Hey guys!I am almost at the end of my current EPIK contract and looking to renew at the same school next year. However, I would like to move in with my significant other and split their rent to save us both money. So does anybody have experience with getting EPIK housing allowance while living with a significant other?? Especially details on the paperwork end of things with your school. The paperwork is never-ending and mysterious :( I am just concerned because my name would not be on the housing contract which I was asked to turn in. Any help would be appreciated!!!
If I'm not mistaken, I believe you need to either have the apartment contract or the bills in your name as proof of residence for your visa renewal (if you're on an E2. I don't know about other visas)
It should be in your name......mine is not however I am married to the person named.......however one of my schools only asked for the paper from the community office that showed I lived at the address I said...
I just re-read an email from my MOE saying we will need a copy of the rental contract under our name OR mail from a public entity, such as a gas bill, for our visa renewal. So maybe you'll be fine if you just change a bill to your name? But someone else has probably more knowledge on the subject than me and maybe there's a way around it like D.L.Orean said.
As I've heard, if you're not married, it's going to be a headache. Once you're married, you basically just turn in an address.
The guy who replaced me at an old elementary school came over with his girlfriend and she was a hakwan teacher in the same town with a separate home. In his second year he moved in with her and just collected the housing stipend, so you don't need to be married. Just go change your address at your mobile carrier to your boyfriend's and that should be the required proof. The mobile carrier is not going to ask for your housing contract. You just tell them you've moved.
I guess I should clarify my situation a bit more:I am an EPIK teacher with the SMOE and I'm not currently receiving the housing stipend. If I were already receiving the stipend it would be a simple matter of just updating my address on my visa and with my local citizens center. However, in order to receive the housing stipend in the first place I assume I will be asked for proof I have my own housing. My co-teacher asked for "부동산 월세 계약서', or '임대 계약서' which I can't switch to my name, it's in my partner's name.... That's where I'm stuck. I wonder if I can turn in another document to SMOE instead or if the document doesn't have to be in my name specifically... As far as I can see in my contract, there is no clause which stipulates the housing must be in my name to receive the stipend....Anyways, I am reading all your guys' replies and will keep coming back to this thread for updates!!!!
3. They want to verify how much the rent is, and will pay you accordingly.