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Toby
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Wedded Bliss
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 Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:28 pm Post subject: Immigration Again |
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Went yesterday to renew my E2 until december this year. They did it on the spot and gave it back to me, but only dated until july.
Upon questioning them, they said it is because my F2 expires in July so I need to renew my F2 then and also my E2, only it will be for 5 months by that time. So. 2 processing costs. Wonderful. And he said it is now too early to renew my F2.
Pain in the ass. |
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Sage Monkey
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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sid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Location: Berkshire, England
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:05 am Post subject: Re: Immigration Again |
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| Toby wrote: |
| . So. 2 processing costs. Wonderful. |
You're from the UK aren't you Toby, I thought all our visa affairs were 'gratis'?
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Holyjoe
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: Away for a cuppa
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:10 am Post subject: Re: Immigration Again |
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| sid wrote: |
| You're from the UK aren't you Toby, I thought all our visa affairs were 'gratis'? |
Working permission on the F-2 costs 30k for us Brits... |
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Toby
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Wedded Bliss
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: Immigration Again |
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| sid wrote: |
| Toby wrote: |
| . So. 2 processing costs. Wonderful. |
You're from the UK aren't you Toby, I thought all our visa affairs were 'gratis'? |
No. Just the multi entry provided you are on an existing E2. Or that's what they tell me. Got to pay for the rest as far as I know. |
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casey's moon
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| same deal for me, and it is sooooo annoying. There has to be a better way!!!! |
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Squid
Joined: 25 Jul 2003
Location: Sunny Anyang
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| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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Me too...or three, or whatever. You'd think they'd synchronise the two the first time there's an overlap, but no, they're stupid and inefficient. I'm pretty sure it's global though.  .
Oh, and W30,000 a pop keeps them in coffee I guess.
Also, what's the deal with the 2year F2?... I tried last time (2nd time) and they said a flat no. On another thread it seemed it was arbitrary... any enlightenment? |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:20 am Post subject: |
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| Me too...or three, or whatever. You'd think they'd synchronise the two the first time there's an overlap, but no, they're stupid and inefficient. I'm pretty sure it's global though. . |
Call me stupid and inefficient, but how/why is it so many of you are running around with more than one visa? I'm guessing the answer is, one is a spouse visa (which I thought lets you work just about anywhere in Korea you want), and the other is an English teacher visa. If so, let me ask another stupid question: wouldn't life be easier with just one visa?
BTW, I'd fail a visa quiz any day of the week. I'm not proud of that fact, but it's just a subject that doesn't come up. For instance, I think an F-something visa is for foreign spouses, and I think E-something is for... no... was going to say English teacher, but I know that's not right, because even I had an E-something once.
Changing my sig line to read "don't know much about NOTHING" |
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Holyjoe
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: Away for a cuppa
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| Squid wrote: |
| Also, what's the deal with the 2year F2?... I tried last time (2nd time) and they said a flat no. On another thread it seemed it was arbitrary... any enlightenment? |
I was under the impression that the second time would be for two years, but when I went to renew the immigration official informed us that the first application and the first renewal are good for one year, and the second renewal is good for two years, with the third being for five and then indefinitely (ie one year, one year, two years, five years, forever). |
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jaykimf
Joined: 24 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:23 am Post subject: |
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| JongnoGuru wrote: |
| Squid wrote: |
| Me too...or three, or whatever. You'd think they'd synchronise the two the first time there's an overlap, but no, they're stupid and inefficient. I'm pretty sure it's global though. . |
Call me stupid and inefficient, but how/why is it so many of you are running around with more than one visa? I'm guessing the answer is, one is a spouse visa (which I thought lets you work just about anywhere in Korea you want), and the other is an English teacher visa. If so, let me ask another stupid question: wouldn't life be easier with just one visa?
BTW, I'd fail a visa quiz any day of the week. I'm not proud of that fact, but it's just a subject that doesn't come up. For instance, I think an F-something visa is for foreign spouses, and I think E-something is for... no... was going to say English teacher, but I know that's not right, because even I had an E-something once.
Changing my sig line to read "don't know much about NOTHING" |
In my case, I only have one visa, the F-2. Supposedly you can work just about anywhere, if you have the qualifications. (To teach English you still need the college degree). BUT, you still need to get permission from Immigration. Instead of a second visa, I have "permission to engage in activities not covered by the status of sojourn". I also have a hard time understanding why you would need 2 seperate visas. My visa and permission to work WERE synchronized because I applied for them at the same time. However I was between jobs for a couple of months, so now they are out of sync. Also I now have a 3 year F-2 and a one year permission to work (based on my one year contract) Anyway, they way they have handled my case makes sense to me. The E-something is for Employment and the F- is for Family I think. |
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