December 20, 2007
Proof of character demanded before entry: South Korea responds to fears about bogus foreign teachers with draconian visa rules
Guardian Weekly
December 14, 2007
Are you HIV positive? Do you have a criminal record? Is your bachelor's degree real? Are you a drug abuser? New visa laws to be implemented by South Korea next week have set foreign English language teachers scrambling to prove they do not have Aids nor are coke-snorting felons.
Native speakers of English who intend to teach English in South Korea will be required to provide an affidavit of any criminal convictions, undergo a medical and drug test, provide sealed academic transcripts and have their university diplomas inspected. The rules will affect an estimated 17,000 foreign English instructors that hold an E-2 visa specifically for EFL teachers.
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