Korean Job Discussion Forums

rain2200 · Joined: 19 Sep 2010 Location: Seoul

I want to quit my job early. I am on an E-2 visa, but it is a part time job. I got it to cover living expenses while I finished up some distance academic work. I don't want to deal with moving before finishing my academic year, but I don't want to work at all for the last 2 months or so that I am here.

Is it okay to quit my job and stay here for a couple months without a working visa? AND Will that affect my pension payout at all when I do leave? (or any of my banking stuff)

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

Drew345 · Joined: 24 May 2005

Sorry to redirect your thread, but it seems pretty much answered above.

I didn't know foreigners could get an E-2 for part time work. I thought all part time work had to be done my people with marriage visas or Korean-Americans. So some places sponsor E-2 visas for part time work? Sounds like what I need.

Troglodyte · Joined: 06 Dec 2009

Rain
If your boss reports that your job has finished, you can stay for up to 30 days if you register or 14 if you don't. You can also make a short day trip to Japan and then return here as a tourist (3 months for most people, 6 months for Canadians).
If your boss is ok with everything, he could write you a LOR and you could apply for a D10 visa. But, no LOR = no D10.

Drew
There is no minimum number of hours per week that you need to work in order to get an E2 visa. If you're working for a hogwon, it's all a matter of what you negotiate.