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rbos
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 Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:58 pm Post subject: Do I need an e-2 visa if I only teach adults in Korea? |
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Hello,
Does anyone know if I would be required to get an e-2 work visa if I only want to teach adults in Korea? Are there any other options? If so, what are they called?
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Radius
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| im pretty sure you'll at least need an E-2 |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: Do I need an e-2 visa if I only teach adults in Korea? |
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| rbos wrote: |
Hello,
Does anyone know if I would be required to get an e-2 work visa if I only want to teach adults in Korea? Are there any other options? If so, what are they called?
-Thanks |
Other options are usually called marriage or family.
F4 = Korean ancestry.
F2 = married to a Korean
F5 = permanent resident.
But if you don't qualify for an F-visa then your options for a work visa include:
E1 = visiting professor (typically a related masters and experience (or PhD))
E2 = teacher of foreign languages (EFL/ESL).
E7 = specialist (trades or technology). (typically need a related masters degree or related Bachelor and MANY years of experience).
so, unless you qualify for an E1 or E7 OR are married to a Korean (or have Korean parents) then most likely your ONLY option would be an E2 as an ESL/EFL teacher.
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broken76
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| For teaching adults at a hagwon unless you're of Korean decent (F4) or married to a Korean (F2/5) you will need an E2 Visa. An E2 is the Visa for foreign language teachers in Korea and the school will need to be registered as a foreign language school to sponsor said Visa. |
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rbos
Joined: 17 May 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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ttompatz, you mentioned
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Other options are usually called marriage or family.
F4 = Korean ancestry.
F2 = married to a Korean
F5 = permanent resident |
How would someone obtain an F5 visa. Is it a very difficult process, e.g. requiring marriage to a Korean, or fairly simple? |
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Man on Street
Joined: 28 Aug 2010
Location: In the Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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| rbos wrote: |
ttompatz, you mentioned
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Other options are usually called marriage or family.
F4 = Korean ancestry.
F2 = married to a Korean
F5 = permanent resident |
How would someone obtain an F5 visa. Is it a very difficult process, e.g. requiring marriage to a Korean, or fairly simple? |
Difficult. You have to really make an impression and live here a long time to even be remotely considered for an F5. |
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gogophoto
Joined: 20 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Man on Street wrote: |
| rbos wrote: |
ttompatz, you mentioned
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Other options are usually called marriage or family.
F4 = Korean ancestry.
F2 = married to a Korean
F5 = permanent resident |
How would someone obtain an F5 visa. Is it a very difficult process, e.g. requiring marriage to a Korean, or fairly simple? |
Difficult. You have to really make an impression and live here a long time to even be remotely considered for an F5. |
And, as I believe I have seen ttompatz attest to previously, it is for all practical purposes impossible to get the F5 without a Korean spouse. Sure, TECHNICALLY you can meet all of the requirements without being married; but there is more than one person who has had all of their ducks in a row and failed. Repeatedly.
This MAY change soon, though, as the F2 visa can now be obtained--at least TECHNICALLY--without being married through a points system. The F5 is then TECHNICALLY open to F2 visa holders after 2 years. The new system has been in place since February, I believe, but I have yet to hear of anyone who has successfully received that F2 visa without being married.
Has anybody else? I'm truly interested. |
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Man on Street
Joined: 28 Aug 2010
Location: In the Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:51 am Post subject: |
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| gogophoto wrote: |
| Man on Street wrote: |
| rbos wrote: |
ttompatz, you mentioned
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Other options are usually called marriage or family.
F4 = Korean ancestry.
F2 = married to a Korean
F5 = permanent resident |
How would someone obtain an F5 visa. Is it a very difficult process, e.g. requiring marriage to a Korean, or fairly simple? |
Difficult. You have to really make an impression and live here a long time to even be remotely considered for an F5. |
And, as I believe I have seen ttompatz attest to previously, it is for all practical purposes impossible to get the F5 without a Korean spouse. Sure, TECHNICALLY you can meet all of the requirements without being married; but there is more than one person who has had all of their ducks in a row and failed. Repeatedly.
This MAY change soon, though, as the F2 visa can now be obtained--at least TECHNICALLY--without being married through a points system. The F5 is then TECHNICALLY open to F2 visa holders after 2 years. The new system has been in place since February, I believe, but I have yet to hear of anyone who has successfully received that F2 visa without being married.
Has anybody else? I'm truly interested. |
Same here. Permanent residence would be pretty cool and I would feel like that one beatnik guy who went to live in the middle east for the rest of his life smoking hashish and writing poetry. No hash here, though, unfortunately. Maybe I need another place to do the residency. Hmm... |
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