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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: the eye
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| creeper1 wrote: |
| Were you one of the contributors to the " the official so long suckers" thread? |
lol.
Was that the simultaneous mass-desertion of korea by disgruntled teachers outraged at new visa regulations requiring them to notarise their diplomas?
*Note that all of them waited until their contracts were over and they had saved 100M won before "boycotting korea".  |
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Cont Drwg
Joined: 24 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:07 am Post subject: |
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I've had an E2 before
my main concern now is getting to the airport (in Milan) or immigration at Incheon and they asking where my return or onward ticket is because I won't have one...
any suggestions?
I've asked friends who have been to Japan recently to provide me with their eticket so i can change dates/names on that.
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Immigration in ICN won't care unless you are denied entry for some reason (then they will hand you back to the airline for return to whence you came and fine them for allowing you to board the flight without meeting the requirement of visa waiver travel).
The airline in Milan may certainly give you grief and/or deny boarding if you cannot show return or onward passage (a requirement for visa waiver entry (entry on arrival)).
Having a ticket to Japan dated within 90 days of your arrival in Korea will certainly meet the requirement (and you will need to do a visa run anyway).
Just save the receipt to have your school pay for it (since they won't give you anything for your trip into Korea).
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good answer.
whats is the likelihood of the or any airline checking the validity of my ticket?
ie. use a friends recent eticket, reprint it using newer dates and my name.... be it a flight to bangkok or a ferry to fukuoka... are they going to call the other airlines/ferry companies?
i've never seen italians care about anything else before... |
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PhillyPK
Joined: 03 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 10:24 am Post subject: |
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Hey guys,
First post here, so I apologize in advance if I pull a newbie move  .
I'm in a similar position to Cont Drwg, but I have an F visa. I was just wondering if anyone could give me any insight as to what it would be like to arrive in Seoul before landing a job, and what would the job search be like in person.
I'd appreciate any help and look forward to being a part of the forum!
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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| PhillyPK wrote: |
Hey guys,
First post here, so I apologize in advance if I pull a newbie move .
I'm in a similar position to Cont Drwg, but I have an F visa. I was just wondering if anyone could give me any insight as to what it would be like to arrive in Seoul before landing a job, and what would the job search be like in person.
I'd appreciate any help and look forward to being a part of the forum!
-PK |
F-visa and NOT looking for a public school job = feel free to jump on an airplane. The only downside is that you won't get reimbursed for your ticket to Korea. The advantage is that you don't need to do a visa run either.
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PhillyPK
Joined: 03 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| PhillyPK wrote: |
Hey guys,
First post here, so I apologize in advance if I pull a newbie move .
I'm in a similar position to Cont Drwg, but I have an F visa. I was just wondering if anyone could give me any insight as to what it would be like to arrive in Seoul before landing a job, and what would the job search be like in person.
I'd appreciate any help and look forward to being a part of the forum!
-PK |
F-visa and NOT looking for a public school job = feel free to jump on an airplane. The only downside is that you won't get reimbursed for your ticket to Korea. The advantage is that you don't need to do a visa run either.
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Thanks for your input!
I guess I was asking more about applying to hagwons directly vs. through a recruiter or from the States. Would contract negotiation be different (i.e. housing, etc.)? And I've also heard that some places MAY reimburse you for your plane ticket. Is there any truth to that or just a complete fallacy? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| PhillyPK wrote: |
| I guess I was asking more about applying to hagwons directly vs. through a recruiter or from the States. Would contract negotiation be different (i.e. housing, etc.)? And I've also heard that some places MAY reimburse you for your plane ticket. Is there any truth to that or just a complete fallacy? |
10 years ago they might have paid for back for your ticket (if you flew here on your own dime) and paid for a visa run.
Today, the chances are slim to none (they have lots of applicants to choose from so don't need to).
The only advantage to applying at hagwans in person is that you can see the school, housing and talk to the staff in person. Nice if you can do and you are stuck with the difficulty of being on an E2.
On an F4, there is no advantage since you are free to change jobs at your leisure if things aren't to your liking so the gains are outweighed by the costs of the flight over.
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