visa for korea

[nannon]

Hi -

Can someone please give me a simple answer?!

Have been looking on embassy sites/google etc and am finding conflicting information!

I am in the UK and am going to go to Korea to work as a teacher. I dont have a job set up so as yet have no sponser.
Am i right in thinking that I can go for three month without a visa?
And then when i find a job can i get a working visa through the school? (all schools provide these apparently when contracts exchanged)

Thank you!

[spudqueen]

Have you seen this?
http://gbr.mofat.go.kr/eng/index.jsp

[spudqueen]

Sorry, not sure that goes to the right page, look on the bottom left hand side for Teach in Korea.

[craft1948]

http://www.teachkorea...pWT5KECFQc9lAods2u8KA

[Buenchico]

I assume that you're referring to South Korea.

If you hold a UK passport can enter as a tourist for up to 90 days but you must have a ticket for leaving the country at the end of (or during) that period. You need a visa for all types of work, including teaching. You almost certainly need to obtain any work visa (either 'C-4' or 'E-2', as appropriate) before travel. (Most countries won't let you apply for an employment visa after arrival. Use the contact details, in my second link, to get a definite answer).

Foreign & Commonwealth Office:
http://www.fco.gov.uk...ntryRequirements&pg=4

Visa section of the South Korean Embassy:
http://gbr.mofat.go.k...iting/entry/index.jsp

Chris

[nannon]

Thank you very much! The school is sorting that out for me their end! :) :)