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kingstonian
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 Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:32 pm Post subject: Changing Visa type |
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If you come over on a regular tourist visa is it possible to change it to a regular E2 teaching visa when you find an employer? This would be from South Africa
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YTMND
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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modernseoul
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Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:24 am Post subject: Re: Changing Visa type |
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| kingstonian wrote: |
If you come over on a regular tourist visa is it possible to change it to a regular E2 teaching visa when you find an employer? This would be from South Africa
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If you've had a previous E2 visa, you would have to do a visa run to Japan. |
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kingstonian
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| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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| What if you haven't worked in Korea before? |
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YTMND
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:04 am Post subject: |
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| Look at what I quoted. |
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Skippy
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:49 am Post subject: |
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A visa trip is not that hard with Japan so close. Little pricey but it can be kept under 400,000won if you be smart. You can even have the school pay. |
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ttompatz
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Skippy wrote: |
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A visa trip is not that hard with Japan so close. Little pricey but it can be kept under 400,000won if you be smart. You can even have the school pay. |
A visa run to Japan may NOT be an option for everyone (like someone from S.Africa).
OP: you need to obtain your first visa in your home country. A consular interview MAY (not IS) be required for a first E2. Visa runs to adjacent countries are NOT an affordable option for someone from S.Africa (visa issues with the 3rd country in most cases).
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Otherside
Joined: 06 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| Skippy wrote: |
| YTMND wrote: |
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A visa trip is not that hard with Japan so close. Little pricey but it can be kept under 400,000won if you be smart. You can even have the school pay. |
A visa run to Japan may NOT be an option for everyone (like someone from S.Africa).
OP: you need to obtain your first visa in your home country. A consular interview MAY (not IS) be required for a first E2. Visa runs to adjacent countries are NOT an affordable option for someone from S.Africa (visa issues with the 3rd country in most cases).
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As Ttompatz said, a Visa run to Japan is not possible for someone travelling on a S.African passport. However, it possible to do a visa run to Hong Kong. However, that is a little bit more expensive, the travelling time is a bit longer, and the consulate doesn't have as much experience doing this as the Japanese one, so may take a bit longer there too. |
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Skippy
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:15 am Post subject: |
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Ok I am wrong. I learn something everyday. Why is it hard for South Africans? I know that they do not get visa free exemption travel on their passports. But I thought they could get a tourist visa for Korea and start on one for Japan so when they do a visa trip they can do it?
Timing issues? |
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