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[Poker]

Leaving in August.

What if I would like to visit Korea next year on a tourist visa and still want to use my bank account and credit card for purchases? Likewise I want to keep my phone number active.

Possible?


Phone number

Bank account

Credit Card

Stock account

Driver's License

Anything else?

Yes? No?

Thanks!

[Underwaterbob]

I left a bank account here for six months without touching it and it was there when I came back 2000원 and all.

[ttompatz]

You can keep it all but the phone number will probably die before you return due to non use/non-payment.

Just make sure you keep a copy of your ARC (scan it and e-mail it to yourself) so you can deal with the banks on your return.

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[Troglodyte]

[matthews_world]

If you've signed up for a long-term phone contract, make sure you've paid the remaining balance.

Can someone tell us the penalties for not doing this?


I've heard that your ARC might get red-flagged if you have outstanding debt (unpaid phone contract).

Do foreigners have credit in S. Korea when they establish bank accounts, etc?

Of course, the minimum would be being red-flagged by the phone company for not paying off the contract.


I'm asking because I have a 500,000won phone contract I haven't paid since I've left.