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[peanut]

Are there any advantages or disadvantages to having an E1 visa instead of an E2?

[ttompatz]

[Hollywoodaction]

[lastat06513]

In terms of university positions, an E1 is for visiting professors that teach at the university, either classes within the auspices of the university or affiliated to it and the only condition to having an E1 visa is that the candidate is an MA/MS recipient.

For the longest, I was under the impression that ALL university lecturers (which academics teaching in the university circuit are supposed to be called, not just teachers) with an MA/MS were supposed to get an E1 visa since they are teaching at or in affiliation with the university/ college.

But when I started my last job in Korea at a college in Seoul, I was alittle perplexed that they applied for me to get an E2 visa (I was told several different stories later- one being that an E1 was only meant for tenure track professors or professors teaching subjects other than English. Another story I was told was that it was too much of a huge hassle for the school to apply for an E1 visa......which does seem likely).

I think the true answer is: it all depends on who gets the paperwork for that particular case and how they interpret the employment type which will in turn will help them determine what type of visa to issue....which seems alittle halfassed since it shows that they have almost no standard way to determine the visa a person should get.

Do you think that with the new regulations being in place will make it easier for immigrations to determine who gets what visa?