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endofthewor1d
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
Location: the end of the wor1d.
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| i wish my fukuoka run would end. been here a week. still waiting on the paperwork. running out of money. a large part of next week is a korean holiday. i'm living in an internet cafe by day, and a bar by night. waiting. waiting. waiting... |
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the eye
Joined: 29 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 12:22 am Post subject: |
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why is it taking a week. 24hours is all they need. what's the prob?
did you not bring the blue paper with you? |
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endofthewor1d
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
Location: the end of the wor1d.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 1:17 am Post subject: |
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| the eye wrote: |
why is it taking a week. 24hours is all they need. what's the prob?
did you not bring the blue paper with you? |
long story... another thread. i don't know how to make it a link, but the title is:
big big problem. help!
i think it's now on page three of the job-related discussion forum.
but since i'm sitting in an internet cafe anyway with nothing better to do than argue about how well-known the mississippi river is, i'll give you a quick rundown.
i had always thought that americans got 90 days upon landing in korea. shame on me for not having looked at the actual stamp in my passport, but in the past, i overstayed my welcome while looking for work. i've since gotten two e2 visas with no problems at all, and until now i was even unaware that i had overstayed my visa, because no one at immigration said anything at my coming or going. so when i got to korea this time, i was planning to make the visa run to japan, all of the paperwork had been taken care of, and then just before i was about to go, immigration called my hopefully soon-to-be boss and said that he just checked up on me, i had overstayed my visa in the past, and he was therefore revoking the acceptance of my visa application.
my boss called me and asked me about it. i was as surprised as he was. we figured out what had happened, he called immigration back, explained my mistake and that i was very sorry and that he really needs me. the immigration official said okay, but you have to re-apply, and everything will go smoothly. but by that time, my 30 days was once again coming to an end. so i had to go to japan, and wait for the paperwork to be processed in my absence. so i'm waiting. |
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bosintang
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Location: In the pot with the rest of the mutts
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| Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| If money is an issue, then Busan is a lot cheaper than Fukuoka. Since it looks like you will be waiting at least another weeks, why don't you hop a ferry and come back in on another tourist visa for a few days? Just a suggestion... |
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endofthewor1d
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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| bosintang wrote: |
| If money is an issue, then Busan is a lot cheaper than Fukuoka. Since it looks like you will be waiting at least another weeks, why don't you hop a ferry and come back in on another tourist visa for a few days? Just a suggestion... |
that's not a bad idea at all, and i even considered it. i didn't realise just how long i was going to be here though. and now that someone told me about sleeping in the internet cafes, i think (when i include the boat to busan and back) japan is going to be the cheaper option. |
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casey's moon
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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| yep, I think we've all had our incredibly dumb moments. I've had 2 involving my passport and one of them was just last month (there is a thread about that one, but I don't think it is worth linking to). glad it all worked out in the end. |
So you didn't get caught working illegally until it got stamped. Good for you. |
Umm... what? Nope, that's not it. |
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