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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 5:36 pm Post subject: Passport renewed: Can't leave Korea? |
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| While renewing my passport I noticed a disclaimer that states, roughly, that a person may have to wait for 6 months from the time of their passport renewal before they can leave Korea. True? False? Any experiences? |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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Could it depend on your country of origin?
When I got my passport renewed, I just sent in the old one and got a new one. No hassles, no problems, no delays. No nothing.
It sounds pretty strange...6 months? Why? Maybe a misunderstanding. Could they have meant they're sending you to the pokey for 6 months and you can't leave the country till you serve your time? |
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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Could they have meant they're sending you to the pokey for 6 months |
God I hope not! I like rice and kimchi as much as the next guy, but.....
No, what I meant is that the Korean government will not let you out of the country if you have renewed your passport within the past six months. That's what the U.S. embassy website states. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Didn't happen to me when I renewed mine.
But I'm from UK.
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I heard of no such nonsense when I got my (Canadian) passport renewed in Seoul. |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| mack the knife wrote: |
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| Could they have meant they're sending you to the pokey for 6 months |
God I hope not! I like rice and kimchi as much as the next guy, but.....
No, what I meant is that the Korean government will not let you out of the country if you have renewed your passport within the past six months. That's what the U.S. embassy website states. |
Are you sure it's not the other way around...i.e. they won't let you in the country unless you have at least six months left on your passport? That's how it usually works. |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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*duplicate post*
Last edited by huffdaddy on Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:56 am; edited 1 time in total |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 1:32 am Post subject: |
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Thats nonsense -- a new passport is good to go the day you get it.
But yeh, some countries wont let you in with less than 6 months left on an old passport. |
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Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:35 am Post subject: |
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| I left less than 2 months after I renewed mine, and I'm American. Don't worry. |
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margaret
Joined: 14 Oct 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| mack the knife wrote: |
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| Could they have meant they're sending you to the pokey for 6 months |
God I hope not! I like rice and kimchi as much as the next guy, but.....
No, what I meant is that the Korean government will not let you out of the country if you have renewed your passport within the past six months. That's what the U.S. embassy website states. |
You say the U.S. embassy website states this. Will you please post a link to this statement?
Margaret |
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SeoulFinn
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:10 am Post subject: No problem |
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Been there, done that
I'm sure you won't face any problems. My passport broke down four days before I had to get the h**l out of Dodge! My visa was about to expire and I found out that my passport was in two pieces. (-.-);; My embassy gave me a new one the previous day I had to leave... no problems what-so-ever! So don't worry! |
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LL Moonmanhead
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Location: yo momma
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:20 am Post subject: |
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A semi related question.
I have to fly back to the UK at the end of this week as my grandmother passed away and i'm going to attend her funeral.
I have a multiple re entry visa and will be flying back in on a one way ticket a few days later, i have an E2 visa so i'm persuming they will let me do this. But the main query is that my passport expires in july this year, does anyone imagine i'm going to have a big problem with this??
My reentry visa states that it's 'Good for multiple reentry into korea until November 14 2006 if this passport remains valid'. Surely i should be ok reentering the cou ntry with this then??
Any help greatly appreciated. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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| You should have no problem. Of course, you will need to get a new passport here in July and have the visa transferred. |
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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Many countries, including Korea, require passports to be valid for at least six months for exit and entry. |
Hah! This was copied straight off the U.S. embassy website! Note that exit part! |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| mack the knife wrote: |
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| Many countries, including Korea, require passports to be valid for at least six months for exit and entry. |
Hah! This was copied straight off the U.S. embassy website! Note that exit part! |
What that meams is that your visa must not expire within the next 6 months or you may be denied exit or entry to some counties.
That is pretty much the standard for international travel although a few countries will allow you to travel to them with as little as 30 days validity remaining on your passport. |
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