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[jinju]

[denverdeath]

I'm pretty sure that I'll be doing the same. It'll take a fair amt of planning and scheduling, but it'll be better to be my own boss and make about twice what I am now and still be able to have a month(maybe more) for vacationing.

[jinju]

[Spiky]

Hate to be a bubble-burster, but I'll share my experiences with the woman behind the Immigration counter:

me: "So with this visa I can do anything"

she: "Yes--you can do anything. Anything a Korean can do"

me: "Can I work at more than one job?"

she: "Yes. You can do anything a Korean can do."

me: "Can I do private tutoring?"

she: "You can do anything a Korean can do. Koreans can't do that."

I believe it is technically illegal for any kind of private lessons for students, sort of a government issued policy I've heard. So, based on my experience, I think that private tutoring is still off limits legally, but that's just MY understanding and we all know how many different understandings Immi puts out there.

Anyway, good luck with it and I hope it is true and you can do it

[Cheonmunka]

That's not an immigration matter. I don't want to keep bringing this up but taking private lessons in ones home or going to an office or what have you is part of the tax service and Ed dept.
After F2 and F5, immigration has nothing to do with it.

It is expected that you apply as a ��������� with the Ed Dept, and by doing so will receive registration as a private tutor. You will also have to state at the beginning your expected income and pay provisional tax on that with the tax department and that will be clarified as a refund or tax to pay once a year. You can change your expected incomes at any time for provisional tax.
There is a nine person per class limit with this registration.

So, now I ask you, could you not prefer to forget that registration in preference of being a free range type - knowing, fully aware that it is very unlikely ED dept or tax department will be hunting you down or even interested.
Some immigration officials on the other hand will be interested in any foreigner at any time -but with your F5 shown on your citizen/residence/ID card they will say "Have a good time, Bye."

[jinju]

Right. Its not legal but its not legal under the Tax and Education department. Nothing to do with immigration. And while doing privates its the bezerk immigration psychos you have to worry about. The Ministry of Education doesnt send out its gestapo, neither does the tax office.

[Cheonmunka]

Just to re-state, just in case there are people with an E2 visa thinking this is for them, it's not.
It's only if you have a visa that lets you work anywhere, anytime as per your own choice. That is the family visa F2, or the resident visa F5, or international Korean F4.

[jinju]

[Hollywoodaction]

Well, private tutoring certainly isn't illegal for Koreans. My wife teaches at home when I'm at work. She has a license to run a 'kongbu bang' (a study room) out of our home, so the students must come here. I've got the F5, so I guess I could probably do the same. Have any of you with an F5 gotten a license recently? How are the taxes? My wife pays a small amount of money per student, but I fear that as a foreigner I might have to pay half of my earnings in income tax if I chose to get students of my own.

[jinju]

I started to oick up some privates since I first started this thread. Actually, I am employed by a company to teach business English once a week and Im employed by a bank too to teach an employee. So its not really a private:) But I did actual privates for a few weeks but the commute almost killed me.

[Hollywoodaction]

So, any news on getting a license for those with an F5?

[jinju]

[Hollywoodaction]

[chiaa]

Koreans who do private lessons have to register as a private lesson tutor (no matter what subject they teach). I cannot say if it's with the education office or the tax office or both.

Anyone considering this should have a Korean speaker do a search on Naver and I am sure there are going to be lots of people who wrote about it (they have a nifty question and answer section).

[jinju]