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roywebcafe
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 Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:43 pm Post subject: VISA Question |
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I am a UK citizen hoping to work in Korea in Jan 2010. My question is can I just turn up on a passport and find a job then get an E2 visa to work? Or do i need to get an E2 in the UK before leaving?
Has anybody got an E2 in Korea??
Lastly anybody here worked in North Korea? |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| you can get an english job while staying here in Korea but you will have to make a brief trip to Japan to get your E2 visa. Right now is a good time to look for a job here. Keep in mind that if you are already here then employers won't have to pay for your airfare here, which schools usually do. Make sure that you bring all your documents also. |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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Roy, will this be your first trip to teach English in Korea? If so, you'd be advised to get the E2 in the UK as, though not impossible, you could end up working illegally by flying out here without the visa already sorted. If it's your first time then you'd be best advised to contact every recruiter going, put your CV up on Dave's job section and any other major recruitment site for EFL jobs, and also contact schools directly.
Most foreign teachers are here on an E2. A few are here on an E1 visa. A few are on F visas.
As you are a Brit, check out the British Council/FCO websites. They were looking for English teachers to teach in the DPRK a couple of years ago. No idea if that program still exists. That would be pretty sweet if you could do that. We Brits typically find it slightly more difficult to find jobs out here so do keep an eye out on the British Council website for jobs in South Korea as well because they only typically advertise EFL jobs that are specifically looking for Brits. |
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OculisOrbis
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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| If you've never worked in Korea before, get the visa BEFORE you come to korea. As a first time applicant, you will be required to do a 5-10 minute screening interview at the korean consulate in your home country before you will be granted an e-2 visa. |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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| OculisOrbis wrote: |
| As a first time applicant, you will be required to do a 5-10 minute screening interview at the korean consulate in your home country before you will be granted an e-2 visa. |
Unless you're British and, generally speaking, it's very unlikely that you will have to do one. |
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OculisOrbis
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| OculisOrbis wrote: |
http://www.goeastrecruiting.com/visa-procedures/12-visa-procedures/21-united-kingdom-visa-procedures
read the highlighted part in red at the beginning of step 2. |
I came across three weeks ago from the UK. I didn't have to do one. I have a couple of other friends from the UK who have come across recently and didn't have to do one.
The clue on that page is how much they say a visa is (actually 28 pound. It's not been 25 for a good while). It also says to include the following:
# Photocopy of your degree certificate
# 1 set of unopened, official transcripts - sealed by the university (official seal)
# Photocopy of your criminal record report
Health Statement (yes, another one) - completed with the EXACT SAME ANSWERS as the first
Those are all things that don't need to be included. That was the the old visa process. I asked both the British based recruiters that I signed up with what the likelihood would be of me having to do an interview for going across on my first E2 when I was applying. Very, very small chance was the reply from both.
From a British based recruiting website:
Your employer will have your documents processed by the Korean Immigration Office in Korea. This will take approximately ten days. When your documents have been processed your FCC rep will email you your Visa Issuance Number.
As soon as you have your Visa Issuance Number the following must be taken or sent to your nearest Korean Embassy:
1. Number of Certificate for confirmation of visa issuance issued by the Ministry of Justice in Korea (Visa Issuance Number)
2. Passport
3. Completed application form with one photograph affixed
4. Visa Fee: UK - ￡27.50 (Payable to : the Korean Embassy either by cash or by postal order. (Cheques are not accepted).
You will find the application form at the South Korean Embassy Homepage. Click on Korean Visa Forms. If you live outside the UK please click on the following website and find the Korean Consulate closest to you. Click on �Visa Information� and check the details of the documentation required for your nationality. The information on these pages is up-to-date and is most informative.
The price of the visa has recently gone up to 28 quid. You also have to include the E2 checklist. No mention of interviews. Wonder why that could be? |
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OculisOrbis
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't have a problem with your advice to the OP - as long as youre willing to put up the cash for his return ticket back to the UK if they don't make exception for him. |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| OculisOrbis wrote: |
| I don't have a problem with your advice to the OP - as long as youre willing to put up the cash for his return ticket back to the UK if they don't make exception for him. |
I just gave him advice as to what can and can't be done. The fact that the OP has asked for advice rather than just jumped on a plane means that the OP has some sense. OP, it's very unlikely but do ring up the embassy to clarify as to whether you will need to interview or not. I'd, personally, wouldn't do the visa run for the first time. There's a small chance that things could wrong (but still a chance). OP, you're moving to a country half way round the world. Make sure you know everything about the visa process and what you're letting yourself in for. Dave's is a good resource but better to be safe and ring up the embassy.
