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Air Fare
- It is standard practice in
Korea for travel arrangements to
be secured for you by the school,
recruiter or general ESL learning institute.
- It should also be
known that if you fly yourself to Korea most ESL
schools or ESL positions do not reimburse you upon hiring.
Most public school positions will reimburse your
airfare. Other learning institutes may grant you a small
settlement allowance.
- Elaborate Information
Visas
- Requirements to obtain an
E-2 Visa Include:
- 1. Passport
- 2. Application for Visa
- 3. Employment contract
- 4. Resume (If applicable)
- 5. A (diploma) certificate of Bachelor's degree
- 6. A certificate of educational background higher than
a Bachelor's degree (If applicable)
- 7. Tesol (If applicable)
- 8. Official University transcripts
- 9. Criminal background check from your home
country
- 10. Medical check
- 11. References (If applicable)
- 12. ID Pictures (Passport size)
- 13. First time work visa holders must visit a
Korean consulate in your country for an interview.
This may or may not change. It is a relatively new
procedure.
Please note that an immigration officer of Korea
abroad may require additional documents pertinent
to the application of an E2 visa such as a reference letter.
Make sure to have copies of the above requirements
prior to your application.
- 14. You have the option
of applying for a multiple entry visa,
50 000 won. If you have a single entry
visa you will pay 30 000 won at the airport,
or at a city immigration office prior to leaving
the country, for a re-entry visa, for each time you
leave and come back to Korea during your one year work
visa contract. Otherwise, the work visa would become void
and you would be put on a tourist visa. It is a good idea
to check the status of your country’s re-entry visa with
your recruiter, school, or immigration before applying
for the work visa.
Some countries are given the multiple entry visa
with no extra fee.
Elaborate Information about the E-2 and
other visas in Korea.
Criminal background check
- As of December 15th, 2007 the
requirement for an E-2 work visa for ESL
teachers in Korea is a criminal background check,
provided from your home country’s police.
- The criminal background check is valid
for 6 months after the issued date. This time frame may
change without notice, depending on
immigration policy in Korea.
- The background check papers must be notarized
by a lawyer. This is then sent to the
Korean consulate to be approved (official stamp) as well.
- If done from within your country please contact the
nearest Korean consulate to ensure that its jurisdiction
does cover your
geographic area.
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Elaborate Information
Medical Check
- ESL teachers in Korea are now required
to take a medical check up in order to receive
their alien registration
card.
- Before my experience teaching ESL in public
schools, I attended a week long orientation along with
several others. During the end of the week we had to have
a medical check. The following includes details of the
of what was checked upon, which may differ slightly depending on the
medical clinic.
- Included in the check up is a general health exam such
as your height, weight, eyes, hearing and blood
pressure as well as blood (HIV), and urine (drug)
test. This will be provided after you obtain your
work visa and arrive in Korea.
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