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elliemk
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 Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:48 am Post subject: Transferring an E-2 Visa - - I have read everything |
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Anyone know about the new rules for transferring an E-2 visa to a different school if you haven't had your job for more than 10 months? Can it still be done? What do you have to do to do it?
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blade
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:02 am Post subject: Re: Transferring an E-2 Visa - - I have read everything |
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| elliemk wrote: |
Anyone know about the new rules for transferring an E-2 visa to a different school if you haven't had your job for more than 10 months? Can it still be done? What do you have to do to do it?
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I think transferring to a public school is your best bet and you need to transfer before your current employment ends. Whether or not you'll have to submit all your documents again seems entirely up to the immi office you apply to. |
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hiphopjunkie
Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Call Seoul immigration at 02-500-9068, explain your situation, then post back here for other people at are in the same boat. |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: Transferring an E-2 Visa - - I have read everything |
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| elliemk wrote: |
Anyone know about the new rules for transferring an E-2 visa to a different school if you haven't had your job for more than 10 months? Can it still be done? What do you have to do to do it?
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i posted a reply to a similar question on another thread - it's not up to you whether or not to have your visa transferred - really we are quite powerless about our visas
public schools are govt entities so they have some pull when it comes to getting things done - i was told this personally by the person in charge who managed to have my visa transferred when i was hired by a public school - my visa at the time was only 3 months old -
i think it's probably also possible for a well established large hakwon; someone like ybm, because they have so many teachers and no doubt people work for them who do nothing but deal w/immi on a full time basis
the small scale hakwon on the other hand has to just ask their secty to call and see what can be done -
the best one can do is just try and understand what documentation is needed to so if a school comes back and tries to challenge you on something you've provided you know whether or not they are speaking truthfully or not
i think there is the possibility also if you left a school in good standing and the school didn't close your new school might be able to work something out between the two of them where the visa is transferred - again, tho it's allways up to immi |
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joewaller
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| You can transfer your visa up until it expires with the permission of your current employer, a nod from immigration, and the blessing of your new employer. You can do this with any E-2 visa after your 9th month. |
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elliemk
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Once again, it's not nine months old. It's only two months old. What about that? |
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joewaller
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Your current employer has to notify immigration of the end of your current contract (either cancellation or your term is up). As long as your visa time has not expired your new employer may pick you up on that visa. Before March 15th you can do this without additional paperwork. After that you have to have the CBC with apostille/consulate interview (for Canadians). |
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joewaller
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:01 am Post subject: |
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| For private or public institutions you won't be able to tranfer it. You'll have to go through the process of getting a new visa. |
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blade
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:02 am Post subject: |
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| joewaller wrote: |
| Your current employer has to notify immigration of the end of your current contract (either cancellation or your term is up). As long as your visa time has not expired your new employer may pick you up on that visa. Before March 15th you can do this without additional paperwork. After that you have to have the CBC with apostille/consulate interview (for Canadians). |
I thought once your employer cancels your visa you have no way of transferring to a new school. |
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potin14p
Joined: 04 May 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:42 am Post subject: |
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| i am moving to a new school in Feb, and my new boss told me yesterday that I dont need to go to Japan for a new visa (??!!) , and that she had spoken to Immigration about it. I, for one, am still a bit skeptical, because I havent read anything about this here on Dave's. So i'll just get all my docs in order, and get my medical test, and then see what they actually demand of me. |
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elliemk
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| I just called Seoul immigration and they told me that since I haven't been at your school for 9 months, I have to get a new E-2 visa by doing a visa run to Japan or my home country. So, according to them, it's not possible to transfer my visa to a new school at this time. I will not have to do a criminal background check or health form unless the new school requires it. |
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blade
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| elliemk wrote: |
| I will not have to do a criminal background check or health form unless the new school requires it. |
Huh? Have the rules been formally changed? |
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elliemk
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| No, they haven't changed. But if I get a new visa before March 15, she said I wouldn't have to do it. |
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blade
Joined: 30 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| elliemk wrote: |
| No, they haven't changed. But if I get a new visa before March 15, she said I wouldn't have to do it. |
I know what you're saying but how can you be sure that a different immi officer won't tell that you will need a background check when you go to apply? |
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elliemk
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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Well, of course that is always the big "if" here in Korea, as not all immigration officers give the same information. But someone asked me to post what I was told by Seoul Immigration, so that is what I did  |
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