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[shoaib501]

Basic requirement for E-2 Visa: Undergrad Degree, CRC, etc.

But there is one confusion about the middle/junior high school education of the candidate. Some consultant told me that a person had his/her middle school education from US, otherwise will not get the E-2 visa,

let me know the exact conditions applies for E-2 visa...

[curiousaboutkorea]

[shoaib501]

I don't have the answer that's why I'm asking.......

[tampabulls]

You can no longer apply for an E-2, because you have failed@teh internets.

[shoaib501]

I don't want E-2 visa...this question is about my friend........it's been a big confusion coz few consultants said it's not a requirement and few said it's ......

[Kryten]

I found them.. here are the requirements:

OS: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported)
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better
DirectX: Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c
Hard Drive: 12GB of free hard drive space
Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Internet: Broadband connection required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet Connection required for activation

[lifeinkorea]

[Son Deureo!]

I had a hard time getting correct and current information by doing searches on Dave's, so I'll actually give you a helpful answer as I just went through the process. I get my visa tomorrow.

You need to be a citizen of one of the 7 countries Kimmi deems worthy of teaching English (US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa).
You need to have a Bachelor's degree.

The paperwork you will need to send to Korean Immigration:

A) An apostilled copy of of your original Bachelor�s Degree, or the original (get the apostilled copy).
B) Two (2) sealed copies of your undergraduate transcripts, matching the enclosed Bachelor�s Degree.
C) One photocopy of your current passport.
D) Three color passport-style pictures.
E) Signed contract with the school that's hiring you.
F) State/provincial or national-level (local/county checks are no longer any good) criminal records check with apostille.
G) Signed health statement (available from immigration web site).

If you're Canadian, you'll need consular notarizations instead of apostilles (actually easier than getting an apostille).

It took me several weeks to complete the process of getting my background check, and then getting it certified by the county it was processed in, then apostilled, so if you don't have that yet, I suggest you start the process now.

You send all of that to Kimmi, and wait for them to give you your visa PIN number (took me about a week). Once you do, send the docs to the consulate, which will vary from consulate to consulate. This is what the New York City consulate required from me:

Completed application form (sent to me by my recruiter, but available from consular web sites)
Consul�s checklist (sent to me by my recruiter, but available from consular web sites)
Passport sized photograph
$45 in cash or money order
Sealed transcripts from the university that granted your Bachelor's
Self-addressed stamped envelope
Current passport

If this is your first E2 visa, you will need to be interviewed in person by a consulate in your home country, so you'll be bringing all of that in instead of mailing it.

I have no idea why anyone is asking you or your friend about junior high school education. The only educational documents Korean Immigration wants to see are from your Bachelor's degree.

[tampabulls]

This is what I need for the E-2 in the "dirty souf" (Atlanta).

[shoaib501]

this is the reply he got from one of famous consutant in Korea:

Hi,
If your friend didn�t educated from Middle school in US, he can�t get the E2 visa.
Sorry,

Also check this: www.epik.go.kr/category/detail.epik?cid=2
� By E2 visa law, EPIK teachers should have a citizenship from one of the following countries : Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa.
� Must have studied from the junior high level(7th grade) and resided for at least 10 years or more in the country where English is the primary languag

Any Comments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Son Deureo!]

I'm not sure how they'd ever know if your friend didn't go to middle school in an English speaking country, or he was a naturalized citizen. Immigration doesn't ask for your birth certificate, they ask for your passport. They don't ask for your primary or secondary school transcripts, they ask for your undergraduate transcripts.

If your friend is a citizen of and holds a degree from one of the E-2 seven and has a clean criminal record, he should be fine.

[cruisemonkey]

[shoaib501]

any further comments?

[Chambertin]

Go to the Korean Embassy website. [For YOUR country]

Recruiters answers or advice dont mean squat unless they happen to work for the embassy.

[Son Deureo!]