Korean Job Discussion Forums

[dabestrn]

My wife and I are interested in going to work in Korea. We are both Canadians and speak english very well. My wife holds a B. of Ed. with honors in English. I am a Registered Nurse with a 3 yr diploma from a college(not university). I am well aware of the immigration laws in Korea. We posted our resumes and I have received a couple emails from people wanting to talk to me on the phone. They say they have "ways around" the whole immigration issue. Has anyone ever heard of this?? My wife has also received offers due to her qualifications. I am thinking of coming over as a visitor with her and seeing if I can find work myself once i get over there. What are the odds I will find work in TESL field??? I would love to work as a Registered Nurse but don't think there is a high demand for english speaking nurses. Can anyone offer us advice on this whole issue? Should we accept a job knowing they are getting me an E-2 illegit? Should I just go over unemployed and hope for the best? any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks

[canadian_in_korea]

My friend is a registered nurse and she is working in korea...your degree should say bachelor..? of nursing....she also got her degree in canada. They are getting very tight on the immigration regulations here in Korea....I believe that if you are caught teaching "illegally" you are fined and deported. The English speaking nursing positions, I have no idea about...at the international clinics there are nurses who can speak English..but they are Korean, I'm not sure if you would have to be fluent in Korean to have one of these jobs or not. I think though..if you are a registered nurse then you will be able to legally get a job, as I said, my friend has a nursing degree and she is legally teaching here.