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jkelly80
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Location: you boys like mexico?
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 Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject: Do I have to do all this Immi BS again? |
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| I came under the new visa regulations in March, and I'd like to do another contract here, just not with my previous employer (SMOE). Will I have to present my transcripts/bachelor's degree/CBC again? If I had an e-2 before, I'd assume all of that would have to be on file. Any help is appreciated. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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Yup... you get to jump through all the hoops all over again.  |
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jkelly80
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Totes ridics. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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Double yup. And you'll need a VSS with your CBC. Check on current regulations for that. There was a change made as of December 17th where the embassy won't notarize a CBC with VSS if it wasn't done with fingerprints. Check on that...
Get multiple sealed transcripts. Like 3 or 4 or something. Just in case you have to change jobs again. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:01 am Post subject: |
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Wait...jkelly, call immigration at 1345 before you make any decisions.
You may be able to "transfer" your E-2 visa to another employer at the end of your contract.
I went through this in August. Since I was leaving the country on vacation before my contract ended, though, I had to get a whole new E-2 and jump through every hoop. But if you are in-country it may be much easier for you. Ask immi, and write down names for reference, different people say different things. |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:05 am Post subject: |
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Wait...jkelly, call immigration at 1345 before you make any decisions.
You may be able to "transfer" your E-2 visa to another employer at the end of your contract.
I went through this in August. Since I was leaving the country on vacation before my contract ended, though, I had to get a whole new E-2 and jump through every hoop. But if you are in-country it may be much easier for you. Ask immi, and write down names for reference, different people say different things.
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Thanks bibbitybop for the heads up. The only thing is that I want to head back to the States for 3 weeks or so before coming back. Will that affect things? |
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Kimchieluver
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:07 am Post subject: |
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| Things were definitely better when TTompatz was around. No offence to the above esteemed posters. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:55 am Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
Wait...jkelly, call immigration at 1345 before you make any decisions.
You may be able to "transfer" your E-2 visa to another employer at the end of your contract.
I went through this in August. Since I was leaving the country on vacation before my contract ended, though, I had to get a whole new E-2 and jump through every hoop. But if you are in-country it may be much easier for you. Ask immi, and write down names for reference, different people say different things. |
It may be easier with the criminal report if you're transferring to another public school job. Other than that, if you're transferring, I don't think you'll need another transcript. You'll just be extending your sojourn.
And don't rely on 1345. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:51 am Post subject: |
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| Kimchieluver wrote: |
| Things were definitely better when TTompatz was around. No offence to the above esteemed posters. |
Now you gotta think for yourself. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:11 am Post subject: |
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Wait...jkelly, call immigration at 1345 before you make any decisions.
You may be able to "transfer" your E-2 visa to another employer at the end of your contract.
I went through this in August. Since I was leaving the country on vacation before my contract ended, though, I had to get a whole new E-2 and jump through every hoop. But if you are in-country it may be much easier for you. Ask immi, and write down names for reference, different people say different things.
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Thanks bibbitybop for the heads up. The only thing is that I want to head back to the States for 3 weeks or so before coming back. Will that affect things? |
Yes, it does affect the situation. I don't remember my thead's title. Something like "Getting a new E-2 sucks." It was started in July/August and I remember commenting on it in September for the last time.
In short, immigration gave me, my old employer (SMOE) and my new employer different answers and different instructions each time one of us called them.
It was super frustrating.
In the end, we were told I could transfer my visa to a new employer during the last week of my contract IF I was in the country. I was leaving 2.5 weeks before my contract ended. Immigration wouldn't let me transfer it.
Instead, I had to submit ALL my paperwork for a new visa. To add to the bullshit, immigration wouldn't even start to process my new visa until I left the country and turned in my ARC.
I had to wait 12 calendar days to get my new visa issuance number. If it has arrived in 14 days, which is a possibility according to immigration's 10-14 day estimation period, I would not have been able to get my new visa from the Korean Consulate in time to make my flight.
It was like I was being punished for going on vacation. If I would've stayed in Korea, I could have transferred the visa, but I had vacation and a free ticket home to see my family and friends, so I did the entire E-2 process over again.
Thank goodness I didn't have to go to a 5 minute interview at the Korean Consulate in the USA, right? |
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dimnd
Joined: 19 May 2005
Location: Western USA
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:08 pm Post subject: no interview w/prior E-2 |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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And don't rely on 1345. |
The immigration hotline does give some different answers on different days, but like everyone, they struggle figuring out Korea's insane visa laws, too.
Who else are you going to trust? People working for immigration or your co-teacher? Or a random Dave's poster?
jkelly, any progress to report? |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| The best thing to do is to go right into immigration and ask them. Preferable the office where your visa will be processed. |
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Tommy
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:46 am Post subject: |
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Wha-? I thought with the new regs, they were finally keeping all your information on file (transcripts, degree, etc).
I'm not joking - thought I read this somewhere! But I guess it was too good to be true. |
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GreenlightmeansGO
Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:34 am Post subject: |
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Oh my, I really do not want to go through the hassle of getting another CRC. It takes an ass-long time.  |
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