EPIK Program
I am an EPIK teacher, how to apply E2 visa?
We advise you to contact the nearest Korean consulate in advance. https://support.korvia.com/portal/en/kb/articles/the-list-of-the-korean-consulate-s-contact-information Step 1. Verify your personal information on NOA (Notice of Appointment) and ...
I am applying visa at nearest Korean consulate and I need an address in Korea
When applying for your visa, you may be asked to include a Korean address and phone number on the visa application form. If requested to do so, you must list your Office of Education's address and phone number as listed below. Please do not use ...
How to Book Interview with EPIK
Hello Korvia EPIK teachers! EPIK has officially announced (29th September 2021) the procedures they will conduct on how to book an interview with EPIK. The interview will be conducted through the Zoom platform. It is very important for your ...
How to Review EPIK Application
Here is a guide on how to review and look through your EPIK application. If you are interested on printing out your EPIK application: How to Print Out EPIK Application [Directions] Head to the EPIK Online Application page and sign in. Click "Review ...
5 New Changes to EPIK Program 2022 and Onward
Changes to EPIK Program Starting 2022 Intake *Original article: 5 New EPIK Program Changes From 2022 and Onward UPDATED 7/28/21 EPIK (English Program in Korea) is South Korea’s national government program for teachers who want to teach in public ...
Korean Citizenship Status Check
Korean Nationality Status Check Guideline 1. How to Know Whether You Have Korean Citizenship Regardless of your birthplace and current citizenship, if your father was a Korean citizen or a Permanent Resident of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New ...
Do you know the acceptance rate for EPIK?
EPIK accepts over 70~80% of initial documents for EPIK Interviews. Most of people who passed interview will get a position as long as there is no major problem with document package. However, if you submit your docs very late, there will be no more ...
Do you have an idea of date to when the Korvia or EPIK orientations will be happening?
It will be around mid-August for Fall and mid-February for spring term!
So we send all of these documents to KorVia after the interview, then KorVia will send us everything we need to get our visas, right?
Yes! Please send in all your documents together at once(with no error!) After Korvia's screening, your document will be sent to EPIK on the same day (if there is no problem) Once EPIK offer you a position, they will send us the approval document for ...
My husband and I are co-applicants; do we each need to provide a copy of our marriage license, or is one for the both of us ok?
Yes both will need to submit a photocopy of the marriage license.
Any advice for non-married couples on how to help them have a greater chance of being placed in the same area?
Non-married couples can still be a joint applicants and ask for the similar placement. If both applicants' qualification and interview result are similar, they will still consider placement at the same city.
When should we start hearing back about our submitted applications from EPIK?
We expect the interview starts from early April.
Should I be worried about securing an interview if I haven't submitted my online application yet?
First come First serve always! If you still haven't submitted your application, it will lower your chances down by having interview later than other. But if you work hard on final document and send in your final doc right after the interview result, ...
If we send in our initial application in April, when would we expect to hear back from EPIK about an interview?
Interviews will start in April but if you submit in your documents by then, it might already be too late... I would try to submit them ASAP before the end of the month. If you feel like you want to submit them then, perhaps it'll be best to submit to ...
As a UK applicant, can I get a copy of my birth certificate apostilled, rather than the original?
Yes you can get the copy apostilled!
When I send the CBC and diploma I only sent the apostilled version and not my originals, correct?
Correct, we just need a photocopy of BA diploma including Apostille stamp on it. Original Diploma is not necessary. However you need to obtain Apostille on the original copy of CBC.
Do we just send the apostille itself to Korvia? Or do we need to get official copies of the documents being apostilled and send those too?
you will get apostille on the actual documents. please check out Monument visa site for that :)
Both my letter of intent to graduate and my background check need to be apostilled correct?
Your letter of intent to graduate does not need apostille :) you only need to apostille the BA diploma after the graduation (and background check too of course)
Do UK birth certificate copies need notarizing and apostilling or just apostilling as they’re provided by the government?
If you can get your birth certificate apostilled without notarizing then that should be fine because the main importance is the apostille.
Could you explain how the vacation days work? I know you can only take a certain amount in the Winter and in the Summer.
