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freethought
Joined: 13 Mar 2005
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 Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:17 pm Post subject: ARC CARD and VISA and COntract.... how are they connected |
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I've got a question and would like my understanding clarified.
I have an ARC card, and I believe to get the ARC card(yes I realize the 'card' is redundant) I need to have a VISA. And in order to have a VISA, you have to have a valid contract.
Is my understanding correct, or am I missing something?
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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not necessarily. any foreigner in Korea for longer than 90 days must have an ARC. Even if you're just a tourist here for 6 months and not working, you have to get an ARC.
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freethought
Joined: 13 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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So the ARC card is non-contigent, but are the VISA and the contract linked in the way that I've described? For instance, I have a year long E-2 visa, Do I get one if I don't have a valid contract? Or is the contract a requirement?
Thanks for the quick response, btw. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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You seem to be right.
You are at home and agree to work for a Korean employer and sign a contract.
You then send your passport to the Korean embassy and get an E-2 visa stamp for the length of the contract.
You arrive in Korea and send off your passport and your contract to Immi who issues you an ARC card with the date slightly tweaked from your visa. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:46 am Post subject: |
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| kprrok wrote: |
not necessarily. any foreigner in Korea for longer than 90 days must have an ARC. Even if you're just a tourist here for 6 months and not working, you have to get an ARC.
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Nope... tourists (B!, B2, C3) do NOT need an ARC. This includes Canadians who can be here for up to 6 months on a B2 stamp. They are exempt from getting an ARC while on the B2 stamp.
Anyone/everyone (foreign) else who is in the country for more than 90 days however DOES need an ARC.
Edited in extra topic related information.
You get a contract. You sign and submit it (with some other documents) to receive your visa confirmation number.
You take your visa confirmation number along with a photo and your passport to the Korean embassy and get a VISA stamped or glued into your passport.
Your visa allows your entry into the country and determines your status of sojourn. E2 is allowed a stay of one year from date of entry and is permitted to work as a teacher of foreign languages. Your visa will typically expire 90 days after issue if it is NOT used for entry into Korea.
Within the first 90 days you are REQUIRED to go to the local immigration office and apply for your Alien Registration. They will issue you an ID card when your application is "approved". This takes between 1 day and 2 weeks depending on how busy the office is at the time of your application. |
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