', will show up on this thread. Although he may have recently left Korea I think he still posts here and has been known to give good advice to others in your situation. |
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Easter Clark
Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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| My advice is to talk to other schools and when you find one you like, ask them about the visa process. They should be able to give you solid answers to your questions and they will do their best to make the transition smooth. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:58 am Post subject: |
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| My advice is to talk to other schools and when you find one you like, ask them about the visa process. They should be able to give you solid answers to your questions and they will do their best to make the transition smooth. |
Well, if I were the OP, I would get another background check asap unless he has a spare one. Make sure, also to have some transcripts that are recent. If you've got that, then start looking for a job. After you found a school that would be willing to hire you and after you've explained your situation and they're okay with it, have your stuff left with a friend, tell immigration you quit and give a good reason, and that you want your visa cancelled. That's pretty much how the process works. I am not 100% on all the details, but it's close enough. |
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teachergirltoo
Joined: 28 Oct 2006
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I have a friend who just went through this two weeks ago after being here six months at a hagwon. She followed the advice she got here on the forum. First she went to Immigration and told them her list of grievances and received an Exit Order. Then she went to her school and told them she wasn't returning. She had to be out of her apartment immediately so she found a place to stay. Then she spoke with a recruiter and found a PS school job. Then she had to leave the country to renew her visa. Apparently a person must leave the country within 30 days of the Exit Order.
In hindsight, I suppose she could have found her new job first, then gone to immigration and got the Exit Order, gone to Japan, and started the new job. Then she wouldn't have had to find a place to stay for a week. Anyways, as I understand it was an easy process. |
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Ruraljuror
Joined: 08 Dec 2007
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| Maybe you should stick it out. If you leave and find a good job, won't you have to change your name? That seems like a big hassle to me. |
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I-am-me
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Hermit Kingdom
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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You could always go to Japan......and work there!! Why go back Korea?  |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| teachergirltoo wrote: |
I have a friend who just went through this two weeks ago after being here six months at a hagwon. She followed the advice she got here on the forum. First she went to Immigration and told them her list of grievances and received an Exit Order. Then she went to her school and told them she wasn't returning. She had to be out of her apartment immediately so she found a place to stay. Then she spoke with a recruiter and found a PS school job. Then she had to leave the country to renew her visa. Apparently a person must leave the country within 30 days of the Exit Order.
In hindsight, I suppose she could have found her new job first, then gone to immigration and got the Exit Order, gone to Japan, and started the new job. Then she wouldn't have had to find a place to stay for a week. Anyways, as I understand it was an easy process. |
Has this always been the case? I thought, in the past, you needed a letter of release? Has this been the case since 2006 or is this something relatively new? I've never had to quit a job and leave, but I was tempted to do so. What about employers trying to blacklist you? I guess they can't do that if you tell immigration that you quit? |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| Easter Clark wrote: |
| My advice is to talk to other schools and when you find one you like, ask them about the visa process. They should be able to give you solid answers to your questions and they will do their best to make the transition smooth. |
ha ha ha ha ha
how long have YOU been here??
hey OP - whatever you do - don't listen to this joker - more often than not, schools are absolutely clueless as to the correct visa process - and would just as soon have you working on a tourist visa to boot. |
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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| So what are the particulars of your current situation? Not getting paid or is your apartment not what you expected? |
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