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AtmaWeapon
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| ttompatz wrote: |
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| northway wrote: |
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| Just stumbled on this thread, wondering the same as the OP...why would you have to go to Japan first? And if you do find a job using a 90-day tourist visa, I'm assuming any employer can sponsor an E2? |
FAQs and visa run... two things to look up.
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I'll be nice and spell it out for him:
1) You technically need an exit ticket in order to get a tourist visa in the first place (this is true in most countries, especially those that you can't take a bus out of). I was able to get in on a tourist visa without an exit ticket, and many others have been able to do the same, but I also had a friend who wasn't allowed on her plane because she didn't have a ticket out of the country (and she was too foolish to just buy the cheapest refundable ticket on offer and is now working retail in Ontario).
2) You can't simply convert a tourist visa to a work visa. You need to do a visa run.
3) A visa run to Japan is no certainty, unless things have changed, as you're technically supposed to get your first E2 in your home country, though there is a workaround. |
Thanks, but I am still unclear as to what a "visa run" actually is. You just leave to Japan and this extends your tourist visa by 30 days? I have read some job postings, at least for public school-related positions, that say they will not hire people with tourist visas. At this point I was considering flying in on a one-way but I'm uncertain if a lot of places won't sponsor my work visa since I'm on a travel visa. Could you tell me more about this workaround? |
You cannot get a work "visa" while you are actually IN Korea - hence the "visa run".
You get the paperwork done for your visa confirmation number, take a quick trip to Japan, visit the Korean consulate and get an actual visa placed into your passport.
Then you return to Korea and activate the visa on your entry.
As I said earlier READ THE FAQS. 10 years and NOTHING much has changed.
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewforum.php?f=7
Getting a Job - Korea Vs Japan, Taiwan and China
Getting a Job - Things You Need to Know
Getting a Job -Hagwons, Unis, EPIK & Public Schools
Alien Registration Card (ARC)
Getting Organised to Come to Korea
Choosing a Location in Korea
Contracts - Health Insurance, Pension, Severance etc.
Visas
STICKY: Visa Runs...Osaka
STICKY: Visa Runs...Fukuoka
1. Visa Run to Beijing
2. Visa Run to Osaka
3. Visa Run to Guam
4. I need to go on a visa run to Japan!
5. Going to Osaka for A Visa Run - What Now?!?
5. Visa Run to Bangkok
6. Safe Visa Runs in Asia?
7. How much does visa in Osaka cost?
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Thanks. So I guess what I should do is fly to Korea on a tourist visa, cancel the return trip, and start looking for work. Should I expect employers to sponsor my E2 visa as well as pay for the run? And I'm still unclear about why you have to go to a different country to get the E2 visa...why can't it be done in Korea?
And perhaps most important of all - will this significantly increase my chances of finding a position? Most of the positions I've been interested in seem to only be looking for people already in Korea. I've got over a year experience in Korea at a hagwon. |
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modernseoul
Joined: 11 Sep 2011
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:18 am Post subject: |
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| AtmaWeapon wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
| AtmaWeapon wrote: |
| northway wrote: |
| ttompatz wrote: |
| AtmaWeapon wrote: |
| Just stumbled on this thread, wondering the same as the OP...why would you have to go to Japan first? And if you do find a job using a 90-day tourist visa, I'm assuming any employer can sponsor an E2? |
FAQs and visa run... two things to look up.
. |
I'll be nice and spell it out for him:
1) You technically need an exit ticket in order to get a tourist visa in the first place (this is true in most countries, especially those that you can't take a bus out of). I was able to get in on a tourist visa without an exit ticket, and many others have been able to do the same, but I also had a friend who wasn't allowed on her plane because she didn't have a ticket out of the country (and she was too foolish to just buy the cheapest refundable ticket on offer and is now working retail in Ontario).
2) You can't simply convert a tourist visa to a work visa. You need to do a visa run.
3) A visa run to Japan is no certainty, unless things have changed, as you're technically supposed to get your first E2 in your home country, though there is a workaround. |
Thanks, but I am still unclear as to what a "visa run" actually is. You just leave to Japan and this extends your tourist visa by 30 days? I have read some job postings, at least for public school-related positions, that say they will not hire people with tourist visas. At this point I was considering flying in on a one-way but I'm uncertain if a lot of places won't sponsor my work visa since I'm on a travel visa. Could you tell me more about this workaround? |
You cannot get a work "visa" while you are actually IN Korea - hence the "visa run".
You get the paperwork done for your visa confirmation number, take a quick trip to Japan, visit the Korean consulate and get an actual visa placed into your passport.
Then you return to Korea and activate the visa on your entry.
As I said earlier READ THE FAQS. 10 years and NOTHING much has changed.
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewforum.php?f=7
Getting a Job - Korea Vs Japan, Taiwan and China
Getting a Job - Things You Need to Know
Getting a Job -Hagwons, Unis, EPIK & Public Schools
Alien Registration Card (ARC)
Getting Organised to Come to Korea
Choosing a Location in Korea
Contracts - Health Insurance, Pension, Severance etc.
Visas
STICKY: Visa Runs...Osaka
STICKY: Visa Runs...Fukuoka
1. Visa Run to Beijing
2. Visa Run to Osaka
3. Visa Run to Guam
4. I need to go on a visa run to Japan!
5. Going to Osaka for A Visa Run - What Now?!?
5. Visa Run to Bangkok
6. Safe Visa Runs in Asia?
7. How much does visa in Osaka cost?
. |
Thanks. So I guess what I should do is fly to Korea on a tourist visa, cancel the return trip, and start looking for work. Should I expect employers to sponsor my E2 visa as well as pay for the run? And I'm still unclear about why you have to go to a different country to get the E2 visa...why can't it be done in Korea?
And perhaps most important of all - will this significantly increase my chances of finding a position? Most of the positions I've been interested in seem to only be looking for people already in Korea. I've got over a year experience in Korea at a hagwon. |
Should I expect employers to sponsor my E2 visa as well as pay for the run? Nearly every employer will pay for your flights and sometimes your hotel.
why can't it be done in Korea? If you are on a D10 visa (looking for work) it can be done. Otherwise if your on a tourist visa you shouldn't be looking for work.
will this significantly increase my chances of finding a position? It makes things a lot quicker and gives the school to meet you face to face, so yes. But it's not 100% don't expect to be offered an amazing role straight away, and remember the E2 visa process takes at less 3 weeks so you have to budget from a few months before your first pay cheque.
people already in Korea Sometimes refers to F series visa holders or people who can transfer or finishing there role soon.
Try and set up as many interviews and meets as possible and be proactive and you'll be fine. |
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