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[piscin]

Hi all,

Please don't kill me if there's already been lots of threads on this topic - the search function won't fecking work for me.....

Just wondering whether anyone knows much about E7 visas; once you've got someone to sponsor you, is it as convoluted as the E2 process, with interviews / criminal checks etc ????

Cheers,

Piscin

[Morton]

Sad to say that its more difficult to get an E7 visa than an E2 visa. They recently changed the requirements so you need 5 years experience in the related field. You then need a document that says no Korean can do the job to the same level you can. After that you need to go to immigration and convince them to give you the visa.
I got offered a job and was sponsored for an E7 visa but after waiting for 3 months and spending all my savings i decided to cut my losses and go back to teaching. As with everything in Korea it depends greatly on the immigration office.
Good luck.

[Zaria32]

Didn't CPN have an E7? Or am I confused?

[SirFink]

An E7 does require a letter from a former (or current?) employer stating you have at least 5 years experience in your field of expertise, such as editing or even acting. This is supposedly a new requirement.

In addition to that it has the usual requirements that the old E2 used to have: diploma, sealed transcripts, letter from Korean employer saying they'll sponsor you for a year, etc. So far, no one's asking me for stool samples or a criminal background check. Not that I've anything to hide but I'd rather not undergo a rectal probe from some rubber-glove-wearing ajuma. Some of you guys might enjoy it, though, so stick to the E2 I guess.

[SirFink]

An E7 does require a letter from a former (or current?) employer stating you have at least 5 years experience in your field of expertise, such as editing or even acting. This is supposedly a new requirement.

In addition to that it has the usual requirements that the old E2 used to have: diploma, sealed transcripts, letter from Korean employer saying they'll sponsor you for a year, etc. So far, no one's asking me for stool samples or a criminal background check. Not that I've anything to hide but I'd rather not undergo a rectal probe from some rubber-glove-wearing ajuma. Some of you guys might enjoy it, though, so stick to the E2 I guess.

[Cohiba]

I have an E7. No problems getting it. No criminal check. No health
check. Find a company looking for a mighty whitey and get them to
sponsor you. I don't know if they have changed the experience level
to five years, but just be creative in your resume. (which all job
seekers should be anyway - make the resume fit the job) I worded
my resume to say I studied Chinese economic growth patterns in biz
and that I would be invaluable to our firm making inroads into the
Chinese market. Fact is I think at some point in my 4 years at uni
I did actually see the word "China" printed in one of my texts somewhere.

Working at a business is totally different from ESL. The people are
well organized, plan in advance and are......normal.

[SirFink]

[big_fella1]

I have had an E7 which allows you to do a particular job hence CPN had one as a teacher in a foreign school, mine was for marketing.

Korea has high graduate unemployment so the big test for this visa is that a Korean can't do your job.

The most difficult part to get my visa was the reference from the relevant government ministry stating my employment was imperative to the Korean Economy and that a Korean can't do the job. Marketing jobs would require more than the stated 5 years experience I suspect although an IT related E7 is much easier through the goldcard scheme http://www.goldcard.or.kr/eng/index.asp .

No criminal checks, no health checks although I would like to see the Ministry of Education ask for the crim check if you would be working with kids. The ministry can ask for anything before issuing you the reference you need, so don't count on it.

If you are very highly skilled (CPA, CA, Lawyer, etc) the E5 might be easier although there are so few I doubt it.

It took 2 months from start to finish to get my E7 and that was with KOTRA (I worked for a foreign invested company) chasing MOCIE hard.

Final note if you get the E7 make sure tax payments are being remitted to the NTS as to extend this visa you are required to produce your tax statement to demonstrate that your company have being paying you appropriately for your expertise, ie don't accept an E7 with a low annual salary or you have no chance to extend/renew.

Best of luck.

[Konglishman]

I already have an E7 visa which I got last October before there were any changes made to the visa regulations. Now, I am halfway considering switching jobs. Does anyone know if it might be possible to do so without having to apply for a new visa?

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