Stage 1
Submit application and two recommendation letters via e-mail
Stage 2
Interview
Stage 3
Submit the following documents via mail
Important Note!
All of the documents except the sealed transcript and the recommendation letter should be submitted in duplicate (one original and one copy).
Mandatory Documents (stage 3)
•A hard copy of the completed application form
- One (1) passport size photo
- A consent form
- A personal essay (minimum 300 words)
- A Personal medical assessment
- One (1) passport size photo
- A consent form
- A personal essay (minimum 300 words)
- A Personal medical assessment
※ The application form requires 3 signatures
1. the main application form
2. the personal medical assessment
3. the consent for verification of personal information
1. the main application form
2. the personal medical assessment
3. the consent for verification of personal information
• A copy of your diploma
(Apostilled by your state or where apostille is not available notarized at the Korean consulate/embassy)
(Apostilled by your state or where apostille is not available notarized at the Korean consulate/embassy)
• One original sealed transcript
Keep 1 sealed transcript with you and submit it when applying for the E2 visa at the Korean Consulate/Embassy.
Keep 1 sealed transcript with you and submit it when applying for the E2 visa at the Korean Consulate/Embassy.
• A criminal record check
- Apostilled by your state or where apostille is not available notarized at the Korea consulate/embassy
- Applicants applying for an E2 visa in Canada must have a ‘Vulnerable Sector Search’ for the criminal record check.
- Apostilled by your state or where apostille is not available notarized at the Korea consulate/embassy
- Applicants applying for an E2 visa in Canada must have a ‘Vulnerable Sector Search’ for the criminal record check.
• Hard copies of two recommendation letters (from a professor or a former employer)
* Hard copies must be the same as those submitted for initial application.
• Copy of passport photo page
Optional Documents (For level 1, 2+, 2 GETs) (stage 3)
• Copies of certification (Teacher’s/TESOL/TEFL/CELTA(100+hours) certificate etc)
- If the certificate does not state the number of hours or the duration of the course, you must submit the evidential documents for it (for example, website prints, and transcripts, except for CELTA).
- Successful applicants must bring their original teaching-related certificates to the EPIK orientation or the contract may be cancelled.
- If the certificate does not state the number of hours or the duration of the course, you must submit the evidential documents for it (for example, website prints, and transcripts, except for CELTA).
- Successful applicants must bring their original teaching-related certificates to the EPIK orientation or the contract may be cancelled.
• Proof of teaching/work experience
- The name of the school or institute, address, and contract number must be provided in the header (preferably on official letterhead)
- Exact dates must be provided and must state that the applicant was a full time teacher
- Proof of teaching must be an original document with signature or stamp
Optional Documents (For ethnic Koreans) (stage 3)
• Copy of citizenship or a copy of legal residence certificate (for Korean nationals)
• If you are an ethnic Korean and do not have citizenship but legal residency in a country where English is the primary language, you must be able to provide proof of English education beginning from the junior high school level.
Important note on Medical Exam Requirements
• Applicants do not need a medical exam prior to arriving in Korea. Medical tests must be done in Korea after arrival in order to obtain an alien registration card. However, the contract will be cancelled if the results show the applicant is unfit to be an EPIK teacher. In that case, any or all expenses for entry, departure, or stay in Korea including medical fees, willl be borne by the EPIK Teachers.
• Applicants do not need a medical exam prior to arriving in Korea. Medical tests must be done in Korea after arrival in order to obtain an alien registration card. However, the contract will be cancelled if the results show the applicant is unfit to be an EPIK teacher. In that case, any or all expenses for entry, departure, or stay in Korea including medical fees, willl be borne by the EPIK Teachers.
• HIV test and drug addiction test (TBPE test) will be included in the medical report.
• copy of the medical report must be submitted to the POE by fax or as a scanned copy by email.
Teachers attending the orientation will be assisted with this process.
Teachers attending the orientation will be assisted with this process.
• The original copy should be submitted to the Korean immigration office when applying for the alien registration card.
Note
• EPIK Office E-mail Address : teach@epic-program.org
• EPIK Office Address : International Mid Pac College, 1311 Kapiolani Blvd., #200 Honolulu, HI 96814 (Tel: 808-593-9388)
