Guides for different documents required to teach English in South Korea.
Updated October 2025.University Transcripts or Student Transcripts are a record of all the classes you took for to obtain your degree (general education and major classes). You can obtain them from your office of registrar or your student affairs office. Unofficial vs. Official Transcripts Unofficial transcripts are transcripts that can be freely [...]
Updated October 2025.A University Diploma (Bachelor's) is a requirement by the Korean government to teach English in South Korea. Applicants will need to obtain an apostilled photocopy of their bachelor's diploma to submit with their Final Documents Package for each program. Bachelor's Degree Requirements The Bachelor's Degree must be obtained from a [...]
Updated October 2025.A TEFL Certificate or a TESOL certificate is an ESL credential obtained after completing a TEFL/TESOL certification course. TEFL and TESOL are the same thing, and the terms are used interchangeably. Required? As of 2025, a TEFL or TESOL certificate is required by the Korean government to teach English at [...]
Updated August 8, 2025. The EPIK Lesson Plan is the final component of the EPIK application where applicants construct their own lesson outline for a grade level and English subject matter of their choice. What Should the Focus of the EPIK Sample Lesson Plan Be? Applicants are given the freedom to create [...]
UPDATED: 2025 February 10 Starting from the Fall 2025 intake (opening February 1, 2025), the 3 personal essays that were standard for the past several years will be changed to several short answer questions. We have updated this page to reflect the changes! IMPORTANT NOTICE: Applicants who are found to have used AI to generate [...]
Passport Photos are photos taken that match the standard passport size of 3.5 x 4.5cm in size. There is no official passport photo “certification”, however, the term is widely used to refer to a professional-looking square photograph that can be physically applied to an application. How to Obtain Korvia strongly suggests [...]
The Passport Info Page or Passport Info Pages are the first two pages of your passport. The first page contains your signature and the second page contains all of your personal identification information. Passport Info Page Example Required Information The passport info page should contain the following information: Passport [...]
Notarization is the process of proving a document or a copy of the document is authentic and real for use inside the country that you reside in. Notarized documents are often required to later obtain an apostille. Notorization vs. Apostille A notarization is different than an apostille in that an apostille is [...]
A Self-Introduction Video is a short video that a candidate creates to demonstrate their personality, skills, and/or teaching style. The video is used to help market the candidate to schools. Self-introduction Videos are primarily used for the GEPIK program where recruiting is done on an individual school basis as opposed to the EPIK program which [...]
The E2 visa is the specific visa for individuals coming to Korea as an English Teacher. The E2 visa is sponsored by educational institutions such as public schools, private academies (hagwons), and at universities. The visa must have prior agreed upon sponsorship by one of those institutions in order to obtain. An E2 visa is [...]
