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Information on Types of Korean Visas
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Each Korean visa has have very specific criteria. If you want to know more detailed information then we have listed, go to the Korean Immigration Bureau website at http://www.moj.go.kr/mojeng/index.php. There is information about many kinds of visas, extensive Frequently Asked Question sections and question and answer boards. The standard visa issued for teaching english in Korea is the E2 Visa. If you are wishing to teach english through our program you must:
The E1 visa is applicable to working as a professor or similar higher status at a Korean University or Educational training establishment. These visas are renewable for an additional year after the first year, only if the person works under the same management and if the institution acts as your sponsor.
While staying in Korea you cannot work in a legitimate company.
Tourist entry for citizens other than Canadians is called the 'No-Visa Entry' and it is just for short-term tour or transit. This no-visa entry is given to foreigners according to the principles of reciprocity or priority of national interests. It is totally against the law to work on a tourist visa and if caught you can be heavily fined and deported.
Working in Korea as a Korean-Canadian/American Working in Korea as a Korean-Canadian/American, or Kyopo, has its advantages as well as its disadvantages. First, the obvious advantage is being familiar with your own culture, finding out why your parents act the way that they do and the history of their country. You do not have to apply for re-entry into the country if you happen to travel to one of the nearby vacation spots. The documents needed are different depending upon your age and whether or not your father was granted Canadian/ American citizenship at the time of your birth. You will need a copy of your Canadian/American birth certificate stating your father's name as well as a copy of your father's family record (Hojuck deungbon) available from any Korean office and can be requested by anyone on your father's side of the family. If you are younger than 21 or if your father was not yet a Canadian citizen at the time of your birth, then you will also need a copy of your father's citizenship card. If you cannot speak Korea very well, be prepared to receive some criticism. The biggest disadvantage about being a Kyopo is that since you look just like everyone else, they expect you to be Korean. If you ca'?t speak the language, then be prepared for looks of shock, people running away from shock and embarrassment, and occasionally a lecture. Along the same lines, since Kyopos do not look like foreigners, it may be difficult to get a job as an English teacher since there are some who hold the view that Kyopos cannot speak English as well as someone who is Caucasian.
Who can obtain this visa?
Teachers who plan to go abroad during their contract period must purchase either a multiple entry or a single entry visa at the immigration office (Note: Americans are usually issued multiple entry visas automatically when the E-2 visa is stamped into their passports, but please check to make sure). The cost is 30, 000 won for the single entry visa and 50, 000 won for the multiple-entry visa. It is the responsibility of the teacher to obtain this visa if they wish to travel abroad. The teacher is also responsible for obtaining a new multiple-entry visa if they are on a second year contract. Renewing your work visa does not automatically renew your multiple-entry visa. Check your visa well in advance of travelling abroad to avoid disappointment. Without this visa you will be allowed to leave but not to return. Teachers who do not plan to go abroad do not need to obtain this visa. If you forget to take care of this visa before you leave, you may purchase the visa at the airport on your way out of the country. However, only one-journey single entry visas are available.
After you commence work you will be advised by your employer to visit the Immigration office to register for your Alien Registration Card. If this does not happen in the first 2 weeks, please ask your employer to proceed with your paperwork so that you can do this. It can be completed within 90 days, but the sooner the better. The Immigration office will also require that you be fingerprinted. The new Alien Registration Card and your passport will be ready for pick up within a week. The administrative staff person in charge of general affairs will usually take care of this for you. Your residence card is the most recognized form of I.D. in Korea; Korean nationals carry a similar identification card. While it is certainly uncommon to be asked to produce your residence card for a police officer's inspection, it is required under Korean law that you carry it on your person at all times. If you lose your card, it is fairly easily replaced - simply report it as lost at the nearest police box. You will be issued an official report of its loss that you then give along with your passport to the Academic Supervisor. The Academic Supervisor will have the person in charge of General Affairs apply for the card's replacement at the Immigration office.
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