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vaticanhotline
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
Location: in the most decent sometimes sun
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 Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:31 am Post subject: No multiple entry stamp anymore? |
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| This has probably been done before, so sorry for bringing it up again. I'm flying home for a vacation next week. I had planned to go to the Immigration office to get my multiple entry stamp, but my friend told me that it isn't required anymore. I looked around the internet to confirm this, but couldn't find anything concrete. I know that there's no point in calling them, because they don't speak English, and I wouldn't mind going to the office, except that it's an hour's driving each way. Can anyone confirm if there's any truth to this. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:37 am Post subject: |
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| As long as your ARC is valid you're fine. |
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vaticanhotline
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:37 am Post subject: |
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sara210
Joined: 20 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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| You can call them in English on 02 1345 and they will tell you exactly! |
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conrad2
Joined: 05 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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| When did this rule change? |
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Ruthdes
Joined: 16 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:04 am Post subject: |
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| It changed towards the end of last year. Now when you renew your visa, there is nothing new in your passport, they just update your ARC. I get to road-test that on Friday when I come back to Korea with no visa in my passport (b/c I got a new passport last year). I hope that Malaysia Air won't be difficult about it. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:09 am Post subject: |
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| conrad2 wrote: |
| When did this rule change? |
December 1, 2010.
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v88
Joined: 28 Feb 2010
Location: here
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| Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Does this mean they will stop writing illegibal updates on my AhhhhRC in ink that smudges off after a few weeks? Would suck if you were to come back to Korea and you noticed there was nothing but a smear on your card while trying to get past immigration. |
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megandadam
Joined: 28 Dec 2008
Location: toronto, canada
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| Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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| you don't need it if you're out of the country for less than one year. fact. i left for vacation about two weeks ago - you don't need re-entry stamps anymore. |
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vaticanhotline
Joined: 18 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| sara210 wrote: |
| You can call them in English on 02 1345 and they will tell you exactly! |
I rang and got "the dialled number is not in service". No worries. Just in case anyone else tries it. Thanks for the other answers-I'm not so worried about it now, although obviously there are some concerns about Kimmigration and their "consistency"  |
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toonchoon
Joined: 06 Feb 2009
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:04 am Post subject: |
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| v88 wrote: |
| Does this mean they will stop writing illegibal updates on my AhhhhRC in ink that smudges off after a few weeks? Would suck if you were to come back to Korea and you noticed there was nothing but a smear on your card while trying to get past immigration. |
always carry photocopies of EVERYTHING with you. |
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nobbyken
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
Location: Yongin ^^
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:18 am Post subject: |
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| megandadam wrote: |
| you don't need it if you're out of the country for less than one year. fact. |
Is there a 1 year rule? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:26 am Post subject: |
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| nobbyken wrote: |
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| you don't need it if you're out of the country for less than one year. fact. |
Is there a 1 year rule? |
Yes and no.
You can stay out and re-enter as long as your ARC remains valid (and you have to be here to renew/extend it) and visas are typically for 1 year so in theory your time out of the country would be limited to 1 year.
In the case of 2 year visas (such as you can get on an E1 or A series visas you would have a limit of 1 year out of Korea.
There are exceptions, such as the F5, that have a limit of 2 years.
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nobbyken
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:41 am Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
There are exceptions, such as the F5, that have a limit of 2 years. |
So if you have an F5 and leave the country, you need to visit Korea once within a 2-year period to keep it valid? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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| nobbyken wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
There are exceptions, such as the F5, that have a limit of 2 years. |
So if you have an F5 and leave the country, you need to visit Korea once within a 2-year period to keep it valid? |
You have to return to Korea to keep it valid. I didn't look at how long you had to stay in Korea compared to out of Korea.
Just as a side note: in Canada for example, you must spend a minimum of 3 years out of every 5 IN THE COUNTRY to maintain permanent a resident status (Like the Korean F5).
(For those who DON'T know the difference between PR status and citizenship read: this has NOTHING TO DO WITH CITIZENSHIP OR RESIDENTIAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES)
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