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Bowden_PSM
Joined: 22 Jun 2004
Location: United Arab Emirates
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 Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 2:18 am Post subject: Letter of Release - Stupid Question Time for a Longtimer. |
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Hello,
I've been here for 8 years and never broke a contract for any reason.
I am breaking one in 2 months, though on extremely good terms. I work for a uni, but have been accepted to a good M.Ed. program back in Canada so I am departing. I have my exit date and have bought airline tickets. All is well with the uni and my boss.
However, I am a dot-the-I-cross-the-T sort of fella. I know that I should hand in my ARC card when I get to the airport to cancel my visa.
My question is: I don't want any dirty spots at all on my record (should I wish to come back and have a few more go's with immigration) and was wondering if I should get a letter of release, and if so, what to do with it.
I'm probably concerned about nothing, but thought I should ask, as some of you out here have been through a lot on the technical side of things. Luckily, I have only wandered from good place to good place. Never experienced a horror story, just heard about them. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 4:39 am Post subject: Re: Letter of Release - Stupid Question Time for a Longtimer |
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| Bowden_PSM wrote: |
Hello,
I've been here for 8 years and never broke a contract for any reason.
I am breaking one in 2 months, though on extremely good terms. I work for a uni, but have been accepted to a good M.Ed. program back in Canada so I am departing. I have my exit date and have bought airline tickets. All is well with the uni and my boss.
However, I am a dot-the-I-cross-the-T sort of fella. I know that I should hand in my ARC card when I get to the airport to cancel my visa.
My question is: I don't want any dirty spots at all on my record (should I wish to come back and have a few more go's with immigration) and was wondering if I should get a letter of release, and if so, what to do with it.
I'm probably concerned about nothing, but thought I should ask, as some of you out here have been through a lot on the technical side of things. Luckily, I have only wandered from good place to good place. Never experienced a horror story, just heard about them. |
You only require a LOR should you wish to work at another place before the end date of the contract at the original place. |
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cmr
Joined: 22 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I did something similar a few years ago. I gave notice to my school I was returning to Canada. I didn't do anything with immigration. I came back 6 months later and had no problem whatsoever. |
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sing81
Joined: 09 Apr 2011
Location: USA
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 2:14 am Post subject: |
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| cmr wrote: |
| I did something similar a few years ago. I gave notice to my school I was returning to Canada. I didn't do anything with immigration. I came back 6 months later and had no problem whatsoever. |
I am in a similar situation. I am quiting. I gave notice. I will be going back to the US momentarily. But my ARC card does not expire until November. Does that mean I have to wait until after it expires to get a new job and a new visa? |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 6:29 am Post subject: Re: Letter of Release - Stupid Question Time for a Longtimer |
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| Bowden_PSM wrote: |
Hello,
I've been here for 8 years and never broke a contract for any reason.
I am breaking one in 2 months, though on extremely good terms. All is well with the uni and my boss.
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I come here today to praise you, Sir, not to bury you, though I do have a minor quibble with your phrasing.............. on the technical side of things.
You did not come right out and say it, but since you are a "dot-the-I-cross-the-T sort of fella", and "leaving on extremely good terms", I am assuming you are ending your contract through provisions laid out in the contract. Therefore, you have not broken the contract, but have in fact abided by it. You have merely exercised a provision stipulated in the contract, and thus you can leave Korea with your No-Break record intact.
I salute you! |
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cmr
Joined: 22 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| sing81 wrote: |
| cmr wrote: |
| I did something similar a few years ago. I gave notice to my school I was returning to Canada. I didn't do anything with immigration. I came back 6 months later and had no problem whatsoever. |
I am in a similar situation. I am quiting. I gave notice. I will be going back to the US momentarily. But my ARC card does not expire until November. Does that mean I have to wait until after it expires to get a new job and a new visa? |
If I were you, I would call immigration to make sure, or ask someone who can speak Korean to call for you. Better safe than sorry! |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 5:20 pm Post subject: Re: Letter of Release - Stupid Question Time for a Longtimer |
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| Bowden_PSM wrote: |
Hello,
I've been here for 8 years and never broke a contract for any reason.
I am breaking one in 2 months, though on extremely good terms. I work for a uni, but have been accepted to a good M.Ed. program back in Canada so I am departing. I have my exit date and have bought airline tickets. All is well with the uni and my boss.
However, I am a dot-the-I-cross-the-T sort of fella. I know that I should hand in my ARC card when I get to the airport to cancel my visa.
My question is: I don't want any dirty spots at all on my record (should I wish to come back and have a few more go's with immigration) and was wondering if I should get a letter of release, and if so, what to do with it.
I'm probably concerned about nothing, but thought I should ask, as some of you out here have been through a lot on the technical side of things. Luckily, I have only wandered from good place to good place. Never experienced a horror story, just heard about them. |
Handing in your ARC as you leave cancels your current status of sojourn and closes your file as far as K-immigration is concerned.
The LOR is only required if you plan to change jobs/sponsors without canceling your status of sojourn (in lay terms - transfer from one job to another).
| sing81 wrote: |
I am in a similar situation. I am quitting. I gave notice. I will be going back to the US momentarily. But my ARC card does not expire until November. Does that mean I have to wait until after it expires to get a new job and a new visa? |
As long as you hand in your ARC to the immigration officer as you leave Korea you will have no problems returning on a new visa when you are ready.
If you fail to hand in your ARC you will have to wait until it expires before you can come back and get a new job.
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hungrybeaver
Joined: 09 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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| What about getting your pension money back? If you leave a couple months early with the permission of your employer, do you need a letter of release to get your pension money, or can you get it with just a plane ticket? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| hungrybeaver wrote: |
| What about getting your pension money back? If you leave a couple months early with the permission of your employer, do you need a letter of release to get your pension money, or can you get it with just a plane ticket? |
Plane ticket out of the country, passport, ARC and bank information (for the deposit to be sent to).
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Bowden_PSM
Joined: 22 Jun 2004
Location: United Arab Emirates
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 12:38 am Post subject: |
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To all who answered my post, thank you very much.
It is going to be a shame leaving Korea after so much time here. It's not a perfect place, but since when is Canada or Oz? I've come to get used to being here more than anything else. What's life going to be like without overpriced meat, ridiculous fashion, drunk ajosshi's, the beautiful countryside and so on?
I guess it will suck because, most of all, going back to school after so many years is going to be tricky. Gravy will be much easier to find though. |
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myenglishisno
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Geumchon
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 2:05 am Post subject: |
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| Congratulations for working here for that long without breaking a contract. Most people can say that they haven't not broken a contract. |
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DaHu
Joined: 09 Feb 2011
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 10:38 am Post subject: |
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| myenglishisno wrote: |
| Congratulations for working here for that long without breaking a contract. Most people can say that they haven't not broken a contract. |
Although most people CAN say that their EMPLOYER has broken the contract!  |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 4:16 am Post subject: |
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| DaHu wrote: |
| myenglishisno wrote: |
| Congratulations for working here for that long without breaking a contract. Most people can say that they haven't not broken a contract. |
Although most people CAN say that their EMPLOYER has broken the contract! |
Most people? Doubtful. |
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