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.josh.
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 Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:51 am Post subject: Delete post. |
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plus99
Joined: 30 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:56 am Post subject: |
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Ha.
yeah dude, im in nearly the same position. i did read on here that if you come into another province, you might be overlooked and allowed in. Im leaving my school too but isnt it best just to get the letter of release? |
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soviet_man
Joined: 23 Apr 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:54 am Post subject: |
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re: doing a runner.
Leaving the country will be no problem.
But upon re-entry your profile on the Immigration computer system could well be *flagged* and you have a sizeable chance of being detained in the questioning room at Incheon Airport, which could take a number of hours. I've been there and it is not fun.
If your employer reported you as having broken the contract and fled the country and that info has logged on the Immigration computer, it could absolutely complicate allowing any new visa to be issued or entry permitted.
Applying in a different province could allow the visa *issuance* to be easier (formerly known as the blue paper stage) but issuance does not guarantee entry at Incheon Airport - if something has been flagged on your profile as being a problem.
The safest bet is to wait until the *existing* visa expires, before applying for another one. If you apply for a second visa before the first expires, then that is usually asking for trouble which involves getting the old one cancelled, extracting a letter of release and going through the whole application process again.
If you are approaching the end of your contract anyway, it is easier to sit it out and wait than to jeopardize your future visa application. |
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.josh.
Joined: 26 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Delete.
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nomad-ish
Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: On the bottom of the food chain
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| .josh. wrote: |
| It may work with Koreans, but if they're going to hire so many foreigners, they're going to have to learn that threats and fear tactics aren't going to keep employees. |
agreed. i personally think co-teachers and head teachers or VPs in PSs should listen to a quick lecture on "how to deal with foreign teachers". it would definitely prevent a lot of confusion later on |
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midwest
Joined: 25 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: Running. |
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| .josh. wrote: |
Okay, so without judging, I was hoping some of you could enlighten me on what the true consequences are for making a run. I've got a source who tells me that I can come back immediately as long as it's in a different province, but from what I've read on here, that's not the case.
I know doing a run is an absolute last resort, and I'm still in the process of trying to work things out, but I'd just like to figure out what all of the options are. |
With computers and my recent legal consultations, going to a new province may not clear the way for you, in fact, you might be flagged and questioned at Incheon. I thought about doing the same thing for my run. But you know what, I found another position in another country. My advice to you: Don' permit yourself to be exploited. If you allow others to profit on your misery and their unwillingness to be reasonable, then you are asking these people to continue the abuse.
Right now, if you apply for a position in Japan or China, you will most likely have something more tangible by the end of the week. But of course, I hope it is a more fortunate experience than this one in Korea. |
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