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lch8
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 Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:25 am Post subject: Extend Contract For 6 Months |
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| My boss just asked me if I'd be willing to extend my contract by six months. I have a little over 100 days left until my contract ends. It's been a roller-coaster ride in Korea thus far. My question is...has anyone ever extended for 6 months? Is it even legal? |
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valkyrian2
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: Extend Contract For 6 Months |
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| lch8 wrote: |
| My boss just asked me if I'd be willing to extend my contract by six months. I have a little over 100 days left until my contract ends. It's been a roller-coaster ride in Korea thus far. My question is...has anyone ever extended for 6 months? Is it even legal? |
Extensions of work visas are done all the time.
The process is quick and painless.
To get an extension on your visa for WORK purposes simply take:
-One page addendum to your contract duly signed and stamped by you and the school AND with the end date clearly marked,
-your ARC,
-your passport,
-an application filled in and signed by you (from the counter at immigration)
-a copy of your bosses business registration
-a signed and stamped guarantor paper from the school
-30k won
down to the local immigration office. The process takes about 30 minutes including putting the stamp on your ARC to show your new exit date.
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lch8
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:14 am Post subject: Extend Contract For 6 Months |
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| Cool. Good to know. Now, I would like to know what I should ask for. I'm not asking them to bend over backwards or anything. I won't be going home at all for another 10 months, it seems. Any ideas on what would be reasonable to ask for? Has anyone ever done an extension of 6 months or more? Help please! |
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Homer
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:45 am Post subject: |
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What do want to ask for?
A small raise might be in order and perhaps some vacation time between the original contract and the extension but beyond that..... |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:18 am Post subject: |
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| Make sure you get your severance at the end of this contract. A raise may or may not be important. Get 100,000. Not greedy and not a total loss. Or get an extra severence at the end of 6 months. Or both. Get 100,000 and 6-month, 500,000 severence. Come up with a figure you can both agree on. Don't get too greedy though. I think a total of 1 million is very reasonable. And it's more money for you! |
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lch8
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I was thinking about a raise from 1.9 million to 2.3 million, 1/2 a month's severance at the end and an extra vacation day at christmas. I don't think that's too greedy. I won't get any days between my contract because my contract ends during Chuesok. My boss is considering letting me go home for two weeks but I decided against that. |
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Homer
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:31 am Post subject: |
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| 1,9 to 2.3 is something to shoot for....but be ready to accept 2.1 |
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lch8
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:14 am Post subject: |
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| I accepted 2.0. She gave me the foreigners make too much money compared to Korean teachers and I don't think its fair speech. I'm a bad negotiator... |
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Homer
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Well..if you are happy lch8...who cares if you "caved" or something else. The main point is that you are confortable with your situation right? |
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spliff
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Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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| You should not have caved...finding a new teacher would have cost her much more and if she didn't want to shell out, you could have gone home like you planned. |
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lch8
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| She said she would think it over and discuss it with her husband. I don't know if she'll accept it but honestly, part of me wants her not to accept it... |
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