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[dmccuaig]

Hi all,

My name is Don. I was in Korea for three months, August to October, teaching at Wonderland in Eunpyeong. I loved teaching and I loved the kids but manager and I didnt' get a long. It was a problematic school, 11 people quit or got fired in 9 months. The apartments were horrible. No one was there over a year.

Anyway, I would have stayed but I couldn't stand working with my manager so I left without sufficient notice. Now, I know the rules have changed with regard to requirements for new visa applications.

My question is, will I be able to get a new visa again in Korea? Some recruiters are working with me, but I am looking for another runner who got another visa successfully. My manager threatened something about blacklisting me with immigration, but I think she was lying. Can my previous employer prevent me from getting a new visa? I hear different responses.

I need to get back to work and I miss my friends in Korea, so please help with any advice!

Thanks,

Don

[balzor]

[ttompatz]

[dmccuaig]

I did leave Korea right after I quit so they had no time to do anything with immigration. When I left I kept my green card with me and immigration said nothing about my visa.

So yes, I am back in the USA. You're saying I have to wait a full year? Is there a way to get around that?

Thanks so much

[PigeonFart]

I feel for you Don. What happened to you was unfair. You (and your coworkers) were willing to work in Korea for a year, but you got landed with an unscrupulous boss. I'm not surprised you did a runner.

Maybe someone who was in the same situation as you will be able to answer your questions. Unfortunately i'm not an expert on such matters. Good luck anyway.

[Carla]

[nathanrutledge]

[SteveSteve]

I did the same thing a couple of years ago. Horrible hagwon job. Terrible manager who skirted the law at every single chance. On and on. I pulled a runner but I forgot to turn in my ARC at the airport. I'm American, too, so I had the same multiple entry permit.

I had to wait several months until my visa expired -- but once that happened, I was able to get a new visa without any problems. Plus, you won't have to do the E2 visa interview again. Once you have done it once, even if you quit, you're not required to do it again at the Korean Consulate.

Unfortunately, there are two things: I don't think there is a way for you to cancel your visa from America. Maybe your employers will, but there's no way of telling. If you didn't do it yet, you might have to wait 9 or so months. Sorry.

LIke others have mentioned, you will need a whole set of documents for your new E2 which includes an FBI background check, sealed transcripts, resume, apostilled college degree, contract, pictures, so forth. The FBI CRC takes about three months, but Korean Immigration won't accept if it's older than 6 months at the time of application. Sounds like you might have to wait 9 months for your current visa to expire, so I might hold off on the crime check so that it doesn't expire.

Good luck!

[SteveSteve]

[ttompatz]

[sierradharma]

to good health

[ttompatz]

[sierradharma]

Thanks

[bbud656]

I think it really depends on the people you deal with at immigration. I quit a job and didn't get a letter of release and didn't even know if my visa was canceled or not. When I brought my documents to the consulate for my new visa back in the states the woman looked at the stamp in my passport and said there was a problem. I just told her that it was "OK" and she stamped it as canceled. Maybe the force is strong in me though. She put a big posted note in my passport and the guy doing the interview never bothered to look at it. Maybe im lucky, but you could try to get another job and give it a shot.

[sierradharma]

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