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FXAdam
Joined: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Seoul-si, ROK
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 Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:24 am Post subject: Stupid Japan visa run question. |
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I'm completely failing at both internet since I can't find this answer and memory today.
When I do my visa run to Japan do I need to take my degree and transcripts with me, or just my passport and my visa issuance number?
This isn't my first E2, I just for the life of me can't remember what I took the last time. |
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crocadoodledoo
Joined: 26 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:15 am Post subject: |
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| haha yeah I don't remember either - just bring it all just in case |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:43 am Post subject: |
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All you really need is your passport. Doesn't hurt to have your visa issuance number, but I've never needed it. They have a computer record of it at the Korean consulate. You'll need a photo to give them, but you can have that taken in one of their booths.
Don't need any other documents except for the application form that you fill out at their office. |
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RomanticByeontay
Joined: 12 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:50 am Post subject: |
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| bring 6000 yen |
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
Location: somewhere in China
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| Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| And you'll need some yen for transportation and a hotel for the night. |
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climber159
Joined: 02 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| Get your photos before going to Japan. The photo booth at the Korean Consulate was out of order when I was there a while back. |
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33Jimbo33
Joined: 17 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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Uhh...I thought Visa runs to Japan were gotten rid of for teachers in Korea? It was my understanding that you could no longer get an E-2 Visa from a country that is not your home country.
Am I wrong? Am I the only one who heard that E-2 Visa runs to Japan would be prohibited? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| 33Jimbo33 wrote: |
Uhh...I thought Visa runs to Japan were gotten rid of for teachers in Korea? It was my understanding that you could no longer get an E-2 Visa from a country that is not your home country.
Am I wrong? Am I the only one who heard that E-2 Visa runs to Japan would be prohibited? |
By and large, 1st issuance of an E2 must be in your home country.
IF you have had a prior E2 AND have NO contrary remarks in your immigration file THEN you can do a visa run to Japan (or any other country that is convenient to you and has a Korean embassy/consulate).
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Uhh...I thought Visa runs to Japan were gotten rid of for teachers in Korea? |
ttompatz is correct. New teachers require issuance from their home country but old teachers don't.
From memory, this place was 3,500 yen a night at Tojin Machi. Simple but clean, and convenient to the Fukuoka embassy.
http://www.khaosan-fukuoka.com/
Japanese keyboards were a pain. They are configured completely different to Korean keyboards & took a while to figure out.
Make sure that you have your employer call the Fukuoka Consulate in advance to ensure that they will be open during the time that you'll be there and how long they expect the visa turnaround time will be.
From the Airport
Take the free shuttle bus to the domestic terminal.
Get on the subway .
Take it to Tojin Machi station ( lit. Chinatown Station - 9th stop from the airport).
In the station, leave via the first exit (1).
Walk towards the traffic light after walking straight out of the exit.
At the light, turn right and go straight for about 10 minutes. You'll have to cross over to the other side of the street. The consulate has a Korean style roof and a Korean Flag. The area is really close to the Fukuoka Dome.
Subway times
Subway times to Toujinmachi Station From Meinohama 8 minutes
From Muromi 5 minutes
From Fujisaki 4 minutes
From Nishijin 2 minutes
From Ouhori Kouen 1 minute
From Akasaka 3 minutes
From Tenjin 5 minutes
From Nakasu Kawabata 7 minutes
From Gion 9 minutes
From Hakata 11 minutes
From Higashihie 14 minutes
From Fukuoka Airport 17 minutes
Getting Your Visa
You will need your passport, your visa code, passport, two photos and the signed application form that you can get at the consulate. You will also have to pay some money. Currently, the visa costs around 6,000 yen. Make sure that you have your passport photos taken in a random subway booth or professional photo shop in Korea, as the photo booth at the consulate is expensive. If you have long hair, note that you can't have your ears covered in an official photo.
The oft-quoted deadline for submitting your documents is 11am, which ensures that you can pick up the visa after 1:30pm, the following day. However, people have been known to show up later and still have it ready by the following day, but it's best not to push it. |
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Skippy
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:56 am Post subject: |
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Best to error on the side of caution. Take any paper work you can. You can easily be surprised by some asinine consulate worker.
Other things to consider
- passport sized photos
- Japanese money
- bottled water or some snacks.
Good Luck |
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Troglodyte
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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There were plenty of first timers and returning teachers at the consulate when I was there.
You only need your passport, visa issuance number, photo (3.5x4.5cm), 6000 yen, and the application form.
The consulate in Fukuoka has a photo booth there. If it's broken, you can probably find somewhere in the area to make photos. It's so easy though to get them made in Korea. A lot of photo places will make them up in less than an hour.
You can fill the form out there (they have copies) or bring it with you. I got a PDF version before I went and added fields to it so my boss could type in the addresses and stuff in Korean and it was nice and legible. So, if you want, you can fill it out in advance and print it up. If someone wants a copy, PM me.
You should also make a photocopy of your passport information page. When you check in at a hotel, they'll want to see either the original or a photocopy. I'm not sure how strict they are about it, but I'd take a copy with you. Since you will likely be hurrying to the consulate, you will probably check in at the hotel AFTER you have dropped off your passport at the consulate (where it stays for the night).
I think that you can book a package trip to Fukuoka (i.e. flight+hotel or ferry+hotel) at various travel agents in Korea. Definitely some agents have them. If you have paid in advance, take some kind of receipt or the online confirmation print out with you. Not sure if it's necessary though. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| There were plenty of first timers and returning teachers at the consulate when I was there. |
When were you there? Korean Immigration changed the rules in late 2007 / early 2008, & all new teachers must now go through the consulate in their respective home countries. Especially for teachers at hagwons.
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If this is your first time to lodge E2 visa application and if you are going to the private school in Korea, you will definitely have an interview with Consul, which means you should come to our office yourself by booking or you should post your Self Intro video tape or CD.
There is an one more option, that if you have a videocall function on your mobile phone, you can let us know and can have an interview on mobile phone. |
^ (From Korean Immigration in Sydney, April 2009) |
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cheolsu
Joined: 16 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:48 am Post subject: |
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| Not true, I got my first E2 visa at the Osaka consulate in September 2008. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:52 am Post subject: |
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| cheolsu wrote: |
| Not true, I got my first E2 visa at the Osaka consulate in September 2008. |
You could do that then. Not now. |
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taobenli
Joined: 26 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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My husband got his first E-2 visa ever in Fukuoka yesterday, for a public school job.
He was here on a student visa (language study) before. |
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