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tmax500
Joined: 12 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:21 am Post subject: 6 month E2 visa? |
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I signed a contract for 6 months.
Is there such a thing as a 6 month visa?
When the 6 months are up, could I extend the visa for 3-6 months?
Or is it necessary to sign a 12 month contract for this? |
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crisdean
Joined: 04 Feb 2010
Location: Seoul Special City
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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:20 pm Post subject: Re: 6 month E2 visa? |
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| tmax500 wrote: |
I signed a contract for 6 months.
Is there such a thing as a 6 month visa?
When the 6 months are up, could I extend the visa for 3-6 months?
Or is it necessary to sign a 12 month contract for this? |
You'll probably be given a a year visa. I signed a 7 month contract and got a year visa. So if you extend your contract by 3-6 months you probably (always a good idea to double check) won't need to extend your visa. However if you change employers you will need to go to the immigration office and file for a change of employer with a letter of release from your current employer, there is some kind of processing fee, but I believe it's fairly straight forward. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: 6 month E2 visa? |
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| tmax500 wrote: |
I signed a contract for 6 months.
Is there such a thing as a 6 month visa?
When the 6 months are up, could I extend the visa for 3-6 months?
Or is it necessary to sign a 12 month contract for this? |
Are you with the TaLK program? They are a special case, government run program and they have their own rules.
E2 visas (the thing in your passport) are generally issued with a 90 day expiry and 1 year validity.
Changing or extending your contract will require an application to immigration (along with some paperwork from your employer).
Changing employers is a whole new ball of wax and is largely case dependent on whether or not you can transfer to the new employer or need to get a new visa.
Until you actually get here, it is largely irrelevant.
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tmax500
Joined: 12 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:46 am Post subject: |
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| thanks for the feedback, its a regular hagwon not any particular program. Will see what happens when I get the visa, hopefully it'll be a 1 year visa for that school |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:50 am Post subject: |
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| tmax500 wrote: |
| thanks for the feedback, its a regular hagwon not any particular program. Will see what happens when I get the visa, hopefully it'll be a 1 year visa for that school |
Hey just curious, did you ask for 6 months or is that what the employer offered? And did u get either incoming or departing airfare with that? I ask because I have considered doing 6 months in Korea, and 6 months elsewhere if it was feasible. |
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tmax500
Joined: 12 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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| It was advertised as either a 6 or 12 month position. Its not a big city so thats why I got the choice. If you want Seoul or Busan for 6 months your best chance is with the English Villages such as SEV Suyu. |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:10 am Post subject: |
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Thanks!
Do you get any benefits with a 6 month contract, like apartment, and airfare? Bonus/severance? |
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tmax500
Joined: 12 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:23 am Post subject: |
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You get free accommodation, a one-way flight paid and no severance (unless I decide to extend to 12 months)
If you're not too fussy about location for 6 months you could try the English Village in Paju which pays 2.4m and has about 100 foreign teachers |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:33 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info! |
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