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<blockquote data-quote="faulkton" data-source="post: 4492786" data-attributes="member: 561910">Ok so before you tell me to call, i already did and the lady--who barely spoke English--told me i would be fine but i just want to double check with some of you international travelers.So i applied for my Korean visa and got it in the the mail the other day. The thing that makes me a little nervous is that it is valid for 5/19/08 to 5/19/09. I plan on leaving 8/13/08 and returning sometime in June or July of 09. The final entry date for the visa is 5/19/09 and its valid for a 1 year stay.So I&#039;m wondering if the year starts from my first entry or if starts from the issue date? I know you cannot get a visa extension within Korea, you have to leave the country to get one, and they fine you if you overstay your visa. I&#039;m not sure if my year ends 5/19/09 or if it will end 8/13/09 (1 year from when i get to korea).The lady i could barely understand at the Korean consulate made it sound like i would be ok... but I&#039;m a little nervous.Anyone with international travel experience want to comment?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="faulkton, post: 4492786, member: 561910"] Ok so before you tell me to call, i already did and the lady--who barely spoke English--told me i would be fine but i just want to double check with some of you international travelers. So i applied for my Korean visa and got it in the the mail the other day. The thing that makes me a little nervous is that it is valid for 5/19/08 to 5/19/09. I plan on leaving 8/13/08 and returning sometime in June or July of 09. The final entry date for the visa is 5/19/09 and its valid for a 1 year stay. So I'm wondering if the year starts from my first entry or if starts from the issue date? I know you cannot get a visa extension within Korea, you have to leave the country to get one, and they fine you if you overstay your visa. I'm not sure if my year ends 5/19/09 or if it will end 8/13/09 (1 year from when i get to korea). The lady i could barely understand at the Korean consulate made it sound like i would be ok... but I'm a little nervous. Anyone with international travel experience want to comment? [/QUOTE]

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