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[zimmerman]

Hi

I have a few questions about getting a new job now that my visa has been canceled. After all the problems I went through I finally got my Visa canceled, didn't have to sign any of the schools documents and got paid.

But now I'm concerned about where I stand. I was told by my former boss, who went to immigration with me (immigration official didn't speak English) that I had two weeks to get a public school job or go back to America and reapply, then I can come back and get a private job. She said everything was fine and I wasn't in any sort of trouble, and it wouldn't be a problem.

But now I'm hearing about an exit order. Is it an official document I was supposed to get? I didn't get anything but my visa back that says canceled, has the cancellation date on it and something in Korean. So I can't even see anything that says the 28th, which is supposed to be the date I must leave the country.

Also I'm concerned about the letter of release. Do I get it from the school and use it when I apply for my next visa, after I find another job?

And when she said, "Go back to America" did she really just mean leave the country? Could I go to Japan for a visa run without having go to all the way back home? I don't know if this being my first visa would mean having to go back home and interview all over again.

I have all the documents to get a new visa, CBC, transcripts, original degree. Could I get this letter of release, find another job, and just make a visa run to Japan?

[stuck]

Now that the visa has been cancelled you don't need a letter of release for your new job. You will be starting the visa process from scratch.

The exit order is just a piece of paper with the dates you need to leave the country by. You don't really need to have it as long as you know your dates.

My friend is in the same position as you and he doesn't need to go back to the States as far as I'm aware. If you give immigration a call on 02 2650 6212 then they will be able to answer all your questions.

I know everyone bitches about immigration, and last year I did have major problems with them, i.e calling them and getting a different answer each time (my first visa was cancelled too and I didn't have to go back to the UK, just had to get a brand new visa...new CRC and transcripts etc, and then had to go to Japan, but I was over 9 months on my visa). But this year they seem to be a lot better.

[zimmerman]

[stuck]

As long as you know your exit date it shouldn't be a problem. You can go back to immigration to get a copy but you're right, your boss probably has it.

They actually stapled my exit order into my passport when I went there to collect the EO (my previous employer had cancelled my visa without my knowledge).

Why are you worried about flying to Seoul?

[zimmerman]

[stuck]

Don't worry, the exit date is 14 days from the date of cancellation. You won't have problems with immigration when you leave. But if you are concerned I'm pretty sure you can get a copy of the exit order from immigration.

[Ut videam]

Is this your first E-2 visa?

How long did you work for your present employer before the visa was cancelled?

The answers to these two questions may have a significant impact on whether or not you have to go back to the US for a new visa.

[zimmerman]

[zimmerman]

As I said before she said I could try to find a public job in two weeks but I don't have any documents to state this. Should I have a piece of paper stating this? Or would immigration know when I reapply for another visa?

[zimmerman]

I just talked to the immigration help line and she said that if I don't get a job in two weeks than I could go to Japan and reapply for a new visa and I wouldn't have to go back home. Despite the fact that I've been here a month, as long as I have had a visa issued to me in the past. I'm hoping she's right, she said to get a letter of release from my former employer.

[zimmerman]

I found a template for the LOR. I imagine the seal is the red mark, or signature thing they do. Should I get the seal of only the Representative? Do I need the school's official seal also?

[Tommy]

As previously stated, you don't need a LOR if your visa has been canceled, which it has: your employer went with you to immi and canceled it for you.

If you really want to exit order in paper, you can get it from immigration, but it changes nothing: you still need to leave the country 14 days after your visa has been canceled - in this case the 28th. You can ask for an extension, but they'll need to see proof of you leaving (plane ticket, boat ticket).

In all likelihood, you'll be able to do a visa run to Japan rather than going all the way back home. If you haven't found a job by the 28th then leave the country and come back as as a tourist. You don't want break the rules which might force you to go all the way back home to get your visa.

Try focusing on your new job and less on the little things which you don't need (LOR, exit order).

[zimmerman]

[Adventurer]

Make sure you don't throw the exit order in the trash. Keep it with you and show it at the airport if you don't have the card. Chances are you weren't told that by immigration. It's happened to a few foreigners.