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MuDaeBoJongShin
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 Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:47 am Post subject: Employing an English teacher at a non-educational company |
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Hello,
My sister-in-law runs a company here in Seoul and they've decided to take on a full time English teacher for the benefit of the staff (the company has nothing to do with education). I know a few E2 holders who'd be perfect for the job but I don't know much about how the visas work.
Googling around, I found a couple of hints that the employer sponsoring an E2 visa must be an educational establishment/company but nothing definitive. Can anyone confirm whether this is the case, and how much work it is for the employer to arrange an E2 for someone who's already on an E2 with a different employer?
Cheers,
Max |
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some waygug-in
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| Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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| You'll probably have to find someone with an "F" visa, thereby bypassing the need for sponsorship. |
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big_fella1
Joined: 08 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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F visa (well F2, F4 or F5) - No problem.
Getting an E2 where a recruiter sponsors the visa and supplies the teacher expensive and illegal. Only hagwons, schools and universities can sponsor an E2.
Getting an E7 for and English teacher used to be impossible except for international schools, the government was talking about changing this, but even if they did the requirements for issuing E7's are very strict unless it is the the tech or science field.
Try www.goldcard.or.kr for easier E7 issuance if you are in 1 of the designated fields.
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: Employing an English teacher at a non-educational compan |
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| MuDaeBoJongShin wrote: |
Hello,
My sister-in-law runs a company here in Seoul and they've decided to take on a full time English teacher for the benefit of the staff (the company has nothing to do with education). I know a few E2 holders who'd be perfect for the job but I don't know much about how the visas work.
Googling around, I found a couple of hints that the employer sponsoring an E2 visa must be an educational establishment/company but nothing definitive. Can anyone confirm whether this is the case, and how much work it is for the employer to arrange an E2 for someone who's already on an E2 with a different employer?
Cheers,
Max |
In-house and not teaching the general public (only your own staff) they would have an E-7 and not an E-2 visa.
Under current rules you can subcontract an E2 holder with some restrictions and permission from Kimmi.
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Troglodyte
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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I once worked for a very large company here. The company had nothing to do with education. My job was to teach English to some of the employees. So no teaching customers, just co-workers.
I had an E2 visa.
It's definitely possible to get a visa. Check with immigration for details. |
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conbon78
Joined: 05 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:09 pm Post subject: visa |
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| When I worked at Korean Air - in order to get my E2 visa processed, they had to give me a document that showed they were an authorized educational institution. I just had to show that at immi. So the employer must apply for it. |
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hwarangi
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: visa |
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| conbon78 wrote: |
| When I worked at Korean Air - in order to get my E2 visa processed, they had to give me a document that showed they were an authorized educational institution. I just had to show that at immi. So the employer must apply for it. |
Yes, companies have always (well last ten or so) been able to sponsor the E2 - they just needed to be big enough to have a dedicated "training" department.
I had heard talk that the rules were changing this year. Ask your sister in law to call immigration. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:39 am Post subject: |
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| I did this for 4 years on an E2, although the rules may have changed since then. It was no big deal for the company to arrange it. Call immigration for details. |
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BigBuds
Joined: 15 Sep 2005
Location: Changwon
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| Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 2:08 am Post subject: |
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| Troglodyte wrote: |
I once worked for a very large company here. The company had nothing to do with education. My job was to teach English to some of the employees. So no teaching customers, just co-workers.
I had an E2 visa.
It's definitely possible to get a visa. Check with immigration for details. |
If said company has an established educational zone within it, then it can be done legally by an E-2 visa holder. Actual classrooms like at a hagwon need to be a part of it.
That's how a lot of the larger Korean companies, Samsung, etc, get away with hiring foreign teachers to teach their employees. |
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