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chungbukdo
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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 Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:50 pm Post subject: Switching to language visa |
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Hello quick visa q
I'm on an e2 working visa which expires august first.
I want to start at a full time korean language program september first?
Do I have to leave the country and apply for the language visa from my home embassy ?
Because I already booked the date of a flight back home.but if I don't need to leave ill see if I can change it |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: Switching to language visa |
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| chungbukdo wrote: |
Hello quick visa q
I'm on an e2 working visa which expires august first.
I want to start at a full time korean language program september first?
Do I have to leave the country and apply for the language visa from my home embassy ?
Because I already booked the date of a flight back home.but if I don't need to leave ill see if I can change it |
You do NOT need to go home. You can change your status from E2 to student without the need to leave the country. Take your paperwork to Kimmi when you are ready.
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chungbukdo
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:46 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks so much ! But what would I do about the one month period before class starts? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:06 am Post subject: |
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| chungbukdo wrote: |
| Thanks so much ! But what would I do about the one month period before class starts? |
Do a change of status before your ARC expires then when your contract ends, take a 1 month vacation on the beach in the Phils or Thailand.
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furtakk
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:13 am Post subject: |
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Sorry to hijack, but what about changing back to an E2?
I'm planning on doing the same thing in the fall, but I can only afford to study for 6 months or so full time.
Or is it less of a hassle to work on a student visa? I know you're allowed after 6 months of study or something along those lines, but I'm not sure how limiting it is. |
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chungbukdo
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:18 am Post subject: |
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Youre not allowed to work on a language study visa, only a university student visa.
Tom thanks so much for answering my questions. This might be a shot in the dark but I have one last one. Could I change my visa at any immigration office? I work in chungbuk province and the office is across the province. The school I want to go to is in chung nam province. I dont know where their office is and it would be hard to get to. |
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r122925
Joined: 02 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:40 am Post subject: |
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chungbukdo is right. There are two different types of student visas. The D2 is for students seeking a degree from a Korean university. The D4 is for other short term studies, including language training. You can work on a D2 visa after six months if you get permission from the head of your department and from immigration. If they both grant permission then you're allowed to work up to 20 hours/week during the semester and no limit during vacations. Working on a D4 visa is not legal.... However when I studied Korean at Yonsei a few years back A LOT of the westerners were teaching English illegally on the side. I don't condone or recommend it, but that's what I saw.
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| what about changing back to an E2? |
As long as you've held an E2 in the past you can switch in Korea without leaving the country. Bring all the documents to the immigration office, including the signed contract and your employer's business registration certificate and they can do the status change. If it's your first E2 you must apply in your home country and do the interview at the consulate. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| chungbukdo wrote: |
Youre not allowed to work on a language study visa, only a university student visa.
Tom thanks so much for answering my questions. This might be a shot in the dark but I have one last one. Could I change my visa at any immigration office? I work in chungbuk province and the office is across the province. The school I want to go to is in chung nam province. I dont know where their office is and it would be hard to get to. |
Ya, it was a shot in the dark. You have to do the change of status in the office that has jurisdiction over your ARC (based on the location of your residence).
That said however, you can change your status up to 30 days early (no more than 7 days before the end of your current contract) and if you have the address you are moving to, do your change of address at the same time (so doing it at your new office).
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chungbukdo
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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Hm.
I don't have the money to go to thailand for a month since I will be studying for a year soon.
Is there some method that I could use to stay in korea all august when I don't have a job and am not enrolled?
Can an e2 visa holder switch to a tourist visa in country, then switch to a student visa? I've heard that people on tourist visas can switch to student visas within the country. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| chungbukdo wrote: |
Hm.
I don't have the money to go to thailand for a month since I will be studying for a year soon.
Is there some method that I could use to stay in korea all august when I don't have a job and am not enrolled?
Can an e2 visa holder switch to a tourist visa in country, then switch to a student visa? I've heard that people on tourist visas can switch to student visas within the country. |
Yes, you can get your "D" visa at the end of your E2 and stay in Korea for your 30 days until your course starts but, unless you already have a place you are paying rent on, Korea is more expensive than a hut on the beach (even if you do include airfare).
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chungbukdo
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Tom your answers have been really helpful.
I have a place to stay. |
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