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[tomstar86]

Hello ladies and gentlemen!

I need your help with E2/ARC issues...

I've accepted a job in Daejeon that starts on March 1st, 2012. I'm currently under contract until December 31st, 2011. My ARC expires January 31st 2012. I leave Korea on December 18th - no funny business at all. My boss had the date on the contract as Dec 31st just so that it's a nice rounded end-of-month date for immigration, as I only extended my contract by four months. I've been here since June 2009.

Now...my passport will also expire shortly after I leave, in January. I'll have to get a new passport in the UK. My understand from immigration is that since I won't be in Korea, it's simply easier for me to prepare all my documents again, and get a new E2 as it won't be possible for me to go to the immigration office right after my passport is changed. As a Brit, I also can't get my passport renewed in Seoul before I leave.

Now - when I leave Incheon, should I hand in my ARC card? As my contract expires on the 31st, but I'll leave on the 18th. Will this flag as leaving before my contract is due in their systems?

Will I require a letter of release before I can submit documents for my new E2 on my new passport?

Or, when I apply for my new E2, will it not flag in the immigration systems as it'll be under a new passport number?

I'm a bit confused as to whether or not I should hand in my ARC when I leave, and as to whether or not I should obtain a letter of release from my employer before I go. I just don't want anything to screw up with getting the E2 for my new job.

Any information or advice would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks
Tom

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