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Purdue_TheRock
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 5:16 am Post subject: Do schools ever offer visas for part-time teachers? |
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| My current teaching contract and work visa will expire in March of 2005. At that time I intend to move up to Seoul and finish out my Korean language studies at Sogang University. While I'm a student, I'd like to teach part-time somewhere. I'm guessing that I cannot teach if I'm living in Korea on a student visa. If I'm wrong, well then I'm set and can find a place to teach at. If I'm right, then I need to hope that places will provide me a visa even though I would just be a part-time teacher. I'm sure I will end up teaching privates, but would like some set hours too. I have lived in Korea for going on two years, but know very little about the different visas available, and their restrictions. Could anyone provide me with some insight in regards to my situation? Thanks for your time! |
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lush72
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: I am Penalty Kick!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| in short- yes you can find a school that will do this. I had a few friends who did just that! |
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Gord
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 8:56 am Post subject: |
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| You need to find a school that only needs a part-time teacher and is willing to lie to Immigration and say that they are hiring you full time. You can't get an E2 visa for part-time work. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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| I know that my old school did that for a guy, though he was expected to work full time hours, they arranged his schedule in such a way to let him study too. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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I almost signed one last year at this time. 9 hours a week for 1 million won without an apartment.
Basically exactly as Gord says. They just need a parttime teacher, but are willing to sponsor the visa (and lie to immigration that its fulltime). |
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komtengi
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Location: Slummin it up in Haebangchon
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| on a student visa you can work... I think for all of 20 hours a week... |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| komtengi wrote: |
| on a student visa you can work... I think for all of 20 hours a week... |
No you can't. Not if you are studying at a Korean language institute.
It is a different situation to a foreigner studying law for example.
I believe they recently changed the laws for foreign students of 'normal' university courses. If you study for 6 months in Korea you can apply to work for up to 20 hours per week at up to two workplaces.
People studying korean are s**t out of luck though as far as I can see.
Which makes me angry because that is what I will be very soon. |
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Ryst Helmut
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Location: In search of the elusive signature...
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| komtengi wrote: |
| on a student visa you can work... I think for all of 20 hours a week... |
Mashi,
Komtengi is right....or, that's what happened in my neck of the woods.
Maybe them Moonies have immigration on the take. While I was attending Sunmoon Univ. for full time Kor. Lang.learning, I was approached several times to work part time, and they said they'd settle all immigration issues (as they had done with the other English-speaking students). They found out of my visa status (F2), so didn't need that kind of help, but others did, and the other students sure as sheet had stamps for part-time work in their passports. What kind of stamps (and what they entailed), is another question.
As I have stated in other posts, each immigration office chooses to impose their own version of the law....ours (Daejeon) is much more laid back. Maybe the PT work allowances will adhere to the same retarded non-standards.
Shoosh,
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komtengi
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Location: Slummin it up in Haebangchon
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| If you are studying part time its moot, full time students are able to work. Much like the system in place in oz |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| komtengi wrote: |
| If you are studying part time its moot, full time students are able to work. Much like the system in place in oz |
what is your definition of full time. I will be studying 4 hours a day at a University's Korean language institute. Can I legally do paid work? I think not |
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peppergirl
Joined: 07 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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From the immigration website:
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A revised part-time job permit system will be in force on Mar
1st, 2003 for a foreign student holding a D-2visa"
The Ministry of Justice is implementing more flexible programme
in order to meet foreign students' expectations. A D-2 holding
foreign student who has completed the first semester of more
than 6months at university or college in Korea will be entitled
to apply for part-time work. Actually, their jobs should be
applicable to ones such as a translator, a librarian and a
project researcher, which has much to do with what they are
majoring in. Among other things, a foreign student whose
language is a native mother tongue will be allowed to get a
teaching job as an instructor at an institute only if the
applicant has an academic degree after college graduation in
his/her own country. However, their work time must not exceed 20
hours per week per semester. In addition, one more place of work
could be added on approval. Application should be submitted with
a recommendation certificate from the full-time assistant
professor in charge. A qualified student will be granted one-
year's permission should he/she satisfy all the requirements.
For more details please contact the district immigration
office. |
So you should be able to teach AFTER completing a 6 month semester at uni... Guess you'd better find a school willing to hire you part-time and sponsor your visa... |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| peppergirl wrote: |
From the immigration website:
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A revised part-time job permit system will be in force on Mar
1st, 2003 for a foreign student holding a D-2visa"
The Ministry of Justice is implementing more flexible programme
in order to meet foreign students' expectations. A D-2 holding
foreign student who has completed the first semester of more
than 6months at university or college in Korea will be entitled
to apply for part-time work. Actually, their jobs should be
applicable to ones such as a translator, a librarian and a
project researcher, which has much to do with what they are
majoring in. Among other things, a foreign student whose
language is a native mother tongue will be allowed to get a
teaching job as an instructor at an institute only if the
applicant has an academic degree after college graduation in
his/her own country. However, their work time must not exceed 20
hours per week per semester. In addition, one more place of work
could be added on approval. Application should be submitted with
a recommendation certificate from the full-time assistant
professor in charge. A qualified student will be granted one-
year's permission should he/she satisfy all the requirements.
For more details please contact the district immigration
office. |
So you should be able to teach AFTER completing a 6 month semester at uni... Guess you'd better find a school willing to hire you part-time and sponsor your visa... |
We are talking about D4 visas not D2. You have to be studying a 'proper' university course (with university credit, proper exams and all that stuff) to get a D2. If you look at any Korean language program language website they will advise you to apply for a D4 (and you can't work on this one) |
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FierceInvalid
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Bugger. That had me really excited for a second there. |
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Mashimaro
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: location, location
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| FierceInvalid wrote: |
| Bugger. That had me really excited for a second there. |
Yeah me too when I first heard about it. I should have known there had to be a catch  |
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peppergirl
Joined: 07 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Mashimaro wrote: |
| FierceInvalid wrote: |
| Bugger. That had me really excited for a second there. |
Yeah me too when I first heard about it. I should have known there had to be a catch |
sorry to get you all excited over nothing... |
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