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 Wednesday May 14 2008

Privates in Korea

Heidi sent an email to me last night:

Hey- I don’t have the patience to search all of your postings, but you seem to have put a lot of effort into knowing the law and likeness of Korea. What do you know about private tutoring? Is there any way to do it legally besides marrying a Korean? What if you have permission from your Hogwan boss? Just curious. I’d like to do it, but I want to do it legally, obviously. Do you know a good website with information of the illegality of it?

Thanks!
Heidi

I know that it is illegal and a deportable offense if you have an E2 visa. For those teaching on the F2-1, F5 and F4 visa’s it is not illegal but you are still required to register with the MOE and pay taxes on the income.

I do not know any web sites with information specifically related to this, but the immigration site might have information though I doubt it since they are pretty much like bureaucrats in any country, useless. If any readers have more information on this please comment and help Heidi out as well as other E2 visa holders.

p.s. Heidi, you might want to use the search before sending an email in the future - it’s not difficult and if you are too lazy too do it, don’t let the blogger know that. I almost didn’t bother replying to you at all.



Sean. inscribed these words of wisdom on Wednesday May 14, 2008 at 09:44 AM
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Mark wrote 22 words  on  Thursday May 15, 2008  at  02:38 AM Taiwan

If it’s anything like the situation in China and Taiwan, people (including locals) virtually never register or pay taxes on private tutoring.

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