Document Requirements
It’s never too early to start gathering your documents for Korea. Take a look at this list of required documents so once you are offered a job, the process will move quickly and smoothly.
Once you apply, we will walk you through the entire process. But, please look at this page and start gathering the following documents.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS THAT YOU WILL NEED TO SECURE ON YOUR OWN
- Most importantly, you need a valid passport. It must be from one of the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia or South Africa. Your passport must have at least 6 months before it expires and needs at least 1 free/blank passport page.
- You’ll also need a university degree. This come from an accredited university. And be prepared to send your ORIGINAL degree diploma to Korea. This is required to obtain any teaching job in Korea.
- And some transcripts. It’s a good idea to go ahead and order FIVE sets. You’ll need to send a couple to the Korean immigration and another couple to your nearest Korean consulate. If you attended more than one university, make sure to order transcripts from each school. Most importantly, the transcripts must be sealed properly by the university with a stamp or seal or signature on the back of the envelope. Not all universities do this. But Korean immigration requires it, so make sure to ask for it!
- And a background check to make sure you’re not a criminal.
Background checks are required by Korean immigration and a STATE (if American) check is required. You will need to get an Apostille for your criminal background check (unless you’re Canadian). See apostilleinfo.com for details. Canadian teachers must get a verification stamp from the Korean consulate in their jurisdiction. - A few photos are always needed. SIX official colored passport photos will be required in total. THREE photos will be sent to Korean Immigration, ONE will be sent to the Korean consulate and TWO will be required for your health examination in Korea. All photos should be the same shot so just head to your nearest passport photo taker and order about 10 of them. (You can also use these for traveling to other countries from Korea that require visas.
- And of course, your resume. It’s a good idea to include any teaching experience on your resume.
- And a health check statement. Don’t stress about this one. You just need to print out this questionnaire and sign it.
- And (almost done!) a visa application form. Print it out here. You’ll send this along to your nearest consulate. Again, we’ll let you know when and were to do this in the process.
- Your contract. You’lll get this once you accept a job.
- And LAST, but not least, a few photocopies. As you can probably tell, this is a little bit of a complicated process. So don’t forget to make copies of all your documents because you might need them again (you’ll be sending out two different sets of documents during the process—but don’t worry about that just yet!)