The E-2 route is the main visa page for Canadian citizens hired to teach conversational English at a Korean school, hagwon, or eligible education provider.
作者 James Chae — Expert Sapiens联合创始人
平台专业领域： 移民咨询与签证服务 · 已审阅 四月 2026
审核依据
James Chae, 행정사 (Korean Licensed Administrative Attorney). License No. 220-06-06463 · 대한행정사회 (Korean Administrative Agents Association). Reviewed against the HiKorea 사증·체류업무 자격별 안내 매뉴얼 and cross-checked with Ministry of Justice issuances.
最近审核日期
2026年4月22日
来源依据
Issuance-manual nationality tables covering visa-exempt entry treatment, K-ETA suspension handling, and country-specific routing notes.
Visa-type issuance sections for the highlighted Canadian pathways, especially E-2, H-1, D-2, and C-3/B-1-B-2 use cases.
申请前注意事项
Requirements can change by nationality, local immigration office, and filing channel. Confirm exact requirements with HiKorea, the responsible Korean consulate, or a licensed immigration specialist before filing.
Official manual cautions
These cautions come from the site's Korean immigration manual references and source-attribution notes. Treat them as filing-control checks before relying on any general checklist.
These are the official-source areas most relevant to this nationality and visa combination.
Source basis
Korea Immigration Service (출입국·외국인정책본부)
HiKorea — Korean visa & residency manual
Entry baseline
无需K-ETA（至2026年12月31日豁免）
Stay period
每次发放期限最多2年（合同期限+1个月，最长2年）；可续期
Processing
2–4周
Government fee
¥540.3（身份变更）/ ¥324.18（延期）
Route fit
Canadian citizens applying to teach English in Korea.
来自英语使用国家（美国、英国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰、爱尔兰、南非）的公民，持有学士学位并获得韩国教育机构的工作录用函。其他外语教师（法语、德语、中文、日语、西班牙语）也可能符合资格。
Why it appears in the 加拿大 guide
加拿大是E-2协定签署7国之一。可在EPIK、GEPIK、语言学院、大学授课，加拿大认可大学的学士学位为主要要求。
Documents
Prepare the criminal record check, degree proof, contract, and sponsor-side education documents before choosing a consulate appointment.
Authentication can vary by province, document type, and current apostille or consular practice, so confirm the required path before mailing originals.
Make sure the passport name, degree name, contract name, and criminal-record document name can be reconciled.
If the teacher is already in Korea, check whether the case is a transfer, workplace-change report, or new visa issuance.
Core E-2 checklist preview
Document authentication
Use this as a preparation map before filing. Authentication, apostille, consular confirmation, translation, and original-document rules can change by document type, consulate, and receiving Korean office.
Canadian authentication can depend on the province, document type, and current apostille or consular practice, so confirm the route before mailing originals.
English or French documents may still need Korean translation if the receiving Korean office asks for a Korean packet or explanation.
Reconcile passport, degree, criminal-record check, and employment-contract names, especially when middle names or French/English forms differ.
Confirm the authentication authority first, then order the criminal record check and degree documents around that route.
E-2 document note
For Canadian E-2 teachers, authentication mistakes on criminal-record or degree records are a common avoidable delay.
Primary source checks before relying on this page
Risk review
Visa-manual risk themes for E-2
Criminal background check is stale or not nationally scoped
Korea usually expects a properly authenticated national-level criminal background check where required. State/local checks or old documents can create refiling risk.
Degree or nationality proof is incomplete
Degree documents, passport nationality, and native-English-country eligibility need to support the exact E-2 route and employer filing.
Employer or school is not eligible to sponsor
A school, hagwon, or education provider with licensing, registration, quota, or prior-compliance problems can delay or block the application.
Use these checks before committing to documents, appointments, or employer/school timelines. If a nearby route fits better, open the comparison before filing.
Start with the current page, compare adjacent routes, then use the checklist only after the route is stable.
Timeline
Confirm the authentication route first, then order records and translations around that route.
Coordinate the start date with visa issuance, entry, ARC registration, and school onboarding.
Keep original authenticated records accessible until the Korean filing is fully accepted.
Filing readiness audit
Work through this before you rely on the checklist alone. A complete document list does not help if the route, timing, or sponsor facts are wrong.
Ready after the audit?
Move to the full checklist only after the route, documents, risks, and timeline all look consistent.
Common filing mistakes
Background checks and authentication often control the timeline. Start them before the final school start date becomes urgent.
The school, hagwon, or education provider needs the right sponsor documents and a role that fits conversational-language teaching.
Authentication rules can change by country, province, state, or document type. Confirm before mailing originals or booking an appointment.
Teachers already in Korea may need transfer, workplace-change, termination, or release records rather than a simple new issuance workflow.
Private tutoring, content classes, or work for a different location can create visa-scope problems even if the applicant has an E-2 card.
Compare this route
E-2 is for conversational-language teaching. E-7 can fit broader specialist or education-related work if the sponsor and occupation match.
Compare E-2 and E-7Applicants considering Korea's digital nomad route should separate remote-work status from Korean teaching employment.
Compare E-2 and F-1-DTeaching time can support a later long-term plan, but F-2-7 depends on points, income, Korean language, and stay history.
Review F-2-7 pathwayExample scenario
Fit
You have a job offer from a Korean school or hagwon and are applying from your home country.
Main risk
Degree and criminal-background documents must be current, properly authenticated, and accepted by the Korean consulate handling the case.
FAQ
They may be able to if they meet the nationality, degree, background-check, health, and sponsor requirements for conversational-language teaching at an eligible Korean institution.
Criminal-record checks, degree authentication, name mismatches, and incomplete school sponsor documents are the most common avoidable delay points.
Possibly, but the teacher should confirm the transfer or workplace-change process before leaving the old school or starting at the new one. Timing, release records, and the new sponsor's eligibility matter.
No. E-2 is tied to conversational-language teaching. Content classes, private tutoring, or work outside the approved sponsor can require a different status or separate permission.
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