ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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 Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Fraser wrote: |
I'm in somewhat of a similar boat but I'm Canadian so I wonder if anyone can serve up some advice.
My wife took a job teaching in Seoul this August and her school never properly ensured that I, her husband, was to be attached to her visa as a dependent (F3)
So now it's early July and my wife has her E2 visa settled but I'm left with nothing so far. The Korean consulate in Canada initially told us that I could fill out an application connected to her issuance number. Well, we walked into the consulate today and found out that immigration told the consulate this was not the case.
The girl at the consulate suggested I get my F3 visa once I land in Korea. Ok, fine, I thought. But that would mean I land as a tourist without a visa. The problem is we both have one way tickets purchased to Korea on Asiana and apparently I, as a tourist, need a round-trip ticket according to her.
I'm trying to find work in journalism/media/PR and if all else fails work in ESL. The girl told me I could apply for a work-seeking visa as well. Or she could (and is going to) call immigration and see if I can get a C-3 visa since I only have a one-way ticket.
Ultimately the problem is that I don't have a job lined up so I never got a visa issuance number. Then my wife's work botched her visa application.
So the question is, if I come as a tourist can I use, say, a ferry ticket from Busan to Japan booked within six-months to show as proof of onward passage?
I'll obviously look into this more - and probably call my airline to see if I can get a return open-ended flight (albeit i booked through Expedia so Im sure that's a problem too!) - but if anyone can help share similar experiences that would be tubular... |
IF your wife has a work visa then the airline shouldn't be an issue and K-immi (after you land) won't be any problem.
AFTER she gets an ARC she can change your status from B2 (6 month stamp) to F3 (dependent family).
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