OculisOrbis, I wanted to clarify what you had written simply because there is far too much misinformation online which is nothing but a hindrance in the application process. Posters on sites like this who don't know the process for individual countries should not give people advice. End of. It just allows the misinformation about visa processes to propagate. I'm amazed how often people on here try to give advice without actually knowing exactly what happens and then they get corrected. |
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OculisOrbis
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| Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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I came across three weeks ago from the UK. I didn't have to do one. I have a couple of other friends from the UK who have come across recently and didn't have to do one.
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Please accept my apologies, I wasn't aware of your vast knowledge based on your experiences. As I'm sure you must know, after applying all that knowledge and experience, that korean immigration is the most consistent provider of customer service when applying their own regulations..........
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morrisonhotel
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| Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| OculisOrbis wrote: |
| morrisonhotel wrote: |
I came across three weeks ago from the UK. I didn't have to do one. I have a couple of other friends from the UK who have come across recently and didn't have to do one.
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Please accept my apologies, I wasn't aware of your vast knowledge based on your experiences. As I sure you must know, after applying all that knowledge and experience, that korean immigration is the most consistent provider of customer service when applying their own regulations.......... |
As I said before, you're not British so how could you possibly know the differences in applying for visas? There's a lot of current information out there that says the same things as I have said. I rang the embassy multiple times to check on exactly this issue. Guess what? Not one thing I asked differed from what I had read online about having to have interviews. Unlike other Korean embassies, the British one seems to be consistent. I was told by British recruiters that the embassy usually only interviews those who have applicants with discrepancies or things they are unclear of from the visa application. From speaking to several Brits, this seems to be the case. Any Brits on the board who have come to Korea since the E2 visa rule changes and had to have an interview? |
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roywebcafe
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 4:22 am Post subject: |
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Does te E2 visa only come into effect up tp one year once you enter Korea like other visas? such as the Cinese one for example. Or when you start work for a school in korea? Be easier if it did. I am in the UK now and still looking for work. Will check out the visa2 online also. Prefer to walk in to te embassy and get it done in a day if possible.
| morrisonhotel wrote: |
Roy, will this be your first trip to teach English in Korea? If so, you'd be advised to get the E2 in the UK as, though not impossible, you could end up working illegally by flying out here without the visa already sorted. If it's your first time then you'd be best advised to contact every recruiter going, put your CV up on Dave's job section and any other major recruitment site for EFL jobs, and also contact schools directly.
Most foreign teachers are here on an E2. A few are here on an E1 visa. A few are on F visas.
As you are a Brit, check out the British Council/FCO websites. They were looking for English teachers to teach in the DPRK a couple of years ago. No idea if that program still exists. That would be pretty sweet if you could do that. We Brits typically find it slightly more difficult to find jobs out here so do keep an eye out on the British Council website for jobs in South Korea as well because they only typically advertise EFL jobs that are specifically looking for Brits. |
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fezmond
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:04 am Post subject: |
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| morrisonhotel wrote: |
| OculisOrbis wrote: |
| morrisonhotel wrote: |
I came across three weeks ago from the UK. I didn't have to do one. I have a couple of other friends from the UK who have come across recently and didn't have to do one.
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Please accept my apologies, I wasn't aware of your vast knowledge based on your experiences. As I sure you must know, after applying all that knowledge and experience, that korean immigration is the most consistent provider of customer service when applying their own regulations.......... |
As I said before, you're not British so how could you possibly know the differences in applying for visas? There's a lot of current information out there that says the same things as I have said. I rang the embassy multiple times to check on exactly this issue. Guess what? Not one thing I asked differed from what I had read online about having to have interviews. Unlike other Korean embassies, the British one seems to be consistent. I was told by British recruiters that the embassy usually only interviews those who have applicants with discrepancies or things they are unclear of from the visa application. From speaking to several Brits, this seems to be the case. Any Brits on the board who have come to Korea since the E2 visa rule changes and had to have an interview? |
i have no idea if they were meant to interview me or not, but i didn't have one.
walked into the embassy in buckingham gate, handed the documents to them and walked back out. finised in about 10 minutes. they also had nobody checking the metal detector that was constantly beeping |
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roywebcafe
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:27 am Post subject: |
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Thanks everyone who gave me a reply. Especially Morrison hotel. I know things a lot better now. Please anybody keep sending information.
must go Roy |
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jeffbright
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| Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:33 am Post subject: |
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| I heard English people have hard time finding a ESL job! |
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