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[furtakk]

As the topic title says...
I really want to study full time (language), but doing so without working is a little difficult. Working (legally) and studying is also much easier on an E2 rather than a student visa.

Anyone know if there's a minimum?

It's something I've been considering after my current contract expires.

[lifeinkorea]

Main thing is rent, they are paying and they will want you to work full-time. So, you will need to negotiate these things. This includes severance, last month bonus, and salary. Since they are paying pension, they may want to calculate this and factor in paying you less in salary.

[furtakk]

I should also mention that I am expecting to have to find my own place/pay rent. I know there are plenty of part time gigs, but can they offer E2 sponsorship and/or is there a minimum amount of working hours I must have to qualify for an E2?

[lifeinkorea]

This would be something you would have to work out with the school. A recruiter is not going to be motivated to recruit a part-timer unless it's a school that uses that recruiter regularly.

Tell recruiters you want a small hagwon job where you would be the ONLY foreign teacher. Also, if the hagwon owner speaks English well, there is a good chance they teach the current English classes. This opens up the chance they don't have enough money to pay for a full-timer, but they don't want to teach those classes. That's where you come in.

These type of jobs do exist, but they are not 100% secure. However, it's one way to get an E2. The salary is whatever you negotiate with them, and visa status has no bearing on this. So, don't expect much and make the school aware of this (AFTER an initial idea of what they are willing to pay).

Even if they want a full-time teacher upfront, find out the school size and it might save them money to only have you work part-time.

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[nathanrutledge]

Why don't you just get a student visa instead? Plenty of students here who work part time, especially through their Universities, many of them doing English work. Technically, from a legal standpoint, that's probably the safer route to go, since you want to mainly be a student, but still do some work. Check out immigrations web site on that, and like another poster said, talk to the school. They'd know a lot more about the fine details.

[Troglodyte]

This is probably the best plan. A lot of those little hogwans, just want to hire a foreign teacher because it will bring in more customers and help retain their current customers. Many of them are teaching the kids 3-5 days a week for a few hours each day. All they want you to do is be with each group of kids for a few hours each week. Hiring someone on an F visa is often more expensive. If you're paying your own rent (and especially if you're buying your own plane ticket) then you're a much cheaper option for what they want.

I've heard of people negotiating these things, but like lifeinkorea said, it has to be with the owner, NOT the recruiter.