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poet13

Did you come to Korea with a visa in your passport, or did you do a visa run after you got here?

I'm voting twice, cause the first was within a week, the second I had it before I came.

Homer · Guest

Originally...when I started my first contract here I had my E-2 before I arrived.

Pre-paid ticket as well.

ipsofacto · Joined: 26 Feb 2007

Timely post.

polonius · Joined: 05 Jun 2004

I am the foreign manager at my school, and while it was practised before to bring people in, and get them to do a visa run, I will no longer allow it at my school. There are times when I see a possible need for it to happen, but the consequences are too extreme.

I had 2 teachers, 1 month before they were going to leave, go on a vacation to China, and they didn't get a re-entry visa. So their working visas were cancelled. There was no point in sending them to Japan to get a new visa, and now I am short staffed. I would rather sub 20 classes per week then bring someone in illegally.

But, to answer you question, yes, I had my E2 visa in my passport before I landed.

plokiju · Joined: 15 Mar 2005

First 2 times I had it before I came. I had some problems with the second school though and was put on a G-1 visa which I am on now. I've been working illegally the past 2 months and found out a few hours ago that I am going to Japan a few hours from now. A long story.

mnhnhyouh · Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Location: The Middle Kingdom

Had mine when I got here. Bought the ticket myself, so I could get the points, and was refunded part of the money when I first got here in cash. I was offered the lot but didnt want that much cash on me.

The rest of the cash was there the day after I asked for it.

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

faster · Joined: 03 Sep 2006

I came here and spent a month finding the right job. It paid off: I stayed at that job for 4 1/2 years.

oskinny1 · Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Location: Right behind you!

It wouldn't let me vote Sad

I tried to get my visa while at "home" (was living in another foreign country) but it was a pain. I came here without one but had the visa number so took off to Japan 2 days after I got here. I thought this was normal considering a number of the people I flew over with were doing the same thing. But working for a pubic school made me pretty secure that I wasn't/won't get screwed.

poet13 · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:42 pm Post subject:

Not sure what happened to the poll. I tried to place a second vote as promised, and it wouldn't let me.

Hater Depot · Joined: 29 Mar 2005

What's the point of coming over just to do a visa run a day or two later? All it means is the school wants you to risk teaching illegally.

Vicissitude · Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Location: Chef School

oskinny1 · Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Location: Right behind you!