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🇰🇷 South Korea arrival checklist: your first two weeks
A one-page, tick-box checklist for your first two weeks teaching in South Korea: residence card, health check, bank, insurance, housing and phone, in the order you'll need them.
What's on the sheet
- What to pack, including the 3.5 × 4.5 cm photo
- Residence registration through HiKorea, and the 90-day rule
- The E-2 health check, with a real hospital example
- Bank, insurance, housing and phone, plus the 24/7 English hotline
One page, PDF, prints on A4 or US Letter. Checked October 2026. Rules and fees change and can vary by city and employer, so the sheet says where to confirm.
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