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MollyBloom · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Location: James Joyce's pants

My E2 runs out in September 2009 and I was thinking about staying for another month to travel around Korea. Do I just go to Immi and get a tourist visa, or will I have to leave the country? Is there anyway I can extend my current one for at least a couple of weeks if I can't get a month?

Also, on the immi website, it has info about the American tourist visa being extended to 90 days, but that you need an "e-passport":

http://seoul.immigration.go.kr/HP/COM/bbs_03/ShowData.do

Do I need this? Obviously I can come into the country if I have already had a few visas.

Zyzyfer · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:32 am Post subject:

From what I know, you've got to leave. Had to do it three times personally.

cruisemonkey · Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:25 pm Post subject:

You can get a extension of up to 30 days (no charge for non-work purposes) as long as you have tickets.

MollyBloom · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Location: James Joyce's pants

Damn. It'd be nice to go to immi, have them cancel my visa and then give me a tourist one. That would be easy!

ChinaBoy · Joined: 17 Feb 2007

It would be nice!

Isn't that what the guy before you said to do?

cruisemonkey · Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:13 am Post subject:

You don't need a tourist visa!

You can extend your period of sojourn for up to 30 days (free, if you are not working) if you have tickets to leave K-land. You can do it at any Immi office, or online.

esetters21 · Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Location: Seoul

MollyBloom · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Location: James Joyce's pants

sojusucks · Joined: 31 May 2008

At the conclusion of your contract, your school should give you an exit order from the Ministry of Justice, which will specify that you must leave within a certain period of time. Not all employers do this though.

Or you could leave and come back.

Good luck.