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kristy263
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 Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:47 am Post subject: How long after contract is do I have to leave?/ MR?! |
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I'm fed up and am putting in my 45 day notice soon to leave this place...
I have two specific questions that I'd like answered if you have either first hand experience of this and/or knowledge of the law.
Please don't respond if you just "think" you're right. I'm not trying to be rude....but I really NEED just some good facts!
1. How long after my 45 days is up do I have to leave the country? I'm going to try to hold out several days after my 45 days is up to make sure my boss doesn't screw me with my last pay. Can I legally stay for say, 4 days after my contract is up, or do I have to leave on day my contract ends?
2. Is doing this the legit way (as opposed to the midnight run) really worth it? Does anyone have any firsthand horror/good stories about telling your boss you are leaving as stipulated in your contract?
Thank you so much, and please write back soon! |
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Teelo
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Wellington, NZ
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:22 am Post subject: |
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1. How long after my 45 days is up do I have to leave the country? I'm going to try to hold out several days after my 45 days is up to make sure my boss doesn't screw me with my last pay. Can I legally stay for say, 4 days after my contract is up, or do I have to leave on day my contract ends?
Go to immigration, ask for an exit order for 30 days after the 45 days notice. Make sure to take your ARC and passport.
2. Is doing this the legit way (as opposed to the midnight run) really worth it? Does anyone have any firsthand horror/good stories about telling your boss you are leaving as stipulated in your contract?
Do you trust your boss not to hold out on the last pay?
If he does, stand outside the school yelling at all his customers until he pays you  |
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Jandar
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:45 am Post subject: |
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You have ten days after the end of your contract.
I think that is dependent upon when your employer cancels your visa, so ten days after your boss cancels your visa.
So if your boss waits three days to cancel your visa then you get 10 + 3, but don't trust your boss.
If your concerned about getting ripped off, say nothing, wait until your next pay day, withdraw all your money and catch the next plane to Japan or Taiwan or home.
What exactly are you fed up with, if you don't mind me asking? |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:25 am Post subject: |
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kristy,
Do no pay attention to idiots such as Jandar - they know not of what they speak.
Teelo has given you something to think about... in K-land, honour doesn't exist - it's all about 'face'. If you do the right thing and give the required notice your 'boss' will make you wish you hadn't. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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My advice would be to 'guit' immediately after next payday (don't tell the boss)... and (to paraphrase ttompatz) go immediately to your local immigration office, inform them that you quit AND politely demand an exit order (they will take your ARC and staple the exit order in your passport).
This will effectively cancel your visa AND give you 30 days to leave the country.
You will be free to leave and return any time (within that 30 days) with or without a new job.
Of course, you will have to provide your own housing until you leave K-land or get another job. |
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sineface
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
Location: C'est magnifique
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| So you have 10 days after you finish even if you don't go to immigration and get an exit order? 10 days is the standard rule? |
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gteacher
Joined: 24 May 2007
Location: Ghost in the machine
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| sineface wrote: |
| So you have 10 days after you finish even if you don't go to immigration and get an exit order? 10 days is the standard rule? |
You have 0 days. you need to leave Korea on the day your ARC expires. If you want to leave at any point after this date you need to extend your visa and get an exit order. |
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sineface
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
Location: C'est magnifique
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Hmmm. So best to quit, then go to immigration and get the exit order? And any idea of cost? |
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gteacher
Joined: 24 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| sineface wrote: |
| Hmmm. So best to quit, then go to immigration and get the exit order? And any idea of cost? |
I don't believe it costs anything. Just ring them up and ask. |
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sineface
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
Location: C'est magnifique
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Cool, thanks. |
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adventurer01
Joined: 17 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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I know someone that has already given notice to leave their contract. I think I need some clarification because I don't understand how the ARC and exit order work.
Technically, the ARC date on the card is still good until the end of the 1 year contract... so if you leave early is the final day that you are working reported somewhere, and the ARC in the system changed? Or do you still have some time after your last day (when you quit early) to leave, because your card is still good.
Next... when do you go to get the exit order? Are you still allowed to work after you have the exit order, or do you need to go on the last day you are working? I don't understand how that works.
Last... is there usually any problem with someone coming back in on a tourist visa for a few months or up to a year. They have some money saved and want to continue to live in Korea, but just not work!
Sorry for all the questions. I am confused. |
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asams
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:50 am Post subject: |
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| adventurer01 wrote: |
I know someone that has already given notice to leave their contract. I think I need some clarification because I don't understand how the ARC and exit order work.
Technically, the ARC date on the card is still good until the end of the 1 year contract... so if you leave early is the final day that you are working reported somewhere, and the ARC in the system changed? Or do you still have some time after your last day (when you quit early) to leave, because your card is still good.
Next... when do you go to get the exit order? Are you still allowed to work after you have the exit order, or do you need to go on the last day you are working? I don't understand how that works.
Last... is there usually any problem with someone coming back in on a tourist visa for a few months or up to a year. They have some money saved and want to continue to live in Korea, but just not work!
Sorry for all the questions. I am confused. |
Ok, you have 14 days to report to immigration after you work your last day. From that point you have 30 days to leave the country. You cannot leave the country and try to return in those 30 days unless you surrender your ARC card at immigration at the airport.
I'm not really sure about a tourist visa |
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sineface
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
Location: C'est magnifique
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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| asams wrote: |
Ok, you have 14 days to report to immigration after you work your last day. From that point you have 30 days to leave the country. You cannot leave the country and try to return in those 30 days unless you surrender your ARC card at immigration at the airport.
I'm not really sure about a tourist visa |
So if one quits without notice, and leaves 9 days later, does one have to do anything with immigration at all, or am I covered automatically (even if they cancel the visa on that day I quit?) |
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asams
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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| So if one quits without notice, and leaves 9 days later, does one have to do anything with immigration at all, or am I covered automatically (even if they cancel the visa on that day I quit?) |
just go to immigration, demand an exit order, quit your job, hang around for 30 days or less, then be done with it. make sure you hand in your ARC at immigration at the airport |
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