Questions & Answers

What is the reason for requiring a bachelors degree for and E2 Visa. It seems to me that it isn't necessarily relevant for teaching English. Is it just a maturity requirement? I have a technical diploma in architectural design. Would that be adequate?

Hi, Kevin

It is one of the requirments of Applying E-2 VISA which is a Foreign Language Instructor VISA.

This is a statement about eligibilities of applicants from the immigraiton.

A foreign language instructor at a foreign language academy

If you are a citizen and have graduated from a university and received a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a country which speaks the language you are going to teach, you are eligible to apply.

A special privilege given to a graduate of a Korean university

If you have graduated from a high school or a community college in a country that speaks the language that you are planning to teach, and have received a bachelor's degree (or higher) from a Korean university, you are qualified to apply.

If you are recruited and selected as an (elementary, middle, high) school teacher by the head of a local district school board or the Minister of the Education, Science and Technology, you are qualified to apply.

Native English Teacher (EPIK)

A citizen of an English-speaking country who graduated from university and received a bachelor's degree or higher.
* English Speaking Countries (7 countries) : the U.S., the U.K., Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland

Volunteer English teacher under a program called Teach and Learn in Korea(TaLK)

A citizen of an English-speaking country
- A person who has completed at least 2 years of university (but, you are a U.K. citizen, 1-year-of-university is good enough) or who has graduated from a community college
- A person who has been educated in a given language for more than 10 years and who has completed at least 2 years of a Korean university or graduated from a community college