E-2 — Korean visa guide for applying before entry

Verified · notesOfficial source baseline: Jun 17, 2026

Foreign language instructor (E-2) — guide to applying for a visa before entering Korea. Eligibility, documents and rules quoted verbatim from the Korean Ministry of Justice manual: eligibility, required documents, where and how to apply, period of stay and validity, restrictions, exceptions.

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Applies to: 한국 밖에서 입국 전 사증을 신청하거나 사증발급인정 절차를 확인하는 사람을 위한 공식 원문 기반 가이드입니다.
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Official source baseline: Jun 17, 2026

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Application situation

Before entering Korea · Visa issuance

Task

General

Visa

E-2

Program

General

Region

Nationwide

This guide preserves the Korean Ministry of Justice manual sentence by sentence. The "Verbatim quotes from the official manual" section below carries the original text and its source pages so you can check it yourself.

What this guide covers

A source-based guide for people outside Korea who are applying for a visa before entry or checking the certificate of visa eligibility process.

Procedure type: visa issuance before entering Korea
Residence status: E-2
Quotes specific to this guide: 8
Manual content belonging to a different procedure type is not included in this guide.

Verbatim quotes from the official manual

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Quote ID: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045__e2
Source page ID: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045

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회화지도(E-2) 법무부장관이 정하는 자격요건을 갖춘 외국인으로서 외국어전문학원*, 초등학교 이상의 교육기관 및 부설어학연구소, 방송사 및 기업체부설 어학연수원 기타 이에 준하는 기관 또는 단체에서 외국어 회화지도 가. 회화지도의 개념 ‣ 외국어전문학원 ․ 교육기관 ․ 기업 ․ 단체 등에서 수강생에게 외국어로 상호 의사소통하는 방법을 지도하는 활동 ‣ 따라서 외국어로 특정 어학이나 문학 또는 통 ․ 번역 기법 등을 지도하는 것은 회화지도 활동에 해당하지 않음 ‣ 외국어전문학원*, 초등학교 이상의 교육기관 및 부설어학연구소, 방송사 및 기업체부설 어학연수원 기타 이에 준하는 기관 또는 단체 활동범위 * 정보통신기술 등을 활용한 원격교습 형태의 학교교과교습학원 포함 (학원법 개정) 【 기타 이에 준하는 기관 또는 단체 】 ‣ 평생교육법에 의해 설치된 평생교육시설로서 법무부장관이 정한 기준에 부합 하는 시설 ‣ 다른 법령(조례 포함)에 의하여 국가 또는 지방자치단체가 설치·운영하는 평생 교육 시설 ‣ 근로자직업능력개발법에 따라 설립된 직업능력개발훈련시설과 직업능력개발 훈련법인 ‣ 건설기술관리법령에 따라 건설기술인력 교육훈련 대행기관으로 지정을 받은 (재)건설산업교육원의 회화지도 강사 ‣ 소속 직원이 회화지도 학습을 할 수 있는 어학기자재 등이 구비된 강의실을 보유한 법인기업 및 공공기관 해 당 자 외국어 학원 등의 강사 ‣ 해당 외국어를 모국어로 하는 국가의 국민으로서 해당 외국어를 모국어로 - 145 -

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Item checked	Status	Quotes
Who it covers and permitted activities	Checked	8
Application and procedure types available	Checked	8
Eligibility	Checked	8
Required documents	Checked	8
Procedure and where to apply	Checked	8
Fees and payment	Not in the source	0
Periods, deadlines and validity	Checked	8
Restrictions and grounds for refusal	Checked	8
Exceptions and special cases	Checked	8
Forms and attachments	Checked	8
Source pages and revision history	Checked	8
No rules from other statuses mixed in	Checked	8
Sentences, tables and footnotes complete	Checked	8

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Who it covers and permitted activities: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0046, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0047, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0048, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0049, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0050, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0051, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0052
Application and procedure types available: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0046, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0047, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0048, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0049, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0050, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0051, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0052
Eligibility: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0046, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0047, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0048, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0049, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0050, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0051, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0052
Required documents: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0046, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0047, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0048, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0049, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0050, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0051, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0052
Procedure and where to apply: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0046, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0047, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0048, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0049, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0050, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0051, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0052
Fees and payment: confirmed absent from the source
Periods, deadlines and validity: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0046, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0047, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0048, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0049, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0050, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0051, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0052
Restrictions and grounds for refusal: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0046, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0047, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0048, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0049, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0050, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0051, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0052
Exceptions and special cases: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0046, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0047, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0048, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0049, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0050, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0051, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0052
Forms and attachments: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0046, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0047, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0048, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0049, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0050, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0051, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0052
Source pages and revision history: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0046, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0047, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0048, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0049, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0050, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0051, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0052
No rules from other statuses mixed in: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0046, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0047, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0048, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0049, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0050, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0051, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0052
Sentences, tables and footnotes complete: visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0045, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0046, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0047, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0048, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0049, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0050, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0051, visa_issuance_20260617_part_001_p0052

E-2 — Korean visa guide for applying before entry

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