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penfold
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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 Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 12:57 am Post subject: got our visas, is there a problem? |
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Hi everyone,
We got our visas today and will be off to Korea withn two weeks 
However we have had a look at them and the issue we have is that on the visa it says:
Issue Date 2006/05/02
Expiry Date 2006/08/02
Has the embassy put in the wrong date i.e. our visa is valid only for 3 months not 1 year?
Also it says:
Status E2
Period of Sojourn: 01Y
Do we need to send the visas back??
penfold |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 1:00 am Post subject: |
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The visa is "permission to enter", which you must do before it expires 3 months from issue.
Once here, you will saunter off to immigration to get your ARC, which is your residence/work permit. |
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penfold
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 1:16 am Post subject: |
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Good to know i won't have to deal with the korean embassy again
thanks for that. |
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rokgryphon
Joined: 12 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 1:27 am Post subject: |
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No more consulate; true. Now you get to deal with immigration they make the consulate look like a barrel of laughs!  |
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heydelores
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 6:33 am Post subject: |
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| Wangja wrote: |
The visa is "permission to enter", which you must do before it expires 3 months from issue.
Once here, you will saunter off to immigration to get your ARC, which is your residence/work permit. |
Are you sure about that? After reading this post, I took a look at my visa, and it expires 1 year from the time it was issued. Penfold, I'm not sure I'd want to take any chances. You might want to check with the embassy. It's less of a pain then getting here to find out your visa did expire and you're not here legally. |
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KumaraKitty
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Location: Bucheon
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Heydelores, were you looking at the Visa in your passport, or the Alien Registration Card?
Visa's expire after 3 months. Your Alien Registration card after 1 year. The Visa is what is inside your passport, but it simply allows you to enter the country. The Alien Registration Card is what allows you to stay and work here for a year. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Wangja wrote: |
The visa is "permission to enter", which you must do before it expires 3 months from issue.
Once here, you will saunter off to immigration to get your ARC, which is your residence/work permit. |
Are you sure about that? After reading this post, I took a look at my visa, and it expires 1 year from the time it was issued. Penfold, I'm not sure I'd want to take any chances. You might want to check with the embassy. It's less of a pain then getting here to find out your visa did expire and you're not here legally. |
Yes. I am sure. |
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justagirl
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Cheonan/Portland
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My husband got his visa in his passport and it was for 11 months. He had signed a 1-year contract. He had to go to immigration and extend his visa. If you don't, when you try to leave Korea, you get nailed at the airport.
Yes, you can stay in Korea past your visa expiration, but I wouldn't recommend it. Get it extended before it expires, but wait to do it until you're in Korea. You'll have to go to immigration anyway to get your ARC. |
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heydelores
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 7:30 am Post subject: |
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| KumaraKitty wrote: |
Heydelores, were you looking at the Visa in your passport, or the Alien Registration Card?
Visa's expire after 3 months. Your Alien Registration card after 1 year. The Visa is what is inside your passport, but it simply allows you to enter the country. The Alien Registration Card is what allows you to stay and work here for a year. |
Yes, I was definitely looking at my visa in my passport. It expires exactly 1 year after it was issued. |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 11:16 am Post subject: Re: got our visas, is there a problem? |
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| penfold wrote: |
Hi everyone,
We got our visas today and will be off to Korea withn two weeks
However we have had a look at them and the issue we have is that on the visa it says:
Issue Date 2006/05/02
Expiry Date 2006/08/02
Has the embassy put in the wrong date i.e. our visa is valid only for 3 months not 1 year?
Also it says:
Status E2
Period of Sojourn: 01Y
Do we need to send the visas back??
penfold |
No, it is fine. The initial visa you are issued with is valid for 90 days. |
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