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missty
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 Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject: Quitting mid-contact (and staying in Korea?) |
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I want to quit my job mid contract. But is this possible?
I have read lots of things about needing to have worked 6 (or is it 9?) months before you can transfer your visa.
In my contract it says I must have worked 3 months before I can hand in my notice, and then I must give them two months notice. Then (and it states this part very clearly in my contract) that they will give me a letter of release.
I was aiming to have worked 6 months at this company before transferring my visa, but after reading people say that you need to have worked 9 months before transferring your visa I'm not too sure. If it states in my contract that they will give me a LOR after 5 months then do I need to wait that long?
As you can probably tell I am really confused, so some clarification over the exact visa rules (I'm an E-2 by the way) would be really helpful! |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 8:16 pm Post subject: Re: Quitting mid-contact (and staying in Korea?) |
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| missty wrote: |
I want to quit my job mid contract. But is this possible?
I have read lots of things about needing to have worked 6 (or is it 9?) months before you can transfer your visa.
In my contract it says I must have worked 3 months before I can hand in my notice, and then I must give them two months notice. Then (and it states this part very clearly in my contract) that they will give me a letter of release.
I was aiming to have worked 6 months at this company before transferring my visa, but after reading people say that you need to have worked 9 months before transferring your visa I'm not too sure. If it states in my contract that they will give me a LOR after 5 months then do I need to wait that long?
As you can probably tell I am really confused, so some clarification over the exact visa rules (I'm an E-2 by the way) would be really helpful! |
You can quit any time.
1) You can, depending on circumstances, do a transfer at 6 or 9 months (depends on whether you are going from a hakwon to another hakwon or a oublic school OR whether you are leaving a PS going to another PS or a hakwon).
2) You can always get your employer to CANCEL your visa and then find a new job and apply for a new visa (no need to wait for any set period).
3) If your employer won't make the trip to immigration to cancel your visa you can LEAVE Korea for a day to get your visa canceled, return and begin again.
pick one.
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missty
Joined: 19 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks ttompatz I was hoping you'd respond.
I'm going to presume that my school won't cancel my visa. They might, but I don't want to count on it. I obviously can't find this out for sure though as I wont be telling them I'm leaving till January.
If thats the case then I think I will be under your first category. I will be moving from a hagwon to public school. So what would this mean for my time frame? Can I transfer at 6 months?
Thanks again! |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| missty wrote: |
Thanks ttompatz I was hoping you'd respond.
I'm going to presume that my school won't cancel my visa. They might, but I don't want to count on it. I obviously can't find this out for sure though as I wont be telling them I'm leaving till January.
If thats the case then I think I will be under your first category. I will be moving from a hagwon to public school. So what would this mean for my time frame? Can I transfer at 6 months?
Thanks again! |
It is "case dependent" but USUALLY you can transfer from a hakwon to a PS after competing 6 months at your hakwon and PROVIDED you can get your employer to release you (neither a given nor is it legally required).
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missty
Joined: 19 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks again for the help!
I'm actually slightly on the fence about whether or not I am actually in a public/private hagwon.
This is because its an after school program in a public school. The principle of this public school signed the contract with me, but in all other ways my job is most definitely a hagwon. I don't even speak to the principle and all of my contact is with the director of the after school program.
But the most important thing is that the principle signed the contract that I took to immigration.
Therefore would this classify as a public school position or is after school still a hagwon? Argh. This is all very confusing, I'm sorry for the barrage of questions!
If that is the case (I'll need to clarify this with my director - somehow, without them realising just why I am asking) then what would be the time frame from going from a "public" school (afterschool) to public school? |
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