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vchampea
Joined: 02 Sep 2011 Location: USA
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:37 am Post subject: immigration card |
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In order to travel outside of Korea, Japan for example, after you already have an E-2 visa you must have an immigration card. Is that right?About how long does it take to get an immigration card? |
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ttompatz

Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: immigration card |
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vchampea wrote: |
In order to travel outside of Korea, Japan for example, after you already have an E-2 visa you must have an immigration card. Is that right?About how long does it take to get an immigration card? |
You MUST (by law) have applied for your ARC within 90 days of your arrival in Korea whether you plan to travel or not. Failure to do so is a violation of immigration law.
Currently it is taking 2-3 weeks to process an ARC. At peaks it can take up to 6 weeks.
Yes, you need your ARC before you can travel or you will cancel your status of sojourn on departure.
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vchampea
Joined: 02 Sep 2011 Location: USA
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, thanks for the info!  |
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busanliving
Joined: 29 Apr 2009
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:04 am Post subject: |
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When I last flew back into Korea after chi wok there was a girl who was travelling, she had applied for her arc but not yet received it. She had been given some kind of paperwork from immigration to travel. |
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vchampea
Joined: 02 Sep 2011 Location: USA
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:29 am Post subject: |
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oh really? So there are some temporary papers I can get to travel before getting the ARC? I'd like to know more about that. |
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