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[different]

Is it legal for a foreigner to teach at a university language institute if:
1) the foreigner has a contract with a company (not the university)
2) the company has a contract with the university

So in other words, the foreigner works at the university but is technically employed by a company (that has a contract with the university) that is not part of the university.

A friend of mine said that situation is illegal for the foreigner, but I don't understand why it would be. Is my friend right?

[J.B. Clamence]

I've heard that your work visa is tied not only to a person but also a location. As long as the teacher is working for the company, and the company has officially declared the university campus to be that teacher's workplace in their visa paperwork, I don't see how there would be a problem, but I'm not completely sure.

[Real Reality]

Consider what J.B. Clamence wrote,
"I've heard that your work visa is tied not only to a person but also a location."

Application for Alteration or Addition of Employment place
http://www.moj.go.kr/immi/certificates/appforwork.pdf

When a foreigner desires to change or add working places under their present status of sojourn, he/she must apply for and obtain permission to do so in advance. For example, this permission is required when an English teacher wishes to teach English at a different language institute from the one originally designated, or desires to teach English not only at a language institute originally designated but also at a different language institute under the same status of sojourn.

When a foreigner is transferred to another working place following the directions of an employer, the employer should report that fact to the immigration office which has jurisdiction over the foreigner's new working place within 15 days. In this case, a foreigner does not have to get a permission to change or add working places.
http://www.moj.go.kr/immi/08_english/02_business/service_03_2.html