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nicholas.schleicher
Joined: 22 Apr 2011
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 Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:27 pm Post subject: Make a trip before contract begins? |
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I was planning to have my school fly me over a week or two before my contract begins in order to have time to make a trip to Beijing. Is this possible without having my ARC card yet (I'll have arrived on a multi-entry E-2 visa, not a tourist visa)?
I sort-of remember something about not being able to leave the country until I received my ARC card, but it's a bit fuzzy.
Can anyone clarify this situation for me? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:30 am Post subject: Re: Make a trip before contract begins? |
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| nicholas.schleicher wrote: |
I was planning to have my school fly me over a week or two before my contract begins in order to have time to make a trip to Beijing. Is this possible without having my ARC card yet (I'll have arrived on a multi-entry E-2 visa, not a tourist visa)?
I sort-of remember something about not being able to leave the country until I received my ARC card, but it's a bit fuzzy.
Can anyone clarify this situation for me? |
If you have your E2 in your passport and you enter Korea (rather than just transit the airport) you will activate your E2.
ARE you SURE you will have a multi-entry visa (things changed in Dec. 2010)?
If you don't have a multi-entry visa and you leave before you get your ARC you will void/cancel your E2.
IF you do in fact have/get have a multi-entry visa you are fine.
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Squire
Joined: 26 Sep 2010
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:34 am Post subject: |
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| Why not just fly to Beijing, have your vacation, then arrive in Korea when you are supposed to? That seems fair, but then I wouldn't be too surprised if your school were a bit funny about the flight reimbursement. Maybe if you could make them agree to paying your fare to Beijing it might work |
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nicholas.schleicher
Joined: 22 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:06 am Post subject: |
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@ttompatz I will be requesting a multiple entry E-2 visa and will pay extra if need be to get it when my visa issuance number is issued. Fingers crossed! Thank you for the insight. Greatly appreciated!
@Squire My contract is very clear about flying me from my home to Seoul. Knowing Korea and Hogwan owners a bit, I wouldn't want to ruffle any feathers right away by asking to fly me to Beijing instead. |
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nicholas.schleicher
Joined: 22 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Can anyone clarify the difference between the multi-entry and single entry E-2 visas? What extra does the multi version allow me after I get my ARC? Thanks! |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| nicholas.schleicher wrote: |
| Can anyone clarify the difference between the multi-entry and single entry E-2 visas? What extra does the multi version allow me after I get my ARC? Thanks! |
After you get your ARC there is NO difference between a single entry and a multi-entry.
All registered foreigners are entitled to re-entry privileges which is why I asked if you were sure you would get a multi-entry E2 (I think they stopped doing it in Dec. 2010 with the change in re-entry privileges).
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nicholas.schleicher
Joined: 22 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, you're correct. I just veried that with my recruiter. |
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