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soju-makju
Joined: 21 May 2010
Location: usa
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 Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:53 pm Post subject: legal/immigration/visa status question |
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a friend of mine got into some trouble with the law down in Daegu.
(beware of soju and makju - and bekseju) he wasn't arrested, but
his school asked him to resign and paid him and flew him back to
the states. he wasn't sure if korea was all over for him now, and
wanted to find out about his status as to his visa (two months old)
and immigration and any lingering legal questions. he wondered
if he could teach in korea again, or even return to korea. how does one check on such a thing? who can you call? email? all is a mystery
and information hard to come by.
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:55 am Post subject: Re: legal/immigration/visa status question |
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| soju-makju wrote: |
a friend of mine got into some trouble with the law down in Daegu.
(beware of soju and makju - and bekseju) he wasn't arrested, but
his school asked him to resign and paid him and flew him back to
the states. he wasn't sure if korea was all over for him now, and
wanted to find out about his status as to his visa (two months old)
and immigration and any lingering legal questions. he wondered
if he could teach in korea again, or even return to korea. how does one check on such a thing? who can you call? email? all is a mystery
and information hard to come by.
thanks. |
No arrest and not detained at the airport means the only possible problem MAY be that his visa was not properly canceled (meaning he will have to wait till it expires before he can apply for a new one).
This USUALLY only happens if the person in question had re-entry privileges on his visa (either multi-entry or a valid re-entry permit) and failed to hand in his ARC and cancel his visa on the way out of the country.
The only way to know for sure if his future E2 applications will have problems is to apply for a new job and visa.
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
Location: somewhere in China
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:09 am Post subject: |
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| Can't you still go to a Korean consulate in the US and turn in your ARC and cancel visa if needed? Just say you were going to return, but something came up at home and you can't return. |
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soju-makju
Joined: 21 May 2010
Location: usa
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| Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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Ttompatz,
thank you for your knowledge and insights.
I wonder a few things - if he applies for a new visa and it is approved,
does that mean that his immigration is up to snuff - approved? or is that
realm still a question mark even though the visa is good?
what i mean to ask is this - does visa approval
imply and assure that immigration approval is imminent?
that if visa goes through, all else is gold.
wondering... |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 2:36 am Post subject: |
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| soju-makju wrote: |
Ttompatz,
thank you for your knowledge and insights.
I wonder a few things - if he applies for a new visa and it is approved,
does that mean that his immigration is up to snuff - approved? or is that
realm still a question mark even though the visa is good?
what i mean to ask is this - does visa approval
imply and assure that immigration approval is imminent?
that if visa goes through, all else is gold.
wondering... |
For the most part, the visa confirmation number means there is nothing derogatory in his file in Korea and that immigration has no problem with a visa being issued.
The consul is still the final authority when it comes to actually issuing the visa but unless there is some significant problem at the time of the application it is usually just a matter of confirming the "confirmation number" and placing the visa into the passport.
The final authority on entry is the officer at passport control but again, unless there is something that raises a red flag at entry (dodgy passport?) it is usually a rubber stamp to get through there too.
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