Apostille Documents for Teachers in South Korea
March 30th, 2016
Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to Korean students is a lucrative opportunity that also provides you with the chance to learn about a culture that is very different from your own. Every year, hundreds of American teachers travel to South Korea to become ESL teachers and the South Korean government is happy to have them – as long as all the proper documentation is in order before they go.
To prevent hiring criminals and sexual predators as well as to ensure that ESL teachers have been properly licensed prior to beginning work in South Korea, the Korean government requires that all teachers coming into the country for work possess a copy of their FBI Criminal Background History Record and a copy of their MFA college diploma. Both of these documents need to be certified before obtaining an apostille. The apostille (which means certification in French) proves to the South Korean government that the documents being presented are legitimate and unaltered.