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[HighHopes]

Hello all.

Is it possible to start a tutoring school??

I know that there are companies that offer tutoring jobs.

What does it take to start your own school? I�m an American who would need an E-2 sponsor. I�ve been in Korea for many years and would like to just tutor instead of working in a traditional school. I have Korean friends who would do anything for me. Getting students would be no problem.

My pipe dream is that a friend could register a new company and hire me and sponsor an E-2 visa.

Is something like this even possible??

Thanks

[YTMND]

[HighHopes]

Thanks for the reply.

With one of my friends as the owner and starter, I would have no worry being in control of my life with a job I love.

I have about 50 students now that would love to have me tutor them in their homes in small groups and can easily get 50 more.

I just need legal advice.

thanks

[War Eagle]

Do a search man. There are some past threads that go into exactly what is required to start your own business. It isn't all that easy, even for a Korean.

However, someone correct me if i'm wrong, but i wouldnt expect your friend is going to go down and register a new business on Monday and then you'll be able to waltz into immi on Tuesday and walk out with your new no-hassle E2 visa.

Pretty sure if it were this easy, most of us would have done this by now.

BTW, why create a new account for this question? Join Date 4/5/2013

[HighHopes]

Agree Agree Agree

Just trying to find an easy way to live in a country I enjoy being in.

[big_fella1]

What your proposing isn't possible as I found out many years ago. To sponsor an E2 they must be registered as an English Institute. They need to have a physical location of a certain size with specified facilities. My friend tried to register her offices as an institute and at 40 pyong they were too small for her sponsor an E2.

[War Eagle]

Also, iirc, there's a difference between starting a business and tutoring kids in their homes. Tutoring kids in their homes requires registering as a tutor and this doesn't count as a business per se. To register a business you need commercial space, which even an officetel could count as, but again, the process is much more complex. Again, this is IIRC.

EDIT: Just saw post above. Maybe an officetel wouldn't be ok for an English school.

[PatrickGHBusan]

To start a business (you or your friend unless he is Korean) will need a business visa, not an E2.

That requires money as you need to prove you have the funds to run and operate a business.

Tutoring in peoples homes is not legally possible under an E2.

As for your friend hires you idea, I personally would steer clear of this, mixing friends and business is quite often a terrible idea!

[Son Deureo!]

A D-8 investor visa isn't the only visa option on the table here. An F-series residency visa such as an F-6 (married to a Korean) or F-2-7 (points based residency visa for skilled workers - there's a whole thread on this in the General Discussion Forum) would give you the legal right to run a business here as well. There are plenty of foreigners in Korea who are running their own study rooms legally on that kind of visa, often out of their own homes.

[curlyhoward]

[furtakk]

[HighHopes]

Thanks everyone for the heads up.

I guess that idea is dead.

I have another one and I'll let you know soon.

Thanks again,

HighHopes

[Dodge7]

[HighHopes]

Since I can't legally do it I guess I don't have 50 students.

But if I could I guess I would have

4 groups of moms ( 4 , 4 , 4 , 3 )

1 group of babies ( 6 )

1 mon and son ( 2 )

4 groups of 4 ( 16 )

2 singles ( 2 )

3 groups of 2 ( 6 )

1 group of 3 ( 3 )

I guess it would take about a year to get that many. Now since two of the students may own piano schools and one student owns a kids cafe all of which are centered in one apartment complex with 5000 apartments.

I think it could happen, Don't you??

[PatrickGHBusan]