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Kimchieluver · Joined: 02 Mar 2005

Sorry Tzechuck but I checked into it.... you can't just run a hogkwan from your house, you actually have to have a diferent adddress and meet certain criteria... They even cracked down on Korean citizens running study appartments from their additional adresses /apartments. In short I have it on good authority that you can't run a business teaching in your own or different apartment.

casey's moon · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: Daejeon

That option is officially out for me anyway, as my husband's job doesn't allow him to have a second job (public official). Oh well.... I really do wish there was a way to teach and be my own boss at the same time.

purple_buddha · Joined: 18 Apr 2003

Hollywoodaction · Joined: 02 Jul 2004

casey's moon · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: Daejeon

bellum99 · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: don't need to know

Man, i read this thread and wonder what you are all doing? Duh, she opens a home school and how can I teach there ........? You have a F2 visa. She registers the school and opens it using her name (you don't let the government people there know about you), then you teach in the house. Seems really easy...it is a private residence and it is your home address with immigration...they can't push down the door to catch you teaching.....it is a PRIVATE RESIDENCE.... Basically they can't stop you and if they ask...DUH...LIE!

I did something like this for a year...I had huge banners on the street, flyers delivered to the apartments and a huge sign on the window saying it was me teaching....nobody came to check and nobody asked me about it. We made at least 10 million a month (i worked like a dog) and then I opened a real school with the profit.

Please stop asking about this.

casey's moon · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: Daejeon

Veronica · Joined: 29 Aug 2005

But once you have an F2, getting an E2 is just a simple trip to immigration. You can walk away from an E2 at any time, and for the sake of a simple trip, is it worth trying to 'find ways around' not getting the E2?

casey's moon · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: Daejeon

ulsanchris · Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Location: take a wild guess

i would go for opening up your own study room. I think "think" the only thing you would have to do is prove that as a foreigner you have 50 million to invest in your business. COuld be wrong about this though.
on paper the study room doesn't sound bad. offer small classes, 4 students or less, and charge high fees.
I've been thinking about this myself for the past while. anyways there must be somegovernment department that your husband can ask.

casey's moon · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: Daejeon

Cheonmunka · Joined: 04 Jun 2004

Dear colorful Buddha:

I don't mean to be rude to bring this up but in this you say we could "have [our[ wife make and register an English home school business, and [we] can obtain a work permit through her sponsorship."

You know study rooms must be owner = sole worker, so wife cannot seemingly sponsor anyone else for that. And we cannot be an owner cause we are outcasts by nationality..

However, if you are referring to a different type of business such as a hakwon you know it won't take just a few million but closer to 150-180 million. Hakwons must be at least 50 pyong in Seoul, supposed to be not nearer than 200 meters from alcohol kind of places. What's the chonsei or key money going to be on that. You need 50 million insurance deposit that goes to a ministry. You may have to put in newer facilities, and then must start paying for books, staff, advertising, bus drivers. You can cut initial costs by paying wolsei monthly rent, drivers as they are needed, and getting a run-down premises, but really... what if there is another econ-crises like imf? What if your location is wrong? What if your bus driver has an accident with kids on board? What if the local Ed department takes an interest in you and requests certain things...

Not joking.

This is why a study room appeals to me.
Few of the above expenses and incendiaries. Less money probably for me but coming with greater freedom than working for others. But it is not possible legally for whiteys as much as I know so far.