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da_moler
Joined: 11 Nov 2006
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 Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 7:47 am Post subject: Don't I need a multiple entry visa?? |
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| I went to Mokdong last week to get a multiple entry visa, and they told me that UK citizens don't need one. Can anyone confirm that this is true? I can't help thinking something could've been lost in translation, because I can't see why UK citizens wouldnt need one when everyone else does... |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:03 am Post subject: Re: Don't I need a multiple entry visa?? |
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| da_moler wrote: |
| I went to Mokdong last week to get a multiple entry visa, and they told me that UK citizens don't need one. Can anyone confirm that this is true? I can't help thinking something could've been lost in translation, because I can't see why UK citizens wouldnt need one when everyone else does... |
UK citizens get a re-entry permit for free. Just pop into the immigration office at the airport when you want to fly out and get a stamp/sticker. |
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newintown
Joined: 01 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:46 am Post subject: |
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good tip.
how about if i'm getting the boat to japan? should i visit local immigration office first? |
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amberflannery
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:40 am Post subject: |
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| i heard this is true for americans? anyone know if theres any truth to this? |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:05 am Post subject: |
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| newintown wrote: |
good tip.
how about if i'm getting the boat to japan? should i visit local immigration office first? |
lol, no just get on the boat. |
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Sophocles
Joined: 15 Mar 2007
Location: MetroSeoul
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:06 am Post subject: |
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| amberflannery wrote: |
| i heard this is true for americans? anyone know if theres any truth to this? |
I heard that you get a multiple entry visa automatically when you get your E2. Not the case for Canadians, apparently. |
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valkyrian2
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Joined: 15 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:53 am Post subject: |
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| newintown wrote: |
good tip.
how about if i'm getting the boat to japan? should i visit local immigration office first? |
YES., If you leave without a re-entry permit they will cancel your visa. |
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newintown
Joined: 01 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:39 am Post subject: |
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| okay, so i DO need to go to immigration? damn this is confusing! |
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polonius
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:56 am Post subject: |
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| Sophocles wrote: |
| amberflannery wrote: |
| i heard this is true for americans? anyone know if theres any truth to this? |
I heard that you get a multiple entry visa automatically when you get your E2. Not the case for Canadians, apparently. |
just a reminder that Americams do automatically get a multi re entry on their first year of any contract. if they stay longer than one year with the same company, they MUST get a second re-entry, even if you stay on an extra month, a trip out somewhere, you will need a new re entry. |
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normalcyispasse
Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Location: Yeosu until the end of February WOOOOOOOO
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm. . . there's a lot of information here which seems to contradict my experiences!
My first year in Korea, I was issued a SINGLE-entry visa (as an American). Before I left the country on a weekend trip to Japan I had to go to the immigration office and pay to have my single-entry changed to a multiple-entry visa.
When I applied for my second visa, I requested (and was given) a multiple-entry visa immediately. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| normalcyispasse wrote: |
Hmm. . . there's a lot of information here which seems to contradict my experiences!
My first year in Korea, I was issued a SINGLE-entry visa (as an American). Before I left the country on a weekend trip to Japan I had to go to the immigration office and pay to have my single-entry changed to a multiple-entry visa.
When I applied for my second visa, I requested (and was given) a multiple-entry visa immediately. |
I would assume that was because when you entered the country you were on a single-entry, 30 day tourist visa, and when you went to immigration/Japan you were issued your multiple-entry E2? |
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amberflannery
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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| i came in on an E2 visa and my entry says single even though its my first contract and i'm american- guess someone didnt like me and i will be making a trip to immigration... |
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normalcyispasse
Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Location: Yeosu until the end of February WOOOOOOOO
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
I would assume that was because when you entered the country you were on a single-entry, 30 day tourist visa, and when you went to immigration/Japan you were issued your multiple-entry E2? |
No, I applied for and was issued an E2 visa well before I came to Korea. I used the Korean consulate in Atlanta, GA for my American passport. Yes, it was a single-entry visa. Yes, I had to go to immigration to get multiple-entry clearance.
Sadly, that was not nearly the end of my problems with that visa. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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| I've got an E7 visa, and the last time I renewed it I forgot to apply for a re-entry visa. So when I went to the airport to go home for Christmas, the guy who checks your passport and ARC sent me to a little office on the side where I had to pay 30 bucks for a re-entry stamp that lasted until a few days after I was scheduled to get back. It was pretty hassle free considering that it could've been so much worse. |
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