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[gwhitey09]

Has anyone transferred their E-2 visa to a D-2 visa.
My E-2 expires at the end of August. I am going to study
Korean at a university language center starting in early
September. I was wondering if it was possible to transfer visas.
Anyone have any experience with this?
Also, while on the subject, what's up with the work situation with a
D-2. I read that, legeally, after a semester, you can work up to
20 hours a week, pending approval of your university language
center. Anyone have experience with this? Anything would be greatly
appreciated.

[climber159]

According to Yonsei, you may be asked to leave Korea and return in order to process a visa status transfer.
http://gsis.yonsei.ac.kr/html/content.asp?code=003003001

According to Korea net, you are allowed to work up to twenty hours per week. You must submit a letter of permission from you school to do so.
http://www.korea.net/News/News/NewsView.asp?serial_no=20060627008

Some of the info is a couple of years old. So, I'd just give immigration a ring and ask.

[wanderer]

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[gwhitey09]

Thanks a lot for the info.
The info I looked at also appeared to be a couple of years old.
I just wanted to see if anyone had any first hand experience.
I'll give immigration a ring.
Thanks again!

[hwarangi]

D-2 is not for studying Korean. Its for studying something else, like an MBA or Korean studies or something.

If you want to study Korean, you can change from an e2 to a D-4-4 without leaving the country. You cant legally work on that.

Youll need a letter of acceptance from the school, proof of at least 3 million won, 50,000 passport and alien card.

[PeteJB]

Everyone works part-time on the D4 anyway. The semester fees are equally as expensive as a degree course, it's unbelievably stupid to prevent students from working. They must only want rich kids studying here, obviously..

Btw you could study Korean at a degree level, that'd get you the D2.

[hwarangi]

How do you study Korean at degree level?