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da_moler



Joined: 11 Nov 2006

PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:01 pm    Post subject: working part time etc. Reply with quote

Hi everyone, I have a couple of questions about visas that I'd really appreciate any advice on.

At the moment I have an E7 visa, working full-time, for one company.

What I would like to do is, either:

- Switch to working part-time for my current company, and work part-time for another company in Korea.

OR

- Switch to working part-time for my current company, and work the rest of the time as a freelance worker working for an overseas (not in Korea) company.

Are either of these scenarios possible?

Many thanks for any advice.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:41 am    Post subject: Re: working part time etc. Reply with quote

da_moler wrote:
Hi everyone, I have a couple of questions about visas that I'd really appreciate any advice on.

At the moment I have an E7 visa, working full-time, for one company.

What I would like to do is, either:

- Switch to working part-time for my current company, and work part-time for another company in Korea.

OR

- Switch to working part-time for my current company, and work the rest of the time as a freelance worker working for an overseas (not in Korea) company.

Are either of these scenarios possible?

Many thanks for any advice.


Both are possible.

Case 1 with written permission of your employer and immigration.
Case 2 with permission of your employer (assuming the 2nd case that you are paid in Korea).

Without your employer's permission both cases can get you fired.

Without immigration's blessing the 1st case can get you deported.

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da_moler



Joined: 11 Nov 2006

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:17 am    Post subject: Re: working part time etc. Reply with quote

ttompatz wrote:
da_moler wrote:
Hi everyone, I have a couple of questions about visas that I'd really appreciate any advice on.

At the moment I have an E7 visa, working full-time, for one company.

What I would like to do is, either:

- Switch to working part-time for my current company, and work part-time for another company in Korea.

OR

- Switch to working part-time for my current company, and work the rest of the time as a freelance worker working for an overseas (not in Korea) company.

Are either of these scenarios possible?

Many thanks for any advice.


Both are possible.

Case 1 with written permission of your employer and immigration.
Case 2 with permission of your employer (assuming the 2nd case that you are paid in Korea).

Without your employer's permission both cases can get you fired.

Without immigration's blessing the 1st case can get you deported.

.


Thanks a lot for your reply. In the second case, I would be paid in UK. How would that affect things?
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:08 am    Post subject: Re: working part time etc. Reply with quote

da_moler wrote:

Thanks a lot for your reply. In the second case, I would be paid in UK. How would that affect things?


With your boss's permission = non issue.

Without your boss's permission = up to the boss. Wouldn't be the first time someone was fired over it. Labor laws won't protect you.

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da_moler



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:20 am    Post subject: Re: working part time etc. Reply with quote

ttompatz wrote:
da_moler wrote:

Thanks a lot for your reply. In the second case, I would be paid in UK. How would that affect things?


With your boss's permission = non issue.

Without your boss's permission = up to the boss. Wouldn't be the first time someone was fired over it. Labor laws won't protect you.

.


Thank you ttompatz.
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da_moler



Joined: 11 Nov 2006

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:22 am    Post subject: Re: working part time etc. Reply with quote

ttompatz wrote:
da_moler wrote:

Thanks a lot for your reply. In the second case, I would be paid in UK. How would that affect things?


With your boss's permission = non issue.

Without your boss's permission = up to the boss. Wouldn't be the first time someone was fired over it. Labor laws won't protect you.

.


One other question if you don't mind. How does an employer 'give permission'? Do they have to contact the immigration office / give me some kind of document? Not sure how this works and pretty sure my employer won't know either.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:43 am    Post subject: Re: working part time etc. Reply with quote

da_moler wrote:
ttompatz wrote:
da_moler wrote:

Thanks a lot for your reply. In the second case, I would be paid in UK. How would that affect things?


With your boss's permission = non issue.

Without your boss's permission = up to the boss. Wouldn't be the first time someone was fired over it. Labor laws won't protect you.

.


One other question if you don't mind. How does an employer 'give permission'? Do they have to contact the immigration office / give me some kind of document? Not sure how this works and pretty sure my employer won't know either.


for out-of-country work, a simple letter with their signature and school stamp will suffice and provide protection from an illegal termination of employment over it.

For in-country work you need a similar letter but then you need to go to immigration with that along with your new contract, ARC, passport, application form, fee (60k), 2nd employer's business registration, and other documents as required for the visa class (E1/2/7/etc).

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