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jarmula
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 Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 6:17 pm Post subject: E2 Visa Transfer? |
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Hopefully someone can shed some light on this issue. I signed a contract with a school (a hagwon) and got my E2 visa about a week ago. However, some things came up at the last minute and I was unable to leave for Korea. It wasn't a major financial loss for the school, as I had paid for my own plane ticket. I'm still interested in going back to Korea in the near future, but would like to find an opportunity with a different school. In a situation where I never even started work, let alone stepped foot in the country, do I need to get a Letter of Release from the original school and transfer my visa in order to sign a new contract with a different school? Any information or advice would be hugely appreciated! Thanks. ^^
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: E2 Visa Transfer? |
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| jarmula wrote: |
| Hopefully someone can shed some light on this issue. I signed a contract with a school (a hagwon) and got my E2 visa about a week ago. However, some things came up at the last minute and I was unable to leave for Korea. It wasn't a major financial loss for the school, as I had paid for my own plane ticket. I'm still interested in going back to Korea in the near future, but would like to find an opportunity with a different school. In a situation where I never even started work, let alone step foot in the country, do I need to get a Letter of Release from the original school and transfer my visa in order to sign a new contract with a different school? Any information or advice would be hugely appreciated! Thanks. ^^ |
If you are NOT American then you simply have to wait 90 days (until the visa expiry date) and begin the whole process over again.
If you are American you are screwed for the next year (since your visa has a 1 year expiry rather than 90 days).
The problem lies in the fact that you cannot enter Korea with your current visa (legally), cannot cancel the visa from outside of Korea and cannot apply for a new visa while you have an unexpired visa in your passport.
If you do enter Korea on your current visa you cannot transfer (since you have not worked 6 months), cannot get an ARC (since you have no job) and cannot cancel the visa on your own without the ARC.
Try China, Taiwan or Vietnam (where you can earn comparable salaries with similar savings).
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jarmula
Joined: 08 May 2009
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| Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, okay. Good to know. Thank you for the info! Much appreciated. |
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