Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Special BK]

I got fired recently (unfairly imho)
and went to mmigration to get an exit order as suggested by so many here.. but the immigration people say that i have to go there with my employer. Even when i said that we're not on the best of terms the lady was like "sorry have to come together"
When i asked if there's anyway for me to end the visa by myself she said no...



something i missed here or have the rules changed?

[Big Mac]

Can't you just leave the country, hand in your alien card and that will cancel your visa?

[Teelo]

[sineface]

[amemorylost]

The way I understand it(and this is an area I'm a bit murky on), is that you only really need to get an Exit Order if you want to come back to Korea to teach, as all the Exit Order does is cancels your current visa.

According to the guy interviewed by The Midnight Runner (the one that took his Hagwon to the labor board and won), you should be able to get an exit order on your own. If they won't give you one at immigration, I think I would be tempted to take the phone number of my country's embassy here and phone them whilst at immigration, as technically they're trying to keep you in the country.

That said, you can just get on a plane and leave without one. They can't stop you from doing that.

[afsjesse]

BS to it all!!!!! Just go to a different Immigration Office. It's a pain in the arse but that's what I'd do if I wanted to come back to Korea before my visa expired. Busan, Daegu, Pohang, Yangyang etc.... all have offices. Or go to the same one on a different day and hope to talk to a different official.

Suerte,
Jesse

[lifeinkorea]

They might have had that confused with a LOR, which is now a bit silly to require if a teacher can get an exit order on their own. So, someone at immigration is thinking pre-2007.

[sineface]

[nomad-ish]

after i get an exit order, how long do i have to leave the country? is it by midnight that day or within 24 hours or... ?

[asams]

you have 30 days to leave the country after you get an exit order.

you have 14 days after you are fired to report to immigration.

the only reason you have to go to immigration is to cancel your visa therefore enabling you to obtain another job before your prior visa expires

if you just want to leave the country and not return in the next year or so then just hand in your ARC at immigration and say "Cancel"

[ontheway]

[Mr. Pink]

[sineface]