Korean Job Discussion Forums

McKennaHenna · Joined: 09 Aug 2011

So If I transfer, that isn't considered quitting, right?

I'm trying to figure out how I likely I would be in receiving a LOR.
Do you know under certain circumstances that they allow it/don't allow it?

What if I stay in my location for 6 months first?

Thanks for your info.

McKennaHenna · Joined: 09 Aug 2011

One more thing----Should I attempt to contact other branches directly when looking into a transfer?

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

McKennaHenna · Joined: 09 Aug 2011

So in what situations would the owner give me a LOR? By owner, do you mean the boss?

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

wombatsincombat · Joined: 08 Aug 2011 Location: United States

So what happens if I cash out my bank account the friday they give it to me . . . and then just leave the next day? I know I should pay back my airfare . . .but a large part of me just wants to break the contract and bail ship. If I never come back to Kroea will this haunt me?

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

tomstar86 · Joined: 09 May 2009 Location: Daegu, South Korea

Hello ladies and gentlemen!

I need your help with E2/ARC issues...

I've accepted a job in Daejeon that starts on March 1st, 2012. I'm currently under contract until December 31st, 2011. My ARC expires January 31st 2012. I leave Korea on December 18th - no funny business at all. My boss had the date on the contract as Dec 31st just so that it's a nice rounded end-of-month date for immigration, as I only extended my contract by four months. I've been here since June 2009.

Now...my passport will also expire shortly after I leave, in January. I'll have to get a new passport in the UK. My understand from immigration is that since I won't be in Korea, it's simply easier for me to prepare all my documents again, and get a new E2 as it won't be possible for me to go to the immigration office right after my passport is changed. As a Brit, I also can't get my passport renewed in Seoul before I leave.

Now - when I leave Incheon, should I hand in my ARC card? As my contract expires on the 31st, but I'll leave on the 18th. Will this flag as leaving before my contract is due in their systems?

Will I require a letter of release before I can submit documents for my new E2 on my new passport?

Or, when I apply for my new E2, will it not flag in the immigration systems as it'll be under a new passport number?

I'm a bit confused as to whether or not I should hand in my ARC when I leave, and as to whether or not I should obtain a letter of release from my employer before I go. I just don't want anything to screw up with getting the E2 for my new job.

Any information or advice would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks
Tom

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

If you are not returning to Korea after you leave and before your ARC expiry, keep it as a souvenir or turn it in; makes no difference.

IF you want to keep it, tell them you are returning.
If you don't care, turn it in.
If you tell them you are not returning they will ask for it back or fine you for not giving it to them when they ask for it.

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tomstar86 · Joined: 09 May 2009 Location: Daegu, South Korea

As stated, I will be returning to Korea and I'll have to apply for a new E2 visa - hence the question. I wouldn't be asking if I wasn't returning.

So, if I hand in the ARC at immigration, that will automatically cancel my current E2?

Should I get a Letter of Release from my boss or not?

Thanks!

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

tomstar86 · Joined: 09 May 2009 Location: Daegu, South Korea

Thank you!

Also, I have another question - chances are, I'll have some unpaid pension money before I go. Not over 1 million won - but my boss has paid NOTHING towards my pension since I've been in Korea (despite my contract stating she has to pay 50%...she's chosen to ignore this).

If I have an unpaid amount of pension, will this cause me trouble at Incheon Airport when I hand in my ARC?

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

tomstar86 · Joined: 09 May 2009 Location: Daegu, South Korea

I'm a Brit - hence my reluctance to have kept on top of the pension in the first place, as I'll never see this money again and will receive no benefit from it!

I didn't think immi worked too closely with the pension office (otherwise I doubt they'd have renewed my visa in August with the amount I had outstanding then).

Thanks for all your help and advice, it's really appreciated.