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kinerry
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 Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:57 am Post subject: Anyone ever gotten a 3-year visa? |
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| I'm thinking about making it a stipulation to renewing my contract, regardless of whether or not I stay for 3 years. |
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sulperman
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:01 am Post subject: |
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A what now?
Is that a real thing?
Why? |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:22 am Post subject: |
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| You can't get a 3 year E-2 visa. You could only get a contract saying it's for 3 years and renew/extend your visa every year. I have a two year contract but it's more of a good faith agreement because the visa is still for one year at a time. Don't know if your school would be willing to do that, but they probably would if they could, cause having someone re-sign for three years is a definite plus for them. Maybe not if it's a public school under a program like EPIK or SMOE. |
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kprrok
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Location: KC
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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| I had a 3-year F-2, but I was only on it for a little over a year before getting my F5. |
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PRagic
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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Think about what you're asking, OP: you're asking your employer to be responsible for something administered by the government, in this case Immigration.
The other poster was correct in that unless you have an F-series visa, the best you can do is push for a longer contract term. Then again, if you do get that, we'd hope not to see you back here looking for information on how to get out of a contract because a better offer came along!
Be careful what you wish for... |
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kinerry
Joined: 01 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| PRagic wrote: |
Think about what you're asking, OP: you're asking your employer to be responsible for something administered by the government, in this case Immigration.
The other poster was correct in that unless you have an F-series visa, the best you can do is push for a longer contract term. Then again, if you do get that, we'd hope not to see you back here looking for information on how to get out of a contract because a better offer came along!
Be careful what you wish for... |
I'm asking for something by my employer administered by the government?
Uh, sorry to break it to you, but that's how you get a working visa, your employer is the one that asks for the term.
I already know how to get out of contracts, not a problem. |
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raewon
Joined: 16 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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I have seen something like this before in a contract:
"The employer agrees to renew this contract for an additional year providing
that [conditions stated]."
It was for an academy, but I can't remember which one. Also, it doesn't seem like this would really guarantee you anything, as there were conditions stated that the academy could always use to terminate the employment contract at the end of the first year. For example (-the employee has not received any warning letters from the employer).
Even if you have such a clause in your contract, it wouldn't mean that immigration would have to issue you an extension on your visa. However, if your academy was satisfied with your performance then I can only think of a few obvious reasons (caught for drugs, etc.) as to why immigration wouldn't give you the extension.
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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| kinerry wrote: |
| PRagic wrote: |
Think about what you're asking, OP: you're asking your employer to be responsible for something administered by the government, in this case Immigration.
The other poster was correct in that unless you have an F-series visa, the best you can do is push for a longer contract term. Then again, if you do get that, we'd hope not to see you back here looking for information on how to get out of a contract because a better offer came along!
Be careful what you wish for... |
I'm asking for something by my employer administered by the government?
Uh, sorry to break it to you, but that's how you get a working visa, your employer is the one that asks for the term.
I already know how to get out of contracts, not a problem. |
Because immigration only issues one year E2 visas. There is no such thing as a 3 year E2 visa. So you are asking your employer for something they cannot legally provide. |
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Goon-Yang
Joined: 28 May 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I had a 3-year F-2, but I was only on it for a little over a year before getting my F5. |
I have to raise the bullshit flag here.
Your first F-2 is either a year or 2 years. You must be on an F-2 for 2 year before you get an f-5.
Either you are full of crap or the immigration office is so incompetent it's not funny.
I'm not denying either...lol. |
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Scouse Mouse
Joined: 07 Jan 2007
Location: Cloud #9
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| Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Goon-Yang wrote: |
| kprrok wrote: |
| I had a 3-year F-2, but I was only on it for a little over a year before getting my F5. |
I have to raise the bullshit flag here.
Your first F-2 is either a year or 2 years. You must be on an F-2 for 2 year before you get an f-5.
Either you are full of crap or the immigration office is so incompetent it's not funny.
I'm not denying either...lol. |
Funny... he's the second person that I have heard of getting a 3 year F-2. I guess that makes YOU full of crap  |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Goon-Yang wrote: |
| kprrok wrote: |
| I had a 3-year F-2, but I was only on it for a little over a year before getting my F5. |
I have to raise the bullshit flag here.
Your first F-2 is either a year or 2 years. You must be on an F-2 for 2 year before you get an f-5.
