Korean Job Discussion Forums

[HapKi]

My employer is applying me for a E1 visa. As I know, its a 2 year visa. Does anyone know of the requirements involved to get it, and the benefits it allows the school and/or teacher? The chairman of my English Department really wants to get this done.

[chronicpride]

This is from the E1 process listed at the Immigration website at http://www.moj.go.kr/english/function/function06_03.php



There's some previous talk about it here:
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=16453
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=532

[Real Reality]

E-1 Visa (Professors)
This category applies to foreigners who, as qualified individuals specified by the Educational Law, wish to instruct special fields of study or engage in the guidance of research at junior colleges or higher educational institutions, or the institutions corresponding to such levels
In the case of a national or a public University, a foreigner is not permitted to be a full-time professor.

B. Application and Required Documents

(1) Traditional Procedures
A foreigner shall make an application for a visa to a Korean Embassy or Consulate abroad and required documents are as follows:
Passport
Application for VISA
Career certificate
Contract or confirmation of expectant employee
Pictures
http://www.moj.go.kr/immi/08_english/02_business/service_01.html

What are the benefits it allows the school and/or teacher?

You do not get benefits.

Foreign scholars merit equal status
Foreign professors tend to be treated as hired hands, without academic standing, and lacking the possibility of career advancement or tenure. They must submit to yearly contracts (compensated at a rate only 60 percent of their Korean peers) while walled off from the permanent Korean faculty who benefit from travel, research funding, sabbaticals, etc. Moreover, when hundreds of Korean scholars enjoy such perks at American and other foreign universities, something is obviously amiss.

According to the Samsung Group's chairman, Lee Kun-hee, to succeed globally, Korea must forgo the thought that Korea and being Korean is superior, and foreign specialists must be treated with respect.
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200206/14/200206142349223599900090109011.html

Professor Salary (2000 Salary)
South Korea: $5,511 per month
Exchange rate per US$1 used to calculate monthly salary; South Korea: 1,134 won equals US$1
http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/salaries/2000/popups/content/21prof.html

Ex-pats Describe Korea's Culture of Corruption
by Kim Hong-jin, Chosun Ilbo (December 16, 2004)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200412/200412160027.html

[J.B. Clamence]

[funplanet]

you mean, second greatest country

[Real Reality]

J.B. Clamence wrote,
"I've heard that one of the benefits with the E-1 as being different from the E-2 is that you can get immigration's permission to add a second place of employment. However, most uni contracts do not allow this."

Exactly. Why would an employer want you to work at another place? Well, in a rare contract, you may be permitted to beg your employer to consider allowing you to work at a second place.