Chapter Two- Before Coming to Korea

• Overview
• Are you employable?
• Compensation and benefits
  • How much can I save?
  • Private lessons
• When do schools hire?
• Job hunt advice
• How to check out the school
  before deciding
  • Schedules
• Employment process
• Contracts
  • Salary
  • Accommodation
  • Airfare
    • Proof of onward travel
  • Vacation and National Holidays
  • Severance bonus
  • Medical Insurance
  • Taxation
    • Know your expatriate taxation
    • Tax issues for Canadian expats
  • Pension
    • National Pension Offices
  • Visa Sponsorship
    • Alien Registration Card
    • Immigration
    • Visas
      • Visa application form
      • Multiple entry visa
      • Visa expiration
      • Permission to work a 2nd job
      • Letter of Release
    • Visa run
      • Fukuoka visa run
      • Osaka visa run
• Surviving and succeeding
  as a teacher in Korea
• Teacher training
  • KOTESOL
• Teaching resources
  • Classroom games
• Legal matters
  • English-speaking lawyers
    throughout Korea
  • Labor Board
  • Labor Standards Act