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[KlinkKlonk]

Ok.
This is pretty complicated so i'll keep it short but full of facts.
My friend visited me on a tourist visa and became interested in Korea.
My hagwon boss said he could do a sort of volunteer month while his visa was being processed to give him some experience and see if my boss wanted to hire him.

Basically, after my friend spoke to some other teachers at a different hagwon he decided he wanted to move to a public school and so quit -he didn't receive any money. Then last week some immigration police came looking for him at the hagwon because the visa application hadn't been cancelled. i pretended i didn't know where he had gone in order to give him a heads up. His visa expires next week and he's scared he'll get detained if he tries to leave.

Today my boss said "oh, there's a special month now where illegals can leave and won't get fined because they're trying to get rid of them all"

this "special month" seems a bit dodgy but i can't work out his motivation for lying. He's already been fined for it so was just wondering.

any help in this confusing matter/ Cheers in advance

[MrMr]

They do occassionally have an amnesty period whereby illegals can leave the country without penality. You'd have to get details from immigration as to when the next one will be and what exactly if any are the reprecussions. Might also have to be careful about how you broach topic with immi. Not much help, but all I've got

[MrMr]

They do occassionally have an amnesty period whereby illegals can leave the country without penality. You'd have to get details from immigration as to when the next one will be and what exactly if any are the reprecussions. Might also have to be careful about how you broach topic with immi. Not much help, but all I've got

[bassexpander]

Sounds like someone is a crafty bastard to me.

We've had one amnesty period that I'd heard of (in my 7+ years here) and that was publicized.

If there's currently an amnesty period going on, this is the first i've heard of it.

[Joe666]

KlinkKlonk - This comment is way off topic, but your avatar is damn creepy my friend. I view one's avatar as a sort of reflection of who he/she is. It's the only other thing to really go on, other than the rhetoric that is used.

[michaelambling]

[Seul]

[Cerriowen]

I'd suggest your friend call immigration and talk to them about it. Tell them there was a mix up, and he wants to know how to legally work this out.

[lifeinkorea]

I don't think the full story is being told here. How did the hagwon get fined if they didn't get caught? The story has it that the friend left the hagwon to work at a public school. So, how did the police find out about this?

Something is missing.

[harlowethrombey]

Did I read the OP wrong or did your friend agree to work for a month, for free?

If so, I got a fence I need painted white, too. It's a real heap of fun, tell your friend to get paintin'.

[ChinaBoy]

I think it's illegal to volunteer, isn't it?

[cruisemonkey]

Did you actually see the Immigration Police? It sounds to me like your boss is making all this up out of spite (and because he lost face).

[wylies99]

[wylies99]

[Joe666]

michaelambling wrote:

I find it hysterical that you have the mark of the beast in your user name.

So that's what 666 means? OOOPS! Whatever I post, also pertains to myself. I have no delusions though often delusional. I am an equal oppertunity A**hole.

Touche Mikie. But I still think that avatar is damn creepy.