read the article here: Stricter drug screening for English teachers
Foreigners who are suspected of drug use will have to undergo two tests before gaining employment as an English teacher on an E-2 Visa. The new policies will go into effect on February 1.
The foreigner will have to take a drug test with a drug diagnosis reagent authorized by the Korea Food and Drug Administration. If the first test is positive they will have to take a 2nd test using a mass spectrometer.
They will test for methamphetamine, cocaine, opium and marijuana. If the second test is positive, a visa will be denied.
A Justice Ministry official said, “A number of English instructors took drugs while teaching, and we wanted to prevent this in advance.”
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Korea doesn't want to learn English so they keep making laws and barriers to keep them out. "Just don't do drugs" you might say. "I don't" is my response, but I can't teach here anymore since I need apostatized degrees from my home consulate, nation wide criminal checks, medical tests etc. . .It's just not feasible to teach in Korea anymore, it takes 3 months to get all this paper work in check. Move to more civil countries like Japan and Taiwan, they don't discriminate against everyone else in the world because of a few sensationalized news broadcasts.
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