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spyro25 · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

my hagwon extended my visa to the 28th of february. the date feburary 28th was written on the back by immi. the last day of my contract is the 28th of february but i am expected to work that day. i was under the impression that you have to leave the country on the last day of the arc (the 28th) meaning that i would not actually be able to work on the 28th as i would have to leave on that day.

can anyone tell me if i am right in my belief that i have to leave the country on the 28th, not work that day?

J.B. Clamence · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

If your contract lasts until the 28th, then technically you have to work if your boss expects you to. You can take your plane ticket to immigration and ask them to extend your ARC for a few more days.

Hotpants · Joined: 27 Jan 2006

Probably you should get a ticket for post 28th, then go to immigration to get another extension of stay. They will typically give you up to about 3 weeks of extra staying time on presentation of a purchased exit ticket.

spyro25 · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

am i right in thinking that my hagwon made a mistake asking my visa to be extended until the 28th when they should have extended the visa to the next day, the 1st of march, allowing to me leave the day after my contract finished?

polonius · Joined: 05 Jun 2004

Your hagwon didn't make a mistake. They stated the end date of the contract, and immigratiom complied with the given date. When my teachers stay on for extra time at our hagwon, we typically write on the contract that the end date is a week after we need them so this complication doesn't arrise. The other posters are correct about the plane ticket and extension.

spyro25 · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

I dont have a plane ticket. I'm going to do the visa run to fukuoka, as i have a new position starting march 1st. will a ticket for the ferry take the place of a plane ticket in this case? also, i posted in the travel thread already but can anyone tell me if the korean consulate in fukuoka is closed march 1st because of a public holiday? Japan doesnt have a public holiday on march 1st but as korea does will their consulate in japan be closed that day?

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spyro25 · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

Its going to be funny today when I tell my boss i need time off to go to immigration to get more time to in order to work on the last day (which i only have two teaching hours on anyway). You'd think they'd just let me take the last day off!

Does anyone yet have any info if the Consulate in Fukuoka is open on March 1st, a public holiday in Korea, but not in Japan? I emailed the consulate but I don't know how long they will take to reply...

rhinocharge64 · Joined: 20 Sep 2006

Once your visa expires you have 14 days to leave Korea on the 15th day you must leave. Just because it is a public holiday in Korea it doesn't mean Japan will be on shut down. Please have or gain some logic. You will have to wait two full days for your visa to be processed.

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spyro25 · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

rhinocharge64 · Joined: 20 Sep 2006

From my experience bud this is not the case. I went to immi to have my visa cancelled (after 4 months) which they did. I was told that in 15 days i had to leave. On the 15th day i headed for Osaka to obtain my new visa. All was smooth and no probs at all. Remember they will need two full days to process your visa.

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spyro25 · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

i think our situations are different. you went to get your visa cancelled. i'm looking for an extension of my stay in korea after the expiration date of my visa. it sounds like you got an exit order, which does grant you 14 days to leave korea.

rhinocharge64 · Joined: 20 Sep 2006

Soory chief for misleading you it was not my intention. It was indeed a exit order. Good luck.

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Summer Wine · Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Location: Next to a River

I have had trouble before when leaving on the last day of my contract. So from then on, I have made sure that I have an extension.

Just do the same, get them to extend even if it is only a couple of days. It just takes 1 stamp and 2 secs of writing.

You may have to pay, you may not, but it saves any confusion and future trouble when you meet that one individual who doesn't seem to understand why you are leaving on the last day of your visa and not a day before your visa ends.

spyro25 · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

i got permission from my hagwon to get a morning off next month to go and extend my visa for a day, so it seems like thats what i'll end up doing. thanks guys for your prompt advice Smile