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braunshade · Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Location: Somewhere better!

Hi Guys......I just started working for a school and nothing is what I thought it would be......the hours are much longer than what was promised- unpaid prep and grading and other required meetings. They also have not given me a contract to sign yet........although I do have a visa that was issued in my home country. Have not received my airfare back yet either.........the school is financially stable and all the other teachers seem to be quite happy. I just dont understand why this is happening to me!

I got this job through a recruiter back home. Should I take this up with them? I doubt there is anything they can do anyways and I dont want to stir up too much trouble since I have not been paid or reimbursed yet.........

So, I am thinking of bailing- how do I so this? How do others go from ome job to another? Do you just wait out your contracts? Do you begin looking for another job first then ask for a LOR?

braunshade · Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Location: Somewhere better!

I dont know if this makes any difference- but I do not have an ARC yet, nor have I seen a contract- but I do have the E2 in my passport.

I would really appreciate any assistance.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Something is seriously afowl here if you have a visa but have not signed a contract. What you need to do to get another job is get your visa cancelled. That may not be easy. The fact that you do not yet have an ARC makes no difference. If you never signed a contract you may be able to get your visa cancelled on those grounds. If not, you will need a letter of release. Start researching that - there are scores of threads about it here.

Grotto · Joined: 21 Mar 2004

sadsac · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: Gwangwang

As with all the other posters, the question needs to be asked. How did you get an E2 without signing a returning a contract to your school? It's impossible to get a Visa issunce number without the school providing them with a contract, degree and transcripts. If you are only on a tourist visa then Grotto is very correct in his presumption of you being "a dumbass". Get it sorted or you may end up in a heap of trouble. Smile

braunshade · Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Location: Somewhere better!

I do not know how I got my E2 withoit me seeing or signing a contract. I sent my degree/transcripts to my school while I was still in Canada and I received my visa reseervation # by email- then I took the # to the consulate and the visa was issued the next day. I flew over begn working and a contract was presented to me after working for a week and a half. There are a couple of things in there that I am trying to get changed so I have not signed it yet. I know that I cannot obtain an ARC until I sign it.

So, does my employer own me or not? Do I still need a LOR to obtain employment elsewhere? Can I cancel the visa myself? I really am seriously considering leaving the position becasue its not going as smoothly as I thought it would be and the owner/manager dont seem to care very much for the staff.

Please refrain from calling me names. It does not help me or anyone else. I am seeking help here- not looking for fights or nitpicking judgments.

TheUrbanMyth · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Location: Retired

Normally I do not support illegal teachers, but in this case it seems that the hakwon owner MAY have FORGED the teacher's name onto the contract, as I don't see how else the teacher could have got a visa. If that is the case, the teacher is not to blame.

As for the OP. You will have to prove that you did not sign a contract. Otherwise you will need a LOR.