Either you are full of crap or the immigration office is so incompetent it's not funny.
I'm not denying either...lol. |
My first F2 was one year, I renewed and they gave me 3 years. A year into it, I got my F5...where's the problem? |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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| kprrok wrote: |
| Goon-Yang wrote: |
| kprrok wrote: |
| I had a 3-year F-2, but I was only on it for a little over a year before getting my F5. |
I have to raise the bullshit flag here.
Your first F-2 is either a year or 2 years. You must be on an F-2 for 2 year before you get an f-5.
Either you are full of crap or the immigration office is so incompetent it's not funny.
I'm not denying either...lol. |
My first F2 was one year, I renewed and they gave me 3 years. A year into it, I got my F5...where's the problem? |
Exact same situation as mine. Got my first F-2 (one year). Renewed and received three years, and will apply for my F-5 this March one year into my first extension.
Roll up your flag and go home. |
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The Cosmic Hum
Joined: 09 May 2003
Location: Sonic Space
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| Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| littlelisa wrote: |
| kinerry wrote: |
| PRagic wrote: |
Think about what you're asking, OP: you're asking your employer to be responsible for something administered by the government, in this case Immigration.
The other poster was correct in that unless you have an F-series visa, the best you can do is push for a longer contract term. Then again, if you do get that, we'd hope not to see you back here looking for information on how to get out of a contract because a better offer came along!
Be careful what you wish for... |
I'm asking for something by my employer administered by the government?
Uh, sorry to break it to you, but that's how you get a working visa, your employer is the one that asks for the term.
I already know how to get out of contracts, not a problem. |
Because immigration only issues one year E2 visas. There is no such thing as a 3 year E2 visa. So you are asking your employer for something they cannot legally provide. |
What others are saying about the 3 year F2 is correct.
As to immigration only issuing a one year E2....not true.
E2 can be for two years as well...I know a lot of E2s on 2 year visas. |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| The Cosmic Hum wrote: |
| littlelisa wrote: |
| kinerry wrote: |
| PRagic wrote: |
Think about what you're asking, OP: you're asking your employer to be responsible for something administered by the government, in this case Immigration.
The other poster was correct in that unless you have an F-series visa, the best you can do is push for a longer contract term. Then again, if you do get that, we'd hope not to see you back here looking for information on how to get out of a contract because a better offer came along!
Be careful what you wish for... |
I'm asking for something by my employer administered by the government?
Uh, sorry to break it to you, but that's how you get a working visa, your employer is the one that asks for the term.
I already know how to get out of contracts, not a problem. |
Because immigration only issues one year E2 visas. There is no such thing as a 3 year E2 visa. So you are asking your employer for something they cannot legally provide. |
What others are saying about the 3 year F2 is correct.
As to immigration only issuing a one year E2....not true.
E2 can be for two years as well...I know a lot of E2s on 2 year visas. |
Really? Cool. I guess I was wrong. I'd never heard of it yet, only for E1s.
What kind of school do they work for? |
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Emark
Joined: 10 May 2007
Location: duh, Korea?
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| Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:43 am Post subject: |
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| The Cosmic Hum wrote: |
| littlelisa wrote: |
| kinerry wrote: |
| PRagic wrote: |
Think about what you're asking, OP: you're asking your employer to be responsible for something administered by the government, in this case Immigration.
The other poster was correct in that unless you have an F-series visa, the best you can do is push for a longer contract term. Then again, if you do get that, we'd hope not to see you back here looking for information on how to get out of a contract because a better offer came along!
Be careful what you wish for... |
I'm asking for something by my employer administered by the government?
Uh, sorry to break it to you, but that's how you get a working visa, your employer is the one that asks for the term.
I already know how to get out of contracts, not a problem. |
Because immigration only issues one year E2 visas. There is no such thing as a 3 year E2 visa. So you are asking your employer for something they cannot legally provide. |
What others are saying about the 3 year F2 is correct.
As to immigration only issuing a one year E2....not true.
E2 can be for two years as well...I know a lot of E2s on 2 year visas. |
I know a lot of people that do a lot of things and wow all that is so cool to talk about.
Any of these multi-year visa holders wanna scan their passports (personal info blackened out) and show us the proof?
Didn't think so. Didn't happen. |
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