Foreign Language Instructor (General) E-2-1

You are eligible to apply for this visa if you are

1. A teacher at an English Academy
– A person who wants to teach a foreign language in accordance with Article 3(3) of the presidential decree of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons
2. A teacher at an academic institution such as elementary school or higher, or recruited/selected by an affiliated language center.
3. A foreign language instructor at corporate language centers for employee on-the-job-training
4. A foreign language instructor at a continuing education institute in accordance with the Lifelong Education Act
* A school affiliated continuing education facility, a continuing education institute in a form of a school, a university affiliated to a company, or online campus, an continuing education affiliate of civil society groups or media organizations, a continuing education facility related to the development of knowledge and human resources.
5. A foreign language instructor teaching at a continuing education facility established and run by a state or local government in accordance with other laws (including regulations)
6. A foreign language instructor teaching at a vocational facility or vocational corporation established in accordance with the Workers Vocational Skills Development Act
7. A corporation or a public institute* which has set up a language center with required equipment and facilities to teach a foreign language for its employees

You can apply for a single-entry visa valid for 3 months.
Periods of stay will be granted for up to 2 years.
For more information on Alien Registration or Visa Extension, please visit Hi Korea website at www.hikorea.go.kr

① Application form for Confirmation of Visa Issuance (Form No. 21), a copy of passport, a photo in a standard format
② A proof of an applicant’s education authenticated by a public authority*.
Please, choose one from below to submit;
A copy of a degree, a copy of diploma, a graduation certificate indicating an acquisition of a degree
*The document needs to be authenticated by the Hague Apostille Convention(for a signatory of the convention), or by consular officers of a Korean diplomatic mission abroad (for not a signatory of the convention), or by an official public institute in Korea (i.e. Korean Council for University Education), or by a government agency of applicants(Japanese only)
– If you have a degree from a university in ROK, an un-authenticated copy of a degree will also be accepted.
– If you have a history of submitting a document authenticated by the institutes listed above, you are exempt from the requirement.
③ A criminal record issued and authenticated by a public authority* in an applicant’s country
* The document needs to be authenticated by the Hague Apostille Convention(for a signatory of the convention), or by consular officers of a Korean diplomatic mission abroad (for not a signatory of the convention), or by consular officers of a foreign embassy in Korea (for a foreign resident in Korea)
– The criminal records that includes all criminal records across the country, must be issued within 6 months from the application date.
– If you have a history of submitting a criminal record authenticated by a public authority, staying and leaving ROK, and re-apply within 3 months from the last departure from ROK, you are exempt from submitting the document. However, if it has been more than 3 months since the last departure, you need to re-submit it when applying for an alien registration.
④ A Self-Assessment Report on Heath
⑤ An employment contract, and a document of the establishment of an academic institute or an organization
⑥ Other necessary documents for evaluation
– an outline of teachers management, a document suggesting the total number of students and faculties

※ If a representative is hired, he/she must submit a Power of Attorney from an applicant, his/her employment certificate and A copy of ID Card.
※ The head of Immigration Office may request for additional documents if it is deemed necessary to review the purpose of entry, validity of an invitation, and qualification of an inviting organization or an invitee.