It depends on which school and what contract you will go into. Especially due to COVID-19 the schools days are being delayed so, we have no idea how it's going to work this time. We know it's going to be about 2 weeks in total.
What if I have a facial piercing?
It may be requested to get rid off. we also suggest not to wear nose piercing during an EPIK interview.
For UK CBC you put Disclosure Scotland as the link to use on your website, do we need to use them specifically or will the English version Disclosure and Barring Service be ok?
1. Background Check Disclosure Scotland or APCS (Basic Disclosure) 2. Apostille Agency Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) Are the EPIK guideline for UK citizen.
I am a US citizen currently living in the UK, do I need to get a background check done in the US or can I get it done in the UK
Because you are US citizen coming with US passport, you have to send your US CBC. However, if you have stayed in UK for more than 2 years, you will be requested to send UK CBC as well.
I sent the digital copy of my CBC i got straight from FBI channeler to be apostilled, will it be okay?
Yes that's ok. Monument visa accept digital copy of CBC apostille as well
Do you require a national or international criminal background check from South Africa?
If you are currently not in the 3rd country for more than 2 years, EPIK only requires 1 criminal background check as national level.
Can we photocopy the CRC before getting it notarized? Or should it be the original?
CRC must be original. we will scan your documents as time goes by though.
Should I order an extra hard copy of a CBC just in case or would 1 suffice?
Having 1 CRC would suffice as it's only valid for 6 months. But we do recommend you to make extra copies of your finger prints that has been proved by police office. Finger print does not have valid date :)
For the background check, do we need to send in the original copy?
Yes, it has to be issued at a national level and be the original copy.
On average, how many positions need to be filled for for the FALL?
it's going to be around 500 positions in fall. but due to COVID-19, there might be more.
Would we get an EPIK interview even though we don't have all of our documents ready?
yes. if you submited your initial documents, then you can still have an interview without fully prepared of your final documents. However, Remember First come First serve, it's always best to send in your final docs right after the interview result. ...
Does it matter if we print out certain documents in black and white? Or do all documents require color?
No it does not! Black and white are okay too
Will Korvia or EPIK be giving us the address to send our final documents to?
Yes, you can send your final document to Korvia HQ office and we will send you the address after your will pass the EPIK Interview.
We send all of our final documents in one package to Korvia upon a successful interview, correct? Also which shipping service (UPS, FedEx, DHL, etc) is the best one to use to send our final documents?
Correct, upon passing your interview with EPIK, you're asked to submit all the documents. We recommend you to use any international carrier such as UPS, FedEx, or DHL. Just try to stay away from using USPS!
On one of my LOR, she has handwritten her signature and and sent me the scanned copy. Is that acceptable?
No. you must have the original letter from her please.
For the recommendation letter, do we need to submit the same two letters that we put on the application? I realized one of my letters has a digital signature and got a new one from a different professor
Yes, you would want to make sure the letter you submitted through the application is the same as the physical one you submit. Talk to your recruiter about submitting the updating the new letter.
For the LORs, since we can't have the recommenders send us the letters with digital ink, is the only way for them to send it to us through mail? Or can they make a photo copy of the LORs with their ink signatures on them?
EPIK is not accept photocopies of the recommendation letters. so you have to ask your reference to mail it to you. however, referees can always print out their own letters that they write, right? sorry I cannot get this part.
For letter of references, which referees, would be ideal to include? Supervisors from a related to education field I would assume would be best??
Principals, Supervisors, employers, professors and sometimes pastors and TEFL instructors.
For a letter of recommendation without a company letterhead, should I use a business card of the company or the individual who wrote the letter?
you have to use business card of the company. If it individual which also has company letterhead on, it will be fine too.
on the recommendation letters, an ink signature over a digital one will make it invalid?
yes. it stated during an webinar. please do not get an ink signature over a digital sign.
For the letters of recommendation there has to be an ink signature? I only have the digital signature and the my University shut down and it will be difficult to get it mailed to me.
To upload in the application, it may have ink signatures. However, when you're asked to submit all the required docs after passing your EPIK interview, the letters must have ink signatures from your references.
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