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Iamronin11
Joined: 17 May 2009
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 Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:59 am Post subject: do you need a letter of release to leave the country? |
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| if you are leaving without plans on coming back, before your contract is up, do you need a letter of release at the airport to show immigration or any other kind of paperwork? |
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benji
Joined: 21 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:08 am Post subject: |
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| Yes of course. If you dont have a letter of release, they will detain you in their airport lockup until your employer shows up. You will go to the immigration ofice where you will be fitted with a GPS ankle braclet so they will know if you stray from your job again. |
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Iamronin11
Joined: 17 May 2009
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:13 am Post subject: |
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| benji wrote: |
| Yes of course. If you dont have a letter of release, they will detain you in their airport lockup until your employer shows up. You will go to the immigration ofice where you will be fitted with a GPS ankle braclet so they will know if you stray from your job again. |
haha ok ok , but seriously though. are there any problems to be had if i go before my contract is up without any release letter or any paperwork at hand? |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:26 am Post subject: Re: do you need a letter of release to leave the country? |
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| Iamronin11 wrote: |
| if you are leaving without plans on coming back, before your contract is up, do you need a letter of release at the airport to show immigration or any other kind of paperwork? |
You are free to leave at any time, (unless you have criminal charges pending). There is no need for a letter of release to leave Korea.
A letter of release is useful to obtain a new job in Korea under some circumstances. If you are not coming back, it would be a useless document. |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:31 am Post subject: Re: do you need a letter of release to leave the country? |
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| Iamronin11 wrote: |
| if you are leaving without plans on coming back, before your contract is up, do you need a letter of release at the airport to show immigration or any other kind of paperwork? |
Did you get your diploma back? I would hate to hear that you are leaving without your diploma. |
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yeremy
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: Anywhere's there's a good bookstore.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:16 pm Post subject: Re: LOR |
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| You only need a LOR when you want to change schools. Otherwise, just go to the airport with ticket and baggage in-hand and have a good flight. Unless you are wanted by the authorities, all I expect they will do, as another poster said, is to cancel your visa in your passport and confiscate your ARC. |
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leaf
Joined: 07 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:18 am Post subject: |
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| Out of curiousity does the OP need t hand in his Alien Card when he leaves if he's not coming back? |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| leaf wrote: |
| Out of curiousity does the OP need t hand in his Alien Card when he leaves if he's not coming back? |
They will likely fine you (100,000 won or thereabouts) if you don't. |
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