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[SOOHWA101]

What are the consequences? I was told by my boss there was a grace period and there was no need to extend my Visa. 6 days over to be exact.

There was a bit of a problem at the airport though. I went from office to office getting stamps and signing things, glaring stares, and finally an undecipherable yet mild scolding.

There was no fine and no detainment. Does this mean that I am free and clear to return? Surley they have exlplained to me I couldn't return if I was being banned, right? Or wait......maybe not. Calling the embassy gets me nowhere.....as they keep replying with "uh...uh.....no undersatnd ah.."

[ilovebdt]

I too thought there was a grace period, so I didn't bother extending my visa just by one day.
When I got to Incheon I was sent to immigration by the very sterned faced Korean Air check in staff.

Luckily, I didn't get fined. I also thought this might cause problems when I returned to Korea, but I had nothing to worry about.

Have you tried calling Mokdong immigration office?

ilovebdt

[SOOHWA101]

I have not called them. I have a new contract in the works...so hopefully my new boss can work it out if there is a problem.

Thanks for the reply. I feel much better now.

[shaunew]

My first year here. I had a retard of a boss and came on a h-1 visa. I never went to immagration at all. When I left I was 9 months over my visa and something like a 10 million won fine. But the lady was cool and said make sure you always go to immagration.

[jellobean]

A friend of mine had the wrong visa end date and ended up going to immigration to get the non-working 30 day extension but it was 5 days after the visa actually ended... He just took a trip 2 days later to Japan and everything is fine.... He's in Korea on a tourist status until he does a visa run for his new job.... Kinda sucked that he had to spend the money on a trip to Japan, but otherwise there were no problems... I think it must be overstay season...

[lowpo]

[chinook]

There is no grace period unless the person you deal with wants to give you one, is my understanding.

I overstayed by a week, same thing, didn't realise, and everything was fine, minus a lot of stressful paperwork that made me pretty rushed to get to my flight.

[inkoreaforgood]

The grace period is really a change of visa, I think. You need to go to immi and change to a tourist visa??? I think, giving another two weeks to stay in-country.

I've heard of people overstaying their visas, because the boss told them it was ok, for years now.