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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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Holy crapola!
Do you know if this is a general thing or is it one of those local, one immigration guy says 'this' and another one says 'that' kind of things? |
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ladyandthetramp
Joined: 21 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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| When I renewed my E-2 visa, I was asked by the woman behind the counter whether I needed a re-entry visa or not. If you don't specify (and they don't ask), it seems they automatically give you the cheaper of the two. |
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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Found out today that getting a re-entry permit isn't as easy as it used to be. Last year, it was a matter of fill out the forms and pay the fee. Today, I was informed that my employer has to supply immigration with an official letter that basically acknowledges (1) she's aware of my plans to be out of the country, (2) she approves of them, and (3) I will still have a job when I return. Whether I can get a multiple entry stamp even with the letter remains to be seen. |
Jeeze!  Talk about being slaved to the job. I understand paying but this is ridculous! I'm glad I got my re-entry permit when i renewed my visa!
Which immigration office is this at? |
What good could this possibly do? Are they starting to prosecute runners before they go or something? If they get THAT tight on how chained people are to an employer in this country, then I seriously hope the whole industry grinds to a halt after stories surface about people being stopped and locked up for trying to escape a horrible situation in Korea. |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Derrek wrote: |
What good could this possibly do? Are they starting to prosecute runners before they go or something? If they get THAT tight on how chained people are to an employer in this country, then I seriously hope the whole industry grinds to a halt after stories surface about people being stopped and locked up for trying to escape a horrible situation in Korea. |
Presumably you are still free to leave the country if you are leaving just hand in your ARC card.
Can't see how they could enforce this without there being consequences for koreans abroad. |
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Dawn
Joined: 06 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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Well, the saga continues. Today, I walked into the same immigration office where I was yesterday told that I needed a letter from my boss to get a re-entry permit. Handed the guy at the counter my application form, passport, alien card, and "The Letter." He took one look at the letter, started laughing, handed it back to me, and stamped a multiple entry permit in my passport without any further ado.
Asked him if immigration actually needed the letter, and he told me that all they needed to keep was my application form and my W30,000. Told me the letter was just for them to look at. Whether it's actually now required by Immigration, required by that one office, or preferred by a lone bored agent in that office,I still don't know. |
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mj roach
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 12:58 am Post subject: 2nd yr E2 visa not mult-entry for Americans |
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OP - Could have been worse.
When I went on vacation after extending an E-2 visa the first time, immigration took my card and stamped a tourist visa in my passport when I returned.
I explained that while checking thru for departure/boarding I had asked the immigration agent at passport control if everything was in order and he had assured me that all was ok, returned my card and entered an exit stamp in my passport.
The supervisor replied that I was at fault BUT that immigration was to blame, also and apologized to me. Go to the main office and straighten things out.
Easy- Apply for a new visa (blue paper, etc.) and make a visa run.
The next time I was on my way out for vacation, the agent at the air line
check-in counter insisted that I get a re-entry permit before being processed (I had intended to do it afterward).
So, maybe the system is getting more "user friendly". |
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desultude
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 1:03 am Post subject: |
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| ladyandthetramp wrote: |
| When I renewed my E-2 visa, I was asked by the woman behind the counter whether I needed a re-entry visa or not. If you don't specify (and they don't ask), it seems they automatically give you the cheaper of the two. |
Gee, that seems so easy. When I got my E-2 renewal, I just asked. I was with another person who forgot to ask, so I reminded her, and she got hers also. Somehow it just seemed obvious- especially since the expiry date is stamped in your passport.
I've renewed twice. Same drill. |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 5:39 am Post subject: |
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| Do foreigners go out of the country to extend their visas? Perhaps this is why they need the permit. |
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desultude
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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| Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| matthews_world wrote: |
| Do foreigners go out of the country to extend their visas? Perhaps this is why they need the permit. |
I haven't had to leave the country to extend. I just get the proper form from the university, go to immigration, pay the money and get what I need. |
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