How does the program accomodate a significant other?

So, "the program" and Korvia are two different animals. Korvia is the recruiter. They are able to set you up with the program - like the middle man. However, the program, which might be public or private, is the one that has policies concerning significant others. In my experience, both public and private programs (not all but many) have some kind of accommodation, but it might only be for those who are married. Anyway, your consultant with Korvia would be able to give you details about that when you are looking at programs to apply to. Hope that helps!

Korvia is an agency so all employers and contracts are different. They do offer some couple jobs and/or housing.

When you are paired with a recruiter at Korvia, they will help you find a position that fits your needs and desires as much as possible. This is true with couples who want to find a job together as well. Be warned, it is not as easy as an individual person looking for work, but it is possible. Also, it is much easier for a married couple to find work than it is for an unmarried couple. Korvia usually looks for schools that can hire the couple together.

I was not married when I came to Korea, just engaged. That meant or situation was a bit more difficult because no one can guarantee that a couple that isn’t married will be placed together. Married couples are always brought to the same city and given one apartment together. People who are dating aren’t guaranteed that. With that said, Ann at Korvia really helped my fiancé and I. I told her my concerns, and she helped us to determine the best course of action to get placed in the same city. It seems like she may have done some advocating with EPIK because we were also placed at schools in the same area of the city. Not everyone gets as lucky as we did, but I really think Ann made a difference in helping us be able to stay close to each other. If you’re married, there is no concern, but if you’re dating, this is something to consider and ask about early. If you don’t get placed in the same city initially, you can always decline the position. But you won’t find out about which school you’ll be at until you’re at orientation. That is the policy from EPIK, so Korvia can’t impact that. Still, Ann and Korvia were really understand and seemed to help us a lot.