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antigoti
Joined: 29 Jun 2010
Location: Jinan South Korea
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 Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:45 am Post subject: letter of release question |
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| How difficult is it to obtain a letter of release from your school? Do you ask school board or principle? Also, what are the reasons schools would give you a letter of release for you to work for another company or institute (after the 30 day notice)? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:12 am Post subject: Re: letter of release question |
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| antigoti wrote: |
| How difficult is it to obtain a letter of release from your school? Do you ask school board or principle? Also, what are the reasons schools would give you a letter of release for you to work for another company or institute (after the 30 day notice)? |
Public schools will NOT (as a matter of policy) grant a LOR.
Private institutes may grant one at their convenience but they are not obligated to provide it (which then requires you to obtain a new visa instead of a visa transfer).
Unless they WANT you to leave you are not likely to get a LOR.
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antigoti
Joined: 29 Jun 2010
Location: Jinan South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:54 am Post subject: |
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@ttompatz
Does that mean I have to return to my home country or can I just send off my stuff like my cbc and other things through the mail. The reason I ask is because I sent it through the mail even when i was there applying for my visa. Or can i do something else to apply for a new visa? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| antigoti wrote: |
@ttompatz
Does that mean I have to return to my home country or can I just send off my stuff like my cbc and other things through the mail. The reason I ask is because I sent it through the mail even when i was there applying for my visa. Or can i do something else to apply for a new visa? |
IF you are IN KOREA then the "how you obtain your documents" is your business.
Your new visa application procedure:
Cancel your old visa.
(go with your boss to immigration can cancel it OR leave the country, hand in your ARC on the way out).
Return as a tourist.
Find a new job.
Apply for a new visa confirmation number (via your new employer)
make a visa run to Japan to get your new E2.
There are LOTS of threads with SPECIFICS on how to leave a job, find a new one and get a new visa. Just look back a few pages and you will run into at least one or 4.
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antigoti
Joined: 29 Jun 2010
Location: Jinan South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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Ah I see.
Thanks for the information and advice  |
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sweetiesmith
Joined: 18 Nov 2008
Location: Bucheon
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:36 am Post subject: |
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| I work for Epik down in Busan and I was able to get a letter of release to move to Gepik. I just called them up and ask if they can write the LOR a few weeks before my contract ends so I can do a visa transfer. They were pretty nice about it because they knew I was finishing my current contract. It never hurts to simply ask.... |
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antigoti
Joined: 29 Jun 2010
Location: Jinan South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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@ sweeties smith
That is PRECISELY what I am trying to do...move from EPIK to GEPIK. So let me ask you this...did you ask the Superintendent of your province or the principle of your school? |
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antigoti
Joined: 29 Jun 2010
Location: Jinan South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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| One more thing...how hard is it to a "visa run" to malaysia or japan or something? |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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| antigoti wrote: |
| One more thing...how hard is it to a "visa run" to malaysia or japan or something? |
Well, if you are granted the LOR, then no visa run is necessary. The transfer is done at the nearest immigration office, at least that is how it was for me. By the way, even my new employer was unaware of this-he was trying to tell me that I had to make a visa run, but I knew otherwise. I have now done 2 visa transfers without leaving Korea.
In the event you do have to make a visa run, it can be done in 24 hours, at least if you time it right. For my second contract I took the ferry from Busan to Fukouka in the morning, found the embassy and submitted my paperwork, came back the next day to pick it up, and then took the afternoon ferry back to Busan. (Tip:make sure you change enough won to yen before you even go-I didn't and it was a big headache for me) |
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antigoti
Joined: 29 Jun 2010
Location: Jinan South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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@sector 7g
Thanks I really appreciate it, and the rest of u guys who are helping me with this dilemna |
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sweetiesmith
Joined: 18 Nov 2008
Location: Bucheon
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| If your contract is ending, then you just call the MOE. For example, I work in busan, so I called the BMOE. I told them I'm not renewing and I need a LOR to work for GEPIK. Usually they do not give out LOR unless you're completely finishing your contract and you want to work somewhere else. You still have to apply early for the visa transfer. My contract is up in sept, but I just applied for mine on friday. So I mailed all all my documents including power of attorney to my recruiter, and they went to Incheon immigration office for me. Everything was done in one day. The total cost is 110,000 won after everything is said and done. What where do you live? |
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antigoti
Joined: 29 Jun 2010
Location: Jinan South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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I live in Jeollabukdo and I am actually planning on quitting my contract early because I am not happy in this area...very solitude, and no other foreigners. I have a TESOL, MS and BS and I am only gonna quit at the 6 months mark and I would even give 30 days notice to do it right...so that's why I was asking. I talked to some people recruiting through GEPIK and they are looking for some stuff for me and also trying to work with me on the visa transfer or like i said I may have to do the visa run...either way, I'm open to doing either.
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sweetiesmith
Joined: 18 Nov 2008
Location: Bucheon
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, I feel for you. Well if you do a visa run, I think whatever school you pick will pay for that. I know one of my friends who worked for a middle school for gepik got her visa run to japan paid for by her new school. I know they don't give flight money to people in country, but I think do pay for people that have to do visa runs. I would ask the recruiter if that is possible.
I'm excited myself to be closer to seoul. I loved busan, but I just prefer to be closer to where there is more action. With all of your degrees, you'll have several options. Good luck with everything. |
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antigoti
Joined: 29 Jun 2010
Location: Jinan South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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@sweetiesmith
I appreciate your words and advice more than you truly realize. Thank you friend and maybe i'll be close to seoul soon myself (suwon actually) haha Good luck ! |
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Troglodyte
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Sector7G wrote: |
| antigoti wrote: |
| One more thing...how hard is it to a "visa run" to malaysia or japan or something? |
In the event you do have to make a visa run, it can be done in 24 hours, at least if you time it right. For my second contract I took the ferry from Busan to Fukouka in the morning, found the embassy and submitted my paperwork, came back the next day to pick it up, and then took the afternoon ferry back to Busan. (Tip:make sure you change enough won to yen before you even go-I didn't and it was a big headache for me) |
It can't be done in 24 hours. It's a 2 day event. Leave Korea very early on morning of day one. Arrive in Fukuoka. Hurry to the consulate and drop off docs. Come back the next morning after 9am to pick up your passport with the visa. Then you are free to do as you please. Return to Korea right away or hang around until the evening and take a night flight back to Korea. Either way, you aren't going to be back in Korea until the afternoon of the second day at the absolute earliest. |
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