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plato's republic
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Ancient Greece
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 Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:09 am Post subject: Transferring visa to new passport |
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| I got one of my Korean co-workers to call up Incheon immigration today to ask about whether I needed to transfer my E2 visa from my old to my new passport. She was told that I didn't have to do it. I thought it would have been neccesary but it seems not. They just said I have to carry around my old one with me. Anyone else ever been told a similar thing? |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:16 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, I had exactly the same experience when I renewed my passport. |
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HamuHamu
Joined: 01 May 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:17 am Post subject: |
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My director went to Immigration and filled out some paperwork for me - she took my old passport, my new one and my ARC.
Nothing was put in my new passport, and nothing changed on my ARC. When I travelled in and out of the country I always took my old passport with me just in case, but no one ever asked to see it, even when I applied for a single-return entry premit at the airport...which was just stamped in my new passport. |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:18 am Post subject: |
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No, no, no and no. You should report a change of passport number to immigration 14 days after you get your new passport otherwise you are up for a fine. Go to immigration and get the form where you apply for your re-entry form and tick the box that says something about alterations.
Then they'll put in the new numbers in and transfer over any re-entry permits. Doesn't cost anything. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:32 am Post subject: |
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| crazylemongirl wrote: |
No, no, no and no. You should report a change of passport number to immigration 14 days after you get your new passport otherwise you are up for a fine. Go to immigration and get the form where you apply for your re-entry form and tick the box that says something about alterations.
Then they'll put in the new numbers in and transfer over any re-entry permits. Doesn't cost anything. |
Oh yes, I forgot about that. Yes, I do remember doing that, too. |
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jangsalgida
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:51 am Post subject: |
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| crazylemongirl wrote: |
No, no, no and no. You should report a change of passport number to immigration 14 days after you get your new passport otherwise you are up for a fine. Go to immigration and get the form where you apply for your re-entry form and tick the box that says something about alterations.
Then they'll put in the new numbers in and transfer over any re-entry permits. Doesn't cost anything. |
Interesting, when they transfer the new numbers in will they use an entire page? I received my passport before arriving here almost 3 years ago. I've been to Osaka 3 times and traveled to Thailand once.
I think my pages are almost all used up. It seems Immigration doesn't use all 4 sections per page which seems to waste my passport usage. What must I do force Immigration to use the entire page? |
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plato's republic
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Ancient Greece
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:09 am Post subject: |
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| OK thanks for that. I'll get her to call up again and let them know that my passport number has changed. Hopefully I won't have to go all the way there myself to do it. |
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