How can an american student get a source of income in South Korea?
I will be studying in Korea on student exchange. I dont know Korean, but I am also trying to learn the language while i am there. I was wondering how i can make money there. And please give me an answer other than "english teacher" because that is just about every answer i got when i asked this question. (I do not think i will be able to do it because: 1. i dont know korean, 2. i am just an undergraduate student) anyway, any suggestions on how i can make money there?
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1 :
Well,, I assume you know this, but without a visa, it is illegal to make money in South Korea, whether as an english teacher or as anything else. people gave you the teacher suggestion, I assume, because this is something quite common here. Parents pay cash and usually no one knows about it. But if caught, you will be shipped home by authorities. You do not offer any of your qualifications, so I assume you are not qualified to work in any particular field, or to be sponsored by a school/university as an employee. Your only option is to be sponsored. The company/institution that hires you will help to obtain your visa/work permit. You do not need to pseak Korean to tutor in english here. and just being a native speaker, sadly, qualifies you to work as an english tutor here. (albeit, illegally)
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Get any job( be a waiter or store person) in an english speaking part of seoul or korea.... work at TGIF or Outback...in a place like itaewon where there are many koreans that can speak english and help you in your korean....as well or go to the US army base and be a clerk or something. dont worry you will still get a lot ot korean exposure... good luck if you are here in korea you will learn korean fast ! believe me !.,.... I am here now !
