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Tschingu
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 Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:03 am Post subject: Coming from Germany |
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I am 21 years old, German/Canadian come to Korea to stay with my korean girlfriend in September. I will come on a working holiday visa. My Korean is still very basic ~500 words.
My big question is: What can I do for a living in Korea?
Teaching German?
Do I need a university degree for teaching German (as I would need one for teaching English)?
Is there a need for Germanat all?
Or how is it to teach illegally (English or German)?
What other jobs could I get?
Or looking at it differently... Can I create my own job?
After my Abitur (something like a high school degee) in Germany I finished a one year program at an entrepreneurial business school called knowmads (www.knowmads.nl). I wouldn't expect the knowmds-certificate to be worth much for getting hired, but how about opening my own business? How would that work with the visa I have? Has anybody here tried to start a one man company in Korea and has some experience? |
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northway
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm pretty sure you need to put 100,000,000 down in order to get a visa as a business owner. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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If you can find work for teaching German (독일어) you should look into that.
Its rare, but they do exist. |
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Tschingu
Joined: 03 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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If you can find work for teaching German (독일어) you should look into that.
Its rare, but they do exist. |
Do you knwo if it is legal to teach German or give private lessons without a degree? |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Tschingu wrote: |
| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
If you can find work for teaching German (독일어) you should look into that.
Its rare, but they do exist. |
Do you knwo if it is legal to teach German or give private lessons without a degree? |
Both are illegal. A degree is a requirement to teach. Private lessons are illegal entirely regardless of whether you are a graduate or not (except for certain visa classifications, and even then there are certain stipulations). |
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Tschingu
Joined: 03 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:01 am Post subject: |
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So what do working holiday visa holders end up doing?
Low paid jobs and teaching illegaly? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:18 am Post subject: Re: Coming from Germany |
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| Tschingu wrote: |
I am 21 years old, German/Canadian come to Korea to stay with my korean girlfriend in September. I will come on a working holiday visa. My Korean is still very basic ~500 words.
My big question is: What can I do for a living in Korea?
Teaching German?
Do I need a university degree for teaching German (as I would need one for teaching English)?
Is there a need for Germanat all?
Or how is it to teach illegally (English or German)?
What other jobs could I get?
Or looking at it differently... Can I create my own job?
After my Abitur (something like a high school degee) in Germany I finished a one year program at an entrepreneurial business school called knowmads (www.knowmads.nl). I wouldn't expect the knowmds-certificate to be worth much for getting hired, but how about opening my own business? How would that work with the visa I have? Has anybody here tried to start a one man company in Korea and has some experience? |
On an H1 visa your options would be:
tourism / hospitality industry
Korean kindergartens (yu-chi-won; NOT language academies).
SMEs who are looking to get into either the European/German market (since you speak German) or into North America.
There are lots of options (especially if your G/F) has connections.
You can work at most jobs (that don't normally require a degree) if you can land one (good chance to work on your Korean too) and it isn't that hard since you don't have visa issues.
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English Matt
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:15 am Post subject: Re: Coming from Germany |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| Tschingu wrote: |
I am 21 years old, German/Canadian come to Korea to stay with my korean girlfriend in September. I will come on a working holiday visa. My Korean is still very basic ~500 words.
My big question is: What can I do for a living in Korea?
Teaching German?
Do I need a university degree for teaching German (as I would need one for teaching English)?
Is there a need for Germanat all?
Or how is it to teach illegally (English or German)?
What other jobs could I get?
Or looking at it differently... Can I create my own job?
After my Abitur (something like a high school degee) in Germany I finished a one year program at an entrepreneurial business school called knowmads (www.knowmads.nl). I wouldn't expect the knowmds-certificate to be worth much for getting hired, but how about opening my own business? How would that work with the visa I have? Has anybody here tried to start a one man company in Korea and has some experience? |
On an H1 visa your options would be:
tourism / hospitality industry
Korean kindergartens (yu-chi-won; NOT language academies).
SMEs who are looking to get into either the European/German market (since you speak German) or into North America.
There are lots of options (especially if your G/F) has connections.
You can work at most jobs (that don't normally require a degree) if you can land one (good chance to work on your Korean too) and it isn't that hard since you don't have visa issues.
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Gyopos can work in hagwons without a degree can't they? Can working holiday visa holders not do the same? Maybe they were breaking the rules, but I met a couple of Germans in Bundang who were on the same visa and were working at an adult hagwon teaching English. |
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Tschingu
Joined: 03 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you for all the replies!
And the Helpful information. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:44 am Post subject: Re: Coming from Germany |
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| English Matt wrote: |
| Gyopos can work in hagwons without a degree can't they? Can working holiday visa holders not do the same? Maybe they were breaking the rules, but I met a couple of Germans in Bundang who were on the same visa and were working at an adult hagwon teaching English. |
Can they get a job in a hagwan = yes.
Can they legally work in one without a degree = no.
Can the OP get a job in one = probably yes.
If is legal = no.
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Tschingu wrote: |
| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
If you can find work for teaching German (독일어) you should look into that.
Its rare, but they do exist. |
Do you knwo if it is legal to teach German or give private lessons without a degree? |
Each teacher needs at least a bachelor to be allowed to teach.
An additional requirement for a foreigner to teach is proof that one of his degrees was completed in the specific language they teach in. |
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