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The Hammer
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Ullungdo 37.5 N, 130.9 E, altitude : 223 m
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 Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:09 am Post subject: Switching from an E2 to a D2 visa |
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The private university where I teach will allow me to resign one semester early if I am accepted to a masters degree program.
1.) If I resign early am I entitled to any severance or pension payments for the 1.4 years that I have worked at the school?
2.) Do I need to leave the country in order to change from an E2 visa to a D2 student visa?
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The Hammer
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Ullungdo 37.5 N, 130.9 E, altitude : 223 m
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:37 am Post subject: |
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Can someone answer the questions above?
 I'd be grateful. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:48 am Post subject: Re: Switching from an E2 to a D2 visa |
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| The Hammer wrote: |
The private university where I teach will allow me to resign one semester early if I am accepted to a masters degree program.
1.) If I resign early am I entitled to any severance or pension payments for the 1.4 years that I have worked at the school?
2.) Do I need to leave the country in order to change from an E2 visa to a D2 student visa?
The notification results will be available next week on June 14th. If I am accepted my school will be looking for a business English teacher for next semester. I'll post the results here in case someone is interested in my job. (Be advised - you must have a business degree.) |
You are legally entitled to 1 month severance for the complete year that you worked.
Allow me to quote, "If a worker has worked for more than one year in a workplace with 5 workers or more, the worker shall be given severance pay in the amount of at least 30-day average wages for each year of service. Severance pay, in principle, should be paid after retirement. However, should a worker request, he or she may receive, in advance, severance pay corresponding to their years of service to date."
reference:
http://www.molab.go.kr:8001/english/policy/working_standards/pol0301.jsp
You should be able to simply change your visa (without a visa run) from E2 to D2 by going to the immigration office and submitting the form for a "Change of Status".
You may also require proof of admittance to a university as a full time student and proof of funds to support yourself as well as your ARC and Passport.
Hope that helped.
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The Hammer
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Ullungdo 37.5 N, 130.9 E, altitude : 223 m
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:54 am Post subject: |
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ttompatz,
Thank you! |
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casey's moon
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:29 am Post subject: |
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Agreed with ttompatz. You may be told that you have to leave the country to change to a D-2 by some workers but YOU DON'T HAVE TO. I was lucky that someone finally realized that for me (but I needed to have my husband talk to someone high up who wasn't necessarily the best English speaker in the office to get that info). The Canadian Embassy and the person I spoke with at immigration both told me I'd have to leave the country.
Good luck and enjoy your studies! |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:40 am Post subject: |
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| You will also need to submit a BA diploma and transcripts to Immigration AGAIN. Even if they already have it on file twice... |
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