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alainabertrand
Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Location: Houma, Louisiana, USA
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 Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject: Question about Visa for my boyfriend |
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| I am traveling to South Korea to teach English in July. My boyfriend and I have been living together in the USA for a year and I cannot imagine leaving him behind. I having trouble finding correct information on the type of visa he will need to get into the country. We are not married, so he cannot get the spouse visa. He doesn't have a degree, so he cannot teach english. I want him to live with me there for the entire year. The tourist visa is obviously not an option. Can someone PLEASE help me. Thanks! |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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Isn't the tourist visa for Americans good for 3 months? If so, that would just mean three trips to Fukuoka.
You're recruiter should be able to find out if there's a way. |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I can't see him qualifying for anything other than a tourist visa, as YBS said. He'll have to go to Japan to renew it every three months. I think that's your only option. |
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JAWINSEOUL
Joined: 19 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:54 pm Post subject: Things may change |
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I heard that at some point Americans will be granted 6 month tourist visa's. This is based on allowing Koreans into the U.S with only a passport.
Maybe he can go to Japan until this comes into effect. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:04 pm Post subject: Re: Things may change |
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| JAWINSEOUL wrote: |
I heard that at some point Americans will be granted 6 month tourist visa's. This is based on allowing Koreans into the U.S with only a passport.
Maybe he can go to Japan until this comes into effect. |
You think they will get 180 days under the VWP?
Normally, that only gives 90 days.
And do you think there is any possibility of it being in place in the year commencing July? |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: Things may change |
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| JAWINSEOUL wrote: |
I heard that at some point Americans will be granted 6 month tourist visa's. This is based on allowing Koreans into the U.S with only a passport.
Maybe he can go to Japan until this comes into effect. |
Allowing Koreans into the States with just a passport probably won't happen in the next 5 years, never mind the next 3 months. The free trade talks might get them to loosen the visa restrictions, but even that is doubtful.
To the OP, a neighbor was in a similar situation as you and BF. Her guy did the visa run every few months and worked under the table at a kindergarten and things worked out well for them. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Your boy friend must be independently wealthy! IMHO, I think he'd be better off staying back home and either getting an education or a job..  |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
Isn't the tourist visa for Americans good for 3 months? If so, that would just mean three trips to Fukuoka.
You're recruiter should be able to find out if there's a way. |
Last I checked it was 30 days, but it's been two years since I entered the country without a valid E-2...meaning I've had a valid E-2 everytime I've entered since. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
Isn't the tourist visa for Americans good for 3 months? If so, that would just mean three trips to Fukuoka.
You're recruiter should be able to find out if there's a way. |
Last I checked it was 30 days, but it's been two years since I entered the country without a valid E-2...meaning I've had a valid E-2 everytime I've entered since. |
Well then best find out from an American who knows and not a Canadian who's guessing (i.e. me). |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.travisa.com/Instructions/koreainst.htm
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KOREA
tourist
Tourist Visa not required for up to 30 days.
Valid/signed passport (valid for 6 months beyond stay with at least one blank visa page).
One visa application form completed and signed.
One Color Passport photograph.
Proof of departure--computer generated flight itinerary from the travel agent.
Complete the Global Reservation Form.
Consular Fees.
Visa validity - Multiple entries within 5 years of issue. Visa allows a 90 day stay. |
The multi-entry 90 day jobbie might be OK - an American business chum of mine had one of these. |
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Homer
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The main question is what the hell is your bf going to do here for a year with no job?
Does he want to study?
Just make sure you take the little fella for a walk at night when you get home after work...  |
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alainabertrand
Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Location: Houma, Louisiana, USA
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:02 am Post subject: |
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Hmm
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alainabertrand
Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Location: Houma, Louisiana, USA
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:02 am Post subject: |
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| So how much does it cost to do a visa run every three months? It sounds like it could get expensive. I know he would like to continue his education, but I am not sure how many universities have classes in English there. Wangja, I tried to follow the link, but it wouldn't open. It might be my computer though. Thanks to everyone who gave advise! |
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alainabertrand
Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Location: Houma, Louisiana, USA
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:33 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry, I keep forgetting to add this. For those of you currently living in Korea, do Koreans frown upon living with a boyfrined/girlfriend outside of marriage? Also, is it difficult to find a school that has full size beds in their apartments? Most of the ones I have seen contain singles. |
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lastat06513
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:43 am Post subject: |
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Alaina...
You can have your BF come in on a C-3 tourist visa. He can get that at the Korean embassy for about $45.
It is good for 5 years with him having to leave the country every 3 months or so. And when he comes back through immigrations, all he's got to say is that he's going to visit his GF.
Also, you guys can use the time as a kind of get-a-way time for the both of you, spend some time roaming the streets of Japan on a weekend trip or maybe catch a rock concert (alot of rock festivals in the summer months go to Japan- something Korea han't caught onto yet). Or even catching some rays on the beaches of Phuket during a long vacation.
And as for him teaching, he can arrange for a short term, part time work. Though it is very risky these days.
As for what Koreans think about couples living together before marriage. If you were a local Korean, they might think the both of you intend to get married soon. But if you and your BF are both foreigners, they wouldn't even think much of it. In fact, alot of your female coworkers might think its kinda cool and want to know some info about it.
I think you will find Korea to be a more tolerant place than you expect |
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