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		| Hokie21 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 11:03 am    Post subject: Didn't have to turn in my ARC card? |   |  
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				| So yesterday I left Korea upon finishing my 1 year contract.  While going through Immigration I handed over my passport and ARC to get checked out.  Now they took my co-teachers card from her but they returned mine to me.  Any reason why? |  | 
	
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		| northway 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:17 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Did you actually tell them you weren't coming back? |  | 
	
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		| ttompatz 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Didn't have to turn in my ARC card? |   |  
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	  | Hokie21 wrote: |  
	  | So yesterday I left Korea upon finishing my 1 year contract.  While going through Immigration I handed over my passport and ARC to get checked out.  Now they took my co-teachers card from her but they returned mine to me.  Any reason why? |  
 a) Time remaining on your card and you didn't say you were not returning.
 b) You said you would return.
 
 A or B. Pick one.
 
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		| byrddogs 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Didn't have to turn in my ARC card? |   |  
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	  | ttompatz wrote: |  
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	  | Hokie21 wrote: |  
	  | So yesterday I left Korea upon finishing my 1 year contract.  While going through Immigration I handed over my passport and ARC to get checked out.  Now they took my co-teachers card from her but they returned mine to me.  Any reason why? |  
 a) Time remaining on your card and you didn't say you were not returning.
 b) You said you would return.
 
 A or B. Pick one.
 
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 Beat me to it, but yes, this.
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		| Hokie21 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Didn't have to turn in my ARC card? |   |  
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	  | ttompatz wrote: |  
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	  | Hokie21 wrote: |  
	  | So yesterday I left Korea upon finishing my 1 year contract.  While going through Immigration I handed over my passport and ARC to get checked out.  Now they took my co-teachers card from her but they returned mine to me.  Any reason why? |  
 a) Time remaining on your card and you didn't say you were not returning.
 b) You said you would return.
 
 A or B. Pick one.
 
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 I'm not sure how much time I have left on it.......since I got it a few  weeks after I arrived in Korea I would guess it has a few weeks on it.  The person at the airport didn't ask me if I was coming back or not, they basically just let me through.
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		| orosee 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:14 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| It should tell you on the reverse side. I have about 6 months left and they asked me if I want to return, but I'm not sure if there's a rule. 
 Just find out the address of your former immigration office or take the big one in Yongsan-gu and mail it in.
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		| Gorf 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:58 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| This begs the question: Are you coming back? If no, then who cares? |  | 
	
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		| orosee 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:59 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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	  | Gorf wrote: |  
	  | This begs the question: Are you coming back? If no, then who cares? |  
 I guess in the long run, those who stay and those who will come should care. For instance, if too many people do this and the government decides to introduce a mandatory deposit on the card.
 
 For the individual, of course, Atlas shrugged.
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		| sojusucks 
 
  
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				|  Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:35 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| No worries.  They were supposed to ask if you were coming back.  It will be a nice souvenir. |  | 
	
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