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[hugekebab]

Hi,

Please read this properly before replying!

I am halfway through an E2 visa (I gave notice at my university and left after 6 months into my second year there.)

My boss has agreed to give me a letter of transfer ( I can hear her teeth grinding from here.)

Does anyone know if I'm going to require a crim check/apostille and all that malarkey or can I simply transfer the visa and then after six months go through that malarkey again? Remember I'm only six months into my E2.

Any informed help would be appreciated.

I'm moving to another university FYI.

Thanks

[polonius]

You obviously know the 9 month rule, otherwise you wouldn't be posting this. I had a feeling that this issue might be surfacing around this time. Now, I can't give you a 100% correct answer at this time, but I was led to believe that you could in fact transfer your visa, if you were with 1 school for 18 months.

I will be calling immigration tomorrow, as this is affecting a teacher of mine. I will let you know my 100% findings.

[yingwenlaoshi]

Immigration may allow you to transfer if you do it within 6 days from the last day of employment of your current job. That's what they told me at Mokdong Immigration. They said I would've been able to with a release letter even though I had only worked 3 months at my last job.

Check in person with immigration. It's the only way. If you approach them nicely and sincerely, they may give you the benefit of the doubt. After all, immigration is god. Best time to go in is a Friday morning before they open so you can be one of the first customers. At that time, they're in a better mood with not having to deal with crap all day and the weekend just around the corner.

[hugekebab]

I know about the 9 month thing, and I will have been at the school for exactly 18 months when I leave. Christ, why do they make this visa process so awkward.

If I go to immigration, am I going to get different responses depending on the city? (my job is in another city) Can I go to any immigration department to find this out?

Please let me know how it went regarding your friend.

Thanks very much

[romano812]

My situation was different. I was in Korea for one year and completed my contract. Near the end of my contract my employer allowed me to transfer my visa to a new employee and I had to go to immigration for an "alteration or addition of employment" permit. No new visa was issued, and I did not have to provide a criminal record check, transcripts, or a health check. I think they asked to see my diploma again, but I'm not sure. All immigration did after that was add a stamp to the back of my ARC.
Hope this helps.

[tired of LA]

[hugekebab]

[polonius]

My admin assistant went to immigration today and asked this question. The immigration officer stated that in order to transfer a visa while in your second year of a contract, that you need to have completed 1/4 of that contract.

So, 3/4 to complete of your first contract, you can transfer. If you you extend with a school, then you need to stay at least 15 or 16 months (or 3-4 months into the second contract) before you can transfer again.

BUT, as we all know, you can get 10 different answers from 10 different officers.