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Lots of countries have temporary worker status. The requirement to leave the country to re-up it appears to be a distinctively American thing.
by tptacek 2mo ago
Lots of countries have temporary worker status. The requirement to leave the country to re-up it appears to be a distinctively American thing.
- bigtoe416 2mo agoI was recently in Malaysia on a digital nomad visa. When it expired I was required to leave the country and either wait for the renewal to go through or reenter on a tourist visa (and either not work or work illegally). So not distinctively American.
- conductr 2mo agoBut my point is it’s a known factor up front, and it’s so they can (have the option of) getting you to leave without allowing you back in. The thinking is that if people had visas that expires or revoked, they just wouldn’t leave and enforcement would be difficult (we have a forceful ICE now, but not always). Having them leave first is by design even if unique.
- s1artibartfast 2mo agoIs extremely common in europe and asia
- tptacek 2mo agoIn which European countries?
- s1artibartfast 2mo agoAll 29 countries in the Schengen Zone require exit to renew tourist visas Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, and most EU nations generally require non-EU citizens to return to their home country to change visa types.
- jeremyjh 2mo agoWe're discussing immigration visas here.
- MandieD 2mo agoCertainly not Germany - I renewed mine at the city's immigration office, which was even helpful enough at one renewal to point out that I was likely eligible for a permanent residence permit and supplied the list of documents to bring back to apply for that.
- haaz 2mo agoAll students on visas in UK have to leave the country if they want to change to another visa, often involves people either flying home or else getting a cheap flight to a Schengen country
- lefra 2mo agoI've known several people on visas in my european country. They don't need to go out of the country to apply for renewal.
- EA-3167 2mo agoIt’s fairly common in destinations for migration, less so elsewhere.
- coderenegade 2mo agoIt's definitely not. I know Japan and Korea had a similar process when I was living there, and I was under the impression that most places operate this way. Your visa grants you right to temporarily stay in the country, and if you don't have a visa you have no right to be there. Sometimes there's a bridging visa to cover the gap, but a country isn't under any obligation to provide one.
- autumnstwilight 2mo agoI've renewed my visa in Japan a bunch of times, including changing work category or visa status, and never had to leave the country for it. It's not standard for working or student visas, though you would have to leave if you were switching from a tourist visa to a different category.
- coderenegade 2mo agoMaybe it was for switching visa types. It was almost 20 years ago, so I may have some of the details mixed up.
- jeeeb 2mo agoNo. Japan certainly doesn’t. If you want to renew your visa you go apply at the local immigration department and they mail you your renewal notice a month or two later. No need to leave the country at all.
- coderenegade 2mo agoIt was a long time ago, so I might have the details wrong. I suspect it may have been expats from Korea taking a short trip to Japan to renew their visa, or even folks switching the type of visa they were on.
- 1718627440 2mo agoBut if you applied already, it's currently unknown whether you have a valid visa or not.