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Teachers use it, not just market it
Every partner on this page serves real Korvia teachers today — not a pitch deck, not a future roadmap. If our candidates are not already on the service, it does not belong here.
Korvia Partners
The services we actually hand our teachers before departure and in week one.
Since 2006, Korvia has placed 10,000+ teachers and foreign-worker clients in Korea. This is the short list of outside services we personally introduce — vetted, negotiated, and paired with Korvia onboarding so your first month here works.
20 yrs
Placing Teachers
10,000+
Teachers Supported
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Live Partners
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Affiliate Fees
Why a curated partner list
Landing in Korea is not just a flight — it is 50 small logistics
Every teacher heading to Korea runs into the same short list of friction points: how to get the FBI result first, how to get the apostille done without losing weeks, how to send a paycheck home, how to get online before the airport Wi-Fi disconnects, how to pass Korean identity verification without a Residence Card yet, and how to get from Incheon to a city you have never seen. After twenty years of watching this play out, the answers have stopped being theoretical.
The partners on this page are the answers. Each one is a service we already tell our teachers about in onboarding — the short list, not the long list. We negotiated the terms, we route support tickets, and we pull the recommendation if a partner stops clearing the bar. The goal is not more partners; it is fewer bad first-month decisions.
Live Partners
The services Korvia recommends before departure and in week one
Accurate BiometricsFBI Result Check
Accurate Biometrics
Korvia's FBI-approved Channeler partner for U.S. applicants. Accurate Biometrics offers secure portal pickup, nationwide collection, and fast turnaround before the apostille stage.
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RemittanceSentbe
Send money from Korea to 50+ countries in near real-time, up to 90% less than a bank. Fully mobile, supported in 15 languages.
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Telecom · eSIMKimchi Mobile
Prepaid eSIM on the KT network delivered by QR before you leave home, with optional KT postpaid conversion once your Residence Card is issued. Korvia's 20th-anniversary eSIM partner.
See the partnershipMonument VisaFBI Apostille
Monument Visa
Korvia's official U.S. apostille partner for Korea-bound teachers. Monument Visa handles FBI apostille workflow with standard and rush options, shipping choices, and a cleaner handoff to final documents.
See the partnershipKorea TravelAirport Pickup
Korea Travel
Airport pickup van service for newly-arrived teachers. Reliable door-to-door transport from Incheon or Gimpo to your first-week address — the service you want when you land with luggage and no Korean phone.
Visit Korea TravelMore partners announced as they meet the bar.
How we vet a partner
Four filters every partner passes before it lands on this page
This is the actual checklist we run — not a mission statement. Miss any of the four and the partnership does not ship.
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English-first, Korean-friendly
Signup, support, and day-to-day use must work in English. Korean is a bonus, not a blocker. A service that requires a translator is a service we do not recommend.
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Measurably better than the default
We only feature a partner when the alternative (a Korean bank, a walk-in SIM shop, a taxi from Incheon) is visibly worse — in cost, time, or friction. Parity is not enough.
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Transparent terms, no surprises
Fees published up front, cancellation policies documented, compliance posture disclosed. If a partner gets the fine print wrong, we pull the recommendation.
Categories we cover
Live today + what we are scouting next
FBI result check / channeler
The fastest U.S. route for applicants who still need the FBI Identity History Summary before anything can be apostilled.
Live — Accurate BiometricsRemittance
Sending salary home — the most-asked question on week three.
Live — SentbeTelecom / eSIM
Arriving already online, then converting to postpaid once your Residence Card is issued.
Live — Kimchi MobileDocument authentication / apostille
The high-friction pre-departure step for U.S. applicants who need a federal apostille after the FBI result arrives.
Live — Monument VisaAirport pickup
Door-to-door van service from Incheon or Gimpo when taxis and subways feel risky on day one.
Live — Korea TravelHealth insurance supplement
National Health Insurance is mandatory and covers the basics — some teachers want private top-ups.
ScoutingBanking & FX
Korean bank account setup, multi-currency cards, and transparent FX for a first-year teacher.
ScoutingHousing & relocation
Short-term housing, furniture, and mail-forwarding for the weeks between arrival and your school apartment.
ScoutingFAQ
Questions we get about the partners page
Q.How does Korvia choose partners?
Every partner must pass four filters: real teacher adoption (not a pitch), English-first workflow, a clear cost/time advantage over the default option in Korea, and transparent terms. We disqualify partners that get the fine print wrong, and we have removed partners that stopped meeting the bar. This page is the shortlist we actively hand our teachers — nothing more.
Q.Does Korvia get paid when I use a partner?
The current live partner pages are negotiated partnerships for better-than-public support, pricing, or workflow for Korvia teachers — not generic affiliate link farms. If a specific partnership ever includes a referral commission, we will disclose it transparently on that partner's page. The policy is simple: teachers first, economics second.
Q.What does "Korvia × [Partner]" actually mean?
It means Korvia has negotiated onboarding terms, pricing, or support with that partner specifically for teachers we place. In practice, that shows up as discount pricing (Kimchi Mobile eSIM), direct support routing (Sentbe issues go through Korvia first), or pre-arrangement (Korea Travel scheduling as part of your arrival package). The brand logos on this page are used with each partner's permission.
Q.Can I use a service that is not on this list?
Of course — this is a shortlist, not an exclusive list. Wise, Revolut, physical SIM cards, taxi apps, and many others work in Korea. We highlight these five because they consistently out-perform the default options for the exact use cases our teachers run into before departure and in their first month. If something on the list does not fit your situation, we will help you pick an alternative.
Q.How do I suggest a new partner to Korvia?
Email henry@korvia.com with the service name, what problem it solves for a foreign teacher living in Korea, and any pricing or onboarding notes we should know. Partners pitching Korvia can also start at our Partnership Opportunities page, which lists the categories we are actively scouting.
Q.Do these partners also work for non-teachers (regular expats, foreign workers)?
Yes. Every partner on this page is a general-purpose service in Korea — foreign teachers are just our focus because that is who Korvia serves. If you are a foreign student, D-7 / D-8 / E-3 visa holder, or general expat, the same services apply. The Korvia-negotiated terms (e.g., Kimchi Mobile eSIM pricing) are the only teacher-exclusive piece.
Want to reach Korvia's teacher community?
We selectively partner with services that measurably help foreign teachers and workers living in Korea. If that describes what you do, start here — we will reply within a business day.
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