No, to get a E2 work visa, English should be your native language. Only 6 countries are considered as eligible “English Native Speaking countries , these being, U.S.A., Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa.

is good to contact us two or three months ahead of your tentative work starting date. It takes at least one month to process your E2 work visa after you & your employer sign on a work contract.

Basically no. Sending a certified/nortorized (by a Korean consulate in your country) copy is the other option. While it is possible to have a copy of your degree certified by the Korean consulate in your home country, most do not find this to be practical. If you live in a major country, it will be difficult to visit a Korean consulate. It may be possible to take care of it through the mail if you have enough time, but you will have to check with your own consulate to find out. As you can see, it can be quite a hassle. That’s why most candidates find it much easier to just pay a reputable courier service to send their original diploma to Korea. There are very rarely complications and since you don’t need to have it physically with you to enter Korea. We or the Education boards will have it waiting for you on arrival

In most cases you will need to pay for your flight ahead of time and the school will reimburse you after your arrival. This is pretty much the standard for public schools and some Hagwons. There are still some Hagwons that will purchase your ticket for you in advance, but this seems to be becoming rare.

You can find work in Korea year-round. However, there are primary hiring seasons for public schools. These are January/February and July/August. If you want to come at an off-peak time, there’s nothing stopping you, and you could quite likely find a public school job, but if you come during one of the primary hiring seasons you will be able to be a bit more selective.

The short time positions are very rare. Contracts are for one year and can easily be renewed.

It's not necessary but it is highly recommended that you try to learn the basics of “Survival Korean”. The more Korean you are able to understand, the less paranoid and alienated you feel. Alienation and the paranoia which often accompanies it accounts for 90% of the foreigners inability to understand what is happening around. Even a little ability in talking some Korean will make a difference in how comfortable you feel.

Depends on where you get a job. At a school most of you will likely be teaching elementary school children or middle school students. Some of you will teach university or a business level students.

All public schools and a private academy have their text books and teaching material. If you plan to teach other private lessons, you would do better to plan some teaching materials. You can easily get a lot of good English teaching materials from the larger book stores in Seoul.

That also depends on where you work. If you go to a small public school you will be alone with none around who can speak English very well. If you work at a big English Institute, you could meet other foreign colleagues. Usually you will closely work with local English teachers at a middle school or a local co-teacher at an elementary school.

Yes or no, a large proportion of Korean principles do not speak English.

Usually the accommodation are near the school. You will live alone at one-room studio or an apartment (rarely a house).

You will be working from Monday to Friday. Some private institutes have Saturday or Sunday classes.

Shirt & tie or more casual.

Usually once a month in the middle or at the end.

The National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service" says "yes". If your pet is less than 3 years old, it will need a health check from a Vet a week before you come to Korea. You should submit the original certificate to CIQ at the airport. If your pet is more than 3 years old, it has to get a rabies injection a month before. you need to submit the rabies certificate to CIQ. For details, please click "http://www.nvrqs.go.kr" or telephone 82-2-665-0121.

The teacher will have medical benefits under the Korean Medical Institute Union a private health organization. The costs of this coverage will be done half by the Employer and half by the teacher. Payment will be made by deduction from the teacher’s salary.

Social security treaty -- Canada(effective, May 1999 ), America (effective, April 2001) For Canadian and American, they can get pension when they return home. You can ask refund to National Pension Corporation. If you don't ask refund, it will be add to your pension period. For New Zealanders and Australians, a refund is not possible due to a mutual treaty between the respective countries. For details, please click "http://www.npc.or.kr/eng/g_index.html"

Yes, but you should give a notice two month before. If you want to terminate your contract, you need a letter of release from your employer. Then you can sign another contract and you don't have to travel to another country, like Japan to reaply for another visa. Your visa will be transferred to the new school. A release paper is just a paper saying you are free from the obligations of your contract signed and stamped by your boss. Immigration will not process new documents until they see either a release or unless the old contract has expired.

Getting a release paper is the quickest and cleanest way to get out of there. It just needs an effective date, the name of your school, the address of your school, and a simple statement saying " John smith is released from his contract effective today". And which must be signed by your superior You should stay on as good terms with your boss and your boss should also try to stay on as good terms with you. If your boss has violated this, you should be able to explain to them that your situation is not working out and then leave. There are many good schools in Korea and you should not have to be stuck in some hole you hate. Usually your boss registers you with immigration and there is some sort of bond that is necessary for this stating that he is responsible for you. If the boss knows the teacher is applying to work at another school then he may not cancel and this screws up the new job application. So it's very important to get a release paper if you want to work at another school.