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[Paji eh Wong]

I was sitting in a park in Fukuoka yesterday, looking at my shiny new Korean work visa, and low-and-behold, it appears to be an E-1. I nearly gagged on my rice ball.

I signed on at a small private University in Seoul this semester. The contract I signed listed me as an associate professor, not as an instructor or a lecturer. I didn't pay attention to it, figuring it was just semantics. Talking to my new co-workers today, it seems none of them have an E-1. I feel like I won the secret crypto lottery.

Questions.
1) What's the difference between and E-2 and an E-1?
2) Can I force regular E-2 visa holders to give me pony rides?
3) Can it be taken away when immigration figures out they screwed up?

[Aussiekimchi]

E1 is a professor visa E2 is a foreign language teaching visa

[Hollywoodaction]

If you work at a hagwon, you might get nailed by Immigration since, as far as I know, E1 doesn't allow you to teach there.

PS. The difference between and E1 and an E2? About 50 million won per year.

[Paji eh Wong]

Sweet.

What do I need to do to get my hands on this phantom 50 mil?

[J.B. Clamence]

I had an E-1 when I worked at a small private uni, too. I was technically considered as a "lecturer" at the time. I didn't get any special perks for it. I've heard that E-1s can take on other jobs with immigration's approval. Now I work for a better uni making a lot more money, but I'm now an E-2. I don't think it really matters.

[Roch]

[Hollywoodaction]