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rezonance
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 Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:57 am Post subject: Getting a job in country |
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| Im flying to Malaysia soon planning on travelling for a couple of months eventually making my way to Korea from China. I'll be entering on a tourist visa looking for a job then doing a visa run to Japan to get it changed to an E2. Does anybody know if i'll have any problems entering Korea with no onward ticket? Any other possible problems doing it this way? I'll be liaising with agencies over the next few weeks with the idea of filling an immediate position. Ive already done all the leg work re documents etc. Thanks for your help |
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Carla
Joined: 21 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: Getting a job in country |
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| rezonance wrote: |
| Im flying to Malaysia soon planning on travelling for a couple of months eventually making my way to Korea from China. I'll be entering on a tourist visa looking for a job then doing a visa run to Japan to get it changed to an E2. Does anybody know if i'll have any problems entering Korea with no onward ticket? Any other possible problems doing it this way? I'll be liaising with agencies over the next few weeks with the idea of filling an immediate position. Ive already done all the leg work re documents etc. Thanks for your help |
Technically, yes, you need an outbound ticket to enter the country. They have way to many illegals so they are enforcing that unless you come across a really lazy officer. If you actually plan on doing a visa run, why don't you go ahead and purchase a ticket for Japan?
Now, about the visa run. Have you had an E-2 before? If you haven't, you have to have a interview in your home country for your first E-2 visa. |
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rezonance
Joined: 23 May 2009
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I didnt realise that you need an interview in your home country. This could potentially be a problem as i'm flying to Malaysia today. Is there any way around it? Like having an interview in another country or even in Korea? I want to be legal and have all the necessary documents etc. |
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Carla
Joined: 21 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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| rezonance wrote: |
| I didnt realise that you need an interview in your home country. This could potentially be a problem as i'm flying to Malaysia today. Is there any way around it? Like having an interview in another country or even in Korea? I want to be legal and have all the necessary documents etc. |
I think if you work for EPIC or SMOE you don't need one, they let you work around it or something. I'm not sure. But those are public school positions which aparently have been turning people down after successful interviews due to overbooking. Wait a while for people who can't hack it or get sucky schools to leave. Some positions will open up in a few months. |
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Carla
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh, but your degree has to be already registered with the Korean Education Board which you can do in Korea. |
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rezonance
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:24 am Post subject: |
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| Hey thanks for the info Carla but what i'm trying to assess is whether it is worth me traveling to Korea as planned to look for a job. Will I be allowed to convert to an E2 if say I got a hogwan job. |
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Carla
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:45 am Post subject: |
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| rezonance wrote: |
| Hey thanks for the info Carla but what i'm trying to assess is whether it is worth me traveling to Korea as planned to look for a job. Will I be allowed to convert to an E2 if say I got a hogwan job. |
If you get a hagwon job, you have to have an interview in your home country if it is your first E-2. If you've had an E-2 before, you don't have to have an interview. If you are working with certain public schools, you might be able to get around it by registering your degree.
The main problem is that most of the public school positions are full for now. If I was you, I wouldn't take the risk. As a matter of fact, I am in your position, and I didn't take the risk. If you want to do that, you need to wait a few months for the runners to leave the public schools then you can possibly come and find a position.
But like I said, if you work at a hagwon or public school outside of SMOE/EPIC, you have to have your interview in your home country.
And most of the people doing visa runs to Japan are not on their first E-2. |
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